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The 2018 BFA Excellence Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, April 26, 4:30 p.m in the University Memorial Center. The event recognized 15 different faculty who won awards for their excellence in leadership and service, teaching and pedagogy, research and creative work, as well as a lifetime leadership and service. Opening remarks were given by Provost Moore and BFA Chair Robert Ferry. The keynote speech was given by the 2017 Hazel Barnes Award winner, Tom Cech.

A record number of nominees were received this year in all three categories of awards:

The Excellence in Leadership and Service award recognizes those who have shown outstanding leadership abilities and service to the ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· community. This year’s winners were:

• Arturo Aldama – Ethnic Studies
• James Green – Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
• Matthew McQueen – Integrative Physiology
• Karen Ramirez – Miramontes Arts & Sciences Program

The Excellence in Teaching and Pedagogy award celebrates faculty who have made significant impacts on student experiences through teaching and mentoring styles. This year’s winner were:

• Donna Goldstein – Anthropology
• David Shneer – Religious Studies/History/Program in Jewish Studies
• Katharine Suding – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Kenneth Wright - English

Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work Award recognizes faculty whose research have been very significant to their department and fellow faculty members. This. Year’s winners were:

• Nichole Barger – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
• Jeanne Clelland – Mathematics
• Elizabeth Dutro – School of Education
• Andrea Feldman – Program for Writing and Rhetoric
• Marcia Yonemoto - History

Along with these three categories, this year the BFA awarded a special Lifetime Leadership and Service Award to William Kaempfer honoring his long-time service and commitment to faculty at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·.

See all the pictures from the ceremony.