Faculty Fellowships
The UMKC Trustees’ Faculty Fellowships were established in 1987 by the trustees to recognize faculty members at UMKC who have distinguished themselves through scholarship and creativity. The recipients serve as role models and mentors and encourage other faculty members and students in pursuit of academic excellence. Two categories of awards are available – Faculty Fellow Award and Faculty Scholar Award.
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Faculty Fellow Award
The Faculty Fellow Award annually honors established UMKC scholars for a sustained nationally and internationally recognized record of research and or creativity. The recipients are full-time, regular faculty members who have been employed by UMKC for a minimum of three years prior to the date of nomination and who have demonstrated exceptional scholarly achievements at UMKC. The award consists of a stipend of $15,000.
Previous Recipients
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2023 | John Spertus, MD, MPH professor, School of Medicine; Daniel J. Lauer / Missouri Endowed Chair in Metabolic and Vascular Disease Research, Clinical Director |
| 2021 | Jennifer Huberman associate professor, College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2020 | Peter Koulen professor, School of Medicine |
| 2019 | Jeffrey Price associate dean of research, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences |
| 2018 | Kun Cheng curators’ distinguished professor, School of Pharmacy |
| 2017 | Simon Friedman professor, School of Pharmacy |
| 2016 | Barbara Glesner Fines dean, School of Law |
| 2015 | Anil Kumar professor, School of Pharmacy |
Faculty Scholar Award
The Faculty Scholar Award annually recognizes faculty members who show exceptional promise for outstanding future research and/or creative accomplishments. Awardees have demonstrated exceptional scholarly achievements at UMKC while at the rank of assistant professor and have been employed in this position for a minimum of two years prior to the date of nomination. The award consists of a stipend of $5,000.
Previous Recipients
| Year | Recipients |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022 Antonio Byrd Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2021 | Alison Graettinger assistant professor, College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2020 | Alison DeSimone associate professor, Conservatory |
| 2019 | Benjamin Woodson associate professor, College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2018 | Travis Fields associate professor, School of Computing and Engineering |
| 2017 | Jeff Johnson associate professor, Bloch School of Management |
| 2016 | Seung-Lark Lim associate professor, College of Arts and Sciences Xiaolan Yao associate professor, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences |
| 2015 | Mark Brodwin-Norman royal distinguished professor, College of Arts and Sciences Massimiliano Vitiello professor, College of Arts and Sciences |
Meet a Faculty Scholar Award recipient
Antonio Byrd
Assistant Professor
College of Arts and Sciences
What is your current research?
I currently research how U.S. Black adults learn and use computer programming at computer code boot camps to enrich their lives. That research, I hope, will impact how computer code boot camps train racially marginalized people in coding and to what realistic ends.
How did the award help you in your research?
I appreciate this award because it allows me to focus on writing. In Fall 2022, I will be on leave to make significant progress on my book project. The award provides extra funds for conference travel where I can present my work to other colleagues for comments that may enrich my book project and for purchasing books that strengthen the argument for readers.
Is there anything you’d like to say to the Board of Trustees?
I wish to thank the Board of Trustees for this special and prestigious recognition. Opportunities like this inspire me to pay forward the kindness and mentorship I have received to future awesome scholars at UMKC! I am happy to make UMKC the foundation for my work.
