Congratulations to our award-winning Arts and Sciences professors, faculty, and staff honored at the 2015 University Awards Convocation Wednesday, Nov. 30 at the ConocoPhillips Alumni Center. 

Below is a full list of CAS honorees. For the full story, click here. 

Phoenix Award for Graduate Faculty

Shelia Kennison, Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences

President’s Cup for Creative Interdisciplinarity

First Place — Interdisciplinary Synergies for Unmanned Aerial System Innovation and Advancement

Team Leader: Adam Mathews, Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences

Third Place — STEM Persistence Through Flexible Authentic Research Opportunities

Team Leader: Donald French, Professor of Integrative Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences

Regents Research Awards

Robert Burnap, Professor of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, College of Arts and Sciences 

William Decker, Professor of English, College of Arts and Sciences 

Regents Distinguished Teaching Award

Christopher Francisco, Associate Professor of Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences

Toni Graham, Professor of English, College of Arts and Sciences

Regents Professors

Timothy Murphy, English, College of Arts and Sciences

Sigma Xi Young Investigator Award

Monica Papes, Assistant Professor in Integrative Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences

Excellence in Advising Award

Leslie Baldwin, Lecturer in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, College of Arts and Sciences

Kristen Baum, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, College of Arts and Sciences

Land-Grant Award for Excellence

Kristen Baum, Associate Professor of Integrative Biology, College of Arts and Sciences