Twenty-one faculty and staff to be honored for outstanding achievements
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) is set to honor 21 faculty and staff for their outstanding achievements in research and creative activity, teaching, student mentoring, service and engagement. The 2nd annual event – Celebrating Excellence – will take place from 3:00-5:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 8 at Pierson Auditorium, 5000 Holmes.
“Celebrating Excellence showcases extraordinary individuals in the classroom and on campus who have been recognized by their peers for their exceptional work and talent,” said Gail Hackett, Ph.D., executive vice chancellor and provost. “These individuals are representative of the great work that goes on in every academic unit and division across our campus.”
Staff Awards:
Nancy Bahner, Administrative Associate II, School of Pharmacy, Human Resources Campus Collaboration Staff Award
Gail Metcalf Schartel, Certification and Data Manager, School of Education, Chancellor’s Education First Staff Award
Heidi Updike, Administrative Assistant, Department of Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences, Chancellor’s True Unsung Hero Staff Award
Krista Young, Procurement Administrator, UM Procurement Operations, Staff Council Governing Board Award
Leah Wilder, Academic Advisor, School of Nursing, Student Affairs Student Mentor Staff Award
Teaching Awards:
Jerzy Wrobel, Physics Department, College of Arts and Sciences, Missouri Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Jennifer Lundgren, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, Chancellor’s Early Career Award for Excellence in Teaching
Nancy Levit, Curators Professor and Edward D. Ellison Professor of Law, School of Law, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
G. Sullivan Read, Professor of Cell Biology & Biophysics, School of Biological Sciences, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
Richard Delaware, Associate Teaching Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences, Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Christopher Hoyt, Professor of Law, School of Law, Elmer F. Pierson Good Teaching Award – Law
John Bellome, Director of Undergraduate Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Elmer F. Pierson Good Teaching Award – Dentistry
Alan Salkind, Professor of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Elmer F. Pierson Good Teaching Award – Medicine
Pamela Roffol Dobies, Instructor, Henry W. Bloch School of Management, Elmer F. Pierson Good Teaching Award – Business
Research Awards:
Kathy Goggin, Professor of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, N.T. Veatch Award for Distinguished Research and Creative Activity
Kathy Goggin, Professor, Professor of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, UMKC Trustees Faculty Fellowship Award
Alexander Idnurm, Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & Biophysics, School of Biological Sciences, UMKC Trustees Faculty Scholar Award
Jared Bruce, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, UMKC Trustees Faculty Scholar Award
Service and Engagement Awards:
Gloria Tibbs, Information Commons and Instruction Librarian, University Libraries’ Diversity Liaison, University Libraries, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Diversity
Student National Dental Association/Hispanic Student Dental Association, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Diversity
Bill Eckhardt, Teaching Professor of Law, School of Law, Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Community Engagement
Steven Krantz, Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, Chancellor’s Award for Career Contributions to the University
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