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DeAngelis honored as Faculty Excellence in Teaching winner for Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology

John Hill — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:33:31 +0000

Dr. Michael DeAngelis, associate professor of Earth Sciences, has been selected as the 2020 Faculty Excellence in Teaching award winner for the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology. “Over the past 8.5 years, Dr. DeAngelis has built a very impressive record of teaching accomplishments, establishing himself as a dedicated teacher-scholar in the Department of Earth Sciences at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock,” said Dr. Margaret “Beth” McMillan, chair of the Department of Earth Sciences. “He has dedicated almost all of his teaching, research, and service efforts to the goal of supporting students.” DeAngelis is known for superior teaching, content knowledge, creative curriculum development, innovative teaching methods, and a serious commitment to professional development in teaching. In 2018, he was named a co-director of the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE), where he is responsible for designing and planning pedagogical professional development events and activities for faculty at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. “I have not, until now, written a letter in support of any faculty member at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock for the Excellence in Teaching Award but, in Dr. DeAngelis’ case, I do so with delight,” said J. Bradley Minnick, associate professor of English. “I have also had the great honor to be able to work with him as an ATLE Co-director, and in that capacity, too, his world view exemplifies teaching excellence. Dr. DeAngelis uses a wide variety of techniques and is not afraid to be experimental.” DeAngelis teaches courses in physical geology, field geology, mineralogy, environmental geology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, and planetary geology. His students give credit to his hands-on lab work for giving them an advantage in their careers. “Dr. DeAngelis would use his own extensive experience in education, research, and field work to help students understand the concepts at hand,” said Sarah Kuper, a ��Vlog��ý Little Rock graduate and former student of DeAngelis. “In mineralogy, we were allowed to choose which rock we’d make a thin section to analyze. This project, along with the basics of optical mineralogy and petrology, allowed his students an edge in some career field. I, myself, would not have the job I have now as an asbestos microscopist without his tutelage.” DeAngelis holds a bachelor’s degree in geology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, as well as a master’s degree and Ph.D. in geology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Campus Garden hosts Spring 2020 Plant Sale online

John Hill — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 11:55:22 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Campus Garden is hosting its Spring 2020 Plant Sale fundraiser online. All of the plants available for sale are $3 each and were grown with care on campus with volunteers from the Campus Garden Alliance and the community. Plants can be picked up at the Campus Garden at 3340 Fair Park Blvd. or by delivery. Available plants include basil, hot pepper, sweet pepper, and tomato. All proceeds will benefit the Campus Garden, which provides fresh produce to the campus community and the Trojan Food Pantry. Visit the to order the plants.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock, Heifer International launch partnership to promote sustainable agriculture, gardening practices

