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Faculty Excellence Awards
BGSU Honors 19 Faculty for Achievement and Service
“Today we celebrate the achievements of our dedicated and accomplished faculty. Their individual and collective accomplishments underscore why BGSU is recognized as a great place to study and learn,” Dr. Bill Balzer, vice president for faculty affairs and strategic initiatives told those gathered April 16 for the 2019 Faculty Excellence Awards.
Nineteen outstanding faculty and staff members were recognized for their contributions to teaching, mentoring and advising, research, creative activities, service and community involvement.
OLSCAMP RESEARCH AWARD
Vallier's Thought-Provoking Scholarship Supported
OUTSTANDING EARLY CAREER AWARD
Selim's Research Agenda, Productivity Recognized
2019 MASTER TEACHER
Rentner Honored by Student Alumni Ambassadors
PROFESSOR OF RESEARCH EXCELLENCE
Zamkov Receives Support for Work with Nanonmaterials
PROFESSOR OF SERVICE EXCELLENCE
Wide Range of Service Earns David Jackson New Title
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Faculty Senate Bestows Honor on Kawano Jones
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Fulcher's Lasting Contributions Merit Lifetime Achievement Award
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Begum's Commitment to Engagement Acclaimed
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AWARD
Orr's Outreach, Impact Lauded
FACULTY MENTOR AWARD
Ruedi Ray Recognized for Faculty Mentorship
UNIT RECOGNITION AWARD
Faculty Senate Pays Tribute to School of Art
Austrian Conference
wraps up 50-year
celebration
Bowling Green State University hosted the 2019 Austrian Studies Association Conference April 11-14. The conference served as the closing event of a yearlong celebration of the 50-year partnership between BGSU and the University of Salzburg.
Nearly 100 Austrian studies scholars from six countries convened for the four-day, interdisciplinary conference, where they explored a broad range of issues related to migration in relation to Austria, Europe and North America.
2019 News Stories
- Student art exhibit - BG Independent News
- Grubbs on narcissistic generation - The New York Times
- Guzzo on declining fertility rate - The Atlantic , InStyle
- Brown on marriage longevity - The Tribune Review
- Brown on declining divorce rate - Cosmopolitan
- Guzzo on impact of student debt on delay in having children - Al Jazeera
- Miller on 2020 vote - 13abc
- Guzzo on declining birth rates - Associated Press
- Stafford on long-distance relationships - The Atlantic
- Miller on moms running for office - The Blade
- Bullerjahn on algae blooms - Farm and Dairy
- Mills on state-supported air service development funds - Plain Dealer
- Manning on faithfulness of married millennials - The Atlantic
- Mills on increased reliance on robotics – BG Independent News
- Jackson op-ed on celebrity factor in presidential bids – Cleveland.com
- Bullerjahn on toxic algae blooms – Water Online, BG Independent News
- Jackson on celebrity endorsements – Inverse
- Brown on the changing American family – NBC News
- Cherry Blossom Festival – Sentinel-Tribune
- Peña on the Latino/a/x Conference - Nuestra Gente, 96.5 FM
- Kim Rogers on Pi Day - The Blade
- Guzzo on teen parenting – The Atlantic
- Mills on regional development – 13abc
- Wells-Jensen presenting at TEDx BGSU – Sentinel-Tribune
- Susan Brown on divorce rates – Now it Counts
- Tim Davis on lake health – WTOL
- Kalaf-Hughes on government funding bill - WTOL
- Wilson named photochemical society fellow – The Blade
- Center for the Future of Forensic Science – Sentinel-Tribune
- Donahue on the future of music – The Blade
- Bullerjahn on government shutdown effects on research – 13abc
- Guzzo on fertility rates – ABC News