UIC Awards UIC Awards and Recognition Programs UIC Recognition and Awards University Scholar Contact: Malia Heath, 312-355-3561, maliah@uic.edu Award for Excellence in Teaching Contact: Malia Heath, 312-355-3561, maliah@uic.edu UIC Distinguished Professor Contact: Malia Heath, 312-355-3561, maliah@uic.edu Teaching Recognition Program Contact: Maria Gueret, uictrp@uic.edu Graduate Mentoring Award Designed to encourage and award excellence and innovation in all aspects of graduate mentoring. Mentor of the Year Award Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women Researcher of the Year Award Contact: Jennifer Czak, jpaliga@uic.edu or Jacqueline Berger, jacquieb@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 Woman of the Year Award Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women