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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will honor this year’s award-winning faculty and staff at the LAS Fall Convocation and Awards Ceremony on Sept. 10 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union – South Ballroom.

Dean Withers will deliver the annual State of the College address followed by the award presentation. Dean Withers will also recognize the university’s award recipients during the ceremony. A reception honoring the award winners will follow. All faculty, staff and students are invited to attend.

LAS awards to be presented Sept. 10

LAS Award for Early Achievement in Teaching
Sinem Sonsaat Hegelheimer
Assistant Professor
Department of English

LAS Award for Early Achievement in Teaching
Maria Charbonneaux
Assistant Professor of Practice, Dotdash Meredith Professional in Residence
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Jeff Bremer
Associate Professor
Department of History

LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Alex Zhylyevskyy
Associate Professor
Department of Economics

LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Brenda L. Witherspoon
Teaching Professor
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

LAS Award for Impact on Student Success – Faculty
Monic Behnken
Associate Dean and Associate Professor
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice and LAS Administration

LAS Award for Impact on Student Success – Faculty
Christian Carichner
Associate Director of Bands, Director of Athletic Bands, Teaching Professor of Tuba and Euphonium
Department of Music and Theatre

LAS Award for Impact on Student Success – Faculty
Levi Stanley
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry

LAS Award for Impact on Student Success – Faculty
Lucía M. Suárez
Associate Professor
Department of World Languages and Cultures

LAS Award for Impact on Student Success – P&S
Kaylee Renee Phillips Wellik
Program Specialist II
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

LAS Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
Jacqueline E. Reber
Associate Professor
Department of the Earth, Atmosphere, and Climate

LAS Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
Daniel J. Nordman
Dale D. Grosvenor Endowed Chair Professor
Department of Statistics

LAS Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
James Rossmanith
Professor
Department of Mathematics

LAS Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
Tracy Lucht
Associate Professor
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching
Larissa Begley
Teaching Professor
Department of History

LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching
Cullen Padgett Walsh
Teaching Professor
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies

LAS Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching
Paul Barloon
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Mathematics

LAS Award for Early Achievement in Academic Advising
Jacque Parker
Academic Advisor II
LAS Academic Student Services

LAS Award for Early Achievement in Academic Advising
Tyler Schoh
Academic Advisor II
LAS Academic Student Services

LAS Award for Early Achievement in Research
Srimoyee Sen
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy

LAS Award for Early Achievement in Research
Claus Kadelka
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics

LAS Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research
Emily Berg-Baruth
Associate Professor
Department of Statistics

LAS Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research
Jan Lauren Boyles
Associate Director and Associate Professor
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

LAS Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research
Bernard Lidicky
Professor
Department of Mathematics

LAS Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research
Justin Remes
Associate Professor
Department of English

LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research
Ranjan Maitra
Professor
Department of Statistics

LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research
Matthew Sivils
LAS Dean’s Professor
Department of English

LAS Award for Early Achievement in Departmental Leadership
Brad Dell
Chair and Professor
Department of Music and Theatre

LAS Award for Early Achievement in Departmental Leadership
Alex Tuckness
Chair and Professor
Department of Political Science

LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Departmental Leadership
Dan Nettleton
Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Statistics

LAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice
Philip Dixon
University Professor
Department of Statistics

LAS Professional & Scientific Outstanding New Professional Award
Taylor Gerdes
Administrative Assistant II
Department of Chemistry

LAS Professional & Scientific Outstanding New Professional Award
Nick Schalinske
Budget and Finance Specialist III
LAS Administration

LAS Award for Professional & Scientific Excellence
Chad Jacobsen
Systems Analyst III
Department of Music and Theatre and LAS Administration

LAS Professional & Scientific Excellence Award
Feili Qin
Senior Teaching Lab Coordinator
Department of Chemistry

LAS Award for Inclusive Excellence
Amy Rutenberg
Associate Professor
Department of History

LAS Award for Inclusive Excellence
Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology DEI Committee
Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology

LAS Institutional Service Award
Jan Lauren Boyles
Associate Director and Associate Professor
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

LAS Institutional Service Award
Abram Anders
Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Student Innovation Center
Department of English

LAS Institutional Service Award
Kristine Loes
Cost Center Manager
LAS Administration

LAS Merit Excellence Award
Lori Sulzberger
Secretary III
Department of Music and Theatre

LAS Merit Excellence Award
Kris Angaran
Secretary III
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

University awards, which will be presented by President Wintersteen and Provost Keith at a later date

Distinguished Professor
Michael Bailey
Department of History and Department of World Languages and Cultures

Distinguished Professor
Robyn Lutz
Department of Computer Science

Distinguished Professor
James Vary
Department of Physics and Astronomy

Morrill Professor
Arthur Winter
Department of Chemistry

Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
Dave Peterson
Lucken Professor of Political Science
Department of Political Science

Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
Emily Smith
Professor and Director of the Division of Chemical and Biological Sciences
Department of Chemistry and Ames National Laboratory

Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
Robert Wallace
Associate Professor
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology

ISU Award for Inclusive Excellence
Arnold Woods III
Director
Multicultural Student Success

ISU Award for Impact on Student Success
Stacy Cordery
Professor
Department of History

ISU Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching (Louis Thompson Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching designation)
Neysa Goodman
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of World Languages and Cultures

Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award
K.L. Cook
Professor and MFA program in Creative Writing and Environment co-coordinator
Department of English

Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award
Dipali Sashital
Professor
Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology

ISU Award for Departmental Leadership
Kristie Franz
Professor and Smith Family Foundation Departmental Chair in Geology
Department of the Earth, Atmosphere, and Climate

ISU Award for Early Achievement in Academic Advising
Grace Wolf
Academic Advisor
Department of Psychology

ISU Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research
Amy Andreotti
Roy J. Carver Chair and University Professor
Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology

ISU Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research
Amy Erica Smith
LAS Dean’s Professor
Department of Political Science

ISU Award for Early Achievement in Research
Yang Yang
Assistant Professor
Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology

ISU Professional and Scientific Excellence Award
Jessica Hansen-Moench
Assistant Director of Advising
LAS Academic Student Services