UIC Awards & Recognition Programs UIC Recognition and Awards Heading link Copy link University Scholar Contact: Elizabeth Houlihan, facultyaffairsevent@uic.edu Award for Excellence in Teaching Contact: Elizabeth Houlihan, facultyaffairsevent@uic.edu UIC Distinguished Professor Contact: Elizabeth Houlihan, facultyaffairsevent@uic.edu UIC Faculty Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award Contact: Karen Coicou, 312-355-1308, coicou@uic.edu UIC Community Engagement Award Contact: Karen Coicou, 312-355-1308, coicou@uic.edu Global Engagement Faculty Award Contact: Shellie Brown, 312-413-2799, shelliec@uic.edu Teaching Recognition Program Contact: uictrp@uic.edu Graduate Mentoring Award Designed to encourage and award excellence and innovation in all aspects of graduate mentoring. Interprofessional Teaching in Action Matters Award Contact: Ami Shah, ashah58@uic.edu Research and Scholarship Annual Award Contact: Geoff Pearson, OVCR, pearsong@uic.edu Silver Circle Awards for Teaching Excellence Contact: Rhonda Laylo, Executive Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Student UIC College of Medicine Faculty Awards Contact: Gillian Coombs, Director, COM Office of Faculty Affairs, gcoombs@uic.edu