Faculty and staff in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will be recognized with this year’s faculty and staff awards during the LAS Fall Convocation and Awards Ceremony on Sept. 7, 2023 at 3:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union Sun Room.
Dean Beate Schmittmann will deliver the annual State of the College presentation with the presentation of LAS awards to follow. Schmittmann will also recognize recipients of university awards, and a reception will follow. Faculty, staff and students are invited to celebrate award recipients:
LAS Awards, which will be presented Sept. 7
LAS Award for Early Achievement in Teaching
Lesley Bartlett
Assistant Professor
Department of English
LAS Award for Early Achievement in Teaching
Shannon Harper
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Julie Courtwright
Associate Professor
Department of History
LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Laura Ziegler
Teaching Professor
Department of Statistics
LAS Award for Impact on Student Success Team
Shelby Schmidt
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Mathematics
LAS Award for Impact on Student Success Team
Brenda Diesslin
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Mathematics
LAS Award for Impact on Student Success Team
Sylvia Wineland
Lecturer
Department of Mathematics
LAS Award for Impact on Student Success Faculty
Darin Wohlgemuth
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Economics
LAS Award for Impact on Student Success Faculty
Julien Roche
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
LAS Award for Impact on Student Success P&S
Jessica Hansen-Moench
Assistant Director of Academic Advising
LAS Academic Student Services
LAS Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
Karin Dorman
Professor
Department of Statistics & Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching
Sara Pistolesi
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Chemistry
LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching
Gary Sawyer
Associate Teaching Professor
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
LAS Award for Early Achievement in Research
Harry Daniel Butler
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
LAS Award for Early Achievement in Research
Andrew Smith
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
LAS Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research
Geetu Tuteja
Associate Professor
Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
LAS Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research
Alison Phillips
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research
David Vogel
Professor
Department of Psychology
LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research
Gregory Oakes
Professor
Department of Music and Theatre
LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research
Jo Mackiewicz
Professor
Department of English
LAS Award for Inclusive Excellence
Karen Kedrowski
Director
Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
LAS International Service Award
Megan Myers
Associate Professor
Department of World Languages and Cultures
LAS International Service Award
Tina Coffelt
Professor
Department of English
LAS P&S Excellence Award
Iryna Auferonak
Teaching Laboratory Specialist I
Department of Chemistry
LAS P&S Outstanding New Professional Award
Julia Hutchcroft
Administrative Assistant II
Department of English & Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
LAS P&S Outstanding New Professional Award
Tyler Schoh
Academic Advisor II
LAS Academic Student Services
LAS Institutional Service Award
Erin Wilgenbusch
Teaching Professor
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
LAS Institutional Service Award
Elijah Stines
Teaching Professor
Department of Mathematics
LAS Institutional Service Award
Bethany Gray
Professor
Department of English
University Awards, which will be presented by President Wintersteen and Provost Wickert at a different time
Distinguished Professor
Amy Sue Bix
Distinguished Professor
Department of History
Distinguished Professor
Neal Iverson
Distinguished Professor
Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
University Professor
Daniela Dimitrova
University Professor
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
University Professor
Tin-Shi Tam
University Professor
Department of Music and Theatre
ISU Award for Early Achievement in Academic Advising
Sarah Wehner
Academic Advisor II
LAS Academic Student Services
ISU Award for Early Achievement in Teaching
Lynna Chu
Assistant Professor
Department of Statistics
James Huntington Ellis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching
Eric Underbakke
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
ISU Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Michèle Schaal
Associate Professor
Department of World Languages and Cultures
ISU Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Jean-Pierre Taoutel
Teaching Professor
Department of World Languages and Cultures
ISU Award for Academic Advising Impact
Deborah Holmes
Assistant Director of Academic Advising
LAS Academic Student Services
Award for Impact on Student Success Faculty
Don Sakaguchi
Director of Biology and Genetics Undergraduate Program and Morrill Professor
Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
ISU Award for Early Achievement in Research
Shira Zerbib
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics
ISU Award for Early Achievement in Research
Thomas Iadecola
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
ISU Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research
Aaron Rossini
Professor
Department of Chemistry
ISU Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research
Wenyu Huang
Professor
Department of Chemistry
ISU Award for Departmental Leadership
Susan Cross
Professor
Department of Psychology
Regents Award for Staff Excellence
Meimei Xu
Research Scientist III
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
ISU P&S Outstanding New Professional Award
Claire Kruesel
Student Services Specialist II
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
International Service Award
Nell Gabiam
Associate Professor
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award
David Vogel
Professor
Department of Psychology
The event goes from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.