"During a difficult year, people throughout the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences responded to challenges arising from COVID-19 with creativity, compassion, and expertise."

Congratulations to Alishia Alexander, Caitlin Clarke, Dawn McNulty, Ruby Mendenhall, and Brian Francis O'Neill for being the recipients of the awards! 

Alishia Alexander- "For her work as coordinator of Summer Predoctoral Institute in SU 2020 with the largest cohort to date and a 63% reduction in budget. For her work as SOC 100 head TA."

Caitlin Clarke- "For providing research opportunities to undergraduate students, being a compassionate mentor, and establishing a supportive classroom environment during COVID-19 by adapting course material to individual student's needs. For providing data-forward analysis and visualization of COVID-19 data, which was used by multiple governors and helped establish Illinois as a COVID-19 leader in national media."

Dawn McNulty- "For serving as a Life + Career Design community coach in support of students' well-being and career readiness goals during the pandemic."

Ruby Mendenhall- "For her long-term commitment to enabling citizen scientists and creating an invaluable database for future researchers through the COVID-19 Journaling Project, an empathic and effective response to COVID-19."

Brian Francis O'Neill- "For fostering a caring and respectful environment in SOC 100 during the pandemic, and taking the utmost care to help students expand their horizons through sociological thinking."

For the full list of award recipients click here.