2009 Faculty Awards: Celebrating Excellence Across the University of Cincinnati

Spring is the time when excellence is celebrated at universities. At the University of Cincinnati, it has become a May tradition to honor some of the brightest stars among the faculty at the annual Faculty Awards Celebration.

This year's ceremony took place on May 21, with the accomplishments of 14 faculty members from all across the university being celebrated.

Here's a rundown on each of this year's winners. Click on each name to get a detailed profile of their work and contributions to making UC a great institution of higher learning.

Emerging Entrepreneurial Achievement Award

Chong H. Ahn, PhD
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

 

Distinguished Teaching Professor

Bruce S. Ault, PhD
Professor, Chemistry, McMicken College of Arts & Sciences

 

Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award

Cindy B. Damschroder
Adjunct Associate Professor, Art History, DAAP

Mrs. A.B. “Dolly” Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching

H. Scott Dumas, PhD  
Professor, Mathematics, McMicken College of Arts & Sciences

 


Faculty Senate University Service Award

Robert W. Faaborg, PhD
Associate Professor, Philosophy, McMicken College of Arts & Sciences

 

Faculty Senate University Service Award

Lawrence G. Gilligan, MA
Professor, Mathematics & Physics, Applied Science

 

Mrs. A.B. “Dolly” Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching

Thomas D. Mantei, PhD
Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

 

George Barbour Award for Good Faculty-Student Relations

Terence G. Milligan, DMA
Professor, Music, CCM

 

Distinguished Research Professor

Robert C. Richardson, PhD
Professor, Philosophy, McMicken College of Arts & Sciences

 

George Rieveschl Jr. Award for Distinguished Scientific Research

Jeffrey Robbins, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics, College of Medicine

 

George Rieveschl Jr. Award for Creative and/or Scholarly Works

Miguel A. Roig-Francolí, PhD
Professor, Music Theory, CCM

 

UC|21 President’s Excellence Award

Kurt Sassmannshaus, MM
Professor & Starling Chair, Violin, Performance Studies, CCM

 

Established Entrepreneurial Achievement Award

William J. Vanooij, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Chemical & Materials Engineering, College of Engineering

 

Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award

Suzette Boyer Webb
Lecturer, Dance & Music Preparatory, CCM

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