Several Faculty in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry were Honored at Graduation from the College of Liberal Arts. These include Jared Delcamp, Saumen Chakraborty, and Emily Rowland.

College of Liberal Arts Award for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Achievement:

The Melinda and Ben Yarbrough, M.D., Senior Professor Research Award is presented annually to an outstanding tenured faculty member in the natural sciences and mathematics.  Jared Delcamp, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, is this year’s recipient. The award is given in recognition of sustained exemplary performance in research, scholarship, and/or creative achievement at the national/international level while serving as a faculty member at the University of Mississippi.  The recipient each year will have achieved scholarly recognition and influence well beyond the University of Mississippi community and made a positive contribution to the success of their department. Recipients of the award are not eligible to receive the award again. Each recipient is recognized with a $2,000 cash prize and a medal, which will be presented at the College of Liberal Arts graduation ceremony in May.

 

Dr. Mike L. Edmonds New Scholar Award in The College Of Liberal Arts:

The Dr. Mike L. Edmonds New Scholar Award in the College of Liberal Arts is presented annually to untenured, tenure-track professorial rank faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts who are within 6 years of their initial tenure-track academic appointment and who have demonstrated exemplary performance in research, scholarship, and/or creative achievement. Candidates must be untenured when nominated. Depending on the quality of the pool of nominees, up to four awards will be available, with one each chosen from the areas of (1) Natural Sciences and Mathematics, (2) Social Sciences, (3) Humanities, and (4) Fine and Performing Arts.  Jared Delcamp, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, is this year’s recipient. Saumen Chakraborty, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, is this year’s recipient.  The ideal recipients each year must have significantly enhanced the scholarly reputation of the College and University through exceptional contributions to their disciplines and demonstrated a positive impact on the success of their department.  Individuals may only receive this award one time, but recipients will retain their eligibility for the College of Liberal Arts Award for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Achievement (Humanities), Sanford and Susan Thomas Senior Professor Research Award in the Social Sciences, Hensley Family Senior Professor Research Award in the Fine and Performing Arts, and Melinda and Ben Yarbrough, M.D., Senior Professor Research Award for the Natural Sciences. These awards are only given to post-tenure, senior faculty.  Each recipient will receive a $1,000 cash prize and medal to be presented at the College of Liberal Arts graduation ceremony in May. Awardees will be invited to be members of the platform party during these ceremonies.

 

Liberal Arts Outstanding Instructor of The Year:

In 2011, the College of Liberal Arts began recognizing the Liberal Arts Outstanding Instructor of the Year. Criteria for the annual award include, but are not limited to, excellence of class instruction, intellectual stimulation of students, and concern for students’ welfare. The recipient is recognized during the College’s commencement ceremony, has his or her name added to an award plaque in the Dean’s office, and receives $1,000. Eligibility is limited to instructors, lecturers, senior lecturers, and instructional professors who taught full time during the academic year they are nominated. Visiting instructors and previous recipients are not eligible.  Emily Bretherick Rowland, Instructional Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry, is the 2022 Liberal Arts Outstanding Instructor of the Year.