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Faculty Awards

UMKC is proud to salute its faculty for their many contributions in the areas of teaching, research and service.

2023 Awardees

Chancellor’s Award for Exceptional Leadership

Gerald Wyckoff | Division of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences | School of Pharmacy

Chancellor’s Award for Career Contributions

Roger Sommi | Division of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences | School of Pharmacy

Chancellor’s Award for Embracing Diversity

Gail Williams (Posthumously) | Interlibrary Loan | University Libraries

Jennifer Waddell | Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies | School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Studies

Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Community Engagement

Joe Parisi | Music Studies | Conservatory

Stefanie Ellison | Emergency Medicine | School of Medicine 

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring

Yugyung Lee | Computing Analytics and Math | School of Science and Engineering

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Early Career Ranked or Unranked NTT

Jessica Magana | Biological and Biomedical Systems | School of Science and Engineering

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Early Career Tenure Track

Owen Belcher | Music Studies | Conservatory

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Mid Career/Senior Ranked or Unranked NTT

Darla McCarthy | Biomedical Sciences | School of Medicine

Provost Award for Excellence in Teaching Mid Career/Senior Tenured

Candace Schlein | Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies | School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Studies

Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Candace Schlein | Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies | School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Studies

Award for Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers, Scholars and Artists

Paul Rulis | Physics and Astronomy | School of Science and Engineering

Alison Graettinger | Earth and Environmental Sciences | School of Science and Engineering

Jeffrey Rydberg-Cox | English Language and Literature | School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Elmer F. Pierson Good Teaching Award

Emily Hillman | Emergency Medicine | School of Medicine

Ryan Copus | School of Law

Catherine Boles | Periodontics | School of Dentistry

Karen Landay | Entrepreneurship and Management | Bloch School of Management

N.T. Veatch Award

Masud Chowdhury | Division of Energy, Matter and Systems | School of Science of Engineering

Trustees Faculty Fellow Award

John Spertus | Internal Medicine | School of Medicine