Regents Award for Faculty Excellence

Purpose

The Regents Awards for Faculty Excellence serve as the means by which the Board of Regents acknowledges and honors university faculty members. The number to be awarded shall be determined annually by the Board of Regents.

Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Eligibility/Criteria

  1. Eligible faculty must be tenured, have been at UNI at least five years, and be non-administrators at the time of consideration. Eligibility also includes individuals who are employed at least half-time, those on leave of absence during consideration, or individuals who are in their final year of employment prior to retirement. An individual may receive the Regents Award for Faculty Excellence only once; however, recipients are not precluded from consideration for university awards.
     
  2. Award recipients shall be individuals who have been deemed to have a sustained record of excellence across the spectrum of faculty endeavors (teaching, scholarship, and service) or such outstanding accomplishments in one or more of the areas as to justify their selection. 
     
  3. Recipients of the university awards for outstanding teaching, service and research (Class of 1943 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, Ross A. Nielsen Professional Service Award, and James F. Lubker Research Award) from the previous year will automatically be considered for nomination.


Procedures

  1. The Provost's Office shall request nominations from each college senate. The College Senate Chair will submit the nominee submission form by November 18, 2024, which will forward the names of the nominees to the Provost's Office.
     
  2. The Provost's Office shall request the following from each nominee to be sent to the Office of the Provost using the nominee application by February 24, 2025. 
    •  Curriculum Vitae
    • Statement of Teaching Philosophy (1 page)
    • A maximum of four representative artifacts (publications, creative works, teaching materials, teaching evaluation summary forms,etc.)
    • Two letters of recommendation describing the nominee’s accomplishments in teaching, scholarship and service (sent directly to alex.speer@uni.edu)

       
  3. After review of the materials, the Regents Awards Committee will identify those individuals to receive awards. The list will be forwarded to the Faculty Senate.
     
  4. The Faculty Senate shall receive and endorse the Regents Awards Committee's recommendations and forward the names of the selected candidates to the Provost and Executive Vice President who will notify both the recipients and the Board of Regents.
     
  5. The selected candidates will then be affirmed by the Board of Regents.
     
  6. Names of nominees and recipients of past years will be maintained in the Office of Academic Affairs.

 

Composition of the Awards Committee

  1. The Regents Awards Committee shall be convened by the Chair of the Faculty.
     
  2. The Regents Awards Committee shall consist of the following members
    • Representative of the Office of the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs (non-voting)
    • Collegiate Dean appointed on a rotational basis from the alphabetical listing of the colleges
    • Chair of Council of Department Heads 
    • Member of the Graduate Council
    • Member of the Faculty Senate
    • Chair of the University Faculty
       
  3. The Regents Awards Committee shall be responsible for the solicitation of nominations, the review of submitted materials and the recommendation to the University Senate of faculty members to receive awards.

Award Recipients

2023-24:  Ben Schafer, Computer Science                                                         Kenneth Elgersma, Biology

2022-23:   Alan Czarnetzki, Earth & Environmental Sciences
                   Lisa Jepsen, Economics
                   Aleksandar Poleksic, Computer Science

2‌021-22:   Julianne Gassman, Community Engagement
                   Christopher Larimer, Political Science
                   James Mattingly, Management

2020-21:   Shahina Amin, Economics
                   Chad Heinzel, Earth & Environmental Sciences

2019-20:   Elizabeth Lefler, Psychology
                   Amy Petersen, Special Education

2018-19:    Tim Kidd, Physics
                   Jim O'Loughlin, Languages and Literatures

2017-18:    Tammy Gregersen, Languages and Literatures
                   Teresa Spradling, Biology
                   David Surdam, Economics

2016-17:    R. Martin Chin, Chemistry & Biochemistry
                   James Demastes, Biology
                   Mike Waggoner, Ed. Lead. and Postsecondary Ed.

2015-16:    Mohammad Iqbal, Earth Science
                   Jeffrey Tamplin, Biology

2014-15:    Angela Burda, Communication Sciences & Disorders
                   Elaine Eshbaugh, School of Applied Human Sci.
                   Jean McDonald, School of Music
                   Jeffrey Copeland, Languages & Literatures
                   Rex Karsten, Management
                   Stephen O'Kane, Biology

2013-14:    Angeleita Floyd, School of Music
                   Ripley Marston, Health, Phys. Ed., and Leisure Serv.
                   James McCullagh, Social Work
                   Dennis Schmidt, Accounting

2012-13:    Carl Thurman, Biology
                   Paul Siddens, Communication Studies
                   Jennifer Waldron, HPELS
                   Catherine Zeman, HPELS
                   Grant Tracey, Languages & Literatures
                   Helen Harton, Psychology

2011-12:     Lawrence Escalada, Physics
                   Christopher Edginton,​​​​​​​ HPELS
                   Vince Gotera, Languages & Literatures
                   Kenneth Brown, Economics

