The College of LAS has honored 17 professors with named scholar and professorship positions in recognition of their contributions to research and education at the University of Illinois.
The named positions include the Brad and Karen Smith Scholars, the Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors (LEAP) Scholars, the Lynn M. Martin Professorial Scholars, the Norman P. Jones Professorial Scholars, the Clayton and Thelma Kirkpatrick Professorships, and the LAS Distinguished Professorial Scholars. The awardees are as follows:
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Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors (LEAP) Scholars
The LEAP award is presented to early-career faculty to recognize their scholarly productivity and contributions to the educational mission of their departments and the College of LAS. These scholars hold the title for two years and receive discretionary research funding each year.
The recipients are:
- Mark Jason Lara, plant biology;
- Joe Sanfilippo, biochemistry;
- Marynia Aniela Kolak, geography and geographic information science;
- Ángel García, English;
- Anna Mendoza, linguistics;
- Jose Atiles Osoria, sociology;
- Susu Zhang, psychology;
- and Salvatore Callesano, Spanish and Portuguese.
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