The College of Liberal Arts and Science (LAS) has honored 20 professors, researchers, and research staff members with named scholar positions and research awards in recognition of their contributions to education and learning at the University of Illinois. Amongst the 20 honored by the College of LAS, two are from the School of Integrative Biology.
The awards include the LAS Interdisciplinary Research Award and the LAS Emerging Scholar Award. The named scholar positions include the Conrad Professorial Scholars and the Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors (LEAP) Scholars. The awardees are as follows:
Julian Catchen, from the department of evolution, ecology, and behavior has been named a Conrad Professorial Scholar. These professorial scholar awards are funded by a gift from Arlys Conrad and are designed to support the work of exceptionally promising associate professors within the College of LAS.
Stephen Burgess, from the department of plant biology has been named a Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors (LEAP) scholar. The LEAP award’s goal is to foster excellence and recognize the impact assistant professors have in the College of LAS. Those honored are decided by scholarly productivity and contributions to the college’s educational mission. That includes research, teaching, service, and commitment to fostering an inclusive and equitable scholarly community.