Annual Celebration of Faculty Awards 2026
featuring
Faculty Scholarship Award Address
Professor Minxin Pei
Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow
“The Origins of the New Cold War: First Draft”
Friday, April 10, 2026
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum

Years of Service Recognitions
25 Years of Service – Hilary Appel, Podlich Family Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow; William Ascher, Donald C. McKenna Professor of Government and Economics; Daniel Krauss, Crown Professor of Psychology and George R. Roberts Fellow; Michael O'Neill, Professor of Mathematics
30 Years of Service – Manfred Keil, Associate Professor of Economics; Ronald Riggio, Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology
45 Years of Service – Nicholas Warner, Professor of Literature
Award Recognitions
Crocker Award for Service – Paul Nerenberg, Kravis Associate Professor of Integrated Sciences: Computational Science
Faculty Scholarship Award – Sarah Marzen, Associate Professor of Physics
G. David Huntoon Senior Teaching Award – Nicholas Buccola, Dr. Jules L. Whitehill Professor of Humanism and Ethics
Glenn R. Huntoon Award for Superior Teaching – Steven Zhou, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science

A Note of Congratulations from the Dean of the Faculty
Our community continues to flourish through the talent and commitment of our faculty, whose scholarship and creative work enrich the intellectual life of the College. In 2025, your research and innovations sparked new ideas, deepened inquiry, and broadened understanding across disciplines. I invite you to explore your colleagues’ recent publications and awarded grants, engage in meaningful cross-disciplinary exchange, and join us in celebrating your remarkable collective accomplishments.
—Heather Antecol, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty