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 Helen Corley Petit Scholars, the I.C. Gunsalus Scholar, and LAS Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholars. They will receive financial support for their work. The awardees are as follows:
The I.C. Gunsalus Scholar (for scholars in the life and physical sciences)
Simon Rogers, chemical and biomolecular engineering
Helen Corley Petit Scholars (for early career scholars)
Philip Anderson, evolution, ecology, and behavior
John Gallagher, English
Irvin Hunt, English
Natalie Lira, Latina/Latino studies
Ghassan Moussawi, gender and women’s studies and sociology
Naveen Narisetty, statistics
Sepideh Sadaghiani, psychology
LAS Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholars
Kathryn Clancy, anthropology
Francina Dominguez, atmospheric sciences
David Flaherty, chemical and biomolecular engineering
Katy Heath, plant biology
