2019 Excellence Award Winners Announced

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 22:35:42 +0000

2019 Excellence Award Winners Announced Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 02/25/2019 - 15:35

The BFA is pleased to announce the 2019 Excellence Award Winners:

Excellence in Leadership and Service

Paul Beale, Physics
Erin Furtak, Education
Leslie Irvine, Sociology
Erika Randall, Theatre & Dance

Excellence in Research, Scholarly, and Creative Work

John Cassano, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Russell Cropanzano, Business
Nan Goodman, English

Excellence in Teaching and Pedagogy

Priscilla Craven, French & Italian
Teresa Foley, Integrative Physiology
Jennifer Knight, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology

Colleagues, family and friends will honor the recipients at a recognition ceremony during spring semester which is highlighted by a keynote address given by the 2018 Hazel Barnes Prize recipient, Sarah Krakoff. This year's reception will be held on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 from 4:30 -7 p.m.

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2018 BFA Excellence Awards Ceremony

Anonymous — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 21:39:16 +0000

2018 BFA Excellence Awards Ceremony Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 04/26/2018 - 15:39

2018 Excellence Award Winners

The 2018 BFA Excellence Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, April 26, 4:30 p.m in the University Memorial Center. The event recognized 15 different faculty who won awards for their excellence in leadership and service, teaching and pedagogy, research and creative work, as well as a lifetime leadership and service. Opening remarks were given by Provost Moore and BFA Chair Robert Ferry. The keynote speech was given by the 2017 Hazel Barnes Award winner, Tom Cech.

A record number of nominees were received this year in all three categories of awards:

The Excellence in Leadership and Service award recognizes those who have shown outstanding leadership abilities and service to the CU Boulder community. This year’s winners were:

Arturo Aldama – Ethnic Studies
James Green – Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
Matthew McQueen – Integrative Physiology
Karen Ramirez – Miramontes Arts & Sciences Program

The Excellence in Teaching and Pedagogy award celebrates faculty who have made significant impacts on student experiences through teaching and mentoring styles. This year’s winner were:

Donna Goldstein – Anthropology
David Shneer – Religious Studies/History/Program in Jewish Studies
Katharine Suding – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Kenneth Wright - English

Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work Award recognizes faculty whose research have been very significant to their department and fellow faculty members. This. Year’s winners were:

Nichole Barger – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Jeanne Clelland – Mathematics
Elizabeth Dutro – School of Education
Andrea Feldman – Program for Writing and Rhetoric
Marcia Yonemoto - History

Along with these three categories, this year the BFA awarded a special Lifetime Leadership and Service Award to William Kaempfer honoring his long-time service and commitment to faculty at CU Boulder.

See all the pictures from the ceremony.

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