THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL FACULTY CONVOCATION...FACULTY CONVOCATION 2017 Faculty Convocation 2017 celebrates the official opening of the new academic year at Loyola University Chicago. Led

FACULTY CONVOCATIONSunday, September 18, 2016

LAKESIDE CAMPUSES

Monday, September 19, 2016HEALTH SCIENCES DIVISION

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGOLOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

FACULTY CONVOCATIONSunday, September 10, 2017

THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL

FACULTY CONVOCATION 2017

Faculty Convocation 2017 celebrates the official opening of the

new academic year at Loyola University Chicago. Led by President

Jo Ann Rooney, JD, LLM, EdD, Provost John P. Pelissero, PhD, and

Health Sciences Division Provost Margaret Faut Callahan, CRNA,

PhD, FNAP, FAAN, the convocation is an occasion to welcome new

members, congratulate those who have been promoted or tenured,

honor distinguished faculty, and look ahead to another year of

academic excellence.

INTRODUCTION AND INVOCATION

John Hardt, PhD Vice President and Associate Provost, Mission Integration,

Loyola University Health System and Health Sciences Division

PROVOSTS’ WELCOME

Margaret Faut Callahan, CRNA, PhD, FNAP, FAANProvost, Health Sciences Division

John P. Pelissero, PhDProvost and Chief Academic Officer

PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS

Jo Ann Rooney, JD, LLM, EdDPresident

PRESENTATION OF NEW FACULTY

RECOGNITION OF FACULTY ACHIEVEMENTS

Please join us immediately after the convocation

for a reception in the Piper Hall rose garden and patio.

ELEVENTH ANNUALLOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

FACULTY CONVOCATION

CONTENTS

NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY, 2017-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

TENURE AND PROMOTION, 2016-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

PROVOST AND UNIVERSITY AWARDS, 2016-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

COLLEGE AND SCHOOL AWARDS, 2016-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

NEW DEANS AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, 2017-18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

ENDOWED CHAIRS AND PROFESSORS, 2017-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

RETIREMENTS, 2016-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

IN MEMORIAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Frederick StaidumAssistant Professor of EnglishPhD, Northwestern University

Colleen Stiles-ShieldsPostdoctoral ResearcherPhD, Northwestern University

Paula TomczakInstructor of AnthropologyPhD, University of New Mexico

Xueying WangInstructor of TheologyPhD, University of Notre Dame

Lisa WhitePostdoctoral Researcher in PsychologyPhD, University of Miami

NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY, 2017-18 NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY, 2017-18

Jennifer ArmstrongLecturerPhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Jose Manuel CastellanosLecturerPhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Robert GutierrezLecturerPhD, DePaul University

Meredith HepburnInstructorMEd, DePaul University

Susan McCarthyLecturerPhD (cand), Arizona State University

H. Lavar PopeLecturerPhD, University of California, Santa Cruz

Giancarlo TarantinoInstructorPhD, Loyola University Chicago

Lisa WilliamsLecturerPhD, Kent State University

ARRUPE COLLEGE

Brook AbegazAssistant ProfessorPhD, Tennessee Technological University

Martin ClaarInstructor of Political SciencePhD (cand), Northern Illinois University

Samuel DunnPostdoctoral Research AssociatePhD, Colorado State University

Andrea GschwendInstructor of BiologyPhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Sheila GudehithluInstructor of StatisticsMS, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Margaret GuyAssistant Professor of PsychologyPhD, University of Tennessee

Eric HansenAssistant Professor of Political SciencePhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Brent Seungho InInstructor of Criminal Justice and CriminologyMSW, University of Illinois at Chicago

Priyanka Anne JacobAssistant Professor of EnglishPhD, Princeton University

David KlingerInstructor of PhysicsPhD, Cornell University

Marcella LinnInstructor of PhilosophyPhD, Loyola University Chicago

Danielle LorchInstructor of PsychologyPhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Antonio MastroberardinoInstructor of MathematicsPhD, State University of New York at Buffalo

Helena Palka-HamblinInstructor of BiologyPhD, Northwestern University

Cristian ParedesAssistant Professor of SociologyPhD, University of Texas at Austin

Marius RadulescuInstructor of MathematicsMS, Chicago State University

Constantin RasinariuProfessor of Physics and Chairperson, Department of PhysicsPhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Maribeth RezeyAssistant Professor of Criminal Justice and CriminologyPhD, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Matthew RoseVisiting Artist in ResidenceMFA, Ohio State University

Graciela SolisPostdoctoral Researcher in PsychologyPhD, University of California, Santa Cruz

COLLEGE of ARTS AND SCIENCESCONTINUED

COLLEGE of ARTS AND SCIENCES

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Margaret AugustinskyClinical Assistant Professor of EducationMEd, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Rufus GonzalesClinical Assistant Professor of Education PhD, Loyola University Chicago

Ashley MaywormAssistant Professor of School PsychologyPhD, University of California, Santa Barbara Darren PierreClinical Assistant Professor of EducationPhD, University of Georgia

Hui XuAssistant Professor of Counseling PsychologyPhD, Arizona State University


QUINLAN SCHOOL of BUSINESS SCHOOL of EDUCATION

Seth GreenExecutive Lecturer of Management and Founding Director of the Baumhart CenterJD, Yale University

Jennifer GriffinRaymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Professor of Business EthicsDBA, Boston University

Joel HanAssistant Professor of EconomicsPhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Leonard McKendrickSenior Lecturer of ManagementPhD, Case Western Reserve University

Dennis PlottLecturer of EconomicsPhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Abraham SingerAssistant Professor of ManagementPhD, University of Toronto

Yoona YoumAssistant Professor of ManagementPhD, George Washington University

Shabnam ZanjaniAssistant Professor of MarketingPhD, University of Massachusetts

Jing YangAssistant Professor of CommunicationPhD, Michigan State University

Myeung Ok (Chris) YimAssistant Professor of CommunicationPhD, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea

Christopher MartinianoInstructor of CommunicationPhD (cand), Indiana University

Eva MikaClinical Assistant Professor of Applied PsychologyPhD, DePaul University

SCHOOL of COMMUNICATION

SCHOOL of CONTINUING AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Megan BessExecutive Director, Beazley Institute and Center for Online Programs and Clinical ProfessorJD, Vanderbilt University

Ron HochbaumHealth Justice Project Clinical Teaching FellowJD, Villanova University

Lisa JacobsExecutive Director of the Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy, and Practice and Clinical Assistant ProfessorJD, DePaul University

Caitlin KellyIllinois Bar Foundation FellowJD, Loyola University Chicago

L. Kate MitchellClinical Professor and Director of Health Justice ProjectJD, Northwestern University

Stephen RushinAssistant Professor of LawPhD, JD, University of California, Berkeley

Elizabeth UllmanSalisbury Clinical Teaching FellowJD, Loyola University Chicago

SCHOOL of LAW

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Ayokunle AbegundeAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, University of Lagos

Nausheen AhmedAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, Karachi Medical and Dental College

Syed AliAssistant Professor of Thoracic and Cardiovascular SurgeryMD, Aga Khan University

Sachin AminAssociate Professor of PediatricsMD, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College

Nikiya AsamoahAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Naaz AzizAssistant Professor of Family MedicineMD, Ross University

Jordan BeachAssistant Professor of Cell and Molecular PhysiologyPhD, Case Western Reserve University

Carlos BecharaAssociate Professor of SurgeryMD, American University of the Caribbean

Alec BlockAssistant Professor of Radiation OncologyMD, Loyola University Chicago

Geeta BollamAssistant Professor of Family MedicineMD, Ross University

Nicholas BrownAssistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and RehabilitationMD, Columbia University

Gomathie ChelvayohanAssistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral NeurosciencesMD, Ohio University

Joseph CohenAssistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and RehabilitationMD, Tufts University

Carmelita ColbertAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, University of Louisville

Hui DaiResearch Assistant Professor of Cell and Molecular PhysiologyPhD, Wuhan University

Anita DamodaranAssistant Professor of Family MedicineMD, University of Southern California

Rajdeep DhamiAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, St. James School of Medicine

Sofiane El DjouziAssistant Professor of SurgeryMD, University of Algiers

Felicity FishmanAssistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation MD, New York Medical College

Wayne FranklinProfessor of Pediatrics MD, University of Pennsylvania

Bernadette GniadeckiAssistant Professor of Emergency MedicineDO, Midwestern University

Steve A. N. GoldsteinDean and Professor of Cell and Molecular PhysiologyMD, PhD, Harvard University

STRITCH SCHOOL of MEDICINE

Alex GriffithInstructor of Anesthesiology MD, Loyola University Chicago

Kaushik GururajanAssistant Professor of RadiologyMD, Rosalind Franklin University

Patrick HagenAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, St. George’s University

Amanda HarringtonAssociate Professor of PathologyPhD, University of Kansas

Christina HuntAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, University of Illinois

Teresa JensenAssistant Professor of Medicine MD, Loyola University Chicago

Komal JoshiClinical Assistant Professor of OphthalmologyMD, Medical College of Wisconsin

Mohanad JoudehAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, Louisiana State University

Sarah KinsingerAssociate Professor of MedicinePhD, University of Miami

Muaiad KittanehAssistant Professor of Medicine MD, Al-Quds University

Adinarayana KunamneniResearch Assistant Professor of MedicinePhD, Andhra University

Ivana KuoAssistant Professor of Cell and Molecular PhysiologyPhD, Australian National University

Sarah LagedrostInstructor of Medicine MD, University of Michigan

Razvan LapadatAssistant Professor of PathologyMD, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Eugene LeeAssistant Professor of Family MedicineMD, Boston University

Brian LiemAssistant Professor of MedicineDO, Midwestern University

Stephen LittletonAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, Saint Louis University

David LubeckLecturer of Ophthalmology MD, Northwestern University

Yihong MaAssistant Professor of PathologyMD, Fourth Military Medical University and PhD, Peking University

Monica MaaloufInstructor of MedicineMD, University of Minnesota

Robert McCarthyAssistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral NeurosciencesMD, University of Hawaii at Mānoa

STRITCH SCHOOL of MEDICINECONTINUED

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Matthew BruderAssistant Professor of Health Systems Leadership and PolicyMD, St. Matthew’s University

Anthony DeldinAssistant Professor of Health Management and Risk ReductionPhD, University of Pittsburgh

Milena FattaClinical Instructor of Health Management and Risk ReductionMSN, Benedictine University

Gloria JacobsonProfessor of Health PromotionPhD, Loyola University Chicago

Angela MahaffeyAssistant Professor of Health Systems Leadership and PolicyPhD, Loyola University Chicago

Kevin MazorAssistant Professor of Health Systems Leadership and PolicyPhD, Cornell University

Thomas KenemoreAdvanced Lecturer of Social WorkPhD, University of Chicago

Goutham M. MenonProfessor and DeanPhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


MARCELLA NIEHOFF SCHOOL of NURSING

SCHOOL of SOCIAL WORK

Salvatore MecciaAssistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral NeurosciencesMD, Rush University

Bryan MounceAssistant Professor of Microbiology and ImmunologyPhD, Medical College of Wisconsin

Neal MugveInstructor of AnesthesiologyMD, Loyola University Chicago

Katherine O’RourkeInstructor of Obstetrics and GynecologyMD, Loyola University Chicago

Ellen ParkerAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, Creighton University

Rakesh PatelInstructor of Radiation OncologyPhD, University of Massachusetts

Karla PodrazikAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, Loyola University Chicago

Pejman RadkaniAssistant Professor of SurgeryMD, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

Eugenia RaichlinAssociate Professor of MedicineMD, Belarusian State Medical University

Michael ReiterAssistant Professor of RadiologyMD, Rush University

Matthew ReynoldsAssistant Professor of Neurological Surgery MD, PhD, Northwestern University

Peter SargonAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Joseph SerroneAssistant Professor of Neurological Surgery MD, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Ricki ShahAssistant Professor of RadiologyMD, University of Missouri-Kansas City

Farhan ShamsAssistant Professor of MedicineMBBS, Dow University of Health Sciences

Marc SingerAssociate Professor of SurgeryMD, University of Illinois at Chicago

David SladeAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, JD, Southern Illinois University

Monsheel SodhiAssistant Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and TherapeuticsPhD, King’s College London

Katherine SpangenbergAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, Wayne State University

Nicole SprawkaAssistant Professor of Obstetrics and GynecologyMD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Ping TangProfessor of PathologyMD, Sichuan University and PhD, University of Texas, Houston

Roshni VasaiwalaAssistant Professor of OphthalmologyMD, University of Michigan

Martin WhiteAssistant Professor of MedicineMD, Tulane University

Matthew WodziakAssistant Professor of NeurologyMD, Rosalind Franklin University

Raymond WynnProfessor of Radiation OncologyMD, Meharry Medical College

Dazhi XiongResearch Assistant Professor of Cell and Molecular PhysiologyMD, Zhengzhou University and PhD, University of Nevada at Reno

Ruiming ZhaoResearch Assistant Professor of Cell and Molecular PhysiologyPhD, Wuhan University

STRITCH SCHOOL of MEDICINE STRITCH SCHOOL of MEDICINECONTINUED CONTINUED

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TENURE AND PROMOTION, 2016-17NEW FULL-TIME FACULTY, 2017-18

Deborah WatsonInstructorEdD, Governors State University

INSTITUTE of PASTORAL STUDIES

Uwem AkpanTeilhard de Chardin Fellow in Catholic StudiesHank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage MFA, University of Michigan

Ghazal Poshtkouhian NadiLecturer in Interdisciplinary Honors Program and Global and International StudiesPhD, American University

Michael F. AndrewsDirector of the John Felice Rome Center and Associate Professor of PhilosophyPhD, Villanova University

Geoffrey SwindellsAssociate Dean of LibrariesMS, Columbia University

UNIVERSITY CENTERS AND PROGRAMS

UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES

Hong ChenModern Languages and Literatures, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Colby DickinsonTheology, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Hariklia DimitropoulosBiology, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Laura GoldsteinEnglish, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Ruth Gomberg-MunozAnthropology, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Kirsten HedegaardFine and Performing Arts, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Daniel KilleleaChemistry and Biochemistry, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Brandon Morgan-OlsenPhilosophy, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Kevin QuirkEnglish, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

Tisha RajendraTheology, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Kyle RobertsHistory, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Alice WeinrebHistory, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Paula WisotzkiFine and Performing Arts, Promotion to Professor

Jennifer ZitznerBiology, Promotion to Advanced Lecturer

COLLEGE of ARTS AND SCIENCES

SCHOOL of EDUCATION

Tavis JulesSchool of Education, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Seungho MoonSchool of Education, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Amy ShuffeltonSchool of Education, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Max MelstromEndowed Assistant Professor in Ecological EconomicsPhD, Michigan State University

Victoria PrescottPostdoctoral FellowPhD, University Louisville

INSTITUTE of ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

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TENURE AND PROMOTION, 2016-17TENURE AND PROMOTION, 2016-17

Gerard AboodSurgery, Promotion to Associate Professor

Lily AgrawalMedicine, Promotion to Professor

Fatima AhmadAnesthesiology, Promotion to Professor

Emily AndersonMedical Education, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Bernadette AulivolaSurgery, Promotion to Professor

Guliz BarkanPathology, Promotion to Professor

Alec BlockRadiation Oncology, Promotion to Assistant Professor

Richard BorrowdaleOtolaryngology, Promotion to Associate Professor

Lauren BoydPediatrics, Promotion to Clinical Associate Professor

Haemi ChoiFamily Medicine, Promotion to Associate Professor

Nina ClarkMedicine, Promotion to Professor

George CotseonesMedicine, Promotion to Assistant Professor

Xianzhong DingPathology, Promotion to Associate Professor

Ahmer FarooqUrology, Promotion to Associate Professor

Matthew FitzMedicine, Promotion to Professor

Alex GorbonosUrology, Promotion to Associate Professor

Gopal GuptaUrology, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Dana HaydenSurgery, Promotion to Associate Professor

Newton HurstRadiation Oncology, Promotion to Assistant Professor

Adam KabakerSurgery, Promotion to Associate Professor

Anuradha KhannaOphthalmology, Promotion to Professor

Ameet KiniPathology, Promotion to Professor

Pulsar LiAnesthesiology, Promotion to Assistant Professor

Matthew McCoydNeurology, Promotion to Associate Professor

Christopher MolvarRadiology, Promotion to Associate Professor

Toni PakCell and Molecular Physiology, Promotion to Professor

STRITCH SCHOOL of MEDICINE

Lena PalmerMedicine, Promotion to Associate Professor

Stewart ReingoldEmergency Medicine, Promotion to Associate Professor

Luis RiveraFamily MedicinePromotion to Assistant Professor

Seth RobiaCell and Molecular Physiology, Promotion to Professor

Manthan ShahOphthalmology, Promotion to Assistant Professor

Michael StokasMedicine, Promotion to Assistant Professor

Smit VasaiwalaMedicine, Promotion to Associate Professor

Laura WoolPsychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Promotion to Associate Professor

