College Level Outstanding Scholar

Brian P. Klubek (College of Agricultural Sciences)

William A. McKinley (College of Business)

D. Shane Koch (College of Education and Human Services)

William A. Drennan (School of Law)

Jonathan D. Hill (College of Liberal Arts)

Dr. Laura Q. Rogers (School of Medicine)

Matt R. Whiles (College of Science)

Timothy D. Koschmann is a professor of medical education at the University's Springfield campus. He joined the faculty in 1988 and studies human interaction with an eye toward how humans learn and uses this knowledge to train doctors. The author of almost 20 books or book chapters, Koschmann also studies how surgeons train residents. He earned his bachelor's degree in 1972 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, his master's in 1980 from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his doctorate in 1987 from the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Maria de las Mercedes Calbi is an associate professor of physics in the College of Science. She joined the faculty in 2003 and used computer simulations to explore molecular material theories. She is the recipient of a Career Award from the National Science Foundation and has led her department in outside research funding. Calbi earned both her bachelor's and doctoral degrees from the University of Buenos Aires in 1995 and 2000 respectively.

Lisa B. Brooten is an associate professor of radio-television in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. She joined the faculty in 2002 and conducts research on local and global social movement media, human rights and other subjects. A former Fulbright scholar, Brooten has published works in a number of books and professional journals. Brooten earned bachelor's degrees at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School (economics) and its Annenberg School of Communications in 1986. She earned her master's and doctorate degrees at Ohio University in 1997 and 2003, respectively.

Mary E. Lamb is a professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts. She joined the faculty in 1977 and specializes in Renaissance literature with an emphasis on Shakespeare studies and early modern women writers. She is well published in her field?s leading journals and is regular speaker at national and international gatherings. Lamb earned her bachelor?s degree from Wellesley College in 1968 and earned her master?s and doctoral degrees at Columbia University.

Ruth Anne Rehfeldt is a professor in the University’s Rehabilitation Institute. She joined the faculty in 2000 and specializes in behavior analysis. She has published at least a dozen book chapters and served as co-editor of a major textbook dealing with autism. She has published about five dozen articles in peer-reviewed journals and has edited “The Psychological Record” since 2006. Rehfeldt earned her bachelor’s degree in 1993 at the University of Puget Sound and her master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Nevada, Reno in 1995 and 1998 respectively.

Wallace “Dave” N. Davidson III is the Henry Rehn Research Professor of Finance in the College of Business. He joined the faculty in 1989 is ranked as one of most prolific research article authors in finance and management. Known for his mentoring efforts, Davidson also received the 2010 University level Outstanding Teaching Award. Davidson earned his doctorate in 1982 at The Ohio State University. He holds an MBA and bachelor’s degree, completed in 1976 and 1974, respectively, from Wright State University in Ohio.

Sheryl S. King is a professor of animal science in the College of Agricultural Sciences. She joined the faculty in 1983 and specializes in the reproductive systems of horses and cows. She has generated more than a $500,000 in outside research funding during her career and has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers. King earned her bachelor?s degree in 1977 from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and her doctorate in 1983 from the University of California, Davis.

Gordon “Skip” C. Bruner II, a professor of marketing in the College of Business, focuses on consumer behavior and technology, scale usage in marketing research, consumer problem recognition and music and marketing.  He has published five books and a book chapter, 39 articles, nine creative/popular works and dozens of cases, proceedings and monographs.  He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1976 and his master’s degree in 1978, both from Texas A&M University, and his doctorate from the University of North Texas in 1983.

Mary E. McAsey, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the School of Medicine, focuses on ovarian cancer, uterine fibroids, umbilical cord stem cells and estrogen receptors in the brain.  She has served as principal or co-investigator on 16 grants and published 19 peer-reviewed articles and 60 abstracts.  She also has played a key role in mentoring fellows, residents and students, many of whom have later won local, regional and national recognition for their research.  She earned her bachelor’s degree in 1975 and her master’s in 1978, both from the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, and her doctorate in 1994 at the University of Arizona, Tucson, where she also served as a post-doctoral fellow.

Jay F. Needham is an assistant professor of radio-television in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. He spent 13 years as an independent director and producer of commercial video.  His specialties include the sonic arts, acoustic ecology, documentary radio production, radio drama, video art and conservation.  He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1986 from SIUC and his master of fine arts degree in 1989 from the California Institute of the Arts.

William A. Schroeder, a faculty member in the School of Law since 1984, specializes in criminal law and evidence.  He has published a number of volumes relating to evidence in Alabama, Illinois and Missouri for West, a company serving the legal community, as well as 22 articles and seven op-ed pieces.  As a Fulbright Scholar, he served as a visiting lecturer at Vilnius University and as a visiting professor at Mykolas Romeris University, both in Vilnius, Lithuania.  He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1966 and his juris doctor degree in 1969, both from the University of Illinois, and he earned a master of law degree in 1977 from Harvard Law School.

Dale H. Vitt, professor of plant biology and chair of his department within the College of Science, is considered one of the world’s top authorities on peatlands (areas made up of dead plant material that has not decomposed).  Over the last eight years, he has published two books and 39 refereed journal articles.  Annual citations of his work total 98 per year since 1985.  He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1967 from Southeast Missouri State University and his master’s and doctorate from the University of Michigan in 1968 and 1970 respectively.

Theodore R. Weeks, professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts, focuses on nationality and ethnicity in East Central Europe.  His working knowledge of 12 languages allows him access to a broad array of source material not available to most historians.  He has written books on such topics as Czarist policies of “Russification” in the 19th century and the Jewish assimilationist movement and the rise of Jewish identity in Poland.  He earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees from the University of Colorado in 1980 and 1984 respectively, and his doctorate in 1992 from the University of California, Berkeley.

Karl W.J. Williard, associate professor of forestry in the College of Agricultural Sciences, focuses on the movement of phosphorus, nitrogen and sediment in agricultural watersheds; quantification of the water quality benefits conferred by buffer strips; the role of invasive, nitrogen-fixing species in nitrogen leaching; and nitrogen biogeochemistry in forested watersheds.  His research has brought in more than $3 million in external support and has resulted in 32 peer-reviewed publications, two book chapters, 59 abstracts, 25 invited talks and 78 presentations at meetings held in settings ranging from regional to international.  He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1994 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., and his master’s and doctoral degrees in 1996 and 1999, respectively, at The Pennsylvania State University.

Wei Zhang is an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in the College of Engineering.  He has won national and international attention for his work on real-time embedded systems and computer architecture from other researchers, federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation, and major corporations such as The Boeing Co. and Lockheed-Martin Corp.  He earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees in his native China, and his doctorate in 2003 from The Pennsylvania State University.

Gregory J. Brewer is a professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology in the School of Medicine in Springfield.  He has developed new isolation techniques and media for culturing neuronal cells, thus advancing scientists' ability to experiment with new ways of treating a number of neurological diseases and brain injuries. He has received outside funding each of his 28 years at SIUC, bringing in more than $5 million. At present, he has guaranteed funding through 2011. Brewer has published more than 87 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has presented more than 145 abstracts. He regularly presents his research at such institutions as Harvard, Yale, the National Institutes of Health and the University of Cambridge. Brewer earned his bachelor's degree in 1968 from the California Institute of Technology and his doctorate in 1972 from the University of California San Diego.

Joan M. Davis is an assistant professor of dental hygiene in the School of Allied Health, part of the College of Applied Sciences and Arts.  She has focused her research on ending tobacco use and has created a Web-based curriculum on the topic for dental hygiene students and other professionals. She has published her work in peer-reviewed literature, has collaborated with international partners to produce online textbook chapters and has presented her work locally, within the state, nationally and internationally.  Davis earned her bachelor's and master's degrees from SIUC in 1978 and 1983 respectively and maintains her professional credentials as both a registered dental hygienist and a certified tobacco treatment specialist.

