Emily Johnson named 2005 Irene Rothbaum Outstanding Assistant Professor

The ninth recipient of the Irene Rothbaum Outstanding Assistant Professor Award was announced at the Spring Faculty Meeting on Tuesday, April 26. Emily Johnson, assistant professor of Russian in the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, received a plaque and a check for $2,500 in recognition of her dedication to the art of teaching.

Dean Bell surprised Johnson in her classroom on Tuesday morning with a balloon bouquet. That afternoon, a luncheon was held in her honor, where she was presented with the plaque and the check.

The late Julian Rothbaum, a long-time supporter of the college, established the award nine years ago to honor his late wife. Nominees must be tenure-tenure track assistant professors with at least two complete years in rank at OU. Outstanding credentials as teachers as shown by student-teacher evaluations, chair recommendations and letters of support from peers or students are also taken into consideration. Johnson's name also will be engraved on a plaque in Ellison 132. Congratulations on this wonderful honor!

Congratulations to A&S Faculty Members receiving university-wide awards!

Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant
Christopher Struchtemeyer, Botany and Microbiology

Good Teaching Awards
Ben Keppel, History
Susan Sharp, Sociology

President's Distinguished Faculty Mentoring Program Outstanding Mentor Award
Robert Con Davis-Undiano, World Literature Today

General Education Teaching Award
Bruce Mason, Physics and Astronomy

Ph.D. Dissertation Prize Recipient
Robert Thompson, Philosophy

Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Aurora Margarita Peraza-Rugeley, Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics

Regents' Award for Superior Teaching
Linda Wallace, Botany and Microbiology

Regents' Award for Superior Professional and University Service
Stewart Ryan, Physics and Astronomy

David Ross Boyd Professorship
Harold Grasmick, Sociology

George Lynn Cross Research Professorships
Michael Mumford, Psychology
Gregory Parker, Physics and Astronomy

Presidential Professorships
Eric Abraham, Physics and Astronomy, L.J. Semrod Presidential Professor
Judith Lewis, History, Edna Hoffman Bowman Presidential Professor
Caryn Carpenter Vaughn, Zoology, President's Associates Presidential Professor
Robert Warrior, English, Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor

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Emily Johnson An inspiration to students and recognized by her peers, Johnson is the most recent recipient of the Irene Rothbaum Award. She is an assistant professor of Russian in the Dept. of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. Read More ...

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