Faculty and Staff | College of Arts and Sciences

Get to Know Our People

Meet the talented faculty and staff in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Professional Development

The College of Arts and Sciences offers a Faculty Professional Development Series to support the success of both pre-tenure and tenured colleagues. The series’ goal is to assist faculty members in developing skills and connecting with resources so they will thrive as teacher-scholars as well as have positive impacts on their students and disciplines.

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Other Resources for Faculty and Staff

The College of Arts and Sciences provides access to important resources to support academic and professional growth for our faculty and staff.

Celebrating Achievement

Our faculty and staff make big impacts inside and outside the classroom.

2024-25 College of Arts and Sciences award winners

Outstanding College Researcher Awards

Dr. Kathryn Jasper (History), Dr. Andrés Vidal-Gadea (Biological Sciences)
Outstanding College Creative Activity Awards

Dr. Amy Robillard (English), Dr. Matt Caplan (Physics)
Ellen T. Blaney Humanities Prize

Dr. Christopher Breu (English)
Outstanding Scholarly Achievement Award for Pre-Tenured Faculty

Dr. Jordan Arellanes (Psychology)
Janice Witherspoon Neuleib Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement for Tenured Faculty

Dr. Maochao Xu (Mathematics)
Outstanding College Teacher Awards

Dr. Tara Lyons (English), Dr. Amanda Cullen (Mathematics), Dr. Aaron Pitluck (Sociology and Anthropology)
Outstanding Teaching Award, AP

Dr. Derek O’Connell (Philosophy)
Outstanding Teaching Award, non-tenure track

Dr. Sandra Keller (Languages, Literatures, and Cultures)
Outstanding Teaching Award, pre-tenure

Dr. Taylor Soja (History)
John A. Dossey Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Tenured Faculty Member

Dr. John Baldwin (Communication)
Kenneth and Mary Ann Shaw Teaching Fellowship

Dr. Michael Hendricks (Politics and Government)
Outstanding College Service Awards

Dr. K. Megan Hopper (Communication), Dr. Alec Foster (Geography, Geology, and the Environment)
Outstanding College Staff Awards

Paul Meister* (Geography, Geology, and the Environment), Katie Fisher (English)
Scott M. Elliott Award for Outstanding Staff

Libby Harness (English)

*Winner of the 2023-24 award.

Distinguished Lectureship

The College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Lectureship is one of the highest honors bestowed upon a faculty member by the College, and may be awarded only once to any particular person. Recipients are accorded this honor in recognition of the excellence of their professional attainments, exemplifying the values and mission of Illinois State University and the College of Arts and Sciences; in particular, they demonstrate the active pursuit of learning, creative activity, scholarship, and research, as well as their dissemination through publication and teaching.

Learn more about the Distinguished Lecturer

Better Together

There’s a space for everyone in CAS. We tap into the knowledge and experience of all our people to help move the College and University forward.

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