John D.H. Downing is professor of media studies and director of the Global Media Research Center in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts.  He has research interests in media representations of race and ethnicity, small and large social movement media (Internet outlets, television, film, alternative radio stations and newspapers, and the like), Third World and former Soviet media and the relationship of each of these to political power. He has received both national and international grants and fellowships to study these topics. Downing has 10 books to his credit (as author, co-author, editor or co-editor), 75 articles, two commissioned reports and in one year alone made 16 conference presentations in Asia, Canada, Europe, the Near East and the United States. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Oxford's Queen's College in 1961 and 1968 respectively and master's and doctoral degrees from The London School of Economics in 1968 and 1974 respectively.

Todd C. Headrick is an associate professor of educational measurement and statistics in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education within the College of Education and Human Services.  He concentrates on solving the sorts of problems in applied statistics, numerical analysis, computing and simulations that aid researchers in doing their own work. Over the last eight years, Headrick has published 25 journal articles, book chapters and conference proceedings and presented 23 professional papers regionally, nationally and internationally. Headrick earned both bachelor's and master's degrees from Eastern Michigan University in 1984 and 1986 respectively and his doctorate from Wayne State University in 1997.

Ajay Mahajan is a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes in the College of Engineering.  He has developed an image-guided navigation system that runs in real time and is useful in brain surgery and kidney stone retrieval. He has adapted that three-dimensional, position-sensing system in figuring out how to make heavy equipment more body friendly and less tiring to use. He also developed a computer simulation aimed at making a local coal plant more efficient; officials anticipate the results will save the company more than $1 million annually. Since his arrival at SIUC, Mahajan has brought in grants worth $2.7 million and has received four patents, three of which have been or are being used to develop commercial products. His corporate and government partners include Formula One teams, Caterpillar, the National Science Foundation and NASA. He has published two book chapters and more than 100 refereed journal and conference proceedings.  Mahajan earned his bachelor's degree in 1990 from the University of Roorkee in India and his master's and doctoral degrees in 1992 and 1994 respectively from Tulane University in New Orleans.

Khalid Meksem is an associate professor in the Department of Plant, Soil & Agricultural Systems in the College of Agricultural Sciences. He created a physical map of the soybean's genetic makeup that scientists can use to locate specific genes and identify their purpose, thus speeding up crop improvements. He himself has developed a means to select soybean cultivars with genetic resistance to two major diseases. His current grants, nationally funded, amount to more than $700,000, and he has received three patents.  Meksem has written two books, including a textbook that has been translated into Japanese and Chinese, as well as two book chapters and has published 38 refereed articles in some of his field's top journals. Meksem earned his master's in 1990 from the University of Paris XI and his doctorate in 1995 from the University of Cologne and the Max-Planck Institute for Plant Genetics and Breeding.

John M. Pearson is an associate professor in the Department of Management in the College of Business and director of SIUC’s Pontikes Center for Management of Information.  He looks at ways to measure the quality of information technology and examines how that quality affects user satisfaction. He also studies computing issues such as employee misuse of company Internet connections, privacy and information security. Since arriving at SIUC, Pearson has, nearly annually, led his department in journal publications. In one year alone, he published 14 articles in refereed journals. That same year saw the publication of nine articles in national and international conference proceedings. Pearson earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in 1977 and 1985 respectively from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota and his doctorate in 1991 from Mississippi State University.

Nicholas Pinter is a professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Science.  He has an international reputation for his investigations of earthquakes and floods and is widely recognized for his efforts at applying his findings toward assessing, managing and reducing these natural hazards. He regularly wins federal grants for his work and has received awards from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the international Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Pinter has written 35 articles for some of the top journals in his field. Because he applies scientific findings to benefit society, his work often makes it into the popular press as well. In addition, he has produced 12 papers for edited books or proceedings and has given more than 69 presentations both nationally and internationally. Pinter earned his bachelor's degree in 1986 from Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., his master's in 1988 from The Pennsylvania State University and his doctorate in 1993 from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Mark F. Schultz, an assistant professor in the School of Law, specializes in intellectual property, trademarks and unfair competition, copyrights and legal ethics and is currently working on articles about copyright reform and intellectual property. He has published 14 articles, review essays and other publications and has made some 40 presentations. He has been quoted on intellectual property and technology issues by such news outlets as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters International and Wired News. Schultz earned his bachelor's degree from The George Washington University's Elliot School of International Affairs and his law degree from that university's National Law Center in 1989 and 1993 respectively.

