Past University Scholarly Achievement Award Recipients

Past Winners

  • Erik Scott, History 
  • Sandra Billinger, Neurology 
  • Timothy Jackson, Chemistry
  • Jeffrey Hall, Communication Studies
  • Misty Schieberle, English
  • Soumen Paul, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Obstetrics & Gynecology 
  • Amy Burgin, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research
  • Brian Boyd, Applied Behavioral Science

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  • Kelsie Forbush, Psychology 
  • Kyoungchul (K.C.) Kong, Physics and Astronomy 
  • Nicole Nollen, Population Health
  • Peter Ojiambo, African and African-American Studies

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  • Sarah Finocchario Kessler, Family Medicine and Community Health
  • Stuart Macdonald, Molecular Biosciences
  • Laura Mielke, English
  • Karrie Shogren, Special Education
  • Dale Dorsey, Philosophy
  • Kirsten Jensen, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, KU Biodiversity Institute
  • Paul W. Popiel, Music 
  • Franklin (Feng) Tao, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering 

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  • Kathleen Lynne Lane, Special Education 
  • Xiaogang Li, Internal Medicine, Biochemistry
  • Laura Moriarty, English 
  • Leigh Stearns, Geology
  • Jon Tunge, Chemistry 

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  • Nancy Brady, Speech-Language-Hearing
  • Kimber Richter, Preventive Medicine and Public Health
  • Dave Tell, Communication Studies
  • Joy Ward, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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  • Christie Befort, Preventive Medicine, Public Health
  • Wen-Xing Ding, Pharmacy, Toxicology, Therapeutics
  • William Elliott, Social Welfare
  • Peter Grund, English
  • Greg Rudnick, Physics and Astronomy
  • Gregory Cushman, History
  • Wonpil Im, Molecular Biosciences
  • Andrew Torrance, Law
  • Atanas Stefanov, Mathematics
  • Michael Detamore, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
  • Michael Engel, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
  • Allen Greiner, Family Medicine
  • Steven Spooner, Music
  • Sally Cornelison, Art History
  • Don Haider-Markel, Political Science
  • Mikhail Medvedev, Physics and Astronomy
  • Thomas Prisinzano, Medicinal Chemistry
  • Jeffrey Moran, History
  • Russell Swerdlow, Neurology, Molecular and Integrative Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Jeffrey Burns, Neurology
  • Cory Berkland, Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  • Donna Ginther, Economics
  • Brian Blagg, Medicinal Chemistry
  • Derrick Darby, Philosophy
  • Patricia Hawley, Psychology
  • Bangere Purnaprajna, Mathematics