School News - College of Communication and Information

Office of
The Dean
College
Recognition
and Awards
Ceremony
The College held its first
Recognition Ceremony and
Awards Dinner in September
2000. The awards program
was designed to publicly recognize
and honor the accomplishments
of our faculty,
staff, students, distinguished
alumni and friends. The
2007 award recipients were:
— Outstanding Staff
Award – This award recognizes
outstanding service to
the college by a staff member
and has been presented
each year since 1995.
Mageleen “Maggie”
Chapman is a staff associate
in the Department of
Communication and has
been employed at UK for 17
years. Chapman grew up in
Pike County, Ky. and is an
alumnus of Morehead State
University. She joined the
department in 2006.
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— Excellence in Teaching
Award – Excellence in
Teaching is a multi-faceted
achievement. It requires not
only mastery of the subject
matter, but also awareness
of current developments,
and a vision of what’s to
come. It requires the ability
to communicate that
knowledge to students in
ways which foster understanding,
intellectual
growth, and a broadening
of perspectives. It requires a
never-ending quest to stay
attuned to student needs,
concerns and interests.
Dr. Kevin Real is a professor
in the Department of
Communication. He received
his B.A. in communication
from the
University of
Akron, Ohio in
1996. He
received his M.A.
(’98) and Ph.D.
(’02) from Texas
A & M University
in College
Station, Texas.
He has been at
UK since 2002.
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Dr. Real is also a former
recipient of the college’s
Faculty Excellence in
Research Award. He received
eight letters of nomination
from his current and
former students.
Faculty Community Service
– This award recognizes
service that goes beyond
work ordinarily recognized
through the faculty members
Distribution of Effort
(DOE). Recognition can be
for activities in either or
both of two areas: (1)
Voluntary participation as
a citizen in the work of
civic organizations that
benefit the general public
or institutions; or (2)
Noteworthy dedication to
the activities of faculty selfgovernance
that mark the
individual as an exceptional
academic citizen.
Dr. Lois Mai Chan is a
professor in the School of
Library and Information
Science. She has been on the
faculty at UK since 1970 and
is the author of five books,
co-author of two books, and
co-editor of two collections of
papers. Her service to the professional
community is vast,
spanning many years of
national and international
leadership. Her contributions
have been recognized by
several national, prestigious
awards. She was a recipient
of the UK Alumni Association
Great Teacher Award and the
College of Communications
and Information Studies’
Excellence in Teaching
Award. Her university services
include membership on
the Chancellor Search
Committee; the President’s
Commission on Diversity;
and the NCAA Self-Study
Subcommittee on Academic
Integrity, and she has served
as the University Marshall
since 1989. She also has
served on the Herald-Leader
Fellowship Committee.
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