Anthony J. Steinbock, a professor in the Department of Philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts, has become a leading figure in continental philosophy both because of his original work and because of his translations of classic material produced by others. He is internationally known for three books on phenomenology (the experience of personal consciousness), the most recent of which focused on mysticism and concerned the problem of evidence in religious life. He also produced the world's most complete edition of lectures on transcendental logic delivered by Edmund Husserl, a seminal figure in phenomenology. Steinbock ‘s work has been translated into seven languages. He frequently presents his research at national and international conferences. Steinbock earned his bachelor's degree in 1981 from the University of Portland in Oregon, his master's in 1983 from DePaul University in Chicago and his doctorate in 1993 from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Om P. Agrawal (right), College of Engineering.  A faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes since 1985, Agrawal began his career focusing on rigid and flexible multi-body dynamics, work to which other researchers refer in both textbooks and journal articles. More recently, he has concentrated on fractional derivatives and their applications. Other scientists are applying his work in formulating and solving a new class of fractional differential equations in their own research in fractional classical and quantum mechanics and fractional potential theory.  Agrawal earned a bachelor's degree in 1978 from Birla Institute of Technology in India, a master's in 1980 from the Indian Institute of Science and a doctorate in 1984 from the University of Illinois-Chicago.

She-Kong Chong (right), College of Agricultural Sciences.  A faculty member in the Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems since 1985 and within the college since 1979, he has spent years figuring out how to measure water inflow through the soil's surface. He is particularly interested in finding ways to estimate infiltration, hydraulic conductivity, wetting front suction, soil compaction and surface runoff potential and has designed and developed new instruments to help with some of these tasks. Recently, he took part in a project aimed at using worms to turn food waste from residence halls into compost.  Chong earned a bachelor's in 1970 and a master's in 1972 from National Taiwan University anad a master's in 1974 and doctorate in 1979 from the University of Hawaii-Manoa.

Jon D. Davey (right), College of Applied Sciences and Arts.  Davey, who began teaching in the Department of Architecture in 1981, started the University's first computer-aided design courses and developed an award-winning, national workshop program, "Kid Architecture," that teaches young people between the ages of 9 and 18 about architecture, urban design, landscape design, industrial design and interior design. He also directs "Le Petit Grand Tour d'Architecture," a travel-study program that focuses on the relationships between architecture and the environment, the arts, history, economics, politics, social structures and culture through trips to England, France, Germany, Italy and Greece.  Davey is a three-degree graduate of SIUC, earning his bachelor's and two master's degrees in 1979, 1986 and 1987.

Jyotsna Kapur (right), College of Mass Communication and Media Arts.  A faculty member in the Department of Cinema and Photography with a cross-appointment in the Department of Sociology, she has written a book called "Coining for Capital: Movies, Marketing, and the Transformation of Childhood," describing how the portrayal of childhood in films made for children has changed over time. The book, with its interdisciplinary approach, has received favorable review from such publications as "The Journal of International Communication," "The Journal of American Culture," and "The Journal of Social History." In 2006, her chapter on Harry Potter was translated into Chinese for inclusion in a leading Chinese trade journal.  Kapur joined the SIUC faculty in 1998. A three-degree graduate of Delhi University, she earned a bachelor's there in 1983, a master's in 1986 and a second master's in 1991. She also earned a master's in 1992 from Cornell University and a doctorate in 1998 from Northwestern University.

 Steven J. Karau (right), College of Business and Administration.  A faculty member in the Department of Management since 1998, Karau focuses on group dynamics, motivation and leadership. His research on social loafing, gender differences in leadership and time pressure has been used by other scholars in designing their own empirical studies. He has published more than 25 articles in such journals as "Journal of Business Research," "Journal of Applied Business Research," "Group and Organization Management," "Psychological Bulletin" and "Psychological Review," and his work has received more than 700 scholarly citations.  He earned his bachelor's in 1987 from Arizona State University and his master's and doctorate in 1990 and 1993 from Purdue University in Indiana.

