The 2017 CLAS Faculty Honors Celebration will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Monday, April 17, in the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol Museum.
The College will recognize the accomplishments of the faculty members listed below who garnered major collegiate and university honors, as well as significant national and international distinctions, during the 2016-2017 academic year.
College and University Honors
Robert V. Hogg Professor
Kung-Sik Chan, Statistics & Actuarial Science
M.F. Carpenter Professor in English
John D'Agata, English
Collegiate Fellow
Bernd Fritzsch, Biology
F. Wendell Miller Professor
Sara Mitchell, Political Science
Collegiate Scholar
Monica Correia, Art & Art History
David Cunning, Philosophy
Dean's Scholar
Roxanna Curto, French & Italian and Spanish & Portuguese
Horacio Castellanos Moya, Spanish & Portuguese
Ionut Chifan, Mathematics
Dean's Distinguished Lecturer
Daniel Matheson, Health & Human Physiology
CLAS Outstanding Outreach and Public Engagement Award
Tong Li, Mathematics
Elizabeth Stone, Chemistry
Developmental Studies Hybridoma Bank Faculty Scholarship
Maria José Barbosa, Spanish & Portuguese
James Giblin, History
Jennifer Sessions, History
International Engagement Teaching Award
Meena Khandelwal, Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies and Anthropology
Collegiate Teaching Award
Rebecca Blair, Rhetoric
Ronald McMullen, Political Science
Tyler Priest, History and Geographical & Sustainability Sciences
R. Eric Stone, Theatre Arts
Stephen Voyce, English
Joshua Weiner, Biology
Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
Ruth Bentler, Communication Sciences & Disorders
Colin Gordon, History
Jodie Plumert, Psychological & Brain Sciences
President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence
Meenakshi Gigi Durham, Journalism & Mass Communication
Russell Larsen, Chemistry
May Brodbeck Humanities Fellowship, Office of the Provost
Kathleen Newman, Spanish & Portuguese
Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence, Office of the Provost
Richard Fumerton, Philosophy
Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Humanities Research Award, Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Jennifer Sessions, History
Early Career Scholar of the Year Award, Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development
Scott Baalrud, Physics & Astronomy
Diversity Catalyst Award, Chief Diversity Office and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
Lan Samantha Chang, Creative Writing
Michael Hill, English and African American Studies
Honors Teaching Award, University Honors Program
Rachel Marie-Crane Williams, Art & Art History and Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies
Honors Thesis Mentor Award, University Honors Program
Andrew High, Communication Studies
Lane Davis Award for Honors Team-Teaching, University Honors Program
James Tamerius, Geographical & Sustainability Sciences
Honors Scholar Advocate Award, University Honors Program
Frederick Skiff, Physics & Astronomy
Marion L. Huit Award, University Honors Program
Vicki Hesli Claypool, Political Science (emerita)
Outstanding Faculty/Staff Advocate Award, University of Iowa Veterans Association
Scott Daly, Chemistry
Elected Fellow in Scholarly Association
President-Elect and President, American Society of Criminology
Karen Heimer, Sociology
Disciplinary and Professional Honors
Recognition Award (Service to Sport History), North American Society for Sport History
Susan Birrell, American Studies
Elizabeth Kolmer Award for Teaching and Mentoring, Mid-America American Studies Association
Lauren Rabinovitz, American Studies
Honorary Professorship, University of Parma, Società di Medicina e Scienze Naturali di Universita di Parma
Richard Tyler, Communication Sciences & Disorders
The Keele Award, American Forensic Association
David Hingstman, Communication Studies
Ocean Discovery Lecture Series Lecturer, International Ocean Discovery Program, U.S. Science Support Program
Mark Reagan, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Academic Leadership Program Fellow, Big Ten Academic Alliance
Lena Hill, English and African American Studies
Honorary Membership, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Iota of Massachusetts, Harvard College
Robyn Schiff, English
Visiting Professorship, The Leverhulme Trust
Garrett Stewart, English
Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kathleen Janz, Health & Human Physiology
Distinguished Lectureship Program, Organization of American History
Landon Storrs, History
Award for Outstanding Service and Dedication as a Paper Reviewer, Critical & Cultural Studies Division, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Daniel Berkowitz, Journalism & Mass Communication
Outstanding Fundraising Professional Award, Association of Fundraising Professionals Eastern Iowa Chapter
Jenifer Vick, Journalism & Mass Communication
Simons Visiting Professor, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Raúl Curto, Mathematics
Distinguished Composer of the Year, Music Teachers National Association
