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Spring 2008 Faculty Honors

Each year, the University of Memphis honors its' faculty for research, teaching, and advising. Once again Arts & Sciences has a lot to be proud of, and we congratulate all of the winners. Listed here are the Spring 2008 award winners from CAS.

Alumni Association Distinguished Research

Science, Engineering & Mathematics

George A. Anastassiou, Ph.D., Department of Mathematical Sciences

Humanities

James E. Fickle, Ph.D., Department of History

Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Awards

Robert R. Marchini, Ph.D., Department of Physics
Yuki Matsuda, Ph.D., Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Fernando Burgos, Ph.D., Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Alumni Association Distinguished Advising Awards

Nancy L. Magallanes, M.A., Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Lisa Eldin, M.A., College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

Willard R. Sparks Eminent Faculty Award

Ralph Albanese, Ph.D., Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

University Professorship Recipients

First Tennessee Professorship

Roy Van Arsdale, Ph.D., Department of Earth Sciences
Theodore J. Burkey, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry

Faudree Professorship

Joan T. Schmelz, Ph.D., Department of Physics

University of Memphis Health Research Awards

James Murphy, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
Esra Ozdenerol, Ph.D., Department of Earth Sciences

Faculty Research Grants

Humanities

Remy A. Debes, Ph.D., Department of Philosophy
Dennis Laumann, Ph.D., Department of History
Rebecca Skloot, MFA, Department of English
Daniel Unowsky, Ph.D., Department of History

Social Sciences

Katherine Lambert-Pennington, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology
Gilbert R. Parra, Ph.D., Department of Psychology
Dawn Wiest, Ph.D., Department of Sociology

Science and Mathematics

John R. Haddock, Ph.D., Department of Mathematical Sciences
Ying Sing Li, Ph.D., Department of Chemistry
Carlos Lopez-Estrano, Ph.D., Department of Biology
Jose Pujol, Ph.D., Department of Earth Sciences