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: Kathleen Newman, Department of Spanish and Portuguese (2017-2018)

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.

• Tori Forbes, Department of Chemistry (2022-23)

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.

2023

• Loyce Arthur, Department of Theatre Arts
• Megan Knight, Department of Rhetoric
• Emily Mozena, Department of Health and Human Physiology
• Rachel Young, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

The Innovation in Safety Award celebrates exceptional and ground-breaking innovations that advance safety at the University of Iowa.

2020

• Most recent CLAS recipient: Edward Gillan, Department of Chemistry

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.

2022-2023

• 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.

2023

• Most recent CLAS recipient: Meenakshi Gigi Durham, Journalism and Mass Communication; 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.

2021-2022

• Most recent CLAS recipient: Colleen Mitchell, Department of Mathematics

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.

2022-2023

• Rebekah Kowal, Dance

The Teaching in Higher Education Travel 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.

2021-2022

• Most recent CLAS recipient: Craig Dresser, English as a Second Language Program
• Most recent CLAS recipient: Dana Dean Thomann, Department of Rhetoric

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.

2023

• Mark Blumberg, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences

2020

• Caroline Tolbert, Department of Political Science