David Gompper, Music
Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Miami Department of Psychology
Susan Lutgendorf, Psychological & Brain Sciences
SAGE Young Scholars Award, Foundation for Social and Personality Psychology
Andrew Todd, Psychological & Brain Sciences
Chevalier de l'ordre des Palmes académiques, French Ministry of Education
Raymond Mentzer, Religious Studies
Honorary Doctoral Degree from University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Elias Shiu, Statistics & Actuarial Science
Research Honors
President's Award, Carl Couch Center for Social and Internet Research
Stephen Wieting, Sociology (emeritus)
Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities
Katina Lillios, Anthropology
Faculty Early Career Development Award, National Science Foundation
Scott Daly, Chemistry
Faculty Early Career Development Award, National Science Foundation
Scott Shaw, Chemistry
Winter Shakers Residency, The Millay Colony for the Arts
Jason Livingston, Cinematic Arts
New (Early Career) Investigator Program in Earth Science Award, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
William Barnhart, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Summer Institute on Tenure and Professional Advancement Fellow, Duke University
Keisha Blain, History
William Appleman Williams Junior Faculty Research Grant, Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
Keisha Blain, History
Postdoctoral Research Leave Fellowship, American Association of University Women
Keisha Blain, History
Fulbright Visiting Professorship, Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Michaela Hoenicke Moore, History
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Henry Luce Foundation\American Council of Learned Societies Program in China Studies
Matthew Noellert, History
Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin (Institute for Advanced Study)
H. Glenn Penny, History
Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program, Commission for Educational Exchange Between Uruguay and the United States, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Katherine Tachau, History
Venetian Program Grant, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
Christine Getz, Music
Early Career Research Program Award, U.S. Department of Energy
Scott Baalrud, Physics & Astronomy
Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, National Science Foundation
Scott Baalrud, Physics & Astronomy
Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal, NASA
Jasper Halekas, Physics & Astronomy
Group Achievement Award (to MAVEN Science Team), NASA
Jasper Halekas, Physics & Astronomy
Ronald C. Davidson Award for Plasma Physics, American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics
Gregory Howes, Physics & Astronomy
Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychophysiology Award, Society for Psychophysiological Research
Jan Wessel, Psychological & Brain Sciences and Neurology
Sabbatical Grant for Researchers, Louisville Institute
Kristy Nabhan-Warren, Religious Studies and Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies
Short-term Research Fellowship, The Huntington Library
Adriana Méndez rodenas, Spanish & Portuguese
H. Earle Johnson Publication Subvention, Society for American Music
Marian Wilson Kimber, Music
Publication Subvention, American Musicological Society
Marian Wilson Kimber, Music
Publication Subvention, American Musicological Society
Nathan Platte, Music
Publication and Creative Awards
Susan Greenberg Prize for Best Research Paper, International Association for Literary Journalism Studies conference
David Dowling, Journalism & Mass Communication
Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, Dayton Literary Peace Prize
Marilynne Robinson, Creative Writing (emerita)
Top Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, Western Communication Association
Rachel McLaren, Communication Studies
Best Paper Award, Formal Methods in Computer-Aided Design conference
Cesare Tinelli, Computer Science
Clarence Cason Award for Nonfiction, University of Alabama
Patricia Foster, English
Best Books of Poetry in 2016, The New Yorker
Robyn Schiff, English
Best Research Paper, African Journalism Studies Journal, International Communication Division of The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Brian Ekdale, Journalism & Mass Communication
Best Journal Article Award, State Politics and Policy Section, American Political Science Association
Frederick Boehmke, Political Science
Best Journal Article Award, State Politics and Policy Section, American Political Science Association
Tracy Osborn, Political Science
Best Paper Award, Collective Behavior and Social Movements Section, American Sociological Association
Ion Bogdan Vasi, Sociology
Best Paper Award, Communication, Information Technologies, and Media Sociology of the American Sociological Association
Ion Bogdan Vasi, Sociology
Artistic Specialization in Media Design Award, ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence
Dan Fine, Theatre Arts and Dance