2015 Regents’ Awards Recipients Named

The Nevada Board of Regents today named recipients of the 2015 Regents’ awards for NSHE faculty and staff.

Regents’ Creative Activities Award

The Board of Regents established the Regents’ Award for Creative Activities in 1993. This award recognizes significant accomplishments which bring recognition, as well as national and international stature, to the Nevada System of Higher Education. The honoree receives a $5,000 stipend and a medal. The 2014 honoree is Dr. Emma Sepulveda of the University of Nevada, Reno.
Nevada Regents’ Teaching Awards
In 1996, the Board of Regents approved the establishment of the annual Regents’ Teaching Award. This award honors outstanding instructional contributions to the Nevada System of Higher Education. Two awards are granted yearly, one from UNLV, UNR, NSC or DRI, and the other from CSN, GBC, TMCC or WNC. Each honoree receives a $5,000 stipend and a medal. The 2015 honorees are Emily Howarth of Western Nevada College and Dr. Pradip Bhowmik of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Nevada Regents’ Academic Advisor Awards

The Board of Regents established the Regents’ Academic Advising Award in 1998. This award honors outstanding academic student advising with one award granted to a community college advisor and two awards granted to advisors at the state college or universities. Each honoree receives a $5,000 stipend. The 2015 honorees are Tara Connolly, Truckee Meadows Community College; Dr. Erin Stiles, University of Nevada, Reno (undergraduate); and Jennifer Carr, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (graduate).

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Regents’ Researcher Award

The Board of Regents established the Regents’ Researcher Award in 1992. This award is bestowed upon faculty members with a substantial record of accomplishments, including a significant amount of research and scholarly work with recognition, clear evidence of the national and/or international stature of the research, and in the case of grants and contracts, must have been competitive on a national or international level. The honoree receives a $5,000 stipend and a medal. The 2015 honoree is Dr. Kwang J. Kim of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Regents’ Rising Researcher Award

The Board of Regents established the Regents’ Rising Researcher Award in 2008. This award is bestowed upon one faculty member at each Nevada research institution in recognition of their early-career accomplishments and potential for future advancement and recognition in research. The 2015 honorees are Dr. Lynn Comella, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Dr. Eelke Folmer, University of Nevada, Reno; and Dr. Amanda Keen-Zebert, Desert Research Institute.

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The Regents’ awards recipients will be honored at their respective campus award ceremonies.