University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Andrew Eshleman, associate professor of philosophy and liberal studies in UALR’s College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, won the $10,000 Ted and Virginia Bailey Faculty Excellence Award in Teaching Friday night at the University’s 20th annual Faculty Excellence Awards ceremony.

Xiu Ye, professor of mathematics and statistics in the College of Science and Mathematics, won the $5,000 University Faculty Excellence Award for Research sponsored by the UALR Society of Philanthropy.

C. Fred Williams, professor of history in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, won the $5,000 University Faculty Excellence Award for Public Service sponsored by PepsiAmericas.

The awards were announced at the annual banquet – UALR’s premier event honoring the University’s outstanding faculty – in the Donaghey Student Center.

Awards of $1,000 each went to 20 faculty members, including the three big winners, all of whom had previously been selected by their peers as college-level winners for excellence in teaching, research, and public service.

A national panel of seven judges selected the three top winners from among the college-level winners.