Four University of Iowa faculty members have received the 2020 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of their years of outstanding teaching. The recipients are: Nancy Abram, Stella Burch Elias, Julia Kleinschmit, and Suresh M.L. Raghavan.

University of Iowa Health Care leaders have named Pamela Johnson-Carlson the chief administrative officer of University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Johnson-Carlson, who begins on April 27, will report to Suresh Gunasekaran, chief executive officer of UI Hospitals & Clinics and associate vice president for UI Health Care.

Caroline Radesky, visiting assistant professor in the University of Iowa Iowa Department of History, received the Organization of American Historians' 2020 John D'Emilio LGBTQ History Dissertation Award.

The University of Iowa has been named an official Fair Trade University, a designation made upon the passing of a student-led resolution that calls for the university’s commitment to procure and sell fair trade items.

The University of Iowa’s most prestigious awards for faculty, staff, and students were announced April 21 on the Hancher-Finkbine website.

Two Iowa faculty members received Guggenheim fellowships, the Guggenheim foundation announced Wednesday. David Gompper, professor of composition in the UI School of Music, and Glenn Penny, professor of history, were among the 175 writers, scholars, artists, and scientists nationwide chosen.

Four postdoctoral scholars comprise the University of Iowa Office of the Provost’s first cohort in the Provost’s Postdoctoral Faculty Fellowship Program. The program is intended to serve as a pipeline to tenure-track positions.

Emily Silich, a University of Iowa third-year student studying astronomy, physics, and mathematics, has been named a 2020 Goldwater Scholar.

Sarah Harris, senior associate registrar at the University of Iowa, has been awarded honorary membership by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) this April 2020.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has named Rebekah Kowal to the honor of Collegiate Scholar for 2020-2022, which recognizes faculty for excellence as evidenced in their promotion record at the time of their candidacy for promotion to the rank of full professor.