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

April 25, 2019


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
•ÌýAssistant Professor Erica McJimpsey
– Chemistry

•ÌýProfessor Peter Cole - History


Undergraduate Research Day, April 2019

•Ìý91Ìýprojects (69 percent of total); 107 CAS students; 46 CAS faculty mentors

Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity Grants

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

John Hallwas Liberal Arts and Sciences Lecturer
•ÌýHistory 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.

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

•ÌýExcellence 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.

•ÌýExcellence 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.

•ÌýExcellence 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.

•ÌýExcellence 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.

•ÌýExcellence 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
•ÌýCAS College Scholar: Shea Fili
, a senior from London Mills, IL (Foreign Languages and Cultures)

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

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

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

•ÌýCAS Student Organization Award: Biology Graduate Student Association

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





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