Faculty Excellence Winners
The UALR Foundation Fund Board in 1988 instituted annual awards to recognize and reward faculty excellence in three specified areas of performance: teaching, research or creative endeavors, and public and professional service. Within each college and school, an annual winner is chosen in each of the three categories. Then the records of the college/school winners are forwarded to a national panel that selects the three University winners. Each award consists of a framed certificate and a cash gift: $1,000 at the college/school level and $5,000 or $10,000 at the University level.
University Faculty Excellence Awards Winners
The UALR 21st Annual Faculty Excellence Award Banquet was held on Friday, May 1, 2009. The winners in the three categories were as follows:
Teaching
Paul Yoder, Associate Professor of English in UALR’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, won the Ted and Virginia Bailey Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching at the University’s 21st Annual Faculty Excellence Awards.
Research
Hussain Al-Rizzo, Associate Professor of Systems Engineering in the Donaghey College of Engineering & Information Technology, won the Faculty Excellence Award for Research sponsored by the UALR Society of Philanthropy.
Public Service
Juliana Flinn, Professor of Anthropology in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, won the Faculty Excellence Award for Public Service sponsored by PepsiAmericas.
Past Award Winners
| Year | Teaching | Research | Public Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Andrew S. Eshleman: Philosophy & Liberal Studies | Xiu Ye: Mathematics & Statistics | C. Fred Williams: History |
| 2007 | Hussain Al-Rizzo: Systems Engineering | Robert R. Ulmer: Speech Communication | Ashvin Vibhaker: Economics and Finance |
| 2006 | Charles Chastain: Criminal Justice | Stephen Leslie: Earth Sciences | Carol Snelson: Center for Developmental Skills |
| 2005 | Linda M. Pledger: Speech Communication | Robert H. Bradley: Teacher Education | Roby D. Robertson: Public Administration |
| 2004 | Steve Anderson: English | Wei Zhao: Chemistry | Johanna Miller Lewis: History |
| 2003 | Rama Reddy: Systems Engineering | Dennis Baeyens: Biology | Lana Strickland: Nursing |
| 2002 | Dale Ferguson: Biology | Gary Thompson: Applied Science | Ashvin Vibhakar: Economics and Finance |
| 2001 | Peggy Scranton: Political Science | Tom Kaiser: History | Ann Robinson: Teacher Education |
| 2000 | Carol Thompson: Speech Communication | Ralph Burns: English | Jeffrey Connelly: Earth Science |
| 1999 | Linda Rimer: Nursing | Linda J. Dorn: Teacher Education | Rosalie Cheatham: DISLS |
| 1998 | Wayne Chapman: Theatre Arts/Dance | Charles R. Bowlus: History | David Sink: Institute of Government |
| 1997 | David McAlpine: Spanish | David Jauss: English | Daniel Littlefield: English |
| 1996 | Charles M. Anderson: Rhetoric & Writing | Carl Moneyhon: History | Thea Spatz: Health Education |
| 1995 | Thomas J. Lynch: Biology | Jerry Darsey: Chemistry | Art English: Political Science |
| 1994 | Howard Hodges: Chemistry | Ronn Hy: Public Administration | Cal Ledbetter: Political Science |
| 1993 | Ranko Oliver: Law | Ann Robinson: Gifted Education | Roby Robertson: Public Administration |
| 1992 | Frank Kenney: Religious Studies | Daniel Littlefield: English | Cay Holbrook: Special Education |
| 1991 | Michael Kleine: English | Robert Bradley: Educational Foundations | William Geiger: Special Education |
| 1990 | Mary Prentice: Special Education | Bettye Caldwell: Early Childhood Education | Alan Marks: Gerontology |
| 1989 | Lee Williams: History | Tito Viswanathan: Chemistry | Myra Taff-Watson: Rehabilitation |
Award for Excellence in Teaching
This award is to recognize, encourage, and reward superior class-room teachers: individuals whose command of their respective disciplines, teaching methodologies, communications skills, concern for student performance, and commitment to the learning process exemplify the teacher/mentor model.
The award is not intended to be a popularity contest. It is designed to distinguish those teachers who maintain high expectations of their students and who ensure academic rigor in their courses.
The Award for Excellence in Teaching is sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. H.A. Ted Bailey, Jr. and the Bailey Corporation.
Award for Excellence in Research or Creative Endeavors
This award is to recognize, encourage, and reward those individuals whose research or creative endeavors have been particularly successful and are so recognized locally, regionally, and nationally. The results of these efforts should have contributed to the expansion of knowledge and/or the quality of life, and/or encouraged additional research.
The Award for Excellence in Research or Creative Endeavors is sponsored by PepsiAmericas.
Award for Excellence in Public Service
This award is to recognize, encourage, and reward those individuals who have brought credit to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock through their successful efforts in applying the content or skills of their academic disciplines in service to the community, state, or nation in areas of public interest.
This award is designed to distinguish those persons whose achievements in serving the public interest have been particularly successful and are so recognized locally, regionally, or nationally.
The Award for Excellence in Public Service is sponsored by Bank of America.