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As a land-grant institution, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has a responsibility to acknowledge the historical context in which it exists. In order to remind ourselves and our community, we begin with this statement. We are currently on the lands of the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Piankashaw, Wea, Miami, Mascoutin, Odawa, Sauk, Mesquaki, Kickapoo, Potawatomi, Ojibwe, and Chickasaw Nations. It is necessary for us to acknowledge these Native Nations and for us to work with them as we move forward as an institution. Over the next 150 years, we will be a vibrant community inclusive of all our differences, with Native peoples at the core of our efforts.
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Land Acknowledgement Statement
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As a land-grant institution, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has a responsibility to acknowledge the historical context in which it exists. In order to remind ourselves and our community, we begin with this statement. We are currently on the lands of the Peoria, Kaskaskia, Piankashaw, Wea, Miami, Mascoutin, Odawa, Sauk, Mesquaki, Kickapoo, Potawatomi, Ojibwe, and Chickasaw Nations. It is necessary for us to acknowledge these Native Nations and for us to work with them as we move forward as an institution. Over the next 150 years, we will be a vibrant community inclusive of all our differences, with Native peoples at the core of our efforts.
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Table of Contents
2LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT
5message from the CHANCELLOR & the Provost
6Illinois Student Government Awards
7Teaching Excellence
8Campus Instructional Awards
9Graduate Student Mentoring
10Undergraduate Advising
11Guiding Undergraduate Research
12Online & Distance Learning
13Graduate & Professional Teaching
14Undergraduate Teaching
14Teaching Assistants
15Specialized Faculty
16Faculty
17Acknowledgements
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Andreas C. Cangellaris
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost
Message from the Provost
Message from the Chancellor
Robert J. Jones
It is my great privilege to congratulate you on behalf of all of the faculty, students and staff of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This challenging year has brought coinciding crises of a global pandemic and social injustice that have put a clear and revealing light on the skills and impact of teaching, academia and education. So, this celebration of your achievements and leadership is an even stronger reminder of our university’s responsibility to advance the world and solve societal problems. Congratulations on your achievements and your success and for being recognized among the very best teachers this university has to offer. Thank you for choosing this university as your faculty home.
Congratulations to the professors and instructors being honored. As a land-grant public university, we were established to act as a center of innovation and education for our society. And our primary business is educating the next generation of leaders. I know this has been a challenging year that has forced each one of us to reimagine education delivery. It has not been easy, but that has also not stopped any of you from maximizing the educational experiences we provide. Thank you for using your time, energy, knowledge, passion and talents to invest in our students. I am grateful for your work and I know our students are grateful for the mark you are making on their futures.
Chancellor
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Andreas C. Cangellaris
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost
Message from the Provost
Message from the Chancellor
Robert J. Jones
It is my great privilege to congratulate you on behalf of all of the faculty, students and staff of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This challenging year has brought coinciding crises of a global pandemic and social injustice that have put a clear and revealing light on the skills and impact of teaching, academia and education. So, this celebration of your achievements and leadership is an even stronger reminder of our university’s responsibility to advance the world and solve societal problems. Congratulations on your achievements and your success and for being recognized among the very best teachers this university has to offer. Thank you for choosing this university as your faculty home.
Congratulations to the professors and instructors being honored. As a land-grant public university, we were established to act as a center of innovation and education for our society. And our primary business is educating the next generation of leaders. I know this has been a challenging year that has forced each one of us to reimagine education delivery. It has not been easy, but that has also not stopped any of you from maximizing the educational experiences we provide. Thank you for using your time, energy, knowledge, passion and talents to invest in our students. I am grateful for your work and I know our students are grateful for the mark you are making on their futures.
Chancellor
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Teaching Excellence Award
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Teaching Excellence Award
The Illinois Student Government Teaching Excellence Award is an annual award given to an instructor for outstanding performance in and out of the classroom. Honorees have demonstrated a commitment to teaching and to students in every aspect of their capacity at Illinois. Illinois Student Government sponsors these awards and selects award winners from student nominations.
Illinois Student Government
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Teaching Excellence Award
The Illinois Student Government Teaching Excellence Award is an annual award given to an instructor for outstanding performance in and out of the classroom. Honorees have demonstrated a commitment to teaching and to students in every aspect of their capacity at Illinois. Illinois Student Government sponsors these awards and selects award winners from student nominations.
Illinois Student Government
Jose Atiles
Assistant Professor
Sociology
José I. Hualde
Professor
Spanish & Portuguese
Marisa C. Peacock
Lecturer
Advertising
Christian R. Ray
Teaching Associate Professor
Chemistry
Nominated by
Nominated by
Nominated by
Nominated by
Hadiya Jagroop
Ander Beristain
Rachel Lyons
Hadiya Jagroop
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Graduate STUDENT MENTORING
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Campus Award for Excellence in
Graduate STUDENT MENTORING
This award recognizes faculty for their sustained excellence in graduate student mentoring, innovative approaches to graduate advising, and their impact on graduate student scholarship and professional development. The award is co-sponsored by the Graduate College.
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Campus Award for Excellence in
Graduate STUDENT MENTORING
This award recognizes faculty for their sustained excellence in graduate student mentoring, innovative approaches to graduate advising, and their impact on graduate student scholarship and professional development. The award is co-sponsored by the Graduate College.
Stephen A. Boppart
Professor
Electrial & Computer
Engineering
Brian Ogolsky
Associate Professor
Human Development
& Family Studies
Nominated by
Nominated by
Yun-Sheng Chen
Jennifer Hardesty
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UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING
Recipients of this award are recognized for their excellence in and innovative approaches to undergraduate advising, and for having had a major impact on undergraduate students and their intellectual development through sustained academic advising relationships.
Campus Award for Excellence in
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UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING
Recipients of this award are recognized for their excellence in and innovative approaches to undergraduate advising, and for having had a major impact on undergraduate students and their intellectual development through sustained academic advising relationships.
Campus Award for Excellence in
Paul Davidson
Associate Professor
Agricultural & Biological
Engineering
Amy O’Neill
Academic Advisor
Kinesiology &
Community Health
Nominated by
Nominated by
Ronaldo Maghirang
Gretchen Adams
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GUIDING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
This award honors faculty for their excellence in involving and guiding undergraduate students in scholarly research, having a positive impact on student scholarship or intellectual development, and for their innovative approaches to guiding undergraduate research.
Campus Award for Excellence in
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UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING
GUIDING UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH
This award honors faculty for their excellence in involving and guiding undergraduate students in scholarly research, having a positive impact on student scholarship or intellectual development, and for their innovative approaches to guiding undergraduate research.
Campus Award for Excellence in
Kristin Hoganson
Professor
History
Michael Lembeck
Clinical Associate Professor
Aerospace Engineering
Nominated by
Nominated by
Leslie Reagan
Zachary Putnam
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ONLINE & DISTANCE LEARNING
This award honors excellence and innovation in online and/or distance teaching, contributions to student learning through innovative uses of technology, creativity in course development and instruction, and for having had a positive influence on the quality, extent, and development of a department’s online/distance program.
Campus Award for Excellence in
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ONLINE & DISTANCE LEARNING
This award honors excellence and innovation in online and/or distance teaching, contributions to student learning through innovative uses of technology, creativity in course development and instruction, and for having had a positive influence on the quality, extent, and development of a department’s online/distance program.
Campus Award for Excellence in
Graduate &
Professional Teaching
Florencia Henshaw
Director of Advanced
Spanish Language
Spanish & Portuguese
Nominated by
Silvina Montrul
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Graduate & Professional Teaching
Campus Award for Excellence in
Recipients of this award are honored for sustained excellence and innovation in graduate or professional teaching and their contributions to graduate or professional learning beyond classroom instruction.
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ONLINE & DISTANCE LEARNING
Graduate &
Professional Teaching
Campus Award for Excellence in
Recipients of this award are honored for sustained excellence and innovation in graduate or professional teaching and their contributions to graduate or professional learning beyond classroom instruction.
Toni Liechty
Associate Professor
Recreation, Sport & Tourism
Ken Schweizer
Professor
Materials Science &
Engineering
Nominated by
Nominated by
William Stewart
Qian Chen
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UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Campus Award for Excellence in
This award recognizes sustained excellence in and innovative approaches to undergraduate teaching and contributions beyond classroom instruction that have an overall positive impact on undergraduate student learning. Honorees are represented from three employee categories: Faculty, Specialized Faculty, and Teaching Assistants.
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UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Campus Award for Excellence in
Teaching Assistants
This award recognizes sustained excellence in and innovative approaches to undergraduate teaching and contributions beyond classroom instruction that have an overall positive impact on undergraduate student learning. Honorees are represented from three employee categories: Faculty, Specialized Faculty, and Teaching Assistants.
Marta Albiol Tapia
Graduate Research &
Teaching Assistant
Food Science & Human Nutrition
Julia Spielmann
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Psychology
Gabriel Malo
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Gender & Womens Studies
Emiliana Cofell
Graduate Research Assistant
Materials Science & Engineering
Cody Jones
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Evolution, Ecology & Behavior
Nominated by
Nominated by
Nominated by
Nominated by
Nominated by
Soo-Yeun Lee
Chadly Stern
Teresa Barnes
Pinshane Huang
Ken Paige
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
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UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Campus Award for Excellence in
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Specialized Faculty
Eric C. Larson
Teaching Associate Professor
Business Administration
April M. Hoffmeister
Senior Lecturer
Mathematics
Jeff Frame
Teaching Associate Professor
Atmospheric Sciences
Joe Barich
Lecturer
Industrial & Enterprise
Systems Engineering
Raquel Castro Goebel
Instructor
Spanish & Portuguese
Nominated by
Nominated by
Nominated by
Nominated by
Nominated by
Carlos Torelli
Pierre Albin
Robert Rauber
Jeff Shamma
Silvina Montrul
UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Campus Award for Excellence in
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UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Campus Award for Excellence in
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UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Campus Award for Excellence in
Faculty
Alex Shakar
Associate Professor
English
Andiara Schwingel
Associate Professor
Kinesiology &
Community Health
Stephanie Sanders-Smith
Associate Professor
Curriculum & Instruction
Daniel W. Leon
Associate Professor
Classics
Amanda Mabry-Flynn
Assistant Professor
Advertising
Nominated by
Nominated by
Nominated by
Nominated by
Nominated by
Robert Barrett
Ken Wilund
Adam Poetzel
Curtis Perry
Michelle Nelson
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© Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Design
Michael Linsner
Multimedia Graphics Specialist
Nancy Oliver
Web Specialist
Justin Parker
Director
Design Group @ Vet Med
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Content
Gennifer Gilbert
Associate Director Special Projects and Events
Kristi Kuntz
Executive Associate Provost for Academic Programs & Policies, and Executive Director of the Campus Center for Advising & Academic Services
Melissa Ong
Major Awards Coordinator
Staci Ryan
Administrative Aide for Special Events
Teresa Spence
Assistant to the Executive Associate Provost for Academic Programs and Policies and Associate Provost for Educational Programs and Success Initiatives
Office of the Provost
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
UI Public Affairs: Fred Zwicky
UI Public Affairs: Joyce Seay-Knoblauch
UI Public Affairs: Video Services
UI Public Affairs: L. Brian Stauffer
UI Public Affairs: L. Brian Stauffer
UI Public Affairs: L. Brian Stauffer
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UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Content
Gennifer Gilbert
Associate Director Special Projects and Events
Kristi Kuntz
Executive Associate Provost for Academic Programs & Policies, and Executive Director of the Campus Center for Advising & Academic Services
Melissa Ong
Major Awards Coordinator
Staci Ryan
Administrative Aide for Special Events
Teresa Spence
Assistant to the Executive Associate Provost for Academic Programs and Policies and Associate Provost for Educational Programs and Success Initiatives
Office of the Provost
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Photography / Videography
p. 1 UI Public Affairs: Fred Zwicky
p. 2 UI Public Affairs: Joyce Seay-Knoblauch
p. 4 UI Public Affairs: Video Services
p. 6 UI Public Affairs: L. Brian Stauffer
p. 8 UI Public Affairs: L. Brian Stauffer
p. 18 UI Public Affairs: L. Brian Stauffer
© Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
Design
Michael Linsner
Multimedia Graphics Specialist
Nancy Oliver
Web Specialist
Justin Parker
Director
Design Group @ Vet Med
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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