The annual听Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA)听Excellence Awards took place Monday, April 11, at the听University Memorial Center, recognizing faculty members for outstanding work and concerted effort in advancing the mission of the university and the academy at large.
The Excellence Awards are given in听three categories. Excellence in Leadership and Service recognizes the importance of leadership and service as indispensable features of faculty responsibilities; Excellence in Research, Scholarly听and Creative Work听recognizes the importance of research, scholarly and creative work as integral parts of faculty achievements; and Excellence in Teaching and Pedagogy听recognizes the importance of teaching and mentoring students as significant components of faculty duties.
At the ceremony, the previous year鈥檚 Hazel Barnes Prize winner gives a faculty address. On Tuesday evening, Barbara Demmig-Adams, ecology and evolutionary biology professor of distinction and the 2021 Hazel Barnes Prize winner, was featured.听
2022 Excellence Award winners
Excellence in Leadership and Service:
- Janet Casagrand, Integrative Physiology
- Susan Thomas, Musicology
- Wendy Young, Chemical and Biological Engineering
Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work:
- Marcia Douglas, English
- Michael Hermele, Physics
- Laura Michaelis, Linguistics
Excellence in Teaching and Pedagogy:
- Caroline Conzelman, Global Studies RAP
- Rachael Deagman Simonetta, English
- June Gruber, Psychology and Neuroscience
