Board of Regents to Recognize 17 Outstanding USM Educators and Researchers, April 13
ADELPHI, Md. (April 6, 2007) - On Friday, April 13, 2007, the University System of
Maryland (USM) Board of Regents will present the 2006-2007 Regents' Faculty
Awards during its spring meeting at the University of Maryland Center for
Environmental Science's Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons. Seventeen
USM educators and researchers will be honored for their professional
accomplishments in the areas of research, scholarship, and creative activity;
teaching; public service; mentoring; and collaboration.
"These 17 individuals
represent the pinnacle of the extraordinary talent, innovation, and dedication
that make our system's faculty among the best in the nation," said Clifford M. Kendall,
chairman of the board. "We are proud of their accomplishments and very pleased
to recognize them with the Regents' Faculty Awards."
This year's awardees are:
RESEARCH/SCHOLARSHIP/CREATIVE ACTIVITY
Dr.
Sandra Herbert, Professor of History, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Dr.
Arie Kruglanski, Distinguished University Professor of Social Psychology,
University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Dr.
Robert Schwarcz, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Neuroscience Research,
University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)
TEACHING
Dr.
Ernest Bond, Associate Professor of Education, Salisbury University (SU)
Dr.
Christine Nielsen, Professor of International Business and Strategy, University of Baltimore (UB)
Dr.
Edward Redish, Professor of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Dr.
Don Spickler, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Salisbury University (SU)
PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr.
Philip DeShong, Professor of Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Dr.
Renee Shea, Associate Professor of English, Bowie State University (BSU)
Dr.
Sudhir Singh, Professor of Finance, Frostburg State University (FSU)
Dr.
Yonathan Zohar, Professor of Biology, University of Maryland Biotechnology
Institute (UMBI)
MENTORING
Dr.
Bonnie Thornton Dill, Professor of Women's Studies, University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Dr.
James Howard, Professor of Finance, University of Maryland University College (UMUC)
Dr.
David Inouye, Professor of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP)
Dr.
David O'Brochta, Professor of Biology, University of Maryland Biotechnology
Institute (UMBI)
COLLABORATION (Research)
Dr. Mark Marten, Associate
Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
(UMBC) and Dr. David Schaefer, Elkins Professor of Physics, Towson University
(TU)
Established in 1995, the
Faculty Awards are the highest honors presented to USM faculty by the Board of
Regents. Awardees are selected by the Council of University System Faculty and
approved by the board. Each award recipient receives $1,000 and a plaque of
recognition for the honor.
For more information and
details on the annual nomination process, visit the web page.
Contact: John Buettner
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: jbuettner@usmd.edu
