Left to right: Dr. Tammy Jahnke, Dr. Mohammed Yassine Belkhouche, Dr. Jamil Saquer, Dr. Matt McKay, Dr. Melanie Carden-Jensen, Dr. Michelle Bowe, Dr. Gautam Bhattacharyya and Dr. Jorge Rebaza Vasquez.

Congratulations to the 2022 CNAS Faculty and Staff Award winners

The annual award ceremony recognizes excellence in research, teaching and service.

May 19, 2022 by Web Strategy and Development

For the 11th year, the College of Natural and Applied Sciences’ hosted its Faculty and Staff Awards.

The annual awards ceremony honors individuals in the college who have excelled in research, teaching or service.

The award winners

The 2022 recipients of the CNAS Faculty and Staff Awards include:

CNAS Faculty Excellence in Service Awards

Dr. Cameron Wickham – Mathematics
Dr. Melida Gutierrez – Geography, Geology and Planning
Dr. Keiichi Yoshimatsu – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Tina Hopper – Biology
Melissa Schoeben – Biology

CNAS Faculty Excellence in Research Awards

Dr. Chris Lupfer – Biology
Dr. Fei Wang – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Bob Pavlowsky – Geography, Geology and Planning
Dr. Xingping Sun – Mathematics

CNAS Faculty Excellence in Teaching Awards

Dr. Mohammed Yassine Belkhouche – Computer Science
Dr. Matt McKay – Geography, Geology and Planning
Dr. Jamil Saquer – Computer Science
Dr. Gautam Bhattacharyya – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Michelle Bowe – Biology
Dr. Melanie Carden-Jessen – Geography, Geology and Planning

CNAS Excellence Award – Staff

Scott Curtis – Laboratory and Stores Supervisor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

About the awards and process

These winners received nominations from departmental personnel committees, department heads or students.

The nominations were then reviewed by a faculty committee for the faculty/staff awards and by a student committee for the student-nominated awards.

The award winners receive a certificate and a small monetary award.