John Hill — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:33:31 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Heifer International have partnered to build awareness around regenerative agriculture and sustainable gardening practices in central Arkansas.�� “We are coming together to share our expertise in education and urban farming to create an exciting new collaboration,” ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale said. “Nurturing growth and transformation is what we do at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock. In the Campus Garden, with Heifer’s assistance, we’re not just growing food; we’re also growing the abilities of our students to create transformational change for themselves and their community. Our students are prepared to be innovators and responsible leaders in their fields, contributing to the cultural and economic growth of our state. That is the true beauty of partnerships like these. We all grow together.” The partnership, announced Feb. 26 at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Bailey Alumni Center, will provide Heifer and ��Vlog��ý Little Rock the opportunity to work together to educate students and members of the public on increasing accessibility to local, nutritious food. The partnership is one way Heifer is contributing to its mission to end hunger and poverty.�� “We currently work with small scale farmers in 21 countries around the world, including right here in Arkansas,” said Bob Bloom, chief financial officer of Heifer International. “With the Campus Garden here at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock and with our Urban Farm and Heifer Ranch, we saw this partnership as a natural fit and extension of what we’re doing in our home state. The campus here at the university represents a wonderful opportunity for a partnership that shares best practices, shares resources, and conducts joint workshops.”�� The two institutions will collaborate through field days and public workshops as well as sharing resources like equipment and volunteers. Students from ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s Campus Garden will learn about best practices used on Heifer’s Urban Farm, which contains a community garden, farm animals, and a solar-powered aquaponic facility, and the Heifer Ranch, a 1,200-acre agricultural training facility located in Perryville. “One of our goals at Heifer’s Urban Farm is to educate visitors about sustainable, eco-friendly farm practices,” said Tom Spinnato, senior director of facilities management and global operations. “It’s exciting that we’ll get to share what we know with visitors from ��Vlog��ý Little Rock and also to be part of the growing network of folks in central Arkansas who are passionate about this work. I expect we’ll learn a lot from this experience that will enrich not only what we do here at the farm, but also the passion for local food in our community.” Members of the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Campus Garden Alliance, a student organization created in 2016, are looking forward to the innovative advances they hope to make at the garden through knowledge sharing with experts at Heifer International. “I think this will be an amazing opportunity,” said Lily Shaw, president of the Campus Garden Alliance. “We’ll have the opportunity to learn from Heifer’s experts. We can branch out into hydroponics and learn more about raising farm animals. In the future, I’m hoping we can access a commercial kitchen and learn how to produce commercial products that will support the Campus Garden.” The ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Campus Garden began in 2012 to teach students about sustainable urban gardening and to provide healthy, local, and inexpensive food to the community. The garden donates food to the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Trojan Food Pantry to fight food insecurity and hosts community farm stand events. “It’s not just about the plants we grow. It’s about the people that participate in the garden,” said Michael DeAngelis, co-director of the Campus Garden and professor of Earth Sciences. “We provide equitable access to affordable, healthy food. We have community farm stand events where people pay whatever they can through a donation, and sometimes that is nothing. We’ve had people come to the event who told us that they didn’t get a paycheck this week, and they didn’t know how they were going to get through the week without food from the garden.” In the future, DeAngelis hopes the garden will make an even larger impact on the local community with help from Heifer. They would like to expand the garden to provide more food to the Trojan Food Pantry and other community organizations that fight hunger, like the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance. They also want to build an outdoor classroom space that will support year-round teaching, research, and community outreach activities. In the upper right photo, Heifer International CFO Bill Bloom, left, exchanges spinach grown in Heifer’s Urban Farm with ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale, right, for honey made by bees in the university’s Campus Garden after signing a partnership launching a pilot project to build awareness around regenerative agriculture and sustainable gardening practices. Photo by Ben Krain.

Chancellor Drale gifts $25,000 to ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty professional development��

Ajani Oyindamola — Wed, 25 Sep 2019 17:27:19 +0000

The new chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has started her term with an investment in the future of faculty members at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock.�� Dr. Christina Drale, named the university’s eighth chancellor by University of Arkansas System President Donald Bobbitt on Sept. 12, will donate $25,000 over two years to create an endowed fund to support the university’s Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence (ATLE). Drale made the announcement at the University Assembly on Sept. 20. Drale, who has 34 years of higher education experience, noted that it was important to invest in faculty members who give so much to provide an education for ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s students. “While we make our way through the budget planning process and adjust to the new normal, it is vitally important that we not lose sight of the need to invest in our strengths,” Drale said. “As your chancellor, I make this commitment to you that I will keep that goal front and center. I am pleased to announce that I’ve started an endowment fund for the Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence in the amount of $25,000 — a modest token of my commitment to the university.”�� The Academy for Teaching and Learning Excellence promotes professional development for ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s faculty members. Its mission is to foster excellence in teaching and learning through sharing ideas, collaboration, and building a strong community of engaged teachers and learners.�� “The gift from Chancellor Drale speaks volumes about her commitment to higher education and ��Vlog��ý Little Rock,” said Christian O’Neal, vice chancellor for university advancement. “Dr. Drale highly values the time, dedication, and hard work of the university’s faculty members. As the new chancellor, she wishes to encourage others by leading by example, and her generosity serves as an inspiration to us all.” Faculty Senate President Amanda Nolen commended the endowment as a way to underscore the importance of faculty development in student success. “Professional development for faculty is an often underfunded afterthought across the academy,” Nolen said. “In spite of a small budget, ATLE has grown to play a central role in the vitality of this institution’s instructional force. This infusion of resources will add to the sustainability of ATLE as its leadership continues to develop the quality programming available to faculty across campus.”�� Three faculty members serve as ATLE co-directors: Michael DeAngelis, associate professor of Earth Sciences, Amar Kanekar, associate professor of health education and promotion, and Laura Barrio Vilar, associate professor of English. “Chancellor Drale has always been a strong advocate and supporter of the Academy of Teaching and Learning Excellence, and this generous gift is another clear example of her strong commitment to the professional development of faculty of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock,” DeAngelis said. “ATLE strives to provide ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty with unique and innovative teaching and learning opportunities. This gift and its legacy will help to ensure its continued growth and the development of innovative, diverse and content-driven programming opportunities. The ATLE co-directors and fellows want to express our most sincere gratitude to Chancellor Drale.” Every month, the academy hosts two lunch-and-Learn events for faculty members to network and learn about teaching techniques and student success programs, and a teaching moments event for members to have direct learning experiences in a variety of classroom settings. These events serve as a powerful way to ��Vlog��ý Little Rock faculty members to learn best teaching practices that they share with their colleagues. ATLE also sponsors teacher mentorships, community engagement opportunities, workshops, and an awards program for faculty. “I have been attending ATLE events since starting as a new faculty member at ��Vlog��ý Little Rock,” said Bailey Oliver, assistant professor of applied communication. “These events are not only fun and offer networking opportunities across disciplines at the university, but they provide insightful and necessary discussions on best teaching practices for our students. I have loved growing in teaching by attending these events, and frequently bring my notes from these events back to my faculty and department to prompt additional discussions as well.”

Volunteer beekeeper tends bees that create more food in campus garden

Ajani Oyindamola — Fri, 24 May 2019 13:35:27 +0000

By day, Peter Stuckey is a database administrator in the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Information Technology Services.�� After work and on the weekends, the 23-year-veteran of ��Vlog��ý Little Rock is a local beekeeper who helps to fight the global reduction of honeybees around the world. “I started beekeeping seven years ago when I heard about Colony Collapse Disorder,” Stuckey said. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Colony Collapse Disorder occurs when most of a colony’s worker bees disappear while leaving a queen bee, brood, and plenty of food behind. It was first discovered during the 2006-07 winter, when beekeepers reported very high losses of 30-90 percent of their hives. “Beekeepers were going out to where they kept their hives, and many of the colonies had collapsed,” Stuckey said. “There was a lot of concern about why the bees were dying. Among the suggestions of how to help included looking at amateur beekeeping. I started out with two hives, but I’ve got seven at this point.” Since honeybees are essential to pollinating the food we eat, it’s especially important to maintain healthy colonies during the pollinating season. “When we have fewer bees, less things get pollinated,” Stuckey said. “A third of the foods we eat, including a variety of fruits and vegetables, we would not have without the honeybees and their pollination. It’s been proven that there is an increase in overall production of plants when honeybees are in the area. Every spring, thousands of honeybee hives are taken to California to the almond groves. Farmers pay $200-$300 per hive because they will get that many more almonds because of it.” In the Campus Garden, Stuckey takes care of four beehives. The honeybees pollinate the two-acre garden, which leads to more food production. Much of the food is donated to the Trojan Marketplace Food Pantry to feed students and members of the community facing food insecurity. The students who volunteer in the Campus Garden are often fascinated by the bees, which produce about 100 pounds of honey per year.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock staff member Peter Stuckey is an amateur beekeeper with several hives kept at the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Campus Garden. Photo by Ben Krain.

“I try to get into the hives once every two weeks. I’m looking for disease or pests, and I’m looking to make sure the queen is still there and able to produce more bees. I have to make sure they have enough room to make honey,” Stuckey said. “If students are in the garden, they put on veils and get up close and ask questions. There is definitely an interest.” Stuckey has become the go-to guy concerning bees in the area. He’s often called in to capture feral hives or swarming bees. Swarming occurs when a new colony is formed when the leaves the colony with a large group of . Earlier this month, Stuckey and Dr. Michael DeAngelis, associate professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, captured bees that were swarming around a piece of equipment at a construction site. They brought the bees back to the Campus Garden to recuperate, and they have now been transferred to a safe location. For anyone interested in taking up beekeeping, Stuckey said you need a hive, smoker, hive tool, veil, and other protective gear to get started. “To be a beekeeper, you have to get over the fear of being stung. I’ve gotten stung a lot, but it doesn’t hurt as much when you are stung in the hands. You also have to not be allergic to bees,” he said. “It’s very rewarding to see how the honeybee hives work. It’s an amazing experience to harvest honey and see what the bees can do. I highly recommend it. These little bugs give their whole lives and work so hard just to produce a little honey. Generally, it takes 12 bees their entire lives to produce one teaspoon of honey, which is less than half of what some people put in their cup of coffee.”

