Dean’s Spring Address and Awards Ceremony March 22, 2011

Strategic Planning Steering Committee Jay Ansher, A/P Staff Representative, Physics Dagmar Budikova, Sciences Faculty Representative, Geography- Geology Melissa Busher, Social Sciences Student Representative, Sociology-Anthropology Salvatore J. Catanzaro, Executive Associate Dean (Committee Chair) Emma DeWalt, Sciences Student Representative, Chemistry Elizabeth Hatmaker, Non-Tenure Track Faculty Representative, English Daniel Holland, Sciences Faculty Representative, Physics

Strategic Planning Steering Committee Christopher Horvath, Humanities Faculty Representative, Philosophy Heather Jordon, Administrative Fellow, Mathematics David Malone, Sciences Chair Representative, Geography- Geology Rob McDade, Community Board Representative Kevin McKenzie, Humanities Student Representative, English Dale Perona, Chicago Advisory Board Representative Gordon Redding, Emeritus Faculty Representative, Psychology

Strategic Planning Steering Committee James Reid, Humanities Faculty Representative, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures Ali Riaz, Social Sciences Chair Representative, Politics and Government Diane Smith, CS Staff Representative, English James Swindler, Humanities Chair Representative, Philosophy Maura Toro-Morn, Social Sciences Faculty Representative, Sociology-Anthropology Kathryn Wehrmann, Social Sciences Faculty Representative, School of Social Work

Distinguished Professor Paul Garris School of Biological Sciences

University Professor Charles Su Department of Physics

Department Chair Scott Jordan Department of Psychology

Department Chair Bruce Burningham Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Old Main Project Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Distinguished Service Award Ron Gifford Department of History

Abe Voron Scholarship Nick Le Rose General Manager of WZND

National Qualifiers Mock Trial Teams

WGS Achievement Award Jessica Bales Sociology

Dorothy E. Lee Scholarship Paula Kay Seymour Agriculture

Laurine Reiske Scholarship Lisa Pankau Mathematics

Redbird 5 Scholarship Andrew Bogue Communication

John and Susan Freed Scholarship Ellen Leving Communication Sciences and Disorders

Craig W. Reeser Scholarship Brandy Hucke Psychology Ravini Gunaratne Economics

Carl D. Heldt Scholarship Nicholas Cowger Biology

Neil and Joan Styczynski Scholarship John Giglio History

Joanne Giordano Ford Scholarship Courtney Monaghan Mathematics Christopher Pendergast History

Leola Lohr Nelson Scholarship Jacob Johnson Politics and Government

Grabill-Homan Peace Prize Matthew Miller Mathematics

Grabill-Homan Community Peace Award Barbara Findley Stuart

Outstanding College Researchers Tim Hunt Gary Creasey Shawn Hitchcock

Outstanding College Teacher Awards John Baldwin Patricia Jarvis Craig McLaughlan

Outstanding College Service Awards Joseph Zompetti Robert Bradley Laura Vogel

College of Arts and Sciences Lecturers William Cupach Charles Andrew Weeks

John A. Dossey Award for Outstanding Teaching Honorable Mention John R. Baldwin

John A. Dossey Award for Outstanding Teaching Jon A. Friesen

Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching Pre-Tenured Faculty Honorable Mention Benjamin Schmeiser

Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching Pre-Tenured Faculty Member Jennifer Friberg

Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching By An Administrative Professional Erik Rankin

The Janice Witherspoon Neuleib Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Honorable Mention Rachel M. Bowden

The Janice Witherspoon Neuleib Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement William Cupach

Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Pre-Tenured Faculty Honorable Mention Oz Dincer

Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Pre-Tenured Faculty Member Peter M. Smudde

Outstanding Administrative Professional Staff Member Honorable Mention Brenda J. Huber

Outstanding Administrative Professional Staff Member Heidi Verticchio

The Scott M. Elliot Award Honorable Mention Angela Scott

The Scott M. Elliot Award Sharon R. Griffin

Thank You! Please join us for refreshments!