CARBONDALE (WSIL) -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale will recognize nine faculty and staff members this spring for superior scholarship and creative endeavors, teaching, and service with the .
The awards are given annually for exceptional work and include a new emerging leader award. They will be recognized during the State of the University event on April 26.
“In my nine months as SIU Carbondale’s chancellor, I have been deeply impressed by the dedication and resilience of our faculty and staff, especially in challenging circumstances,� Chancellor Austin Lane said. “The Excellence Awards winners have demonstrated outstanding teaching, significant scholarly and artistic contributions, and dedication to furthering the mission of our university. I hope everyone is as inspired by our award winners as I am.�
The 2021 SIU Carbondale Excellence Awards winners are:
- Scholar Excellence Award:Â Daryl G. Kroner, professor, criminology and criminal justice.
- Teaching Excellence Award (tenured and tenure-track):Â Michael James Lydy, professor, zoology.
- Teaching Excellence Award (non-tenure track) Diana Tigerlily, associate professor of practice, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Kevin R. Smith, senior lecturer, chemistry and biochemistry.
- Early Career Faculty Excellence Award:Â Gayan Baduge, assistant professor, electrical, computer and biomedical engineering.
- Women of Distinction:Â Bobbi Knapp, associate professor, kinesiology.
- Emerging Leader:Â Sandy Pensoneau-Conway, associate professor and chair, communication studies, and interim director, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
- Staff Excellence Award: Lanel Love, assistant dean of students and director, First Saluki Center, and Richard Scott Taylor, superintendent of buildings, University Housing.
