{"id":16223,"date":"2016-04-07T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T15:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=16223"},"modified":"2016-04-07T11:00:21","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T15:00:21","slug":"founders-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/founders-day\/","title":{"rendered":"College of Sciences Shines at Founders&#8217; Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_16291\" style=\"width: 391px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16291\" class=\"wp-image-16291\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/arlenchase-Founders-Day-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"arlenchase - Founders Day\" width=\"381\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/arlenchase-Founders-Day-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/arlenchase-Founders-Day-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/arlenchase-Founders-Day-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/arlenchase-Founders-Day-299x199.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/arlenchase-Founders-Day.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Arlen Chase receiving the Faculty Senate Service\u00a0Award. Photo credit: Nick Russett<\/p><\/div>\n<p>From a nanoscientist to an undergraduate biology student, the College of Sciences had many recipients recognized at the annual Founders\u2019 Day Honors Convocation on Wednesday, April 6, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Founders\u2019 Day is a time-honored tradition where UCF faculty members, staff and students who have made significant achievements and academic contributions are recognized.<\/p>\n<p>Awards were given to recognize excellence in research, teaching, professional service, outstanding theses and additional categories, along with milestone anniversaries at the university. President John C. Hitt said the accomplishments recognized at the annual convocation continue to confirm the pursuit of excellence by those at the university.<\/p>\n<p>The gathering was held in the Student Union, with employees, retirees, past honorees, family and friends in attendance. A reception was held afterward.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the COS\u00a0 faculty, staff and students that were honored and awarded:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin: 0px 0px 16px;color: #333333;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;background-color: #ffffff\"><strong>The Pegasus Professors\u00a0Awards <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/chang-zenghu\/\">Zenghu Chang, Ph.D.,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.cos.ucf.edu\/faculty\/graham-worthy\/\">Graham A. J. Worthy, Ph.D.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin: 0px 0px 16px;color: #333333;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;background-color: #ffffff\"><strong>UCF Reach for the Stars Award<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/santra-swadeshmukul\/\">Swadeshmukul Santra, Ph.D.<\/a>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_16293\" style=\"width: 249px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16293\" class=\" wp-image-16293\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/Chang-Founders-Day-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Zenghu Chang receiving the Pegasus Professor Award. Photo credit: Nick Russett\" width=\"239\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/Chang-Founders-Day-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/Chang-Founders-Day-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/Chang-Founders-Day-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/Chang-Founders-Day-299x199.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/Chang-Founders-Day.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Zenghu Chang receiving the Pegasus Professor Award. Photo credit: Nick Russett<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li style=\"font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin: 0px 0px 16px;color: #333333;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;background-color: #ffffff\"><strong>College Awards for Excellence in Research<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/hancock-peter\/\">Peter Hancock, Ph.D.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin: 0px 0px 16px;color: #333333;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;background-color: #ffffff\"><strong>The College Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching &amp; The University Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/peale-robert\/\">Robert E. Peale, Ph.D.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin: 0px 0px 16px;color: #333333;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;background-color: #ffffff\"><strong>College Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching <\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/enrique-del-barco\/\">Enrique del Barco, Ph.D.,<\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/jewett-aubrey\/\">Aubrey Jewett, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/mottarella-karen\/\">Karen Mottarella, Ph.D.,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anthropology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/reyes-foster-beatriz\/\">Betriz M. Reyes-Foster, Ph.D<\/a>.,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anthropology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/wheeler-sandra\/\">Sandra M. Wheeler, Ph.D.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin: 0px 0px 16px;color: #333333;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;background-color: #ffffff\"><strong>Emeritus and Emerita Awards<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/cook-ida\/\">Ida Cook, Ph.D.,<\/a> Robert Dipboye, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin: 0px 0px 16px;color: #333333;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;background-color: #ffffff\"><strong>Recognition of Service to the University, 20 Years of Service<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/communication.cos.ucf.edu\/person\/george-bagley\/\">George Bagley,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/corzine-jay\/\">Jay Corzine, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/dorman-teresa\/\">Teresa A. Dorman, Ed.D.,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/fritzsche-barbara\/\">Barbara Fritzsche, Ph.D.