Faculty Excellence University-Level Winners

In 1988, the UA Little Rock Foundation Fund Board instituted awards for faculty excellence at both the college and university levels. The first ceremony was held the following year in 1989. Three categories of awards were given – in teaching, public service, and research or creative endeavors. In 2022, the UA Little Rock Faculty Senate created two new award areas: rising faculty award for excellence and award for excellence in social justice.


2023

  • Research and Creative Endeavors Award – Rebecca Glazier
  • Bailey Teaching Award – Robert ‘Bob” Lytle
  • Public Service Award – Stephen Grace
  • Social Justice – John Kirk
  • Rising Faculty Award – Mark Baillie

2022

  • Research and Creative Endeavors Award – Noureen Siraj
  • Bailey Teaching Award – Joshua Silverstein
  • Public Service Award – John Kirk

2021

  • Research and Creative Endeavors Award – Nitin Agarwal
  • Bailey Teaching Award – David L. Briscoe
  • Public Service Award – Bronwyn MacFarlane

2020

  • UMR Research and Creative Endeavors Award – Anindya Ghosh
  • Bailey Teaching Award – Gary L. Geissler
  • Public Service Award – David L. Briscoe

2019

  • Teaching  – Jin Wook Lee
  • Research – Mariya V. Khodakovskaya
  • Public Service – Alicia D. Mitchell

2018

  • Teaching  – Lynn Foster
  • Research – Rebecca A. Glazier
  • Public Service – Glenn Anderson

2017

  • Teaching – Kathryn A. King
  • Research – Tansel Karabacak
  • Public Service – Suzanne Penn

2016

  • Teaching – Gary Geissler
  • Research – Shucheng Yu
  • Public Service – Adjoa Aiyetero

2015

  • Teaching – Thomas Tudor
  • Research – Nitin Agarwal
  • Public Service – Jeffrey Gaffney

2014

  • Teaching – Brian Berry
  • Research – Anindya Ghosh
  • Public Service – Kristin Mann

2013

  • Teaching – Margaret E. “Beth” McMillan
  • Research – Nidhal Bouaynaya
  • Public Service – Nancy Landrum

2012

  • Teaching – James Levernier
  • Research – Ann Robinson
  • Public Service – Mark Geise

2011

  • Teaching – Gary Geissler
  • Research – Alexandru S. Biris
  • Public Service – Mary Parker

2010

  • Teaching – Thomas Tudor
  • Research – Jeffrey T. Walker
  • Public Service – Jeanne Rollberg

2009

  • Teaching – Paul Yoder, English
  • Research – Hussain Al-Rizzo, Systems Engineering
  • Public Service – Juliana Flinn, Anthropology

2008

  • Teaching – Andrew Eshleman, Philosophy and Liberal Studies
  • Research – Xiu Ye, Mathematics and Statistics
  • Public Service – C. Fred Williams, History

2007

  • Teaching – Hussain Al-Rizzo, Systems Engineering
  • Research – Robert Ulmer, Speech Communication
  • Public Service – Ashvin Vibhakar, Finance

2006

  • Teaching – Charles Chastain, Criminal Justice
  • Research – Stephen Leslie, Earth Sciences
  • Public Service – Carol Snelson, Center for Developmental Skills

2005

  • Teaching – Linda M. Pledger, Speech Communication
  • Research – Robert H. Bradley, Teacher Education
  • Public Service – Roby D. Robertson, Public Administration

2004

  • Teaching – Steve Anderson, English
  • Research – Wei Zhao, Chemistry
  • Public Service – Johanna Miller Lewis, History

2003

  • Teaching – Rama Reddy, Systems Engineering
  • Research – Dennis Baeyens, Biology
  • Public Service – Lana Strickland, Nursing

2002

  • Teaching – Dale Ferguson, Biology
  • Research – Gary Thompson, Applied Science
  • Public Service – Ashvin Vibhakar, Economics and Finance

2001

  • Teaching – Peggy Scranton, Political Science
  • Research – Tom Kaiser, History
  • Public Service – Ann Robinson, Teacher Education

2000

  • Teaching – Carol Thompson, Speech Communication
  • Research – Ralph Burns, English
  • Public Service – Jeffrey Connelly, Earth Science

1999

  • Teaching – Linda Rimer, Nursing
  • Research – Linda J. Dorn, Teacher Education
  • Public Service – Rosalie Cheatham, DISLS

1998

  • Teaching – Wayne Chapman, Theatre Arts/Dance
  • Research – Charles R. Bowlus, History
  • Public Service – David Sink, Institute of Government

1997

  • Teaching – David McAlpine, Spanish
  • Research – David Jauss, English
  • Public Service – Daniel Littlefield, English

1996

  • Teaching – Charles M. Anderson, Rhetoric and Writing
  • Research – Carl Moneyhon, History
  • Public Service – Thea Spatz, Health Education

1995

  • Teaching – Thomas J. Lynch, Biology
  • Research – Jerry Darsey, Chemistry
  • Public Service – Art English, Political Science

1994

  • Teaching – Howard Hodges, Chemistry
  • Research – Ronn Hy, Public Administration
  • Public Service – Cal Ledbetter, Political Science

1993

  • Teaching – Ranko Oliver, Law
  • Research – Ann Robinson, Gifted Education
  • Public Service – Roby Robertson, Public Science

1992

  • Teaching – Frank Kenney, Religious Studies
  • Research – Daniel Littlefield, English
  • Public Service – Cay Holbrook, Special Education

1991

  • Teaching – Michael Kleine, English
  • Research – Robert Bradley, Educational Foundations
  • Public Service – William Geiger, Special Education

1990

  • Teaching – Mary Prentice, Special Education
  • Research – Bettye Caldwell, Early Childhood Education
  • Public Service – Alan Marks, Gerontology

1989

  • Teaching – Lee Williams, History
  • Research – Tito Viswanathan, Chemistry
  • Public Service – Myra Taff-Watson, Rehabilitation