Prestigious Awards Presented to Faculty and Staff
For °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ’s annual Founder’s Day, faculty and staff were recognized for their dedication to the university with some prestigious awards.
10/02/2020 10:59 AM
For °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ’s annual Founder’s Day, faculty and staff were virtually recognized for their dedication to the university with some prestigious awards. To watch the video announcement, released on Oct. 2 at 10 a.m., click here. Continue below if you wish to briefly read about each of the award winners.
Caterpillar Faculty Achievement Awards for Teaching and Scholarship nominees must hold a full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment, but they must not yet have attained tenure status.
- Teaching – Dr. Jacob Young (not pictured), Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems.
- Scholarship – Dr. John Marino (pictured far right), Assistant Professor of Biology.
The Samuel Rothberg Professional Excellence Award recognizes outstanding achievements in research and creativity by a senior faculty member. Recipients are expected to make original contributions to their field and submit these contributions for critical appraisal by their professional peers.
- Dr. Jackie Hogan (pictured right-center), Professor of Sociology and Anthropology.
The recognition of excellence in teaching became a tradition at °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ in 1957 when Charles M. Putnam established the Putnam Award for Excellence in Teaching.
- Dr. Seth Katz (pictured far left), Associate Professor of English.
One of the highest honors we bestow on a member of the faculty is the rank of Distinguished Professor, a rare designation awarded for outstanding qualifications.
- Dr. Robert Fuller (pictured center), Professor of Religious Studies.
Dr. Francis C. Mergen, chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering until his untimely death in 1972, shared Lydia Moss °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ’s value of public service. The Central Illinois °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Alumni Chapter established the Francis C. Mergen Award for Public Service in 1973 in Dr. Mergen’s honor. Each year, one person from °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ’s faculty or staff receives this award to recognize the significance of their contribution to the world around them.
- Dr. David Vroman (pictured left-center), Chair of the Music Department, Professor of Horn and Director of Bands.