The College of LAS has honored 15 professors with named scholar and professorship positions in recognition of their contributions to research and education at the University of Illinois.
The named positions include the I. C. Gunsalus Scholar, the Helen Corley Petit Scholars, and the LAS Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholars. The awardees are as follows:
I. C. Gunsalus Scholar
The I.C. Gunsalus Scholar recognizes young faculty members for their scholarship and teaching in physical and life sciences. Recipients hold the title for one academic year and receive support for their research and teaching.
This recipient is Chunyuan Diao, geography and geographic information science
Helen Corley Petit Scholars
The Helen Corley Petit Scholar recognizes early career faculty members for their scholarship and teaching. Recipients hold the title for one academic year and receive support for their research and teaching.
The recipients are:
Daniel Berwick Evans, mathematics
Jamie Jones, English
Paola Mera, microbiology
Bobby Smith II, African American studies
Myoung-Sun Song, East Asian languages and literatures
Xiao Su, chemical and biomolecular engineering
Emily Van Duyn, communication
LAS Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholars
The LAS Dean’s Distinguished Professorial Scholars award is presented to excellent faculty who are under consideration to be promoted from associate to full professor. Recipients hold the title for one academic year and receive support for their research and teaching.
The recipients are:
Eric Calderwood, comparative and world literature
David Cooper, Slavic languages and literature
Ying Diao, chemical and biomolecular engineering
Patricia Gregg, earth science and environmental change
Mimi Nguyen, gender and women’s studies
Lori Raetzman, molecular and integrative physiology
Gisela Sin, political science
