The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will honor 17 of its top faculty members during the Faculty Excellence Awards Thursday, April 12, at 5:30 p.m. in the College of Engineering and Information Technology Auditorium.

A panel of external judges will review the achievements of the college-level winners and select the university-wide winners in the categories of teaching, research, and public service. The three university-wide winners will each receive a cash prize of $5,000.

Since 1989, when the first award was given, the event has provided a way to recognize the great work of UA Little Rock faculty and is made possible through the valued contributions of the Office of the Chancellor, the Office of the Provost, and the UA Little Rock Chancellor’s Circle.

The event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the awards ceremony in the Engineering and Information Technology Building lobby. For more information, contact the UA Little Rock Office of the Provost at 501-569-3204.

The following is a list of college-level winners:

Public Service

• Kristen McIntyre, associate professor of applied communications and director of the Communications Skills Center, College of Social Sciences and Communication
• Rosalie Cheatham, assistant professor in the Department of World Languages, College of Arts, Letters and Sciences
• Jim Carr, professor of construction management and coordinator of graduate studies for the Department of Construction Management and Civil and Construction Engineering, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
• Terrence Cain, associate dean for faculty development and professor of law, William H. Bowen School of Law
• Glenn Anderson, associate professor in the School of Counseling, Rehabilitation and Adult Education, College of Education and Health Professions

Research/Creative Endeavors

• Rebecca Glazier, associate professor of public affairs, College of Social Sciences and Communication
• Darin Jones, graduate coordinator and associate professor in the Department of Chemistry, College of Arts, Letters and Sciences
• Laura Ruhl, assistant professor of Earth Sciences, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
• Kelly Terry, professor of law and director of the Public Service Externship Program, William H. Bowen School of Law
• Amanda Nolen, professor in the School of Education, College of Education and Health Professions
• David Gilliam, associate professor of marketing and advertising, College of Business

Teaching

• Heidi Skurat Harris, associate professor of rhetoric and writing, College of Social Sciences and Communication
• Rolf Groesbeck, professor in the Department of Music, College of Arts, Letters and Sciences
• René Shroat-Lewis, assistant professor of Earth Sciences, George W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology
• Lynn Foster, Arkansas Bar Foundation professor of law, William H. Bowen School of Law
• Bruce Smith, professor in the School of Education, College of Education and Health Professions
• Gaurav Kumar, associate professor of accounting, College of Business