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Address fromthe Dean
April 15, 2008
Address from the Dean
Dean’s Award Ceremony
Community Advisory Board
Chicago Advisory Board
Emeritus Faculty Board
Attorneys Advisory Board
Charles Witte
Chair, Community
Advisory Board
Retired Circuit Judge
Rob McDade
Vice President
Country
Financial
Services
Dale Strassheim
Chief Executive Officer
The Baby Fold
Vernon Pohlmann
Professor Emeritus,
Sociology
Hall of Fame Member
Thanks to Our Boards
Community Advisory Board
Chicago Advisory Board
Emeritus Faculty Advisory Board
Attorneys Advisory Board
Budgets
Illinois Avoids Cuts
ISU Thrives
CAS Excellence
faculty and staff
distinguish
themselves
Recruitment
20 new faculty
3 new dept chairs
Last Four Years
55 new faculty
9 department chairs
Mid-year Salary Increases
This Semester: $460,958
Last 3 Years: $1,333,408
CAS Support
enhance and expand
faculty and staff support
Technology—Highest Priority
This year: $353,317
Last 4 Years: $2,036,476
Programs of Excellence
Last 4 Years:
$212,000
Programs of Excellence
Neuroscience and Behavior
Collaboration with
Mayo Clinic
Programs of Excellence
Nanotechnology
Research collaboration,
Southern Illinois
University
Programs of Excellence
Cognitive Science
$1.6 million NIH grant
Programs of Excellence
BioMathematics
Partnership with
Izmir University
of Economics, Turkey
Programs of Excellence
Energy Science
$125 million grant:
DOE Great Lakes
Bioenergy Research
Center
Programs of Excellence
Pharmacological Activities
Collaboration with
Universidad de
Caldas, Columbia
Faculty Support Programs
Additional 5% in overhead funds
Additional $92,029
for our departments
Faculty Support Programs
Increased Share of Indirect Funds
Extra Funding:
$35,162
Faculty Support Programs
Research Enhancement Awards
Course Releases
Graduate Assistants
Faculty Support Programs
5 awards, $15,560
Last 4 years: 37 faculty
12 depts
$118,350
REA Winners
Kevin Edwards (BIO)
Tomasz Fediuk (COM)
Shamira Gelbman (POL)
Eric Larson (BIO)
Julie Webber (POL)
Research ProposalReview Committee
Sherrilyn Billger (ECO)Jeff Courtright (COM)Willy Hunter (CHE)Julie Jung (ENG)
Laura Vogel (BIO)Susan Sprecher (SOA)
Research ProposalReview Committee
Associate Dean
Ann Beck
Faculty Support Programs
Increased Start-up Awards 50%
Will Double
in 2 years
Faculty Support Programs
This year:
$251,668 (14 depts)
Last 4 years:
$851,018 (56 faculty)
Faculty Support Programs
Travel Grants
This year:
$21,650 (59 trips)
Last 4 years:
$61,150 (159 trips)
Travel Grant Winners Nobuko Adachi (SOA) Susan Burt (ENG)
Tony Adedze (HIS) David Cedeno (CHE)
James Alstrum (LLC) Ray Clemons (HIS)
Alison Bailey (WGS) James Day (GEO)
John Baldwin (COM) Jonathan Druker (LLC)
Amy Bloom (GEO) Kristin Dykstra (ENG)
Isabel Botero (COM) Saad El-Zanati (MAT)
Joan Brehm (SOA) Tomasz Fediuk (COM)
Thomas Burr (SOA) Virginia Gill (SOA)
Travel Grant Winners Rajeev Goel (ECO) Issam Nassar (HIS)
Heidi Harbers (CSD) Jamie Perry (CSD)
Jeanne Howard (SWK) Norma Presmeg (MAT)
Alycia Hund (PSY) James Raines (SWK)
Luucian Ionescu (MAT) Paula Ressler (ENG)
R. K. Jayaswal (BIO) Elke Segelcke (LLC)
Margorie Jones (CHE) Frank Shaw (CHE)
David Marx (PHY) James Stanlaw (SOA)
Monteserrat Mir (LLC) Michael Stevens (PSY)
Travel Grant Winners
Charles Su (PHY) Andrew Weeks (LLC)
Richard Sullivan (SOA) Carl Wenning (PHY)
James Swindler (PHI) David Williams (BIO)
Mary Trouille (LLC) Stephen Van der Hoven (GEO)
Diane Urey (LLC) James van der Laan (LLC
Jeffrey Wagman (PSY)
Faculty Support Programs
New Faculty Book Support
This year:
$9,000 (18 faculty)
Last 4 Years:
$27,500 (55 faculty)
Faculty Support Programs
Research Grant Mentors Program
Feedback on Grant and
Fellowship Proposals
Faculty Support Programs
External Grant Funding
This Year: $3,762,817
Last 4 Years: $21,872,910
Faculty Support Programs
College Website
Expanded and
Streamlined
Faculty Support Programs
CASNews
21,176,465 hits
57,701 hits per day
24,871 individuals
6,000 subscribers
Faculty Support Programs
Dean’s Awards
Teaching
Scholarship
Service
Dean’s Awards
This Year:
14 awards, $18,000
Last 4 Years:
67 awards, $50,000
Faculty Support Programs
Dean’s Award Endowment
Goal: $400,000
Last Week: $189,500
Pledge: $6,000
External Support of CAS
Gifts to the College
This Year (so far): $1,551,855
Last 4 Years: $5,926,948