Christopher C. Kohler (right), College of Science.  A faculty member in zoology and director of the Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center, Kohler focuses on aquaculture, fisheries management and aquati ecology. He has published more than 90 scientific articles, 10 book chapters and two editions of a college-level and professional textbook. In 1999, largely as a result of a safety study Kohler directed, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Chorulon as a broodfish spawning aid, making it the first drug for fish to receive such approval since 1985.  Kohler came to SIUC in 1980 after earning his doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He earned his bachelor's in 1973 from St. Mary's College of Maryland and his master's in 1975 from the University of Puerto Rico.

Robbie Lieberman (right), College of Liberal Arts.  A faculty member in the Department of History since 1991, she specializes in recent U.S. history, with particular interest in war and peace, social movements, and music. Her book, "Prairie Power: Voices of 1960s Midwestern Student Protest," came out in 2004. She also wrote "The Strangest Dream: Communism, Anticommunism and the American Peace Movement, 1945-1963" and "My Song is My Weapon: People's Songs, American Communism and the Politics of Culture," which won an American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Deems-Taylor Award honoring excellence in books, articles, liner notes, broadcasts and Web sites about music.  Lieberman earned her bachelor's in 1976 from the University of California at Berkeley and her master's and doctorate in 1984 from the University of Michigan.

Patricia R. McCubbin, School of Law.  A faculty member in the School of Law since 2000, McCubbin specializes in environmental law, focusing on the regulation of environmental contaminants that pose public risks and on Clean Air Act cases. Her work has appeared in such publications as the "Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum," the "Virginia Environmental Law Journal and the St. Louis University Public Law Review.  During the spring 2007 semester, she was a Fulbright Scholar at Wuhan University in China, teaching environmental and administrative law.  McCubbin is a two-degree graduate of the University of Virginia, earning her master's in 1985 and her law degree in 1990.

Linda A. Toth (right), School of Medicine.  Associate dean of the School of Medicine at Springfield and a faculty member in the Department of Pharmacology there, Toth came to the University in 2000 and initially directed the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine. She has been a professor of comparative medicine, physiology and biophysics and infectious diseases at the University of Tennessee and at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.  Toth earned her bachelor's in 1972 from Duquesne University in Pennsylvania, her master's and doctorate in 1975 and 1980 respectively from the University of Pittsburgh and a doctor of veterinary medicine degree in 1986 from Purdue University in Indiana.

 Paul E. Bates, College of Education and Human Services.  A full professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Education, Bates’ work has received national recognition and has made an impact on both state and national policy.  A 1981 article on educating those with severe handicaps, written with two colleagues, was cited as one of the classic works in that area, and he and his students have made important contributions to the literature on such topics as community-based instruction, vocational preparation and transition planning.   He earned his bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University in 1972.  A three-degree graduate of the University of Wisconsin, he received a master of arts in 1976 and a master’s in social work and a doctorate in 1978.

Blaine Bartholomew, School of Medicine.  A faculty member in the school’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bartholomew’s research interests include gene regulation, cancer biology, DNA and RNA.  He is particularly interested in chromatin (condensed structures of DNA tightly packaged inside the cell) and the ways in which the cell regulates its structure. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in 1982 and his doctorate from the University of California, Davis in 1988.

John H. Carter, Library Affairs.  An assistant professor, Carter manages Instructional Support Services.  He has published on instructional support, distance learning and computer policy. Carter earned his bachelor’s degree in 1970 and a master of arts degree in 1972 from the University of Southern California.  He earned a second master’s in information resources and library sciences in 1998 from the University of Arizona.

 Luciano Debeljuk, College of Applied Sciences and Arts.  An assistant professor in the School of Allied Health, Debeljuk specializes in endocrinology, neuroendocrinology and male and female reproduction.  He has won a Guggenheim Fellowship, published more than 160 articles and lectured both here and abroad. He earned his medical degree in 1962 from the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina.

Susan Felleman, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts.  An associate professor in the Department of Cinema and Photography, Felleman published her second book, “Art in the Cinematic Imagination,” this year, focusing on the interactions between narrative cinema and other fine arts in the United States and Europe.  Her articles have appeared in such journals as Film Quarterly, Camera Obscura and Film History. Felleman earned her bachelor’s degree in 1981 from Cornell University and her doctorate in 1993 from The City University of New York.

David J. Gibson, College of Science.  A full professor in the Department of Plant Biology, Gibson’s research areas include rare and invasive species, prairie restoration, scaling, competition and agroecology.  Gibson has published more than 90 papers in such top journals as Ecology, Journal of Ecology, Journal of Applied Ecology, Oecologia and Oikos.  He is working on a book about grasses and grassland ecology; his first, “Methods in Comparative Plant Population,” was published in 2002. Gibson earned a bachelor’s in 1979 at the University of Reading, a master’s in 1981 at the University of Oklahoma and a doctorate in 1985 from the University of Wales.

David G. Gilbert, College of Liberal Arts.  A full professor in the Department of Psychology, Gilbert directs his department’s Integrative Neuroscience Laboratory.  His research has focused largely on different aspects of smoking, nicotine and other drugs.  He currently is looking at how long the symptoms of smoking withdrawal last, how personality and genetic factors interact with nicotine and antidepressant drugs and comparing the effectiveness of the nicotine patch with an antidepressant medication.  He has written two books and more than 60 articles and chapters and often lectures at both national and international conferences. He earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of Washington in 1970 and his master’s and doctoral degrees in 1973 and 1978 from Florida State University.

Patrick J. Kelley, School of Law.  A full professor, Kelley has published book chapters and articles on torts, tort theory, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., statutory interpretation and constitutional law. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1965 from Notre Dame University and his law degree in 1969 from the University of Iowa.

Peter P. Mykytyn Jr., College of Business and Administration.  A full professor in the Department of Management, his research interests include the relationship between information technology and a firm’s competitive advantage, use of group-supported technologies, and the relationships between intellectual property, information technology and organizational effectiveness and performance.  He published more than 25 articles in such journals as Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, Information & Management and Journal of Strategic Information Systems. A double major at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, Mykytyn earned his bachelor’s degrees in 1963.  He completed his master of business administration degree in 1981 and his doctorate in 1985, both at Arizona State University.

S. Alan Walters, College of Agricultural Sciences.  An associate professor in the Department of Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems, Walters established the University’s vegetable program and is the state’s horseradish point man.  His research focuses on pollination ecology of cucurbit vegetables, horseradish breeding, alternative vegetable crops, reduced tillage for vegetable production, horticultural crop disease and weed management.  His most important contribution to the field is his identification of hybrid watermelon pollination needs, which has received international attention. Walters earned his bachelor’s degree in 1986 from the University of Georgia and his master’s and doctoral degrees in 1991 and 1997 respectively from North Carolina State University.

Tomasz S. Wiltowski, College of Engineering.  An associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes, Wiltowski is interested in transportation fuels and is working on research related to transforming coal into both liquids and hydrogen.  He is looking at candle filters as a means to filter hot gas.  With colleagues, he has written four books.  He also has published 48 articles in professional journals, has made 53 conference presentations and frequently lectures both here and abroad. Wiltowski earned his master’s in 1973 at the Technical University of Cracow in Poland and his doctorate in 1982 at the Institute of Catalysis, also in Cracow.

Y. Paul Chugh, College of Engineering.  A professor of mining and mineral resources, Chugh is nationally and internationally known for his research in rock mechanics and groun control, coal combustion byproducts management, and dust control in face areas of room-and-pillar mining.  He has published more than 90 peer-reviewed articles. Chugh earned his bachelor’s degree in 1961 from Banares Hindu University in India, and his master’s and doctoral degrees in 1968 and 1970 respectively from Pennsylvania State University.

Carey Krajewski, College of Science.  A full professor of zoology, Krajewski’s research uses DNA sequencing to assess diversity and genetic relationships among groups of mammals that carry their young in pouches (such as possums and kangaroos) and in an order of birds that includes cranes, rails and coots. He earned his bachelor’s degree in 1982 from Bemidji State University in Minnesota and master’s and doctoral degrees in 1985 and 1988 respectively from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.