The 2016 CLAS Faculty Honors Celebration was Monday, April 18, in the Senate Chamber of Old Capitol Museum.
The College recognized the accomplishments of more than 80 faculty members (listed below) who garnered major College and University honors, as well as significant national and international distinctions, during the 2015-2016 academic year.
College and University Honors
Herman J. and Eileen S. Schmidt Chair
Shaun Vecera, Psychological & Brain Sciences
John C. Gerber Professor in English
Phillip Round, English
F. Wendell Miller Professor
David Gompper, Music
Colin Gordon, History
Collegiate Scholar
Ana Merino, Spanish & Portuguese
Teresa Treat, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Dean’s Scholar
Tori Forbes, Chemistry
Gregory Hand, Music
Dean's Distinguished Lecturer
Elizabeth Oakes, Music
CLAS Outstanding Outreach and Public Engagement Award
Lori Adams, Biology
Kathleen Janz, Health & Human Physiology
Collegiate Teaching Award
Elana Buch, Anthropology
Matthew Gilchrist, Rhetoric
Mary High, Communication Studies
Brenda Leicht, Biology
Louis Messerle, Chemistry
Landon Storrs, History
Collegiate Teaching Award (Honorable Mention)
Freda Lynn, Sociology
Waltraud Maierhofer, German
Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
David Gompper, Music
Raymond Mentzer, Religious Studies
Hancher-Finkbine Faculty Award and Medallion
Robert Mutel, Physics & Astronomy
Presidential Lecturer, Office of the President
Richard Fumerton, Philosophy
President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence
Dan Matheson, Health & Human Physiology
Rachel Marie-Crane Williams, Art & Art History and Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies
James Van Allen Natural Sciences Fellowship, Office of the Provost
John Prineas, Physics & Astronomy
Scholar of the Year, Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Mark Blumberg, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Distinguished Achievement in Publicly Engaged Research Award, Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Tyler Priest, History and Geographical & Sustainability Sciences
Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Humanities Research, Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Dorothy Johnson, Art & Art History
Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award for Humanities and Fine Arts, Graduate College
Dorothy Johnson, Art & Art History
Honors Thesis Mentor Award, University Honors Program
Meenakshi Gigi Durham, Journalism & Mass Communication
Honors Scholar Advocate Award, University Honors Program
Blaine Greteman, English
Honors Teaching Award, University Honors Program
Ron McMullen, Political Science
Distinguished Mentor Award, Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates
Scott Baalrud, Physics & Astronomy
Faculty Service Award, Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities
Rachel Young, Journalism & Mass Communication
Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service
Judy Polumbaum, Journalism & Mass Communication (emerita)
Elected Fellow in Scholarly Association
Fellow, American Chemical Society
Renée Cole, Chemistry
Len MacGillivray, Chemistry
Member, German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
Bernd Fritzsch, Biology
Fellow, American Society of Criminology
Karen Heimer, Sociology
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Amnon Kohen, Chemistry
Fellow, American Heart Association
Gary L. Pierce, Health & Human Physiology
Elected member, Academia Sinica
Chun-Fang Wu, Biology
Disciplinary and Professional Honors
Lifetime Achievement Award, American Music Therapy Association
Mary Adamek, Music
Jerger Career Award for Research in Audiology, American Academy of Audiology
Ruth Bentler, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Susan Northcutt Award, International Studies Association
Kelly Kadera, Political Science
Shining Star Award, National Challenger Center for Space Science Education
Heidi Lung, Anthropology
Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Geographers
George Malanson, Geographical & Sustainability Sciences
Elected Secretary, National Humanities Alliance Board
Teresa Mangum, Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies
Alumni Achievement Award, Department of Political Science, Iowa State University
Sara Mitchell, Political Science
Quincy Wright Distinguished Scholar Award, International Studies Association
Sara Mitchell, Political Science
Distinguished Lecturer, Organization of American Historians
Leslie Schwalm, History and Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies
Media Outreach Champion Award, American Speech Language-Hearing Association
Richard Tyler, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Research Honors
Young Investigator Research Program Award, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, Department of Defense
Scott Baalrud, Physics & Astronomy
LabexMed Residential Fellowship, The University Institute of Advanced Studies of Aix-Marseille
Mériam Belli, History
Summer Seminar for College and University Teachers, National Endowment for the Humanities
Lori Branch, English
Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
John D'Agata, English
Sawyer Seminar Fellowship, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Paul Dilley, Religious Studies and Classics
Katherine Tachau, History
Early Career Research Award, Department of Energy
Tori Forbes, Chemistry
Franklin Research Grant, American Philosophical Society
Christine Getz, Music
Fulbright-Nehru Academic & Professional Excellence Fellowship, United States-India Educational Foundation
Paul Greenough, History
Frederick Smith, Religious Studies and Asian & Slavic Languages & Literatures
Scholar-in-Residence, Newberry Library
Robert Ketterer, Classics
Public Scholar Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities
Kembrew McLeod, Communication Studies
Short-Term Research Fellowship, New York Public Library
Leslie Schwalm, History and Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies
Fellow, Executive Leadership in Academic Technology and Engineering, Drexel University
Diane Slusarski, Biology
David Bevington Award, Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society
Claire Sponsler, English
Gambrinus Fellowship, Dortmund Technical University
Margaret Stratton, Art & Art History
Lester J. Cappon Short-Term Fellowship in Scholarly Editing, Newberry Library
Stephen Warren, History and American Studies
Med Associates Distinguished Contributions to Basic Behavioral Research Award, Division 25 Behavioral Analysis, American Psychological Association
Edward Wasserman, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Publication and Creative Awards
Honorable Mention, Lerner-Scott Dissertation Prize, Organization of American Historians
Keisha Blain, History
Best Paper Award, Middleware 2015
Octav Chipara, Computer Science
First Place Faculty Paper Award, Critical and Cultural Studies Division, American Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication
Frank Durham, Journalism & Mass Communication
Colorlab Award for Best Cinematography, Ann Arbor Film Festival
Michael Gibisser, Cinematic Arts
Best of the Best Books You Should Know About, American Association of University Presses
Kembrew McLeod, Communication Studies
DAAD Book Prize, German Studies Association
H. Glenn Penny, History
Andrew Heiskell Award for Innovation in International Education, Institute of International Education
Rangaswamy Rajagopal, Geographical & Sustainability Sciences
Prize for American Fiction, Library of Congress
Marilynne Robinson, Creative Writing
Best Paper, Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Section, American Political Science Association
Rene Rocha, Political Science
Gold Winner, AVA Digital Awards
Jeremy Swanston, Art & Art History
Silver Winner, UCDA Design Competition
Jeremy Swanston, Art & Art History
First Place Faculty Paper Award, Sports Communication Interest Group, American Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication
Travis Vogan, Journalism & Mass Communication and American Studies
Top Poster Award, Communicating Science, Health, Environment and Risk Division, American Educators in Journalism and Mass Communication
Rachel Young, Journalism & Mass Communication