Faculty/ Staff Support
Continued and
Enhanced
Faculty/Staff
Support
College Commitment
Your
Greatest
Advocate
College Commitment
support & reward
excellent teaching
College Commitment
provide highest
quality instruction
College Commitment
support research
and scholarship
College Commitment
support
technological
needs
College Commitment
support, recognize,
facilitate, and reward
your work
College Commitment
support, recognize,
facilitate, and reward
your work
College Commitment
Inclusiveness
Spirit of Openness
Transparency
College of Arts and Sciences
Ever-Greater
Levels of
Excellence
2008 Dean’s Award
Ceremony
College CouncilNancy Lind (Chair) Grace Johns
Ryan Allured (Vice Chair) Heather Jordon
John Baldwin Kevin McGuire
John Baur Tomas Ponce
Lucinda Beier Sharli Samuel
Christopher Breu Maura Toro-Morn
Bruce Burningham Steve Van der Hoven
Steven Fishback Christina White
Patty Franz Joe Zompetti
Jodi Hallsten
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
Last Year’s Winner
Mark Hill
Communication
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
Honorable Mention
Dedicated member of ISU
for over 30 years
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
Honorable Mention
“a highly organized individual who is very diligent, always meets deadlines, and exhibits incredible competence across a wide range of activities”
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
Honorable Mention
“competence, diligence, creativity, and high ethical standards”
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
Honorable Mention
Micaela E. McCombs
Sociology & Anthropology
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
A dozen faculty, staff, and administrators wrote glowing testimonials
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
dedication, thoughtfulness, professional demeanor, and strong work ethic
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
“an exemplar” of what it means
to be “truly outstanding”
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
the proper functioning of her department rests entirely in
her hands
Outstanding Civil Service Staff Member
Patricia L. Franz
Communication
Outstanding Administrative Professional
Last Year’s Winner
Sarah Walczynski
CAS-IT (LILT)
Outstanding Administrative Professional
Honorable Mention
has contributed immeasurably
to CAS and ISU
Outstanding Administrative Professional
Honorable Mention
“often works overtime, frequently arriving before faculty get in to their offices and remaining until
long after they have gone home”
Outstanding Administrative Professional
Honorable Mention
contributes to ISU well beyond
her regular duties
Outstanding Administrative Professional
Honorable Mention
Grace Foote Johns
Physics
Outstanding Administrative Professional
Outstanding Administrative Professional
loyal ISU employee for
nearly thirty years
Outstanding Administrative Professional
managing internships, overseeing student advisement, coordinating student teacher placement, and serving as associate dept chair
Outstanding Administrative Professional
has “presented and published more than some of our tenure-line faculty”
Outstanding Administrative Professional
has “certainly brought in more grant money and fundraising money”
Outstanding Administrative Professional
Douglas K. Jennings
Communication
Outstanding AP Teacher
Last Year’s Winner
Doug Jennings
Communication
Outstanding AP Teacher
Outstanding AP Teacher
Honorable Mention
“the epitome of an outstanding
educator”
Outstanding AP Teacher
Honorable Mention
consistently ranks among the
best teachers in the department
Outstanding AP Teacher
Honorable Mention
a genuine talent for working with
and motivating students
Outstanding AP Teacher
Honorable Mention
Laura M. Trendle-Polus
TV 10 and School of Com
Outstanding AP Teacher
Outstanding AP Teacher
directs a teacher-preparation program
earned a national reputation in the discipline
Outstanding AP Teacher
emphasis on learning by doingemphasis on learning by doing
Outstanding AP Teacher
““helped me solidify my decisionhelped me solidify my decision
to be an educator”to be an educator”
Outstanding AP Teacher
““extremely knowledgeableextremely knowledgeable
and fair”and fair”
““willing to work with studentswilling to work with students
anytimeanytime”
Outstanding AP Teacher
““a real standup guy!”a real standup guy!”
