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Congratulations to the following College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty and staff who are recipients of LAS Awards!

LAS Awards

Early Achievement in Teaching Award

• Ranpal Dosanjh, assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies
• Jan Lauren Boyles, assistant professor, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
• Kevin Kasper, lecturer in statistics

Outstanding Teaching Award

• Dan Nordman, professor of statistics
• David Peterson, professor of political science
• Barbara Blakely, associate professor of English
• Deb Gibson, senior lecturer, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communications, Meredith Professional in Residence
• Mark Hunacek, senior lecturer of mathematics

Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching Award

• Neysa Goodman, lecturer of world languages and cultures
• Man Basnet, lecturer of mathematics

Early Achievement in Research Award

• Rebecca Flint, assistant professor of physics and astronomy
• Michele Schaal, assistant professor of world languages and cultures
• Songting Luo, assistant professor of mathematics

Mid-Career Achievement in Research Award

• Peng Liu, associate professor of statistics
• Christian Meissner, professor of psychology
• Mayly Sanchez, associate professor of physics and astronomy, Cassling Family Professor

Outstanding Career Achievement in Research Award

• Douglas Gentile, professor of psychology
• Yeon-Kyun Shin, Roy J. Carver Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
• Bing Yang, associate professor of genetics, development and cell biology

Early Achievement in Academic Advising Award

• Kevin Judge, academic adviser of music and theatre
• Mason Babcock, academic adviser in student academic services

Ruth W. Swenson Award for Outstanding Advising

• Elizabeth Zimmerman, academic adviser in student academic services

International Service Award

• Tonglu Li, associate professor of world languages and cultures
• Dean Adams, professor of ecology, evolution and organismal biology

Achievement in Intellectual Property Award

• Wenyu Huang, associate professor of chemistry

P&S Excellence Award

• Suzanne Ankerstjerne, research associate in geological and atmospheric sciences
• Trond Forre, glass shop supervisor in chemistry
• Emily Olson, academic adviser in student academic services

P&S Outstanding New Professional Award

• Jessica Hansen-Moench, academic adviser, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
• Eric Henely, systems analyst in the Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology
• Mark Woolley, program director of Engineering-LAS Online Learning

Diversity Award

• Ann Oberhauser, professor of sociology

Merit Excellence Award

• Melinda Howard, secretary of student academic services

Institutional Service Award

• Joel Geske, associate professor, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
• Susan Stewart, professor of sociology
• Jean-Pierre Taoutel, senior lecturer of world languages and cultures
• Jarad Niemi, associate professor of statistics

Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award

• Leslie Hogben, professor of mathematics, Dio Lewis Holl Chair in Applied Mathematics
• Diane Bassham, professor of genetics, development and cell biology, Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professor of Plant Physiology
• Daniela Dimitrova, professor, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

Outstanding Teaching by a Lecturer Award

• Janci Bronson, lecturer of music and theatre
• Kelly Shaw, lecturer of political science
• Kristin Stoner, lecturer of English

Jerry Shakeshaft Master Teacher Award in Humanities and Social Sciences

• Julia Dominguez, associate professor of world languages and cultures

Cassling Family Faculty Award

• Ranpal Dosanjh, assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies
• Dan Nordman, professor of statistics

LAS Awards will be presented at the Fall Convocation and Awards Ceremony on September 12, in the Memorial Union.