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Campus Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement

OVERVIEW

Campus Awards for Excellence in Public Engagement recognize faculty members, academic professionals, staff employees, and students who fulfill in exemplary ways the University's commitment to public engagement.  Awards are available for individuals and teams. Each faculty member, academic professional and staff employee award winner will receive $1,500 cash and a $1,500 salary increase on a recurring basis (up to three awards will be made, with at least one being in the academic professional category).  Up to three cash awards of $1,500 each will be given to undergraduate, professional or graduate students to be used for professional development or to support other educational activities.

RECIPIENTS

2008 - 2009 awards presented February 4, 2009 to:

  • Individual Awardees
    Scott Schwartz, University Library; The Sousa Archives: Center for American Music
    Paul Adams, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
    Minosca Alcantara, College of Engineering, Women in Engineering

  • Student Awardees:
    Kerry Pimblott, College of LAS, Department of History
    Martha Webber, College of LAS, Department of English

2005 - 2006 awards presented September 2006 to:

  • Lydia P. Buki, Educational Psychology
  • Vernon Burton, History, Sociology and Center for Computing in Humanities
  • Robert W. Frazee, East Peoria Extension Center Illinois River System Management
  • Edward A. Kieser, WILL Radio and Television
  • WILL Youth Media Workshop: Development of Youth Leadership through Media Skills, (Team Award)

2004 - 2005 awards presented September 21, 2005 to:

  • Cheryl Barber, Program Coordinator, Continuing Education
  • Dipesh Navsaria, MD '05, College of Medicine
  • Carol Diener, Visiting Associate Professor, Psychology
  • Mark F. Testa, Associate Professor, Social Work
  • Valeri Werpetinski, Graduate Student, Psychology
  • College of Veterinary Medicine: A Pet's Place, (Team Award)

2003 - 2004 awards presented September 22, 2004 to:

  • Richard F. Bajner, Jr. , Undergraduate Student, Department of Health Planning and Administration
  • Ted L. Funk, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering
  • Gladys D. Hunt, Coordinator of Program Development and Outreach, Psychological Services Center
  • Adelle Renzaglia, Professor, Department of Special Education
  • Robert F. Rich, Professor, College of Law and Institute of Government and Public Affairs

2002 - 2003 awards presented September 30, 2003 to

  • Michael F. Hutjens, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences
  • James B. Kaler, Professor, Department of Astronomy
  • Teresa K. Easterly-Adams, Macon County Extension Office, College of ACES
  • Umesh Thakkar, Senior Research Scientist, NCSA
  • Allen O. Eghrari, Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychology
  • Sascha Meinrath, Graduate Student, Department of Psychology
  • Janni Sorensen, Graduate Student, Department of Urban and Regional Planning

2001 - 2002 awards presented September 23, 2002 to:

  • Michael J. Andrejasich; Professor, School of Architecture
  • Ann P. Bishop; Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library and Information Science
  • Jonathan R. Dolle; Graduate Student, Department of Educational Policy Studies
  • Jassen G. Johnson; Graduate Student, School of Architecture
  • George C. Reese; Associate Director, Office of Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education
  • Philippa N. Soskin; Undergraduate Student, School of Life Sciences
  • Burton E. Swanson; Professor, Agricultural and Consumer Economics
  • Cassiette A. West-Williams; Graduate Student, Department of Curriculum and Instruction

2000 - 2001 awards presented to;

  • J. Fred Giertz, Professor of Economics, Institute of Government and Public Affairs
  • Leonard F. Heumann, Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
  • Craig A. Miller, Sr., Community Design Specialist, East St. Louis Action Research Project
  • Suzan Akin, Undergraduate Student, Department of Psychology
  • Jessica Lynn Philips, Undergraduate Student, Department of Political Science

1999 - 2000 awards presented to:

  • May R. Berenbaum, Professor and Head, Department of Entomology
  • Mats A. Selen, Associate Professor, Department of Physics
  • Thomas L. Moore, Director, Psychological Services Center
  • Amanda Duff Keating, Graduate Student, School of Architecture and Department of Urban and Regional Planning
  • Timothy A. Shedd, Graduate Student, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
  • Matthew C. Wenger, Undergraduate Student, Department of Physics