May Brodbeck Humanities Fellowship

The May Brodbeck Humanities Fellowship is a competitive award designed to encourage and support the study of language, linguistics, literature, philosophy, history, jurisprudence, criticism, and theory of the arts as well as humanistic aspects of the natural and social sciences.

• Most recent CLAS recipient: Ashley Howard, Department of History and African American Studies program (2025-2026)

James Van Allen Natural Science Fellowship

The James Van Allen Natural Science Fellowship is a competitive award designed to encourage and support scholarly work in the physical, natural, and mathematical sciences.

• Matthew Dannenberg, Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences (2024-2025)

The Hubbard-Walder Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes faculty who have participated in a rich variety of university teaching (e.g., undergraduate, graduate or professional, classroom, one-on-one) and who have contributed to curriculum and/or program development.

2025

• Paula Amad, Department of Cinematic Arts
• Justin Cosner, Department of Rhetoric
• Julie Gros-Louis, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
• Jennifer Sterling, Department of American Studies

2024

• Eric Gidal, Department of English
• Trevor Harvey, School of Music
• Margaret Murray, Departments of Rhetoric and Mathematics
• Rene Rocha, Department of Political Science

The Iowa Faculty Scholar Award recognizes outstanding UI faculty members and provides each awardee with central funds for a period of three years to enhance their scholarly activities with the goal of developing and supporting a cadre of UI scholars across a broad array of academic disciplines. Awardees may use the funds at their discretion to support their scholarly activities.

2025-2028 cohort

• Kara Whitaker, Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology

2024-2027 cohort

• Abbey Dvorak, School of Music
• David Miles, Department of Physics and Astronomy

2023-2026 cohort

• Allison Jaynes, Department of Physics and Astronomy
• Jan Wessel, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

The Brody Award is named in honor of the late Michael J. Brody, former president of the UI Faculty Senate. It recognizes outstanding faculty who have made exceptional contributions to the UI and the community.

2024

• Ana M. Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

2023

• Meenakshi Gigi Durham, School of Journalism and Mass Communication; Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies

The President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence recognizes outstanding University of Iowa faculty with sustained records of teaching excellence. The President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence represents the highest level of achievement in teaching given at the University of Iowa.

2024-2025

• Meena Khandelwal, Department of Anthropology

2023-2024

• Naomi Greyser, Departments of American Studies; English; and Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies

Given by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, the award honors faculty members for work representing a significant contribution to excellence in public education. The University of Iowa will select up to six faculty members each year to receive this award and will award each recipient a $1,000 one-time stipend.

2023-2024

• Bob McMurray, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

2022-2023

• Rebekah Kowal, Department of Dance

The Teaching in Higher Education Conference Award provides support to attend a conference related to teaching in their discipline or in higher education in general. The Teaching in Higher Education Conference Award supports faculty members (clinical, tenure-track/tenured, and instructional track) and P&S staff members who require support to attend a conference related to teaching in their discipline or in higher education in general.

2024-2025

• Jenny Brodell, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Stephen Cummings, School of Social Work
• Roxanna Curto, Department of French and Italian
• Charles Jedlicka, Department of Health and Human Physiology
• Kara Kehe, Department of Health and Human Physiology
• Brian Lai, Department of Political Science
• Kristin Marrs, Department of Dance
• Beatrice Mkenda, Department of French and Italian
• Louise Pinkerton, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Carol Severino, Department of Rhetoric
• Alex Smith, Department of Political Science
• Jan Steyn, Department of French and Italian
• Newell Ann Van Auken, Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literatures

The University of Iowa Distinguished Chair recognizes and rewards exceptional University of Iowa scholars of national and international distinction who are contributing to the institution, the state of Iowa, and beyond through their outstanding achievements in scholarship, teaching, and/or service.

2024

• Kenneth Tse, School of Music

2023

• Mark Blumberg, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences