College of Sciences

The College of Sciences recognizes an alumnus who has offered outstanding contributions to UNLV and the community.

• 2009 — Dr. Ray Rawson, Class of 1964
• 2008 — Hiba Risheg, Class of 1997
• 2005 — Dr. Anthony C. Alamo, Class of 1986
• 2004 — Avnish Bhatnaghar, Class of 1989
• 2000 — Elizabeth Donley, Class of 1994
• 1999 — William Clark, Class of 1992
• 1998 — Dr. Pamela Moore, Class of 1977
• 1997 — Daniel Fischer, Class of 1979, 1990
• 1996 — Dr. Ilene Morgan, Class of 1988, 1990

This award recognizes excellence in service to the department, college, university, profession, and/or community. The recipient must be a full-time faculty member within the college and must agree to be nominated. Nominations may come from faculty colleagues, classified staff, students, or members of the Las Vegas community. The committee is particularly interested in service that has had a significant impact.

• 2011 — Bryan Spangelo, Chemistry
• 2010 — Carryn Bellomo, Mathematical Sciences
• 2008 — Michelle Elekonich, School of Life Sciences
• 2007 — Rod Metcalf, Geoscience
• 2006 — Stephen Roberts, School of Life Sciences
• 2005 — Paul Aizley, Mathematical Sciences
• 2004 — Satish C. Bhatnaghar, Mathematical Sciences
• 2003 — Kathleen Robins, Chemistry
• 2002 — Roberta Williams, Biological Sciences
• 2001 — Fred Bachhuber, Geoscience
• 2000 — Boyd L. Earl, Chemistry
• 1999 — David W. Emerson, Chemistry

This award recognizes outstanding tenured and tenure-track faculty or lecturers in the College of Sciences. Nominees must have completed a minimum of three years at UNLV, although the entire professional career of the nominee will be evaluated.

• 2011 — Kentaro Nagamine, Physics and Astronomy; Jichun Li, Mathematical Sciences
• 2010 — Dennis Bazylinski, School of Life Sciences
• 2009 — Daniel Proga, Physics and Astronomy
• 2008 — Bing Zhang, Physics and Astronomy
• 2007 — Clemens Heske, Chemistry
• 2006 — Balakrishnan Naduvalath, Chemistry; Zhongbo Yu, Geoscience
• 2005 — Carl L. Reiber, Biological Sciences
• 2004 — David G. Costa, Mathematical Sciences
• 2003 — Jean S. Cline, Geoscience
• 2002 — Donna E. Weistrop, Physics
• 2001 — Lawrence Walker, Biological Sciences
• 2000 — Peter J.S. Shiue, Mathematical Sciences
• 1999 — Eugene I. Smith, Geoscience
• 1998 — Stephen H. Lepp, Physics
• 1997 — Dennis W. Lindle, Chemistry
• 1996 — Stan Smith, Biology

This award recognizes any instructor in the College of Sciences who demonstrates excellence in teaching undergraduate or graduate classes.

• 2011 — Andrew Hanson, Geoscience; Kathleen Robins, Chemistry
• 2010 — Adam Simon, Geoscience
• 2009 — Megan Lister, School of Life Sciences
• 2008 — Steve Rowland, Geoscience
• 2007 — MaryKay Orgill, Chemistry
• 2006 — John Farley, Physics and Astronomy
• 2005 — Boyd L. Earl, Chemistry
• 2004 — Kathleen Robins, Chemistry
• 2003 — Pradip K. Bhowmik, Chemistry
• 2002 — Daniel B. Thompson, Biological Sciences
• 2001 — Rodney V. Metcalf, Geoscience
• 2000 — George H. Plopper, Biological Sciences
• 1999 — Lloyd R. Stark, Biological Sciences

This award recognizes excellence in service to the college, university, and community. The recipient must be a full-time staff member within the college. Nominations may come from faculty, staff, students, or members of the Las Vegas community.

• 2010 — Aaron Payette, School of Life Sciences
• 2009 — Janet Reiber, Advising Center

This award recognizes an employee who has performed above and beyond their assigned duties in the support of the college. The recipient must be a full-time staff member within the college. Nominations may come from faculty, staff, students, or members of the Las Vegas community.

• 2011 — Gail Michel-Parsons, Physics and Astronomy
• 2009 — Erin McNamara, Mathematical Sciences; Veronica Knight, Advising Center

This award honors an individual who has demonstrated a significant impact on mathematics and science education in Southern Nevada.

• 2009 — Jhone Ebert, Clark County School District
• 2008 — Patricia Mulroy, Southern Nevada Water Authority and Las Vegas Springs Preserve
• 2006 — Stephen M. Rowland, Geoscience
• 2005 — Jeffrey Shih, College of Education

This award honors and recognizes outstanding career contributions to the College of Sciences. It is presented to individuals who have made distinguished, sustained, and lasting contributions to the teaching and research mission of the College of Sciences. The award is named in honor of professor Donna Weistrop, who exemplifies the personal qualities, professional leadership, and dedicated service worthy of such tribute.

• 2009 — David Emerson, Chemistry
• 2007 — Boyd Earl, Chemistry
• 2005 — Donna Weistrop, Physics

This award is presented to the outstanding dissertation submitted by a Ph.D. student in the College of Sciences, as selected by the faculty committee.

• 2011 — Alexi K. Nedeltchev, Chemistry
• 2009 — Jun Yin, Geoscience
• 2007 — Shen Xie, Life Sciences
• 2006 — Jef Jaeger, Biosciences

This award is presented to the outstanding theses submitted by a master's student in the College of Sciences, as selected by the faculty committee.

• 2009 — Todd Arrowood, Geoscience
• 2008 — Francisco Javier Virgili, Physics and Astronomy
• 2007 — Shanna Goffman-Tighi, Water Resource Management
• 2006 — Tandis Bidgoli, Geoscience

This award is named in honor of David Emerson, professor emeritus of chemistry and an international figure in scientific teaching and research and a tireless advocate for advancing the role of science in our culture.

Recipients will have contributed to the discovery of new knowledge or the pioneering development of scientific techniques and methods; influenced others to explore and investigate science and its application to global problems; and will have inspired and elevated the public's interest in and appreciation of science through their advocacy and leadership. The recipient will be selected primarily on the basis of contributions to the sciences that impact our lives in significant and meaningful ways.

• 2008 — Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, professor of chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison