Dr. Truell Hyde, Baylor University’s vice provost for research, presents the URSA Exceptional Service Award to Dr. Elizabeth Davis, Baylor University’s executive vice president and provost.
Last week, the Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Achievement (URSA) Steering Committee, along with the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, presented the 2014 URSA Awards in Excellence and Service. The awards recognize faculty, students and administrators who have made meaningful contributions to undergraduate research at Baylor.
At a special ceremony in the Bill Daniel Student Center, URSA presented the Exceptional Service Award, Mentors of the Year Awards and the Leadership Award in Undergraduate Research. In addition to presenting these awards, the committee also presented certificates to students who presented the most outstanding platform presentations and posters at Scholars Week 2014 (Click here to check out more pictures from the event on the OVPR Facebook page).
Please join the OVPR and URSA in congratulating these award recipients and thanking them for their service to Baylor!
Exceptional Service Award
Dr. Elizabeth Davis
Executive Vice President and Provost
2014 Mentors of the Year
Dr. Nathan Elkins
Arts, Humanities & Professional Disciplines
Department of Art
College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Kevin Pinney
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Health Related Disciplines
Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
College of Arts & Sciences
Dr. Mary Lynn Trawick
Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Health Related Disciplines
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
College of Arts & Sciences
2014 Leadership Award in Undergraduate Research
Baylor University Department of Anthropology
Dr. Sara Alexander, Department Chair
For initiating multiple individual and team opportunities for hands-on undergraduate research, including field schools and international projects. The department has set an example for other programs in the richness, diversity, and service orientation of the undergraduate opportunities offered.
Baylor Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology 2013-2014
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Tamarah Adair, Dr. Susan Bratton
For initiating a student-led research journal and journal clubs and increasing student engagement in managing research events. The officers of BURST have enriched the scholarly environment for their peers under the presidencies of Kelli Hicks and Peter Jiang.