2021 annual awards ceremony honors NatSci faculty, staff and students
Thirty-seven outstanding MSU College of Natural Science (NatSci) faculty, staff and students were recognized for their achievements and contributions at the NatSci Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony, held on Nov. 19 at the new STEM Teaching and Learning Facility. A total of 133 faculty, staff, students, family and friends attended the event (63 virtually, 70 in-person).
Photo caption: In-person recipients of 2021 NatSci Awards pose for a photo following the awards ceremony. Credit: Gary Shrewsbury
The awards are based on nominations submitted from across the college and evaluated by the NatSci Awards Committee and the Center for Integrative Studies in General Science staff.
“On behalf of NatSci faculty, staff and students I am very pleased to congratulate and thank this year's award winners for their outstanding contributions,” said NatSci Dean Phil Duxbury. “Their leadership and hard work make NatSci a better place, and it is an honor to recognize their efforts and to be inspired by their commitment to excellence.”
This year’s award recipients are:
Outstanding Faculty Award
- Jeffrey Conner, plant biology
- Gemma Reguera, microbiology and molecular genetics
- Jetze Tepe, chemistry
- Hongbing Wang, physiology
Research Leadership Award
- Mark Dykman, physics and astronomy
Mid-Career Research Award
- Matthew Hedden, mathematics
Early Career Research Award
- Huey-Wen Lin, physics and astronomy
- Jay Strader, physics and astronomy
Teacher-Scholar Award
- Johannes Pollanen, physics and astronomy
- Marjorie Weber, plant biology; EEB
Undergraduate Teaching Award
- Michael Brown, mathematics
- James (Ned) Jackson, chemistry
Undergraduate Learning Assistant Award
- Alexandra Korabiewski, chemistry
Junior Faculty Mentoring Award
- Heather Eisthen, integrative biology
Postdoctoral Mentoring Award
- Melanie Cooper, chemistry
Distinguished Academic Staff Award
- Todd Lydic, physiology
Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award
Susan Hill, integrative biology
Graduate Academic Advisor Award
- Tammy Long, plant biology
Support Staff Award
- Valerie Osowski, College of Natural Science
- William Park, plant biology
Excellence -in-Teaching-Citation
- Nicholas Rekuski, mathematics
- Olivia Spagnuolo, integrative biology
Undergraduate Learning Assistant Award
- Alexandra Korabiewski, chemistry
Faculty Teaching Prize
- Dirk Colbry, computational mathematics, science, and engineering
- Susannah Dorfman, earth and environmental sciences
- Camille Fairbourn, statistics and probability
- John Keane, statistics and probability
- Kathrine Krueger, biological science program
- Ryan Maccombs, mathematics
- Jane Rice, Center for Integrative Studies in General Science
- Elizabeth Tinsley-Johnson, College of Natural Science
- John Zubek, physiology
Norman L. and Olga K. Fritz Award
- Morten Hjorth-Jenson, physics and astronomy
- Jane Zimmerman, mathematics
In addition to the NatSci awards, the Center for Integrative Studies in General Science (CISGS) made four awards:
Loreena V. Blinn Endowed Teaching Award
- Matthew Grieshop, entomology
James D. Hoeschele Endowed Teaching Award
- Susan Jackson, Center for Integrative Studies in General Science
Ronald W. Wilson Endowed Teaching Award.
- William Hartmann, physics and astronomy
Harlo Mervyn Mork Memorial Excellence in Teaching Award
- Ashley Wright, plant, soil and microbial sciences
For more information on the 2021 NatSci Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony, visit https://natsci.msu.edu/faculty-staff/awards/index.aspx.
Banner image: Main entrance of the MSU College of Natural Science Building. Credit: Michael D.-L. Jordan
