Provost's Awards

Paul Beardsley
2021-2022

Professor of Biological Sciences and Director of the Center for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (CEMaST), joined Cal Poly Pomona in 2011. He has thoroughly enjoyed serving as an educator for over 27 years, for middle school through postdoctoral students. He is committed to active “leaning by doing” and inclusive pedagogy that motivates learners in accordance with Robert Frost who said, “‘I am not a teacher, but an awakener.” Beardsley is a strong believer in CPP students and in the teacher/scholar model.  During his time at CPP, he served as Principal Investigator or Co-PI for grants in excess of $11.4 million to develop and study teaching interventions to support all students. Currently, he is PI for the $1.5 million Polytechnic for All: STEM Success via an Inclusive institutiON (PASSION) NSF HSI project. He delivers intensive professional development for teachers across the country in collaborative partnerships with school districts, universities, and scientific research institutes. He is the originator of the Biology Learning Assistant program at CPP.

Chantal Stieber
2020-2021 Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Associate Professor Chantal Stieber pursues environmentally conscious research that investigates ways to reduce pollutants, examines methods for responsible pharmaceutical and agrochemical synthesis, and explores ways to eliminate nuclear waste. Stieber has received several prestigious grants since joining CPP in 2015, including a $600,000 Department of Defense grant to purchase an X-ray diffractometer used in determining molecular structures, and a $475,000 NSF CAREER grant, “in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through research and education.” She also mentors numerous students, providing extroardinary research opportunities.

Matthew Povich Receives 2019-2020 Provost's Award

The Provost Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities was awarded to Povich for his research work with students. Povich worked on the Milky Way Project with CPP undergraduate students Tharindu Jayasinghe (‘17, physics) pictured with him, and Don Dixon (‘17, physics).

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Professor Paul Beardsley in the Department of Biological Sciences and Director of the Center for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (CEMaST) Receives the 2021-2022 Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Chantal E. Stieber Receives
2020-2021 Provost's Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities

Professor from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Matthew Povich Receives

2019-2020 Provost's Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities.

Biological Sciences Professor and Director of SEES Steve Alas Receives

2018-2019 Provost's Award for Excellence in Service

Steve Alas Also Received the Faculty Innovation and Leadership Award from the CSU Chancellor's Office

Chemistry and Biochemistry Chair (now Associate Dean) Lisa Alex Receives the 2019 George P. Hart Award for Outstanding Faculty Leadership

The George P. Hart Award recognizes outstanding faculty leadership. The award committee acknowledged Lisa Alex's contributions to the RTP and lecturer review processes, facility and equipment improvements and leading the department through semester conversion. Alex, who joined the college in 1998, has also served on the Academic Senate for 13 years, has served as faculty advisor to the Science Council, received ASI honorary lifetime membership and was appointed as a Presidential Fellow on the University Strategic Planning Committee. She enjoys teaching biochemistry, molecular biology, and general chemistry.

Professor Alexander Rudolph Receives 2017-2018 Provost Award for Excellence in Teaching