The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will reveal the winners of the 2020 Faculty Excellence Awards at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 23. The results will be announced on the Faculty Excellence website and the. 

“Though we cannot celebrate the extraordinary achievements of our faculty members in person because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are proud to honor our dedicated faculty members for their hard work and perseverance in educating our students, providing groundbreaking research, and serving the public good,” Provost Ann Bain said. “Please join us on April 23 as we celebrate this bright spot at the university, our Faculty Excellence Award winners!”

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In lieu of the public ceremony, the university will honor our outstanding faculty through digital means.

Plans are currently underway and will be shared with the public in a timely manner.

To learn how the university is doing to prioritize the health of our students, faculty, staff, and community, follow the COVID-19 updates.

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“Faculty excellence winners underscore ����Vlog��ý Little Rock’s commitment to quality instruction, innovative research, and service to the community. Our faculty’s dedication to these fundamental principles continue to be the bedrock of our institution,” said Dr. Deborah Baldwin, Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs.
A panel of external judges will review the achievements of the college-level winners and select the university-wide winners in the categories of teaching, research, and public service.

The three university-wide winners, who will each receive a cash prize of $5,000, will be announced during the Faculty Excellence Awards ceremony at 5:30 p.m. April 13 in the Engineering and Information Technology Building Auditorium on the ����Vlog��ý Little Rock campus. A reception will follow in the Engineering and Information Technology Building lobby.

Since 1989, when the first award was given, the event has provided a way to recognize the great work of ����Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty and is made possible through the valued contributions of the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost, and the ����Vlog��ý Little Rock Chancellor’s Circle.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the ����Vlog��ý Little Rock Office of the Provost at 501-916-3204.

The following is a list of the college-level winners:
Public Service

• ����������Allison Holland, director of the University Writing Center and senior instructor of rhetoric and writing, College of Social Sciences and Communications
• ����������Cynthia Johnson, advanced instructor of accounting, College of Business
• ����������Laura Barrio-Vilar, assistant professor of English, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences
• ����������Michael DeAngelis, assistant professor of earth sciences, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
• ����������Suzanne Penn, associate professor of clinical law, William H. Bowen School of Law

Research/Creative Endeavors

• ����������Mengjun Xie, associate professor of computer science, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
• ����������Michael Flannery, professor of law, William H. Bowen School of Law
• ����������Tansel Karabacak, associate professor of physics and astronomy, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences
  
  

Teaching

• ����������J. Lyne Entrikin, professor of law, William H. Bowen School of Law
• ����������John Talburt, professor of information science and Acxiom Chair of Information Quality, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
• ����������Kathryn King, assistant professor of anthropology, College of Communication and Social Sciences
• ����������Linda Holzer, professor of music, College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences
• ����������Linda Stauffer, associate professor of interpreter education and program coordinator of the Interpreter Education Program, College of Education and Health Professions
• ����������Otmar Varela, associate professor of management, College of Business

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The faculty received the awards at a ceremony held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall at ����Vlog��ý Little Rock. A reception followed in the lobby and gallery of the Fine Arts Building.

Each award consists of a framed certificate and a cash gift of $10,000 for teaching and $5,000 in research or creative endeavors and in public service. College winners are recognized and university winners are announced at the annual ceremony.

For the past 26 years, the event has provided a way to recognize the great work of ����Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty and is made possible through the valued contributions of The Bailey Foundation, PepsiAmericas, and the ����Vlog��ý Little Rock Chancellor’s Circle.

Winners were selected by a panel of national judges who reviewed the achievements of the college-level winners.

The college-level winners receive a $1,000 cash award and framed certificate.

Teaching

Berry, a professor of chemistry in the College of Science whose expertise is in the self-assembly of polymeric materials, was named the Bailey Teaching award winner. Dr. Berry primarily teaches organic chemistry, viewed by many students as one of the most difficult areas of chemistry. Despite this, Dr. Berry has received glowing evaluations each year from his students. As further evidence of his accomplishments as an educator, he was awarded the American Chemical Society’s Central Arkansas Section Professor of the Year award in 2010.

Research

Ghosh, a professor in the College of Science, was named the winner in the Research and Creative Endeavors category. He has developed a national and international reputation for his research efforts in inorganic chemistry with particular emphasis on green chemistry. Six patents have been issued to him, and he has submitted an additional six patent applications, which are still under review. He has been active in submitting research proposals to federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and Department of Defense, as well as private industries. In total, he has secured more than $1 million in funding from different agencies for his research.

Public Service

Mann, a professor of history in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, was named the Public Service award winner. Her grant procurement efforts total nearly $3 million. Dr. Mann was recognized with the History Channel’s Outstanding Service in the Field of History award. She promoted and encouraged participation in projects such as the Life Interrupted Project, which recounts the experiences of Japanese Americans housed in internment camps in Arkansas during World War II. The project continues to be part of the Little Rock School District’s social studies curriculum and, as such, is a testament to the quality of Dr. Mann’s work.

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����Vlog��ý Little Rock associate professor and scientist Dr. Margaret “Beth” E. McMillan was honored for her dedication to preparing future scientists for cutting-edge careers. She recently revised lab exercises and projects and encouraged the learning of her students by placing each one in the role of a newly hired professional completing assigned tasks as if part of his or her duties. McMillan received a $10,000 monetary award.

Dr. Nidhal Bouaynaya, assistant professor in the Department of Systems Engineering, won the $5,000 Faculty Excellence Award in Research sponsored by the ����Vlog��ý Little Rock Society of Philanthropy. Dr. Bouaynaya is a principal investigator of a million-dollar National Institute of Health research award and seeks to develop better methods for intervening in living organisms when they have gone awry.

Dr. Nancy Landrum, associate professor of management, won the $5,000 Faculty Excellence Award for Public Service sponsored by PepsiAmericas. She is committed to serving the community and developed ����Vlog��ý Little Rock’s first undergraduate and graduate courses in sustainable business practices, in which students engage in service learning projects, along with teaching her students how to conduct sustainability audits and assessments and related market research for several Little Rock businesses and organizations.  

The celebration of ����Vlog��ý Little Rock’s top faculty has been a tradition since 1988 when the university set aside an evening to honor the contributions and achievements of the faculty. The university winners, selected by a panel of national judges from college-level winners, were announced at a ceremony at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall.

College-level winners were:
TEACHING
Dr. Margaret E. McMillan, College of Science
Dr. Judith A. Hayn, College of Education
Dr. Gaurav Kumar, College of Business
Dr. Stacy Caroline Moak, College of Professional Studies
Dr. Hirak Patangia, College of Engineering and Information Technology
Stacy M. Pendergraft, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Coleen M. Barger, William H. Bowen School of Law

RESEARCH
Dr. Nidhal Bouaynaya, College of Engineering and Information Technology
Dr. Ibrahim Duyar, College of Education
Joseph R. Bell, College of Business
Dr. Kwasi Boateng, College of Professional Studies
Dr. Tansel Karabacak, College of Science
Dr. David Mastin, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Frances S. Fendler, William H. Bowen School of Law

PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr. Nancy Landrum, College of Business
Dr. Anarella Cellitti, College of Education
Amy O. Barnes, College of Professional Studies
William Jay Sims, College of Science
Dr. Angela Hunter, College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Catherine Lowry, College of Engineering and Information Technology
Kelly Browe Olson, William H. Bowen School of Law

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The evening will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a ceremony in the concert hall, followed by a reception in the Bailey Alumni and Friends Center. The event is free and open to the public.

The annual event celebrates the excellence of faculty in three categories – teaching, research or creative endeavors, and public service. Each ����Vlog��ý Little Rock college and the Bowen law school nominated a faculty member, and an independent selection committee will choose three university-wide winners.

The winner of the Bailey Teaching Award will receive $10,000 from the Bailey Foundation. Winners of the Faculty Excellence in Research and in Public Service will receive $5,000 awards.

For more information, contact Marita McNair at 501-916-3204. The following is a list of the college-level nominees:

RESEARCH

Frances S. Fendler, Professor of Law
Ibrahim Duyar, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership
Kwasi Boateng, Associate Professor of Mass Communication
Joseph R. Bell, Professor of Management
Tansel Karabacak, Associate Professor of Applied Science
Nidhal Bouaynaya, Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering
David F. Mastin, Professor of Psychology

PUBLIC SERVICE

Kelly Browe Olson, Associate Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs
Anarella Cellitti, Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Amy Oliver Barnes, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication
Nancy E. Landrum, Associate Professor of Management
Wm. Jay Sims, Instructor of Earth Sciences
Catherine Lowry, Senior Instructor of Information Science and Coordinator of Information Technology Minor
Angela Hunter, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies

TEACHING

Coleen M. Barger, Professor of Law
Judith A. Hayn, Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Stacy Caroline Moak, Professor of Criminal Justice
Gaurav Kumar, Associate Professor of Accounting
Margaret E. McMillan, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences
Hirak Patangia, Professor of Engineering Technology
Stacy M. Pendergraft, Associate Professor of Theatre Arts and Dance

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A ����Vlog��ý Little Rock professor and scholar who has published quintessential texts in his field, Levernier was honored for the impact of his life’s work – mentoring students, particularly those whom statistics predicted would never reach their true potential. He received a $10,000 monetary award.

Dr. Ann Robinson, whose work has made ����Vlog��ý Little Rock an international leader in gifted education, won the $5,000 Faculty Excellence Award in Research sponsored by the ����Vlog��ý Little Rock Society of Philanthropy. Her most recent empirical work focuses on the effect of school intervention on students and teachers, research that led to two multiple-year field studies funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Dr. Mark Giese, associate professor of mass communication who embodies the spirit of ����Vlog��ý Little Rock’s commitment to “walk the walk” of service to the community, won the $5,000 Faculty Excellence Award for Public Service sponsored by PepsiAmericas. He was credited for working tirelessly and successfully, going far beyond the bounds of ����Vlog��ý Little Rock to engage students in educational experiences, helping secondary teachers broaden their technical expertise, and aiding community organizations.

The celebration of ����Vlog��ý Little Rock’s top faculty has been a tradition since 1988 when the university set aside an evening to honor the contributions and achievements of the faculty. The university winners, selected by a panel of national judges from college-level winners, were announced at a ceremony at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall.

College-level winners were:

TEACHING:

Dr. Radu F. Babiceanu, Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
Michael Flannery, William H. Bowen School of Law
Dr. Larry C. Holland, College of Business
Christy L. Jackson, College of Science and Mathematics
Dr. James Levernier, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Dr. L. Carolyn Pearson, College of Education
David Weekley, College of Professional Studies

RESEARCH

Dr. Laura M. Amrhein, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Dr. Daniel Berleant, Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
Dr. Jeffrey S. Gaffney, College of Science and Mathematics
Dr. Nannette Nicholson, College of Professional Studies
Dr. Ann Robinson, College of Education
Robert Steinbuch, William H. Bowen School of Law
Dr. Thomas R. Tudor, College of Business

PUBLIC SERVICE

Dr. John Burgin, College of Education, College of Education
James K. Carr, Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
Dr. Mark Giese, College of Professional Studies
Ken Gould, William H. Bowen School of Law
Dr.  Eric R. Kaufmann, College of Science and Mathematics
Dr. Lawrence “Lars” S. Powell, College of Business
Dr. Elisabeth Sherwin, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences

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