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Home > News & Events > CLA Today Archive > Summer 2002 : Faculty Awards & Accolades

Faculty Awards & Accolades

Karlyn Kohrs Campbell (professor and chair, communication studies) was awarded the U of M's Distinguished Women Scholars Award by the Office of the Vice President for Research.

Kirt Wilson (communication studies) received the New Investigator of the Year Award from the Rhetoric and Communication Theory Division, National Communication Association.

Wilson also, with Lisa Disch (political science), received the 2001-02 Arthur “Red" Motley Award for Exemplary Teaching.

Rudolph Vecoli (history), director of the Immigration History Research Center, received the first annual Leonardo da Vinci Award of Excellence from the Order of Sons of Italy in America.

Leonard Polakiewicz, Horace Morse Distinguished Associate Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, was awarded the Distinguished Service Award from Herzen University in St. Petersburg, Russia, for “outstanding contributions to education and for establishing and nurturing the academic linkage between the University of Minnesota and Herzen University.”

Ananya Chatterjea (theatre arts & dance) was voted “Artist of the Year" for 2001 by City Pages, a Twin Cities weekly.

Richard Levins (economics) received the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Writing's (CISW) Faculty Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing for significant contributions to the teaching of writing and using writing in creative ways in writing-intensive courses at the undergraduate level.

Carol Miller (American studies) received the 2002 President's Award for Outstanding Service in recognition of her exceptional service and commitment to the U of M community.

Jochen Schulte-Sasse (German, Scandinavian, & Dutch) was named the Fesler-Lampert Chair in Humanities for 2002-03 in recognition of his outstanding contributions as a scholar and teacher.

Eugene Borgida (psychology) was named the Fesler-Lampert Chair in Urban and Regional Affairs for 2002-03, a position earmarked for a distinguished, broadly learned scholar who will stimulate interdisciplinary research and teaching.

Hy Berman (history) and Lillian Bridwell-Bowles (English; director, CISW) received the 2002 U of M Outstanding Community Service Award. Berman's award recognizes his work as a public historian, educating Minnesotans about the far-reaching impact of Minnesota history. Bridwell-Bowles' award recognizes her commitment to improving public education in Minnesota and her success in building a community of writing teachers throughout the state.

Creative Writing Program coordinator Jill Christman won the 2001 Associated Writing Programs Award in Creative Nonfiction for her first book, Dark Room: A Family Exposure, forthcoming from the University of Georgia Press.

Karen Lutfey (sociology) was admitted to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Scholars in Health Policy Research Program, which supports postdoctoral work for the most promising graduates in economics, political science, and sociology to advance their health policy research.

Benjamin R. Munson (communication disorders) was one of five people nationally to receive a 2001 New Investigator Research Grant from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA); Kathryn Kohnert (also communication disorders) was one of only eight to receive a 2001 ASHA Grantwriting Workshop Travel Grant.

C. Lance Brockman (theatre arts and dance) has been named a fellow of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT), Inc. This designation recognizes outstanding contributions to the profession of theatre and the work of USITT, the association of design, production, and technology professionals in the performing arts and entertainment industry.

Charles Nolte (emeritus, theatre arts and dance) was honored in April at a ceremony naming Rarig's Nolte Experimental Theatre. Nolte, who received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at the U, joined the faculty of the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance in 1964. He mentored several generations of students and directed scores of productions for University Theatre and the Minnesota Centennial Showboat. His original plays have been performed on stages from the Twin Cities to Chicago, New York, London, Frankfurt, and Berlin.

College of Liberal Arts Staff Outstanding Service Award winners for 2001-02 are: Lynne Ackerberg (Minnesota English Center), D. Perry Bennett (German, Scandinavian, & Dutch [GSD]), Elise Brunelle (music), Kim Ellison (CLA administration), Kathleen Ganley (Spanish & Portuguese studies), Leslie Glaze (communication disorders), Julie Golias (communication disorders), Kristin Haasl (history), Pamela Leszczynski (English), Kerry McIndoo (French & Italian), Rose Miskowiec (political science), Linda Molley (psychology), Rana Murphy (art), Melody Pauling (GSD), Judy Peterson (psychology), Carol Rachac (sociology), Stephanie Treat (Language Center), and Rick Treece (Language Center, French & Italian).