Nature Conservancy director to discuss Arkansas conservation projects in next EARTHtalk! lecture

Ajani Oyindamola — Fri, 12 Oct 2018 16:07:55 +0000

The director of The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas will talk about conservation and restoration projects in Arkansas during the next ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Department of Earth Sciences EARTHtalk! lecture series on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The talk, “Forests, Rivers, and Fire: Restoring the Natural State with The Nature Conservancy,” will begin at 6 p.m. in the Schueck, McCarty, Lexicon Inc. Auditorium in the Engineering and Information Technology Building. It is free and open to the public. Scott Simon, director of The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas, will talk about innovative prescribed fire, river restoration, and reforestation projects happening in Arkansas. Guests will also learn about conservancy preserves to visit in central Arkansas. Simon joined The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas as a land steward in 1996 and became the ��conservancy’s director in 2003. He previously worked as a wetland ecologist for the Illinois Natural History Survey. Scott has helped to develop conservation projects in Central America and Africa, testifies on conservation issues for congressional and state legislative committees, and has authored 20 articles and book chapters. For more information, contact Michael DeAngelis at 501-569-3542 or mtdeangelis@ualr.edu or visit the.

Sustainability grant will lead to new greenhouse for Campus Garden, more fresh food for Trojan Food Pantry

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 22 May 2018 13:56:51 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Sustainability Committee has awarded a $2,500 grant that will provide more growing opportunities for the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Campus Garden as well as an increase in fresh produce for the Trojan Food Pantry.�� Dr. Stephen Grace, associate professor of biology, and Dr. Michael DeAngelis, associate professor of Earth Sciences, serve as faculty advisors of the Campus Garden Alliance, which began a partnership in 2016 to provide fresh produce for the Trojan Food Pantry. The Trojan Food Pantry typically relies on donations of nonperishable food, but staff members are eager to provide healthier options for people who use the food pantry. The Campus Garden Alliance provides the food pantry with produce such as beets, cauliflower, cabbage, greens, tomatoes, peas, peppers, herbs, squash, and onions. “We intend to install a hoop-style, cold frame greenhouse at the Campus Garden to expand growing capacity and enable year-round vegetable production,” Grace said. “We feel that a greenhouse will greatly enhance the mission and goals of the Campus Garden by providing much needed infrastructure. It will also be used to leverage further improvements at the Campus Garden with the long-term goal of becoming an economically viable center for urban agriculture.” The Sustainability Committee also awarded two additional $2,500 grants to Dr. John Czarnecki, adjunct professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, and Dr. Ashokkumar Sharma, assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology. Czarnecki will develop trash barriers for the city’s storm drains in order to reduce the amount of trash that winds up in Fourche Creek. “Much of the floatable trash entering curbside storm drains in Little Rock ultimately ends up in Fourche Creek, home to 25 percent of all fish species in Arkansas,” Czarnecki said. “The city of Little Rock includes 1,800 acres of bottomland hardwood forests within the Fourche Creek bottoms area. Unfortunately, this area receives regular inputs of floatable trash during flood events. This trash negatively impacts sustainable water quality, ecosystems, and recreation in Fourche Creek bottoms.” The storm drains have uncovered openings ranging from 5-12 inches in height and 6-12 feet in length, which can allow trash up to the size of a basketball to enter. Commercially made storm drain trash barriers are available, but Czarnecki notes that these cost roughly $1,000 each, making them an impractical option for Little Rock. With the help of construction management and Earth Sciences students, Czarnecki will design, build, and implement cost-effective barriers using readily available materials. Once he receives permission from the City of Little Rock’s Department of Public Works, Czarnecki and his students will test the barriers on storm drains on the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock campus and monitor their progress. “I greatly enjoy building things and finding solutions that impact society,” Czarnecki said. “Fourche Creek is a spectacularly beautiful natural resource right in the city limits of Little Rock that deserves respect and protection. This project will help attain that goal.” Sharma will use his grant, “Sustainable Production of Renewable Fuels,” to fund a research-based project to develop a novel thermochemical process to convert the university’s dry solid waste (papers, cardboard, and plastics) to produce a renewable fuel that can be utilized for generation of power and heat energy. “This research will provide an improved alternative to utilize wastes of public institutions, strengthening the energy independence and economy of the nation,” Sharma said. “This project will demonstrate how it is possible to utilize waste instead of recycling to generate energy.” He also plans to develop a course for engineering and engineering technology students with an emphasis on sustainability in energy conservation and efficiency. The grant money will be used to construct the reactor system, purchase materials, and fund student travel to present the research at a scientific conference. In the upper right photo,��Dr. Stephen Grace works in the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Campus Garden. Photo by Lonnie Timmons III/��Vlog��ý Little Rock Communications.

