Professor Carolyn Fornoff has been awarded the 2021 LEAP (Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors) Award.  This highly competitive award was created as a way to foster excellence and recognize the impact assistant professors have in the College of LAS. It is granted to faculty early in their careers based on scholarly productivity and contributions to the educational mission of their departments and the College of LAS.  Prof. Fornoff will hold the title of LEAP Scholar for two academic years AY 2021-22 and AY 2022-23, and will receive $5,000 in discretionary research funding in each of those two years.

Well done Carolyn!!!! We are proud of you!