Lori Adams is a professor of instruction in the Department of Biology. She is interested in the enhancement of undergraduate biology education through research experience opportunities, effective mentoring, and the practice of scientific teaching. She also serves as a Biology Honors Program advisor, program director, and Co-PI for the Iowa Sciences Academy, deputy director for the Latham Science Engagement Initiative, co-leader for Hawkeyes at the Microscope, National Academies Education Mentor in the Life Sciences, and master trainer for the National Institutes of Health National Research Mentoring Network. 

Elizabeth Oakes is a dedicated teacher and an active chamber musician, chamber music coach, and performer of the violin. She runs the Chamber Music Residency Program at the University and serves as the director of the University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program. Through these positions, she has created multi-dimensional artist-residencies with quartets. She has been a deserving recipient of recognition for her work at the University of Iowa through the awarding of titles such as Distinguished Professor of Instruction, Dean’s Distinguished Lecturer, and is also a recipient of the President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence.