Teachers and advisers in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have been recognized in the college and across campus for excellence in guiding students through their studies at Illinois.
Each year, LAS shines a light on a handful of its outstanding faculty and staff with annual teaching and advising awards. Professors, teaching assistants, specialized faculty, and advisers were chosen for six different honors.
All winners were first considered through a nomination process that began in January. The LAS Awards Committee then reviewed all nominations and used the established criteria in each category to rank and discuss the nominees before its recommendations were presented to Executive Associate Dean Brian Ross, said Amy Lawrence Elli, associate director of academic programs in the college.
All of this year’s recipients of college honors were first-time winners. Each honoree received a commemorative plaque and a monetary reward—including flat rewards, salary increments or money placed in discretionary accounts for research—ranging from $1,000 to $3,500.
“Undergraduate teaching and advising are central to the mission of the college and more broadly to the University of Illinois,” said Barbara Wilson, interim chancellor and Harry E. Preble Dean of the College of LAS. “The recipients of these awards demonstrate the excellence we all strive for each day in service to our students.”
Additionally, several LAS educators and advisers were recognized campuswide during a reception at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. A complete list of LAS awardees for campus and college awards follows:
Edward W. Collins and Doris Strickland-Collins Intern Award, LAS 101
Daniel Byrne
Taylor Greenspon
Hyein Lee
Rebecca Stolberg
Edward W. Collins and Doris Strickland-Collins Intern Award, LAS 122
Andrew Dalin
Excellence in Undergraduate Advising (LAS)
Jennifer Brandyberry, molecular and cellular biology
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants (LAS)
Nickolas Andersen, mathematics
Seong Hee Cho, psychology
Wendy Truran, English
Sarah Yeakel, mathematics
Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Instructional Staff (LAS)
David Morris, lecturer, English
Humanities Council Teaching Excellence Award (LAS)
Sean Minion, teaching assistant, classics
Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, professor of history
Lynn M. Martin Award for Distinguished Women Teachers (LAS)
Anita Mixon, teaching assistant, communication
Karen Sears, professor of animal biology
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching (LAS)
Robert Barrett, professor of English
Lee DeVille, professor of mathematics
David Rivier, professor of cell and developmental biology
Mara Wade, professor of Germanic languages and literatures
Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Nickolas Andersen, teaching assistant, mathematics
Seong Hee Cho, teaching assistant, psychology
Lee DeVille, professor of mathematics
Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, professor of history
Anita Mixon, teaching assistant, communication
Karen Sears, professor of animal biology
Wendy Truran, teaching assistant, English
Campus Award for Excellence in Guiding Undergraduate Research
Becky Fuller, professor of animal biology
