Members:
| Name | Rank | Department | Div | E/A | Term Ends | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Greenleaf | FAC | Kinesiology | PR | E | 2027 | cgreenl@uwm.edu |
| Leah Rouse | FAC | Educational Psychology | PR | E | 2027 | lrouse@uwm.edu |
| Jarett Wilcoxen | FAC | Chemistry & Biochemistry | NS | A | 2027 | jarettw@uwm.edu |
| Ivan Ascher | FAC | Political Science | SS | E | 2026 | ascher@uwm.edu |
| Elana Levine, Chair | FAC | English | AH | A | 2026 | ehlevine@uwm.edu |
| Alexa Anderson | FAC | Nursing | PR | A | 2025 | andersoa@uwm.edu |
| Avik Chakrabarti 1 | FAC | Economics | SS | E | 2025 | chakra@uwm.edu |
| < > | Student | – | A | 2025 | ||
| < > | Student | – | A | 2025 |
* Designated to call first meeting
1 Repl. M. Carlin 2024-25 sabbatical (2025-E)
Students (2)
Charter:
A1.6 Awards and Recognition Committee
- Membership. Nine members as follows: four elected Faculty members; three Faculty members appointed by the University Committee; and two students.
- Functions
- Subject to administrative policies and guidelines and subject to the provisions of gifts, bequests, or other unbudgeted sources not administered directly by colleges, schools, or departments, recommends or selects candidates for awards or recognition for Faculty members.
- Selects recipients for outstanding teacher recognition awards and service awards from candidates nominated by students, Faculty, or departments.
- Recommends students for appropriate scholarship awards not under the jurisdiction of other Faculty committees or other agencies.
- Maintains liaison with appropriate system-wide committees where these are pertinent to UWM.
- Acts as an information clearing house concerning sources of awards and recognition.
Meetings:
The committee met twice in the fall semester and once in the spring semester to plan for, discuss, and make recommendations for the following faculty awards:
- Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award
- Regents Teaching Excellence Award
- Distinguished University Service Award
- Distinguished Public Service Award
Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award
The committee received eleven nominations for this award. From these, the committee determined eight finalists. Two committee members met with and observed the teaching of each of these 8 finalists (in one case, a finalist did not respond to a request to observe). One faculty member was recommended to the Chancellor for this award, and the Chancellor accepted the committee’s nomination.
Regents Teaching Excellence Award
The committee received one nomination for this award. The committee recommended this faculty member to the vice-provost for faculty affairs as a UWM nominee for this Universities of Wisconsin award.
Distinguished University Service Award
The committee received two nominations for this award. From these, the committee recommended one faculty member to the Chancellor for this award, and the Chancellor accepted the committee’s nomination.
Distinguished Public Service Award
The committee received one nomination for this award. The committee recommended this faculty member to the Chancellor for this award, and the Chancellor accepted the committee’s nomination.
Respectfully submitted,
Elana Levine
Chair, Awards and Recognition Committee
Professor, Department of English