Spectrum Center director Jesse Beal and associate director Tristan Morton have been recognized for their work by the American College Personnel Association. Beal received the Petey Peterson Public Service Award for making significant contributions to higher education and institutions of higher education through the support of and efforts advancing LGBTQ awareness. Beal was recognized for their work and intentional assessment of the queer community on campus and service to students and staff. Morton received the Dr. Sheltreese D. McCoy Advocacy Award for significant student or staff advocacy for QTBIPOC communities. Morton was selected for zir self-evident dedication to cultivating joy and advocating for marginalized communities to make campus a more just, inclusive place to learn and grow.
The Alumni Association of the University of Michigan received the 2024 Alumni Association Inclusive Excellence Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine. The award honors an alumni association’s programs, culture and initiatives that encourage and support diversity, inclusion and a sense of belonging for all alumni, regardless of racial or ethnic background, sexual or gender identity, religion, socio-economic status, world view and more.
Stephen C.J. Parker, associate professor of computational medicine and bioinformatics and of human genetics, and director of the Medical School’s newly created Epigenomic Metabolic Medicine Center, has received the Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award from the American Diabetes Association for research in diabetes that demonstrates particular independence of thought and originality. Parker has co-led multiple studies that integrate genetic and genomic data to dissect regulatory mechanisms for diabetes and related metabolic traits. He currently leads projects on single-cell multi-omic data integration to translate complex trait signals into biological mechanisms and therapeutic insights.
Randy Stockbridge, associate professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology and of biophysics in LSA, has been selected to receive a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. This award is conferred in recognition of the award winner’s entire academic record to date. In addition, award winners are invited to carry out research projects of their own choice in cooperation with specialist colleagues in Germany.
Christopher Lewis, director of graduate programs at UM-Flint, recently was named the recipient of the 2024 NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education “Pillar of the Profession” award. For 2024, Lewis was among 18 recognized by NASPA at its national conference. In addition to his role at UM-Flint, Lewis serves as the producer of NASPA’s “SA Voices from the Field” podcast and is founder and co-chair of the Student Affairs Partnering with Academic Affairs knowledge community.
Laurel Hilliker, Collegiate Lecturer and lecturer IV in public health and health sciences in UM-Flint’s College of Health Sciences, has received Dr. Robert Fulton CDEB Founder’s Award from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Center for Death Education and Bioethics. The award recognizes outstanding contributions in university teaching, research, publication and professional service related to the field of death, dying and bereavement.
Petra Kuppers, Anita Gonzalez Collegiate Professor of Performance Studies and Disability Culture, professor of English language and literature and of women’s and gender studies in LSA; professor of art in the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design; and professor of theatre and drama and of dance in the School of Music, Theatre & Dance, has been named a Just Tech Fellow of the Social Science Research Council. Fellows receive support for two years to tackle complex issues at the intersection of technology and society.
Pamela Jagger, professor of environment and sustainability in the School for Environment and Sustainability; professor of public policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; and professor of Program in the Environment in LSA and SEAS, has been selected as a Wilson Center Fellow. As a fellow in residence, Jagger will work on a project titled “Weathering Africa’s Climate Traps.” The prestigious international competition offers nine-month residential fellowships to conduct research and write in areas of interest, while interacting with policymakers in Washington and Wilson Center staff and other scholars in residence providing nonpartisan counsel and insights on global affairs to policymakers.
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