Several professors in the College of LAS have recently received named scholar positions for their contributions in education and research at the University of Illinois.
The named positions include the the Helen Corley Petit Scholars, the I.C. Gunsalus Scholar, the J. Andrew and Susan S. Langan Professorial Scholar, LAS Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholars, the Leslie Watt Scholar, and the Lynn M. Martin Professorial Scholar. They will receive financial support for their work. The awardees are as follows:
Helen Corley Petit Scholars (for early career scholars)
- John Barnard, comparative and world literature
- Jefferson Chan, chemistry
- Jennifer Druhan, geology
- Catharine Fairbairn, psychology
- Mauro Nobili, history
- Charee Thompson, communication
The I.C. Gunsalus Scholar (for scholars in the life and physical sciences)
- Ying Diao, chemical and biomolecular engineering
The J. Andrew and Susan S. Langan Professorial Scholar (for exceptional mid-career faculty members in any area of the college)
- Joaquin Rodriguez-Lopez, chemistry
LAS Alumni Distinguished Professorial Scholar
- Mariselle Meléndez, Spanish and Portuguese
LAS Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholars
- Steven Culpepper, statistics
- Ruby Mendenhall, sociology and African American studies
- Valeria Sobol, Slavic languages and literatures
The Leslie Watt Scholar
- Kathy Oberdeck, history
The Lynn M. Martin Professorial Scholar (for exceptional women teachers)
- Tania Ionin, linguistics