STRITCH SCHOOL of MEDICINECONTINUED

Jonathan SingerSchool of Social Work, Awarded Tenure

SCHOOL of SOCIAL WORK

Tham HoangInstitute of Environmental Sustainability, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Reuben KellerInstitute of Environmental Sustainability, Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Brian SchmisekInstitute of Pastoral Studies, Promotion to Professor

INSTITUTE of ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

INSTITUTE of PASTORAL STUDIES

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TENURE AND PROMOTION, 2016-17

Elizabeth HugginsHealth Sciences Library, Promotion to Senior Assistant Librarian

Thomas KeefeLaw Library, Promotion to Senior Librarian

Gabrielle AnnalaUniversity Libraries, Promotion to Senior Assistant Librarian

James ConleyUniversity Libraries, Promotion to Senior Assistant Librarian

Tracy RuppmanUniversity Libraries, Promotion to Senior Librarian

Paul VoelkerUniversity Libraries, Promotion to Senior Assistant Librarian

Kathryn YoungUniversity Libraries, Promotion to Senior Librarian

LIBRARIES

COLLEGE AND SCHOOL AWARDS, 2016-17

Perla Gamez, PhDAssistant Professor, Psychology,College of Arts and SciencesEdwin T. and Vivijeanne F. Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence

Rebecca Silton, PhDAssistant Professor, Psychology,College of Arts and SciencesEdwin T. and Vivijeanne F. Sujack Award for Teaching Excellence

Ruth Gomberg-Munoz, PhDAssociate Professor, Anthropology,College of Arts and SciencesSujack Family Award for Faculty Research Excellence

Sushma Reddy, PhDAssociate Professor, Biology,College of Arts and SciencesSujack Family Award for Faculty Research Excellence

Hector Garcia, PhDSenior Lecturer, Modern Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and SciencesLiebentritt Faculty Development Opportunity Award

Kevin Lee, MBAExecutive Lecturer, Accounting and Business Law, Quinlan School of BusinessAward for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching and Student Engagement

Faruk Guder, PhDProfessor, Information Systems and Supply Chain Management,Quinlan School of BusinessAward for Outstanding Graduate Teaching and Student Engagement

Arup Varma, PhDProfessor, Management,Quinlan School of BusinessAward for Outstanding Research

John Boatright, PhDProfessor Emeritus, Management,Quinlan School of BusinessLifetime Achievement in Teaching, Research, and Service Jasmine Tata, PhDAssociate Professor Emerita, Management,Quinlan School of BusinessLifetime Achievement in Teaching, Research, and Service

James Zydiak, PhDAssociate Professor, Information Systems and Supply Chain Management,Quinlan School of BusinessLifetime Achievement in Teaching, Research, and Service

Joan Phillips, PhDProfessor, Marketing,Quinlan School of BusinessDean’s Faculty Service Award

Hannah Rockwell, PhDProfessor, School of CommunicationAward for Outstanding Teaching

Robert Herguth, PhDAdjunct Professor,School of CommunicationDean’s Award for Outstanding Service

Bridget Kelly, PhDAssociate Professor,School of EducationUSGA and Maroon and Gold Society Faculty Member of the Year

Sabina Neugebauer, EdDAssistant Professor,School of EducationDistinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Research

PROVOST AND UNIVERSITY AWARDS, 2016-17

Julia Bninski, PhDLecturer, Arrupe CollegeProvost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Freshmen

Linda Brazdil, PhDSenior Lecturer, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences and Director, Center for Science and Math EducationProvost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching Freshmen

Hector Garcia, PhDSenior Lecturer, Modern Languages and Literatures, College of Arts and SciencesIgnatius Loyola Award for Excellence in Teaching

Timothy Hoellein, PhDAssociate Professor, Biology, College of Arts and SciencesLangerbeck Award for Undergraduate Research Mentoring

Mark Kuczewski, PhDProfessor, Stritch School of MedicineFaculty Council Faculty Member of the Year

Stephen Mitten, S.J., MSAdvanced Lecturer, Institute of Environmental SustainabilityLangerbeck Award for Undergraduate Research Mentoring

Stacy Neier Beran, PhDSenior Lecturer, Marketing, Quinlan School of BusinessKolvenbach Award for Engaged Teaching

Jennifer Parks, PhDProfessor, Philosophy and Women and Gender Studies, College of Arts and SciencesHayes Award for Advising and Mentoring

Maria Vidal de Haymes, PhDProfessor, School of Social Work Faculty Council Faculty Member of the Year

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Constantin Rasinariu, PhDProfessor and Department Chair, PhysicsCollege of Arts and Sciences

Suk Hun Lee, PhDProfessor and Department Chair,FinanceQuinlan School of Business

David Slavsky, PhDInterim DeanSchool of Education

Michael J. Kaufman, JDProfessor and DeanSchool of Law

Ravi Durvasula, MDProfessor and Department Chair, MedicineStritch School of Medicine

Steve A. N. Goldstein, MD, PhDDean, Chief Diversity Officer, and Professor Cell and Molecular Physiology and PediatricsStritch School of Medicine

Richard Gonzalez, MDProfessor and Interim Department Chair, SurgeryStritch School of Medicine

Toni Pak, PhDProfessor and Interim Department Chair, Cell and Molecular PhysiologyStritch School of Medicine

Gloria Jacobson, RN, PhDProfessor and Department Chair, Health PromotionMarcella Niehoff School of Nursing

Goutham M. Menon, PhDProfessor and Dean, School of Social Work

David Ensminger, PhDAssociate Professor,School of EducationDistinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

Kelly Moore, PhDAssociate Professor, Sociology,Graduate SchoolGraduate Faculty Member of the Year

Michael J. Kaufman, JDProfessor and Dean,School of LawFaculty Member of the Year

Lara Dugas, PhD, MPHAssistant Professor, Public Health Sciences,Stritch School of MedicineJunior Scientist of the Year

William Small, MDProfessor, Radiation Oncology,Stritch School of MedicineSenior Scientist of the Year

COLLEGE AND SCHOOL AWARDS, 2016-17

NEW DEANS AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRS

ENDOWED CHAIRS AND PROFESSORS, 2017-18

Kathy AlbainHuizenga Family Endowed Chair in Oncology ResearchMD, University of Michigan

Charles BouchardJohn P. Mulcahy Professor of OphthalmologyMD, Northwestern University

Steven BrownWalter P. Krolikowski, S.J., Endowed Research ProfessorshipPhD, University of California, Santa Barbara

Richard S. CooperAnthony B. Traub Professor of Community and Family MedicineMD, University of Arkansas

Ian CorneliusEdward Surtz, S.J., Professorship in EnglishPhD, University of Pennsylvania

Helena DagaduEndowed Assistant Professorship in SociologyPhD, Vanderbilt University

Miguel DiazJohn Courtney Murray University Chair in Public ServicePhD, University of Notre Dame

Paul EggertMartin J. Svaglic Chair in Textual StudiesPhD, University of Kent at Canterbury

Robert C. FlaniganAlbert J. and Claire R. Speh Professor of UrologyMD, Case Western Reserve University

James GarbarinoMaude C. Clarke Professor of Humanistic PsychologyPhD, Cornell University

James T. GathiiWing-Tat Lee Chair in International LawSJD, Harvard University

Jill GeislerWilliam M. Plante Professorship in Media IntegrityMA, Duquesne University

Diane GeraghtyA. Kathleen Beazley Chair in Child LawJD, Northwestern University

Alexander GhanayemDr. William M. Scholl Chair in OrthopaedicsMD, Northwestern University

Joy GordonIgnacio Ellacuria, S.J., Professor of Social EthicsPhD, Yale University

Elliott J. GornJoseph A. Gagliano Chair in Urban HistoryPhD, Yale University

Jennifer GriffinRaymond C. Baumhart, S.J., Professor of Business EthicsDBA, Boston University

Gregory GruenerRalph P. Leischner Endowed Professor of MedicineMD, Loyola University Chicago

Hille HakerRichard A. McCormick, S.J., Chair of Moral TheologyPhD, University of Tübingen

Charles HemenwayRonald McDonald House Charities Endowed Professor in Pediatric OncologyMD, University of Massachusetts

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Olivier HenripinHelen Houlahan Rigali Assistant ProfessorshipPhD, Northwestern University

Abol JalilvandRalph Marotta Professor of Free EnterprisePhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Linda JanusekNiehoff Professor in Nursing ResearchPhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Simon KajaDr. John P. and Therese E. Mulcahy Professor of OphthalmologyPhD, University of Leiden

Mark KuczewskiMichael I. English, S.J., Professor of Medical EthicsPhD, Duquesne University

Edmondo LupieriJohn Cardinal Cody Professor of TheologyLaurea in Classical Studies, University of Pisa

Stephen MacLeodJoseph R. and Louise Ada Jarabak ChairMD, University of Aberdeen

Anastasios MalliarisWalter F. Mullady, Sr. Professor of Economics and FinancePhD, University of Oklahoma

Mark McIntoshEndowed Professor of Christian SpiritualityPhD, University of Chicago

Richard (Max) MelstromEndowed Assistant Professor of Ecological EconomicsPhD, Michigan State University

J. Paul O’KeefeJohn W. Clarke Professor of MedicineMD, Loyola University Chicago

Lorraine OzarRev. Andrew M. Greeley Chair in Catholic EducationPhD, Fordham University

Ronald K. PotkulMary Isabelle Caestecker Professor of Obstetrics and GynecologyMD, University of Chicago

Marcus QuekRobert C. Flanigan, MD, Professor in UrologyMD, University of Southern California

Clifford J. Shultz IICharles H. Kellstadt Professor of MarketingPhD, Columbia University

Patrick StiffColeman Professor of OncologyMD, Loyola University Chicago

Barry SullivanCooney and Conway Chair in AdvocacyJD, University of Chicago

Mushabbar SyedRolf and Merian Gunnar Professor of MedicineMD, King Edward Medical College

Alexander TsesisRaymond and Mary Simon Chair in Constitutional LawJD, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology

David J. WilberGeorge M. Eisenberg Professor of Cardiovascular SciencesMD, Northwestern University

Eva WojcikHelen M. and Raymond M. Galvin Professor of PathologyMD, Medical University of Gdansk

ENDOWED CHAIRS AND PROFESSORS, 2017-18 RETIREMENTS, 2016-17

John Boatright, PhDProfessor Emeritus, ManagementAfter 23 years of service

Carlos Bolmey, MDAssistant Professor, Family MedicineAfter 3 years of service

Linda Brubaker, MD, MSProfessor Emerita, Obstetrics and GynecologyAfter 17 years of service

Ardis Collins, PhDProfessor Emerita, PhilosophyAfter 49 years of service

Linda Heath, PhDProfessor Emerita, PsychologyAfter 33 years of service

Paul Hering, MDProfessor, MedicineAfter 38 years of service

Andrew Hotaling, MDProfessor Emeritus, OtolaryngologyAfter 26 years of service

George Kaufman, PhDProfessor Emeritus, FinanceAfter 36 years of service

Beth Konrad, MASenior Professional in Residence, CommunicationAfter 16 years of service

Robert Lombardo, PhDAssociate Professor, Criminal Justice and CriminologyAfter 16 years of service

Gregory Matz, MDProfessor Emeritus, OtolaryngologyAfter 42 years of service

John McCormack, JDProfessor, LawAfter 46 years of service

Philip Nyden, PhDProfessor Emeritus, Sociology and Director, Center for Urban Research and LearningAfter 38 years of service

Jean Ryan, JDProgram Director, Paralegal StudiesAfter 26 years of service

Robert Schiff, MDClinical Associate Professor, MedicineAfter 27 years of service

Jasmine Tata, PhDAssociate Professor Emerita, ManagementAfter 22 years of service

Aruna Vade, MDProfessor Emerita, RadiologyAfter 27 years of service

Daniel Vaillancourt, PhDProfessor Emeritus, PhilosophyAfter 45 years of service

Urban Von Wahlde, PhDProfessor Emeritus, PhilosophyAfter 36 years of service

John Allen Williams, PhDProfessor Emeritus, Political ScienceAfter 40 years of service

Pamela Witte, PhDProfessor Emerita, Microbiology and ImmunologyAfter 28 years of service

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IN MEMORIAM

Samuel Attoh, PhDDean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Research, Lakeside CampusesFebruary 6, 2017

Amrik Dhaliwal, PhDProfessor Emeritus of BiologyJuly 26, 2016

Alexander Karczmar, MD, PhDProfessor Emeritus of Molecular Pharmacology and TherapeuticsAugust 16, 2017

Diane Klein, BSN, PhDAssociate Professor of Health PromotionJuly 26, 2017

Fred Margolis, DDSClinical Instructor of SurgeryOctober 31, 2016

Peter Maxwell, PhDProfessor Emeritus of PhilosophyJuly 7, 2017

Paul Schreckenberger, MS, PhDProfessor of PathologyNovember 30, 2016

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and working to expand knowledge in the service

of humanity through learning, justice, and faith.

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