EARTHtalk! lecture to explore origins of springs in Hot Springs National Park

Ajani Oyindamola — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:07:06 +0000

An expert will explore the science behind the hot springs of Hot Springs National Park in the next EARTHtalk! lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Dr. Lindsey Waddell, geoscience and chemistry instructor for the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts, will discuss “The Geology of Hot Springs National Park: Ensuring the Future of our Thermal Waters” beginning at 6 p.m. Oct. 18, at the George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology Auditorium on the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock campus. The event is free and open to the public. Waddell earned a bachelor’s degree in geology from Smith College and a Ph.D. in oceanography, marine geology, and geochemistry from the University of Michigan. At the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, Waddell created a “Research in the Park” service-learning course in which students carry out scientific research projects at Hot Springs National Park. Past projects have included digitizing insect collections from the park’s archive, invasive plant and animal monitoring, and studying the bacteria of the thermal springs water. In 2017, the National Park Service awarded the course the George and Helen Hartzog Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service by a Youth Group award. For more information, contact Dr. Michael DeAngelis at 501.569.3542 or mtdeangelis@ualr.edu or visit the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Department of Earth Sciences EARTHtalk! website.

Arkansas students attend ��Vlog��ý Little Rock’s inaugural geology camp

Ajani Oyindamola — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:11:21 +0000

Nyala Jefferson wants to become a politician who will help solve the world’s problems.�� After attending the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s geology camp, Jefferson��said the study of geology can be used to fix the world. “Geology helps us to understand about climate change, global warming, melting polar ice caps, and how we can help fix the Earth’s problem,” Jefferson said. “I also want to become a politician, so I can help make bills to help the planet.” Jefferson was one of five Arkansas students who completed the inaugural geology camp program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Participants included:

��Jonathan Bailey, of Mabelvale, a junior at Sheridan High School
��Ra’Maun Baker, of Jacksonville, a sophomore at Episcopal Collegiate
��Frederick Carthon, of Lexa, a freshman at Barton High School
��Nyala Jefferson, of Poplar Grove, a freshman at Barton High School
��Hailey Nearns, of Lexa, a freshman at Barton High School

Held June 11-17 on the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock campus, the free one-week summer enrichment program was sponsored by the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology. It offered campers a unique overview of life as a geologist. Students studied topics like field mapping, mineralogy, fossils, topographical mapping, and geologic time. Dr. Michael DeAngelis and Dr. Rene Shroat-Lewis, both assistant professors in the Department of Earth Sciences, created the camp after students in other Engineering and Information Technology camps showed enthusiasm for the geology segments. “There’s never been a summer geology camp hosted by ��Vlog��ý Little Rock,” DeAngelis said. “We wanted to give students an overview of geology concepts in the classroom as well as hands-on experience and field excursions that will give them real-world experience.”

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Geology Camp participants visit Bayou Meto during a June 13 field excursion to practice geological mapping. Pictured, from left to right, back row: Ra’Maun Baker, Jonathan Bailey, and Fredrick Carthon. Front row: Hailey Nearns and Nyala Jefferson.

The students met with ��Vlog��ý Little Rock geology students and professors as well as employees from the Office of Admissions who showed them how to prepare for college. Engineering and Information Technology Dean Dr. Larry Whitman gave the students a presentation on how to prepare a winning “elevator speech” to impress future employers. Outside the classroom, students took field trips to Hot Springs National Park, Mid America Science Museum, Coleman Quartz Mine, Fourche Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility, bauxite mines in Saline County, and various field mapping locations near Cabot. Bailey was interested in attending the camp since his stepfather studies geology. The Sheridan High School student’s favorite activity was a field excursion to Coleman Quartz Mine, where the students dug for crystals. “I was lucky to get into this camp,” Bailey said. “I enjoy the study of rocks and moss.” In the upper right photo,��Engineering and Information Technology Dean Dr. Larry Whitman teaches Geology Camp participants how to deliver a winning elevator speech.

��Vlog��ý Little Rock announces college-level Faculty Excellence Award winners

Ajani Oyindamola — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 14:31:58 +0000

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will honor 14 of its top faculty members during the Faculty Excellence Awards Thursday, April 13.�� “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 Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Dr. Deborah Baldwin. 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 501.569.3204. The following is a list of 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. Lyn 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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