The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) named Physics Professor Thomas F. Boggess Jr. and Mathematics Professor Weimin Han Collegiate Fellows in recognition of their distinguished teaching, research and service.

The college named Professor John Freeman the first Stuit Faculty Fellow in Psychology, and Psychology Professor Susan Lutgendorf a Starch Faculty Fellow.

Collegiate Fellow awards, supported by a gift from the late R.F. and Maryon E. Ladwig, recognize senior faculty whose distinction in teaching and scholarship is matched by exceptional leadership in service to the university, the college and their departments. Recipients receive funding to support their teaching and research. They are invited to meet annually with Linda Maxson, the UI Alumni Association Dean's Chair of the college, and the college's associate deans to discuss opportunities for improving faculty life and undergraduate education.

Stuit and Starch fellowships are five-year, renewable appointments, which carry research funds to be used for scholarly work and professional travel.

The new Stuit professorship is named for Dewey and Velma Stuit and is awarded to outstanding faculty in psychology. Dewey Stuit came to the UI as an associate professor in 1938 and served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts from 1948-77. He oversaw a major expansion of the college's faculty and curriculum and established the UI Honors Program. Velma Stuit was president of the University Club and co-founder of the Newcomers Club and the International Women's Club.

Starch fellowships are awarded to outstanding current faculty in the college who conduct research primarily in psychological and human behavior problems in the field of communication. Starch earned his doctorate in psychology from the UI in 1906 and taught at the University of Wisconsin, Harvard University, Wellesley College, Washington University and New York University. He is known for devising a procedure used to this day to measure the readership of advertisements.

Freeman, a behavioral neuroscientist, is a leading investigator in neural and developmental mechanisms underlying learning and memory. He has published more than 65 journal publications and a co-edited volume. Freeman's work has relevance for understanding the neural basis for learning and development, and potential application to impairments such as dementias and schizophrenia. He is a member of the UI Delta Center and holds an appointment in the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience. He serves on the editorial boards of two journals and teaches courses on learning, memory and neuroscience.