Dr. Colin Potts, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, recognized 27 faculty members for excellence and achievement in teaching, research and service during a faculty awards banquet held Dec. 9 on campus.

The Faculty Achievement Award recognizes non-tenure-track faculty who have demonstrated sustained excellence in at least one of the following areas: teaching, research or service. Recipients are:

• Dr. Ryan Hutcheson, teaching professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
• Dr. Jossalyn Larson, associate teaching professor of English and technical communication
• Dr. Christi Luks, teaching professor in the Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
• Dr. Eric Showalter, teaching professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering
• Dr. Agnes Vojta, teaching professor of physics
• Dr. Kyle Wernke, assistant teaching professor of arts, languages and philosophy.

The Faculty Research Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in research and scholarship. Recipients are:

• Dr. Islam El-adaway, professor of civil, architectural, and environmental engineering
• Dr. Fateme Rezaei, associate professor in the Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
• Dr. Chulsoon Hwang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Dr. Catherine Johnson, associate professor of mining and explosives engineering
• Dr. Aditya Kumar, associate professor of materials science and engineering                                                                                                                        
• Dr. Xinhua Liang, Linda and Bipin Doshi Associate Professor in the Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
• Dr. Julia Medvedeva, professor of physics
• Dr. Chenglin Wu, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering.

The Faculty Service Award recognizes faculty who display exemplary, sustained service to the university and to their profession. Recipients are:

• Dr. Akim Adekpedjou, professor of mathematics and statistics
• Dr. Petra DeWitt, associate professor of history and political science
• Dr. Kyle Perry, associate professor of mining and explosives engineering
• Dr. Kathleen Sheppard, professor of history and political science.

The Faculty Teaching Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and teaching-related activities. Recipients are:

• Dr. Katherine Grote, associate professor of geosciences, geological and petroleum engineering
• Dr. Irina Ivliyeva, professor of Russian
• Dr. Michelle Schwartze, assistant teaching professor of teacher education and certification
• Dr. David Westenberg, professor of biological sciences.

The Faculty Excellence Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated sustained excellence in teaching, research and service. Recipients are:

• Dr. Baojun Bai, professor of geosciences, geological and petroleum engineering
• Dr. Daryl Beetner, professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Dr. Eric Bryan, associate professor of English and technical communication
• Dr. Steven Corns, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering
• Dr. Grace Yan, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering.