2008 Faculty Honors

The 2008 Faculty Honors Celebration will takeplace on Monday, April 21, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. in the IMU's Richey Ballroom. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will recognize faculty members who garnered major College and University awards, as well as significant national and international distinctions, over the past academic year.


College and University Awards

Collegiate Fellows
Collegiate Fellows
Jeffrey Cox, History
Alan MacVey, Division of Performing Arts / Theatre Arts
Kristin Thelander, Music


Starch Faculty Fellow
Starch Faculty Fellow

Richard Hurtig, Communication Sciences & Disorders


Collegiate Scholars
Collegiate Scholars
David Gier, Music
Sarah Larsen, Chemistry


Dean's Scholars
Dean's Scholars
Bryant McAllister, Biology
Morten Schlütter, Religious Studies
Helen Shen, Asian & Slavic Languages & Literatures
Markus Wohlgenannt, Physics & Astronomy


Faculty Scholars
Faculty Scholars
Denise Filios, Spanish & Portuguese
Gregory Friestad, Chemistry
Loren Glass, English
Michel Gobat, History
Kembrew McLeod, Communication Studies
Shaun Vecera, Psychology
Jon Winet, Art & Art History


Global Scholar
Jeffrey Cox , History


Collegiate Teaching Award
Collegiate Teaching Award
Nanette Barkey, Anthropology
Dare Clubb, Theatre Arts
Paul Kleiber, Physics & Astronomy
John Durham Peters, Communication Studies
Takis Poulakos, Rhetoric
Erica Prussing, Anthropology



Helen Kechriotis Nelson Collegiate Teaching Award
Helen Kechriotis Nelson Collegiate Teaching Award

Joseph Frankel, Biology
John Raeburn, American Studies / English


President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence
Mary Lou Emery, English


Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
Regents Award for Faculty Excellence
James Gloer, Chemistry
Dee Morris, English


Hancher-Finkbine Medallion
Paul Greenough, History


James N. Murray Faculty Award
Brenda Longfellow, Art & Art History


UI President’s Award for State Outreach and Public Engagement
Arts Share, Division of Performing Arts
Judith Polumbaum, Journalism & Mass Communication
Jon Winet, Art & Art History


Michael J. Brody Award for Faculty Excellence in Service
Edward Wasserman, Psychology


Graduate College Outstanding Mentor Award
Mary Lou Emery, English
Judith Liskin-Gasparro, Spanish & Portuguese


Graduate College Special Recognition for Mentoring
John Durham Peters, Communication Studies
Myron Welch, Music


Fellows in Scholarly Associations

Member, American Philosophical Society
Linda Kerber, History


Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Debashish Bhattacharya, Biology
Michael Flatté, Physics & Astronomy


Fellow, American Physical Society
Michael Flatté, Physics & Astronomy
Paul Kleiber, Physics & Astronomy


Fellow, American Statistical Association
Joseph Lang, Statistics & Actuarial Science


Fellow, Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Kung-Sik Chan, Statistics & Actuarial Science


Research Fellowships

Guggenheim Fellowship
Lan Samantha Chang, Creative Writing
Robin Hemley, English
Sue Hettmansperger, Art & Art History


Literature Fellowship,
National Endowment for the Arts

John D'Agata, English


Research Fellowship,
National Endowment for the Humanities

Elizabeth Aubrey, Music
Michel Gobat, History


Frederick Burkhardt Residential Fellowship,
American Council of Learned Societies

Paula Michaels, History


Postdoctoral Research Fellowship,
American Council of Learned Societies

Paul Kramer, History


Kluge Center Fellowship,
Library of Congress

Jennifer Sessions, History


Fulbright-Hayes Faculty Research Fellowship
Laura Gotkowitz, History


Fulbright Scholar
Carol Severino, Rhetoric


Disciplinary Honors

Waldo Tobler Distinguished Lecturer,
Association of American Geographers

Marc Armstrong, Geography


Carl A. Scott Memorial Lecturer,
Council on Social Work Education

Salome Raheim, Social Work


Victor K. LaMer Award,
American Chemical Society, Colloid & Surface Chemistry Division

Amanda Haes , Chemistry


Bernard J. Brommel Award,
National Communication Association

Leslie Baxter, Communication Studies


Douglas W. Ehninger Distinguished Rhetorical Scholar Award, National Communication Association
Barbara Biesecker, Communication Studies


Honors of the Council Award, Council of Academic Programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders
Richard Hurtig, Communication Sciences & Disorders


Silver Medal in Speech Communication,
Acoustical Society of America

Ingo Titze, Communication Sciences & Disorders


Cheung Kong Scholars Award,
Chinese Ministry of Education

Yangbo Ye, Mathematics


Distinguished Service Award,
National Therapeutic Recreation Association

Kenneth Mobily, Leisure Studies
Richard MacNeil, Leisure Studies


Governor's Volunteer Award, State of Iowa
Don Coffman, Music


Mentor Ideal Award, Association of Concert Bands
Myron Welch, Music


Achievement Award, Section on Statistics and the Environment, American Statistical Association
Dale Zimmerman, Statistics & Actuarial Science


President, National Association of Schools of Theatre
Alan MacVey, Division of Performing Arts / Theatre Arts


President, Society for Germanic Linguistics
Sarah Fagan, German


President, Eating Disorders Research Society
Pamela Keel, Psychology


President, International Society for Developmental Psychobiology
Mark Blumberg, Psychology


Short Term Residencies and Fellowships

Summer Research Fellowship,
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Robert Bork, Art & Art History


Visiting Member,
Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

John Beldon Scott, Art & Art History


NEH/Library Company of Philadelphia Fellowship
Matthew Brown, English / Center for the Book


Visiting Faculty Fellowship,
Associated Kyoto Program, Japan

Stephen Vlastos , History


Awards to Emerita Faculty Members

Institute of International Sport,
100 Most Influential Sports Educators

Christine Grant, Health & Sport Studies


UI Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award
Matilde Macagno, Mathematics


Book and Article Awards

Franklyn S. Haiman Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Freedom of Expression,
National Communication Association

John Durham Peters, Communication Studies


Stuart L. Bernath Book Prize,
Society for Study of American Foreign Relations

Paul Kramer, History


James A. Rawley Prize,
Organization of American Historians

Paul Kramer, History


Book Award, International Academy of Astronautics
Donald Gurnett, Physics & Astronomy


Warren Miller Prize, Journal of Political Analysis
Frederick Boehmke, Political Science


Alexander George Book Award,
International Society of Political Psychology

David Redlawsk, Political Science


Lucius Barker Award,
Midwest Political Science Association

Rene Rocha, Political Science


Best Article Award, Political Research Quarterly
Rene Rocha, Political Science


Premio del Consejo Nacional del Libro, Chile
Óscar Hahn, Spanish & Portuguese


Author of the Year, University of Iowa Press
Kimberley Marra, Theatre Arts / American Studies