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Faculty Awards

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2007 Award Recipients

2008 Award Descriptions

Distinguished and University Professors

The Distinguished Professorship and University Professorship represent the highest academic recognitions at ISU and are bestowed on faculty who have demonstrated exemplary performance in their faculty activities. They represent the very best of our faculty. These two recognitions exist to reflect the fact that faculty have multiple responsibilities and that there are different ways for a faculty member to demonstrate excellence. The differences between the Distinguished Professorship and the University Professorship are based on the nature and focus of the faculty member's accomplishments. The Distinguished Professorship is bestowed on faculty members who have outstanding accomplishments in their research and/or creative activities that have had a significant impact on their fields of expertise. The University Professorship is bestowed on faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to ISU that have significantly changed and improved ISU. These differences are described in detail in the sections below.

Graduate Faculty

International Service

Teaching

Extension/Professional Practice

Research

Administrative

Academic Advising

Alumni

Regents



2007 Award Recipients

Distinguished Professor

Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Frederick X. Gibbons
Professor of Psychology

Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Alan I. Goldman
Professor of Physics and Astronomy

Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Richard C. Larock
University Professor of Chemistry

Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering
Arun K. Somani
Jerry R. Junkins Chair
Professor and Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

University Professor

Michael T. Mendelson
Professor of English

Charles B. (Brad) Shrader
Professor of Management
Bill and Liz Goodwin Faculty Fellow

Graduate Faculty

Margaret Ellen White Graduate Faculty Award
Robert S. Houk
Professor of Chemistry

International Service

International Service Award
Margaret S. Mook
Associate Professor of World Languages and Cultures

Max F. Rothschild
Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture

Teaching

Louis Thompson Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award
Derrick K. Rollins
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Professor of Statistics

James Huntington Ellis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching
Charles (Chuck) D. Richards
Associate Professor of Art and Design

ISU Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Fredric J. Janzen
Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology

ISU Award for Early Achievement in Teaching
Lisa A. Schulte
Assistant Professor of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Sriram Sundararajan
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Extension/Professional Practice

ISU Award for Distinguished Service in Extension
Jerald R. DeWitt
Director, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture

ISU R.K. Bliss Extension Award
Jack S. Van Laar
Education Director, Decatur County Extension

Holle R. Smith
Education Director, Emmet County Extension

ISU Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice
Daryl R. Strohbehn
Professor of Animal Science

ISU Award for Early Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice
Matthew J. Helmers
Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Research

ISU Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research
Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen
Professor of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
Professor of Agronomy

Rodney O. Fox
Herbert L. Stiles Professor of Chemical Engineering

ISU Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research
Mei Hong
John D. Corbett Professor in Chemistry

Surya K. Mallapragada
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

ISU Award for Early Achievement in Research
Yong Guan
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Administrative

ISU Award for Departmental Leadership
Roger E. Baer
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Art and Design

Academic Advising

ISU Award for Academic Advising Impact
Steven M. Lonergan
Associate Professor of Animal Science

Anne M. Oldham
Academic Advisor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

ISU Award for Early Achievement in Academic Advising
Ann L. Thye
Academic Advisor, Department of Apparel, Educational Studies and Hospitality Management

Alumni

ISU Alumni Association Award for Superior Service to Alumni
Michael R. Crum
Professor of Logistics Operations & Management Information Systems

Regents

Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
Richard B. Carter
Professor of Finance

Charles E. Glatz
Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Suzanne Hendrich
Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition

Vasant G. Honavar
Professor of Computer Science

Micheal D. K. Owen
Professor of Agronomy

Ricardo F. Rosenbusch
Professor of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine

Past Award Recipients


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