Outstanding AP Teacher
Carl WenningCarl Wenning
PhysicsPhysics
College Faculty Status Committee
R. K. Jayaswal (BIO)R. K. Jayaswal (BIO)Jean Standard (CHE)Jean Standard (CHE)Dan Rich (ECO)Dan Rich (ECO)Alan Lessoff (HIS)Alan Lessoff (HIS)Chris De Santis (ENG)Chris De Santis (ENG)John Baldwin (COM)John Baldwin (COM)
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Extraordinary record of teaching in preceding 3 years
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Two awards of $3,000
Tenured and pretenured
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
1 honorable mention (plaque)
1 winner (plaque and $3,000)
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Rigorous scrutiny by DFSC Evaluation by CFSC Clear indication of the superb
quality of our faculty
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Pretenured Category
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Honorable MentionHonorable Mention
Teaching Initiative AwardTeaching Initiative Award
Books and articles on teaching,ooks and articles on teaching,
including 5 SOTL articlesincluding 5 SOTL articles
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Honorable MentionHonorable Mention
patient, friendly, insightful, and patient, friendly, insightful, and always willing to helpalways willing to help
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Honorable MentionHonorable Mention
““an excellent professor” an excellent professor” “ “passionate” about teachingpassionate” about teaching “ “a great speaker” a great speaker” “ “loves teaching”loves teaching”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Honorable Mention
Brent K. Simonds
Communication
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
an impressive record of
outstanding teaching
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
seven teaching awards
several pubs about teaching
over two dozen grad committees
several undergraduate projects
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
“best professor I have ever had”
“the best class I’ve ever had”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
“a lot less painful experience
than I expected ”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
“Dr. X rocks!”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Pretenured
K. Aaron Smith
English
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Tenured Category
Honorable Mention
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
“I have learned so much and I have gained valuable knowledge that will directly influence my scholarship.”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
“This was truly a once in a lifetime experience. [The Professor’s] knowledge is truly astonishing and inspires me to become a better scholar and teacher.”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
““Truly one of the best classroom Truly one of the best classroom experiences of six years in the experiences of six years in the university….More than worth the university….More than worth the 6,000 plus miles I put on my car 6,000 plus miles I put on my car driving to class.”driving to class.”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Honorable Mention
Susan M. Kim
English
Dynamic Co-Teachers
Susan M. Kim K. Aaron Smith
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Tenured Category
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Teaching Initiative AwardCAS Outstanding Teacher Award23 theses committeesnumber of undergraduate projects
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
“one of the finest professors I have ever had the pleasure of learning from”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
“I feel I owe a great deal of my personal, academic, and professional growth to the support and guidance that [the instructor] has given me over the years.”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
“works tirelessly to facilitate student learning, and has been one of the most talented motivators I have ever seen”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
“dedication to engage students in learning has been phenomenal, and is one I hope to achieve as a high school teacher one hopeful day. I was blessed to be her student”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching
Tenured Category
Lisa F. SzczepuraChemistry
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
January 1 to December 31, 2007
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
the most extraordinary scholarly achievement in the preceding calendar year
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
2 awards of $3,000
tenured faculty
pretenured faculty
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
research and creative activityhonors and awardsPhD and MA committeesundergraduate researchservice to the discipline
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
External Reviews
DFSC
CFSC
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
1 honorable mention (plaque)
1 winner (plaque and $3,000)
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
PretPretenured Category
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
2 research articles
submitted a third
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
2 NSF grants ($126 million)submitted two proposals10 grad committees
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
“an immensely important achievement for a junior faculty member or any faculty member”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
“an exceptional achievement for being on the faculty for only five years”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
John C. Sedbrook
Biological Sciences
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
7 scholarly articles 3 creative works 4 doctoral committees co-edited international journal
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
“a talented, versatile and
industrious writer-scholar”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
“stands out as one of the most
brilliant contributions to the field
. . . that I’ve seen in years”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
“a solid and original thinker and researcher” and “an indubitably important scholar”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
PretPretenured Category
Kristin Dykstra
English
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
TTenured Category
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
12 research articles over a million dollars in grants 9 poster sessions
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
15 thesis committees 7 undergrad research projects
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
“world leader” in the discipline
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
contributions are “widespread,
deep, and fecund”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Honorable Mention
Timothy D. Lash
Chemistry
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
15 research articles $3.3 million in grants another $1.3 million
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Fullbright Fellowship12 PhD and MS committees
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
“high standard and uncompromising approach toward research”
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
“an internationally recognized scholar” of the first degree
Dean’s Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement
Steven A. Juliano
Biological Sciences
Dean’s Award Winners
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