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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley honored more than 50 faculty members during its annual Faculty Excellence Awards, held Thursday, May 3, at the TSC Arts Center in Brownsville. The major awardees were (front row, from left) Yuanbing Mao, associate professor, Chemistry, Excellence in Research; Bin Wang, professor, Information Systems, Excellence in Teaching (Tenured/Tenure-Track); Karen Martirosyan, professor, Physics and Astronomy, Excellence in Student Mentoring; Teresa Patricia Feria Arroyo, associate professor, Biology, Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship; Bonnie Gunn, lecturer II, Biology, Excellence in Teaching (Non-Tenure Track); and Dr. Ala Qubbaj, senior associate vice president for Faculty Affairs and Diversity; (back row, from left) Dr. Fred Zaidan, chair of the Department of Biology, accepting the award for his department for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring; Maria Elena Corbeil, associate professor, Teaching and Learning, Excellence in Service; and Amy Hay, associate professor, History, Excellence in Sustainability Education. (UTRGV Photo by David Pike)
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley honored more than 50 faculty members during its annual Faculty Excellence Awards, held Thursday, May 3, at the TSC Arts Center in Brownsville. The major awardees were (front row, from left) Yuanbing Mao, associate professor, Chemistry, Excellence in Research; Bin Wang, professor, Information Systems, Excellence in Teaching (Tenured/Tenure-Track); Karen Martirosyan, professor, Physics and Astronomy, Excellence in Student Mentoring; Teresa Patricia Feria Arroyo, associate professor, Biology, Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship; Bonnie Gunn, lecturer II, Biology, Excellence in Teaching (Non-Tenure Track); and Dr. Ala Qubbaj, senior associate vice president for Faculty Affairs and Diversity; (back row, from left) Dr. Fred Zaidan, chair of the Department of Biology, accepting the award for his department for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring; Maria Elena Corbeil, associate professor, Teaching and Learning, Excellence in Service; and Amy Hay, associate professor, History, Excellence in Sustainability Education. (UTRGV Photo by David Pike)

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By Vicky Brito

Rio Grande Valley, Texas –  The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley honored more than 50 faculty members during its annual Faculty Excellence Awards, held Thursday, May 3, in Brownsville.

Seven major awards were given for outstanding achievement in tenured/tenure-track teaching, non-tenured teaching, research, service, student mentoring, community-engaged scholarship, and sustainability education.

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  • Bin Wang, professor, Information Systems.

Excellence in Teaching (Tenured/Tenure-Track).

  • Bonnie Gunn, lecturer II, Biology.

Excellence in Teaching (Non-Tenure Track).

  • Yuanbing Mao, associate professor, Chemistry.

Excellence in Research.

  • Maria Elena Corbeil, associate professor, Teaching, and Learning.

Excellence in Service.

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  • Karen Martirosyan, professor, Physics, and Astronomy.

Excellence in Student Mentoring.

  • Teresa Patricia Feria Arroyo, associate professor, Biology.

Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship.

  • Amy Hay, associate professor, History.

Excellence in Sustainability Education

In addition, Dr. Fred Zaidan, chair of the UTRGV Department of Biology, represented his department in accepting the Excellence Award in Faculty Mentoring.

The awards and recognition ceremony was held in the TSC Arts Center theater, where the audience watched individual videos of the seven winners.

The ceremony was followed by a lunch reception in the lobby of the Arts Center.

Additionally, UTRGV recognized more than 50 faculty members for their accomplishments in 2017 in the areas of external awards and honors, book authorship, and major grant recipients.

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