Newly Tenured Faculty, Faculty Promotions and Faculty Emeritus List
ESTHER FARFEL AWARD

The Esther Farfel Award, the university’s highest faculty honor, recognizes a professor who demonstrates excellence in teaching, research and service. The recipient receives a $10,000 prize and a trophy.

• Fazle Hussain, Hugh Roy & Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering

JOHN AND REBECCA MOORES PROFESSOR

The John and Rebecca Moores Professor is a five-year renewable award that carries a $10,000 annual stipend and is given to faculty who are outstanding in teaching, research and service.

• Randolph Thummel, professor of chemistry
• Lois Parkinson Zamora, professor of English

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Three Awards for Excellence in Research and Scholarship are given each year to faculty who have achieved a substantial record of outstanding research, scholarship or creative activities in their field. Each award carries a $5,000 stipend and a plaque.

• David J. Francis, professor and chairman of the Department of Psychology
• Rigoberto C. Advincula, associate professor of chemistry
• Steven Baldelli, assistant professor of chemistry

TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS

TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Recipients of the Teaching Excellence Award receive a trophy and a $5,000 check. Nominees must demonstrate excellence in teaching.

• Richard M. Alderman, Law Center associate dean for academic affairs, Dwight Olds Chair in Law and Consumer Law Project director
• Jim Johnson, associate professor in the School of Theatre & Dance
• Kairn Klieman, associate professor of history
• Robert A. Ragazzo, UH Law Foundation Professor of Law

TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD: PROVOST'S CORE AWARD
The award consists of $5,000 and a trophy. Nominees must demonstrate excellence in teaching a core curriculum course. Two awards are given.

• Peter Copeland, associate professor of geosciences
• Brian K. McFarlin, assistant professor of health and human performance

INNOVATION IN INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY
The award for outstanding faculty who have demonstrated innovative teaching in a course using instructional technology carries a $5,000 prize and a trophy. Nominees must have recently taught a course using instructional technology. One award is given.

• Jaspal Subhlok, associate professor of computer science

NONTENURE
This award recognizes outstanding teaching by faculty instructors, clinical faculty, research faculty, artist affiliates and lecturers. The recipient receives a $5,000 prize and a trophy. Nontenure track faculty nominees for this award must have been on the faculty at least half-time for three years prior to nomination. One award is given.

• Michael Newman, visiting assistant professor of accountancy and taxation

GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
Teaching excellence awards of $1,000 and a trophy are presented to two graduate students. Nominees must have been teaching assistants or fellows for at least two semesters. Two awards are given.

• Douglas E. Hughes, graduate teaching assistant in the C.T. Bauer College of Business
• Ana-Maria Medina, graduate teaching assistant in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages

FACULTY AWARD FOR MENTORING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

The $5,000 award honors the practice of mentoring undergraduate research and scholarship.

• Kenneth L. Brown, professor of anthropology

PROVOST FACULTY ADVISING AWARD

The Provost Faculty Advising Award carries a $1,000 check and a plaque and is given to faculty who demonstrate excellence in student advising.

• Betty J. Barr, associate professor and undergraduate adviser in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering