Awards, Fellowships, Sabbaticals
The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to recognize the academic accomplishments of our faculty members.
| Regent's Professors in CAS | Year of Award | Department | Research Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allendorf, Fred | 2004 | DBS | evolution, population genetics and conservation biology with current focus being the application of genetics to the conservation of animals and plants. |
| Borgmann, Albert | 1996 | Philosophy | Philosophy of society and culture with particular emphasis on technology |
| Lauren, Paul | 1991 | History | Diplomacy, International relations, and Human rights |
| Woessner, William | 2004 | Geology | Basic and applied hydrogeology |
| Cox Award for Teaching Excellence | Year | Department |
|---|---|---|
| Stewart, Veronica | 1996 | English |
| Hendrix, Marc | 1997 | Geology |
| Finn, Janet | 1998 | Social Work |
| Jacobs, Jim | 1999 | Physics & Astronomy |
| Graham, Jon | 2000 | Math |
| Jabour, Anya | 2000 | History |
| Jacobson, Maxine | 2001 | Social Work |
| Voekel, Pamela | 2001 | History |
| Arens, Hiltrud | 2002 | MCLL |
| Caruso, John | 2002 | Psychology |
| Kane, Katie | 2003 | English |
| Prentiss, Anna | 2003 | Anthropology |
| Halvorson, Sarah | 2004 | Geography |
| Schwarze, Steve | 2004 | Comm. |
| Hassanein, Neva | 2005 | EVST |
| Sherman, David | 2005 | Philosophy |
| Nyman, Adam | 2006 | Math |
| Cochran, Bryan | 2006 | Psychology |
| Dixon, Kelly | 2007 | Anthropology |
| Adams, Karen | 2007 | Political Science |
| Faculty on Sabbatical | Home Department | Where They Are | Topical Focus of Sabbatical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applebaum, Irene | Antroplogy | The University of Pennsylvania | Language study; the relation between language and culture |
| Arens, Hiltrud | Modern and Classical Language and Literature | Germany | Conducting a deeper study of the Germany-based Japanese writer Yoko Tawada |
| Ausland, Hayden | Modern and Classical Language and Literature | Missoula/ UC Berkeley/ Ohio/ Europe | Working on three or four distinct projects: 1). A book of essays on Plato and Socrates. 2). A book on the Civil-War letters of Capt. Harvey S. Wood (16th. OVI). 3). Greek edition with commentary & English translation of Phalaris' Letters. |
| Bergman, Jill | English | Missoula (for the most part) | Completion of Manuscript: "Sometimes I feel like a motherless child": Motherhood and Nation in the Work of Pauline Hopkins. |
| Billstein, Rick | Mathematical Sciences | Atlanta/ Chicago/ Missoula | Examination of data collected from the middle school math curricula. He plans to visit middle schools throughout the country to observe how standards-based mathmematics curricula are being implemented |
| Bruce, Heather | English | Missoula | Completion or advancement of her books: 1) "Sherman Alexie in the Classroom"; and 2) "On Rhetoric: Social Justice Pedagogy in the Post-Civil Rights era." |
| Granath, Willard | Division of Biological Sciences | Missoula | Continue work on the SENCER(Science education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilites) |
| Gritzner, Jeff | Geography | Various destinations | The Earth Restoration Project- an ambitious project concerned with prescriptive, large-scale environmental rehabilitation. |
| Justman, Stewart | Liberal Studies | Development of a new course for Liberal Studies concerned with the Islamic- Christian cultures. | |
| Knight, Christopher | English | Working on his book in progress, tentatively titled " Omissions Art not Accidents: Apophaticism in Modern Intellectual Culture from Henry James to Jacques Derrida." | |
| Koester, Lynne | Psychology | Africa/Potdam/ Germany/ Central Asia | Concentrating on work on project concerning finding new ways of improving parenting of children with disabilities. |
| Lodmell, Stephen | Division of Biological Sciences | Scotland | He will be working with a world-leading scientist at St. Andrew's University in Scotland in an area in which he wants to develop further expertise in order to then advance hisown lab here at UM to a higher level. |
| Minnick, Michael | Division of Biological Sciences | MSU and NIH Rocky Mountain Labs | He will be focusing on his research and scholarly projects. He will be overseeing the development of the Center of Excellence as well as focusing on important research grants. |
| Prentiss, Anna | Anthropology | The University of Montana | 1) Compiling and analyzing data and writing a book which she intends to posit a new view of the prehistoric past of the Middle Fraser Canyon region. 2) Complete work on journal articles and two edited books. 3). Prepare and submission of grant proposal. |
| Shanley, Kathryn | Native American Studies | Missoula | Will be completing book in progress that is tentatively titled "Silent Sorrows: A study of resistance, resiliency and Loss in Native American Biography." |
