Rosenkrans receives Gold Medal Award for mentoring
Dr. Charles Rosenkrans, Jr., professor of animal science at the University of Arkansas, received the 2008 faculty Gold Medal Award from the office of Post-Graduate Fellowships. Up to six U of A faculty members - nominated by honors directors and selected by a committee that includes the Honors College dean and staff members of the post-graduate fellowships office - are chosen each year for their dedication as mentors to undergraduate students.
Other award recipients included Magda El-Shenawee, associate professor of electrical engineering in the College of Engineering; Fran Hagstrom, assistant professor of rehabilitation, human resources and communication disorders in College of Education and Health Professions; Lisa Margulis, assistant professor of music in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences; Xiaogang Peng, professor of chemistry in Fulbright College; and Javier Reyes, assistant professor of economics in the Sam M. Walton College of Business.
A Gold Medal is also presented to a department on campus. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry received the award this year.