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UC SAN DIEGO CHANCELLOR’S ASSOCIATES
The Chancellor’s Associates
Faculty Excellence Awards
recognize outstanding faculty
who excel in teaching, research,
community service, and performing
and visual arts. The candidates
are nominated by academic
peers, with final selection
by a committee comprising
Chancellor’s Associates donors.
In addition to the recognition of
their accomplishments, recipients
receive a $2,500 award.
UC SAN DIEGO CHANCELLOR'S ASSOCIATES
Faculty Excellence Awards
ANNUAL
You are invited to join
CHANCELLOR PRADEEP K. KHOSLA
in celebrating our exemplary faculty.
2014–15 RECIPIENTS
Melissa Famulari, Associate Professor of Economics
Laurence B. Milstein, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
James Hamilton, Professor of Economics
Martin F. Yanofsky ’78, Distinguished Professor of Biology
Dennis R. Childs, Associate Professor of Literature
Roger L. Reynolds, Professor of Music
Thursday, April 2, 2015
5:30 p.m. Reception
6:00 p.m. Awards Presentation
7:15 p.m. Post-reception
Atkinson Hall
Qualcomm Institute for Telecommunications
and Information Technology
University of California, San Diego
Map on reverse
RSVP to [email protected] • Inquiries: (858) 822-6617
EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING
Melissa Famulari
Associate Professor of Economics
Professor Famulari has created a more effective teaching program
for undergraduate economics by redesigning the UC San Diego
curriculum to implement multiple channels for learning and retention.
Her leadership extends throughout the University of California system
with the development of interactive technologies for Intermediate
Microeconomics and service to students with disabilities. Professor
Famulari’s work has been recognized by the largest Instructional
Learning Technology Initiative grant across the University of California.
EXCELLENCE IN GRADUATE TEACHING
Laurence B. Milstein
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
For more than thirty-eight years, Professor Milstein has been a
model for attracting top graduate students to UC San Diego. He
engages students using a blackboard and handwritten notes to clarify
fundamental theoretical concepts vital to communication and storage
systems. Inspired by his knowledge, passion, responsibility, and
patience, Professor Milstein’s more than fifty-five doctoral advisees,
countless master’s students, and postdoctoral trainees have gone on
to make significant contributions in academia and industry.
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES
AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
James Hamilton
Professor of Economics
Professor Hamilton is an internationally recognized, groundbreaking
scholar in econometrics and macroeconomics, lauded for the breadth
and impact of his contributions in business cycles, monetary policy,
oil prices, exchange rates, and government debt. Since 1981, he
has published eighty-one influential books and articles. Professor
Hamilton’s Times Series Analysis is the textbook for most graduate
econometrics courses and practicing economists, and his research has
been cited an estimated 40,000 times.
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Martin F. Yanofsky ’78
Distinguished Professor of Biology
Distinguished Professor Yanofsky is a world leader in developmental
and evolutionary plant biology, specifically regulatory genes. His
discoveries are featured in basic cell and molecular biology textbooks
used by thousands of students, and his twenty-three patents have
profound implications for global agricultural resources. A member
of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National
Academy of Sciences, Professor Yanofsky has contributed to the
UC San Diego faculty for twenty-four years.
E XCELLENCE IN COMMUNIT Y SERVICE
Dennis R. Childs
Associate Professor of Literature
A scholar-activist, Professor Childs has distinguished himself as
a leader in steering UC San Diego to a safer, more inclusive, and
socially just space. His dedication to creating an environment that
supports and values diverse backgrounds has enabled youth from
underrepresented communities to obtain a world-class education.
By focusing on the school-to-prison pipeline and migrant detention/
deportation, Professor Childs has improved community outreach,
undergraduate retention, and graduate student mentorship.
EXCELLENCE IN THE PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS
Roger L. Reynolds
Professor of Music
Professor Reynolds is synonymous with UC San Diego's graduate
music composition program, which is among the best worldwide. A
Pulitzer Prize–winning composer, he maintains a high level of research
on composers, aesthetics, and creativity while producing boundarycrossing musical works that embrace new technologies and transform
tradition. As a mentor, Professor Reynolds has had an impact on
students since 1969 and is noted for his ability to challenge students to
find their own voice.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
From I-5, exit at La Jolla Village Drive. (From northbound
I-5 turn left. From southbound I-5 merge right.)
Turn right onto Villa La Jolla Drive.
Turn right onto Gilman Drive. Follow Gilman Drive as it
curves around campus.
Turn left onto Voigt Drive.
At the next intersection, after Canyon Vista Pool, turn
right (stay on Voigt Drive).
Turn right into parking lot P502. The attendant will
provide a parking permit.
Atkinson Hall will be on your left, on the corner of
Equality Lane and Voigt Drive.
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