Reminder: Faculty Awards Celebration Today; Webcast available
The 2018 All-University Faculty Awards Celebration at 3 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, will recognize more than 16 faculty earning the universitys top honors in teaching, research, entrepreneurship, service and more.
Among the honorees will also be the 2018 inductees of the Fellows of the Graduate School and the Academy of Fellows for Teaching and Learning.
The annual awards ceremony, co-sponsored by the Office of the President, Faculty Senate and the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, will be held in Great Hall at Tangeman University Center and will be followed by a reception with refreshments and appetizers. It is open to all. It will also be webcast at www.uc.edu/facultyawards/ceremony.
Below are the 2018 honorees:
Trefor W. Bazett, PhD
Innovative Uses of Technology in Teaching Award
McMicken College of Arts & Sciences
Marc M. Cahay, PhD
Provost Faculty Career Award
College of Engineering & Applied Science
Craig M. Froehle, PhD
George Barbour Award for Good Faculty-Student Relations
Carl H. Lindner College of Business
Daniel J. Hassett, PhD
Established Entrepreneurial Achievement Award
College of Medicine
Emily M. S. Houh, JD
Distinguished Teaching Professor
College of Law
David Y. Hui, PhD
Distinguished Research Professor
College of Medicine
i-Pad Adoption & Implementation Team
E-Learning Program of the Year
Student-Athlete Support Services
Gary R. Kelm, PhD
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award
James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy
Gregory D. Loving, PhD
Faculty Award for Exemplary Service to the University
UC Clermont College
Francis X. McCormack, MD
George Rieveschl Jr. Award for Distinguished Scientific Research
College of Medicine
Deborah T. Meem, PhD
Mrs. A.B. "Dolly" Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching
McMicken College of Arts & Sciences
Richard A. Miller, PhD
Faculty Award for Exemplary Service to the University
College of Engineering & Applied Science
Janet Moore, JD
Mrs. A.B. "Dolly" Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching
College of Law
Christopher Phillips, PhD
Distinguished Research Professor & George Rieveschl Jr. Award for Creative and/or Scholarly Works
McMicken College of Arts & Sciences
Andrew C. Villemez, DMA
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award
College-Conservatory of Music
Inductees Academy of Fellows for Teaching & Learning Shauna Acquavita, Pam Rankey and Teresa Roig-Torres.
Inductees Fellows of the Graduate School Chong Ahn, Steven Cahn, Aimin Chen, Ashley Currier, John Drury, Gail Fairhurst, Emily Houh, Nancy Jennings, Catherine Losada, James Mack, Paula Shear, Michael Solimine and Vijay Vasudevan.
More information about the all-university faculty awards can be found on the Faculty Awards website.
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