2026 Excellence Awards Ceremony
We are pleased to invite all campus members to attend the 2026 Boulder Faculty Assembly Excellence Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 at 4:30pm in the UMC Ballroom. Help us celebrate this year's 2026 Excellence Awardees. The ceremony features a keynote address by the 2025 Hazel Barnes award winner, Professor John Cumalat.
2026 Excellence Awards Ceremony
Featuring a faculty address by the 2025 Hazel Barnes Prize winner
Professor John Cumalat from Department of Physics
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Hors d'ouerves reception with host bar to follow awards ceremony
Glenn Miller Ballroom
University Memorial Center
University of Colorado Boulder
Please Join Us!
2026 BFA Excellence Award Winners
Excellence in Leadership and Service
Professor Jennifer Fluri - Geography
Clinical Professor of Law Violeta Chapin - Colorado Law
Associate Teaching Professor Dan Riffell - Mechanical Engineering
Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work
Professor Michael McGehee - Chemical & Biological Engineering
Professor Juliet Gopinath - Electrical, Computer, & Energy Engineering
Professor Bhuvana Narasimhan - Linguistics
Excellence in Teaching
Assistant Professor Natalie Mendoza - History
Teaching Professor Abby Hickcox - Arts & Sciences Honors Program
Associate Professor Chase Raymond - Linguistics
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