Faculty Recognition
Highlighting Our Faculty
The College of Arts and Sciences houses a robust faculty with expertise across all of the college's academic departments and interdisciplinary programs. Whether it is innovative teaching in the classroom, groundbreaking research, or exemplary work in the Chicagoland community, we strive to recognize our college faculty for their professional and personal accomplishments.
Faculty Highlights
黑料门Performing Arts Instructors Recognized by Walder Foundation
Vershawn Sanders-Ward, an Instructor of Dance, and Matt Ulery, an Instructor of Bass
Faculty Accomplishments
Mausumi Mahapatra
Awarded $110K Grant from American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund
Sujack Awards
The Edwin T. and Vivijeanne F. Sujack Awards
The Sujack Teaching Awards were established in 1994 by Edwin T. and Vivijeanne F. Sujack in order to take special notice each year of two outstanding teachers in the College of Arts and Sciences. These awards recognize the superb teaching of undergraduate students. In addition the recognition, each faculty member鈥檚 home department receives a cash award to be used in support of activities that will enhance teaching at the department level. Recipients of the Award have in common a dynamic presence in the classroom, a willingness to try new ways of teaching and a devotion to students that goes beyond the ordinary classroom experience. These faculty members embody the Jesuit ideal of higher education in their dedication to high standards, to critical thinking, and to the principle that knowledge must be put to the benefit of humanity.
Sujack Awards 2025 Recipients
Faculty Research Excellence Award
- Michael Grillo, Assistant Professor, Biology
- Yasin Silva, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Master Researchers
- Minwoo Jung, Assistant Professor, Sociology
- Pengfei Li, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Tracy Pintchman, Professor, Theology
- Michael Schumacher, Lecturer, Criminal Justice and Criminology
Master Teachers
- Yuna Blajer de la Garza, Assistant Professor, Political Science
- James Devery, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Wendy Gruhl, Advanced Lecturer, Forensic Science
- Walter Tangarife, Associate Professor, Physics
Teaching Excellence Award
- Leanna Boychenko, Associate Professor, Classical Studies
- Jennifer Mierisch, Associate Professor, Biology