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/huff-corzine-lin\/\">Lin Huff-Corzine, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/math.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/katsevich-alexander\/\">Alexander Katsevich, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/math.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/tovbis-alexander\/\">Alexander Tovbis, Ph.D.<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.cos.ucf.edu\/faculty\/laurence-von-kalm\/\">Laurence von Kalm, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.cos.ucf.edu\/faculty\/linda-walters\/\">Linda Walters, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/wilson-bruce\/\">Bruce M. Wilson, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/yestrebsky-cherie\/\">Cherie Yestrebsky, Ph.D.<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin: 0px 0px 16px;color: #333333;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;background-color: #ffffff\"><strong>Recognition of Service to the University, Retired and Retiring Faculty 2015-2016<\/strong> &#8211; Gerald A. Mattson, Ph.D., <a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/miles-howard\/\">Delbert H. Miles, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/statistics.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/schott-susan-c\/\">Susan Schott, Ph.D.,<\/a> Oleksandr Zhmudskyy, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin: 0px 0px 16px;color: #333333;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;background-color: #ffffff\"><strong>Founders&#8217; Awards for Exceptional Ability and Performance in a Particular Area of Study<\/strong> &#8211; Julie Deslauriers, UCF Undergraduate Biology\n<div id=\"attachment_16292\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16292\" class=\"wp-image-16292\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/robertpeale-Founders-Day-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"robertpeale - Founders Day\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/robertpeale-Founders-Day-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/robertpeale-Founders-Day-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/robertpeale-Founders-Day-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/robertpeale-Founders-Day-299x199.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2016\/04\/robertpeale-Founders-Day.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Robert Peale receiving the University Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching. Photo credit: Nick Russett<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Student.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin: 0px 0px 16px;color: #333333;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;background-color: #ffffff\"><strong>Faculty Senate Service Award<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/math.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/armstrong-lee\/\">Lee Armstrong, Ph.D.,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/med.ucf.edu\/biomed\/directory\/profile\/dr-kevin-d-belfield\/\">Kevin Belfield, Ph.D.,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/anthropology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/chase-arlen-f\/\">Arlen Chase, Ph.D.,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chemistry.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/clausen-iii-christian-a\/\">Christian Clausen, Ph.D.,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/cook-ida\/\">Ida Cook,. Ph.D.,<\/a>\u00a0Fredric Fedler, Ph.D., Robert Flick, Ph.D., <a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/lynxwiler-john\/\">John Lynxwiler, Ph.D.,<\/a> C. Peter Rautenstrauch, Ph.D., <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/tucker-richard\/\">Richard Tucker, Ph.D.,<\/a>\u00a0Henry Whittier, Ph.D.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font: 16px\/24px Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;margin: 0px 0px 16px;color: #333333;text-indent: 0px;letter-spacing: normal;background-color: #ffffff\"><strong>Past Recipients of the Pegasus Professor Awards<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/beidel-deborah-c\/\">Deborah C. Beidel, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/med.ucf.edu\/biomed\/directory\/profile\/dr-kevin-d-belfield\/\">Kevin D. Belfield, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/campins-humberto\/\">Humberto Campins, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/anthropology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/chase-arlen-f\/\">Arlen Chase, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.cos.ucf.edu\/faculty\/llewellyn-ehrhart\/\">Llewellyn Ehrhart, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/politicalscience.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/hamann-kerstin\/\">Kerstin Hamann, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/psychology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/hancock-peter\/\">Peter Hancock, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.cos.ucf.edu\/faculty\/reed-noss\/\">Reed F. Noss, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/physics.ucf.edu\/~talat\/\">Talat Shahnaz Rahman, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ist.ucf.edu\/people\/salase\/salas.htm\">Eduardo Salas, Ph.D.,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.cos.ucf.edu\/faculty\/linda-walters\/\">Linda Walters, Ph.D<\/a>., <a href=\"https:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/wright-james\/\">James D. 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