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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ College of Arts and Sciences Presents Faculty, Student Awards

April 25, 2019


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MACOMB, IL – The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ College of Arts and Sciences presented its Spring 2019 departmental awards recently.

This semester's winners included:

University Research Council Awards

Summer Stipend Awards
• Assistant Professor Erica McJimpsey
– Chemistry

• Professor Peter Cole - History


Undergraduate Research Day, April 2019

• 91 projects (69 percent of total); 107 CAS students; 46 CAS faculty mentors

Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity Grants

• Fall 2018 and Spring 2019: Awarded 80 grants to support student research and conference presentations

John Hallwas Liberal Arts and Sciences Lecturer
• History Professor Richard Filipink

Title: "'It Depends Who Writes the History Henry' : History's Role in the Liberal Arts and Creating an Educated Citizen:
Sept. 11 in the Quad Cities and Sept. 12 in Macomb.

Outstanding Faculty Awards
CAS Outstanding Faculty Awards are presented to faculty who have shown exceptional expertise in providing °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ students with an outstanding education.

• Excellence in Teaching - College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award for Teaching is Professor Christopher Morrow, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ Department of English.

• Excellence in Research/Scholarly Activities: Professor Heather McIlvaine-Newsad, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ Department of Sociology and Anthropology is this year's recipient of College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award in the category of Research/Scholarly Activities.

• Excellence in Service: Professor Christopher Pynes, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ Department of Mathematics and Philosophy, has been chosen to receive this year's College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award in the category of Service.

• Excellence in Teaching with Technology: Professor Jim Olsen, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ Department of Mathematics and Philosophy, has been chosen to receive this year's College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award in the category of Teaching with Technology.

• Excellence in Multicultural Teaching: Associate Professor Alisha White, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ Department of English, has been chosen to receive this year's College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award in the category of Multicultural Teaching.

• Excellence in Undergraduate Research: Associate Professor Timothy Helwig, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ Department of English, has been chosen to receive this year's College of Arts and Sciences Outstanding Faculty Award in the category of Undergraduate Research.

Outstanding Student Awards
• CAS College Scholar: Shea Fili
, a senior from London Mills, IL (Foreign Languages and Cultures)

• CAS Honorary Recognition Award for Humanities: Taylor Runquist, a senior from Plymouth, IL (History Pre-Law)

• CAS Honorary Recognition Award for Natural Sciences and Mathematics: Nicole Walker, a senior from Grayslake, IL (Forensic Chemistry)

• CAS Honorary Recognition Award for Social Sciences: Joseph Weigel, a senior from Sherrard (Political Science)

• CAS Student Organization Award: Biology Graduate Student Association

For more information about the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²ÊÀúÊ·¼Ç¼ College of Arts and Sciences, visit .





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