The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2019-2020 Butine Faculty Development Fund Fall cycle, according to committee chair Hannah Highlander, mathematics. Butine award recipients are:
- Lauren Alfrey, American Sociological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA August 8-11, 2020 ($1,755)
- Michael Cameron, Annual Joint Meeting, American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, CA, November 23-26, 2019 ($1,000); Annual Meeting, North American Patristic Society, Chicago, IL, May 24-26, 2020 ($1,000)
- Heather Carpenter, Examining the effects of horse users on shellfish populations in Ngarunui Beach, Whaingaroa, New Zealand ($1,460)
- Heather Dillon (with Jeff Kerssen-Griep), “Peer Observation of Teaching Paradoxes” ($3,000)
- Laura Dyer, “Probing the effects of shear stress on coronary artery development to determine how developmental defects arise” ($5,000)
- Maria Echenique, Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association PAMLA San Diego, CA – Nov. 14 – 18, 2019 ($400)
- Benjamin Gallegos, “Developing Virtual Rehearsal Scenarios for Educational Teaching and Learning Practices: Utilizing Mixed-Reality Simulation for Teachers and Students” ($4,850.50)
- Nicole Hanig, Sabbatical Activities ($4,700)
- Randy Hetherington, American Educational Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA.
April 17-21, 2020 ($2,000) - Christina Ivler, “Flight Testing of Obstacle Avoidance for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)” ($5,000)
- Jakob Kotas, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Optimization, Hong Kong, May 26-29, 2020 ($2,000)
- Paddy McShane, Workshop in Normative Ethics, Tucson, AZ, January 16-18, 2020 ($1350); Summer research grant ($3,000)
- Hillary Merk Gaudino, Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii Jan 4-7, 2020 ($500)
- Gregory Pulver, Playwriting ($5,000)
- Isabelle Soule, Rwanda Site Visit ($3,900)
- Dave Taylor, “Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Reproductive Isolation in the Taiwanese endemic species of Mussaenda (family Rubiaceae)” ($5,000)
- Ben Tribelhorn, Predicting the onset of chaos in Lorenz systems using deep learning ($3,000)
- Blair Woodard, “Protests, Posters, and the Visual Diplomacy of Cuban-Vietnamese Relations, 1959-Present” ($4,920)
- Aaron Wootton, Summer Research Trip to Europe ($5,000)
- David Wynne, “Investigating the function of a protein that regulates cell division using C. elegans” ($5,000)
- Halina Wyss with Amber Vermeesch, “Building resilience, health, and wellness for nursing students beyond the parameters of Title IX and early alert programs” ($5,000)
For more information contact Highlander at tas@up.edu.
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Amount to Fund |
| Lauren | Alfrey | American Sociological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA August 8-11, 2020 | $1,755.00 |
| Michael | Cameron | Annual Joint Meeting, American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, CA, November 23-26, 2019 | $1,000.00 |
| Michael | Cameron | Annual Meeting, North American Patristic Society, Chicago, IL, May 24-26, 2020 | $1,000.00 |
| Heather | Carpenter | Examining the effects of horse users on shellfish populations in Ngarunui Beach, Whaingaroa, New Zealand | $1,460.00 |
| Heather & Jeff | Dillon & Kerssen-Griep | Peer Observation of Teaching Paradoxes | $3,000.00 |
| Laura | Dyer | Probing the effects of shear stress on coronary artery development to determine how developmental defects arise | $5,000.00 |
| Maria | Echenique | Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association PAMLA San Diego, CA – Nov. 14 – 18, 2019. | $400.00 |
| Benjamin | Gallegos | Developing Virtual Rehearsal Scenarios for Educational Teaching and Learning Practices: Utilizing Mixed-Reality Simulation for Teachers and Students | $4,850.50 |
| Nicole | Hanig | Sabbatical activities | $4,700.00 |
| Randy | Hetherington | American Educational Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA. April 17-21, 2020 |
$2,000.00 |
| Christina | Ivler | Flight Testing of Obstacle Avoidance for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) | $5,000.00 |
| Jakob | Kotas | Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Optimization, Hong Kong, May 26-29, 2020 | $2,000.00 |
| Paddy | McShane | Workshop in Normative Ethics Tucson, AZ January 16-18, 2020 |
$1,350.00 |
| Paddy | McShane | Summer research grant | $3,000.00 |
| Hillary | Merk Gaudio | Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii Jan 4-7, 2020 | $500.00 |
| Gregory | Pulver | Playwriting | $5,000.00 |
| Isabelle | Soule | Rwanda Site Visit | $3,900.00 |
| Dave | Taylor | Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Reproductive Isolation in the Taiwanese endemic species of Mussaenda (family Rubiaceae) | $5,000.00 |
| Ben | Tribelhorn | Predicting the onset of chaos in Lorenz systems using deep learning. | $3,000.00 |
| Blair | Woodard | Protests, Posters, and the Visual Diplomacy of Cuban-Vietnamese Relations, 1959-Present | $4,920.00 |
| Aaron | Wootton | Summer Research Trip to Europe | $5,000.00 |
| David | Wynne | Investigating the function of a protein that regulates cell division using C. elegans | $5,000.00 |
| Halina & Amber | Wyss & Vermeesch | Building resilience, health, and wellness for nursing students beyond the parameters of Title IX and early alert programs | $5,000.00 |
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship is now accepting faculty nominations for the 2019-2020 Teaching Award and Scholarship Award. These awards are an opportunity for the University community to recognize and celebrate two of its own for outstanding achievements in teaching and scholarship. The committee will accept nominations until noon on Friday, January 24.
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The program for Faculty Development Day, scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, is now available through the Committee on Teaching and Scholarship. To save paper, the committee encourages faculty to download a copy of the program in advance so they can use it to orient themselves between sessions using their mobile devices. A limited number of paper copies of the program will be available on the day of the program.
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2019
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The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship invites all regular faculty to submit spring cycle proposals to receive funding from the Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Faculty can download Butine application materials, review selection criteria, and consult the timeline for applications by visiting this 
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