2010-11:     April Chatham-Carpenter, Communication Studies
                   Bill Downs, Social Work
                   John Johnson, History
                   Sam Lankford, HPELS
                   Tim Lindquist, Accounting
                   Michael Roth, Physics

2009-10:   Gretta Berghammer, Theatre
                   Ken Bleile, Communication Sciences & Disorders
                   Harry Brod, Philosophy & World Religions
                   M. Kimberly MacLin, Psychology
                   Otto MacLin, Psychology
                   Catherine Palczewski, Communication Studies

2008-09:   Susan Hudson, HPELS
                   Christopher Kliewer, Special Education
                   Christopher Ogbondah, Communication Studies
                   Daniel Power, Management
                   Donna Thompson, HPELS
                   David Walker, History

2007-08:   Catherine Miller, Mathematics
                   Kurt Meredith, Curriculum & Instruction
                   Kristin Mack, Sociology, Anthropology, and Crim.
                   Pierre-Damien Mvuyekure, English Lang. and Lit.
                   Kenneth Atkinson, Philosophy & Religion
                   Bulent Uyar, Economics

2006-07:   Mohammed Rawwas, Marketing
                   Melissa Beall, Communication Studies
                   Charles Holcombe, History
                   Katherine van Wormer, Social Work
                   Lucille Lettow, Rod Library
                   Daryl Smith, Professor, Biology

2005-06:   Jeannie Steele, Curriculum & Instruction
                   James Jurgenson, Biology
                   Annette Lynch, Design, Textiles, Geront., & Fam. Serv.
                   Russell Wiley, Chemistry

2004-05:   Iradge Ahrabi-Fard, HPELS
                   Scott Cawelti, English
                   Jurgen Koppensteiner, Modern Language
                   Min Ho Lee, Math
                   Michele Yehieli, HPELS
                   Jay Lees, History

‌2003-04:   Christopher Martin, Communication Studies
                    Carlin Hageman, Communicative Disorders
                    Curtiss Hanson, Chemistry
                    Philip Fass, Art
                    Pita Agbese, Political Science
                    Victoria DeFrancisco, Communication Studies

2002-03:    Steve Corbin,  Marketing
                    Rebecca Burkhardt, Music
                    Siobahn Morgan, Earth Science
                    Mark Grey, Sociology, Anthropology, Criminology

2001-02:     Clare Struck, Teaching
                     Cynthia Goatley, Theatre
                     Karen Mitchell, Communication Studies
                     Al Hays, Political Science

2000-01:     Mary Bozik, Communication Studies
                     William Clohesy, Philosophy and Religion
                     Carol Colburn, Theatre
                     Richard Utz, English
                     Darrell Wiens, Biology
                     David May, Geography

1999-00:    David Hakes, Economics
                    Sue Joslyn, HPELS
                    Timothy Cooney, Earth Science
                    Augustine Osman, Psychology
                    Kent Sandstrom, Sociology, Anthropology, Crim.

1998-99:    David Buch, Music
                    Susan Etscheidt, Special Education
                    Charles Johnson, Industrial Technology
                    Randall Krieg, Economics
                    Suzanne McDevitt, Social Work
                    Donald Shepardson, History

1997-98:     Michael Leiber, Sociology, Anthropology, Crim.
                    Tom Lindsay, Political Science
                    Roy Unruh, Physics 

1996-97:     Wayne Anderson, Earth Science
                    Dean Kruckeberg, Communication Studies
                    Martha Reineke, Philosophy and Religion
                    Patricia Sitlington, Special Education
                    Jody Stone, Teaching
                    William Waack, Curriculum and Instruction

1995-96:     Roy Behrens, Art
                    Donna Maier, History
                    Donna Raschke, Special Education
                    Tony McAdams, Management
                    Roger Hanson, Physics
                    Ronald Roberts, Sociology & Anthropology

1994-95:     Ann Vernon, Educational Admin. & Counseling
                    William Stainback, Special Education
                    Jay Edelnant, Theatre
                    Edward Rathmell, Mathematics
                    Robert Seager, Biology
                    Robert Martin, History

1993-94:    Theodore R. Hovet, English, Language & Literature
                    Mahmood Yousefi, Economics
                    Syed N.U.A. Kirmani, Mathematics
                    Joel Wells, Design, Family and Consumer Sciences
                    Timothy E. O'Connor, History

1992-93:    David Crownfield, Philosophy & Religion
                    Bonnie Litwiller, Mathematics
                    Kenneth McCormick, Economics
                    Nixon Wilson, Biology
                    Gregory Stefanich, Curriculum & Instruction
                    John Tarr, Teaching/PLS

1991-92:     Virginia Berg, Biology
                    David Duncan, Math
                    Barbara Lounsberry, English
                    Janet Rives, Economics
                    Jerry Stockdale, Sociology
                    Robley Wilson, English

1990-91:     C. Das, Management
                    Hyo Myung, Math
                    Clemens Bartollas, Sociology & Anthropology
                    Jerry Klinkowitz, English
                    Susan Stainback, Special Education
                    Jack Wilkinson, Math