Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grants

The Mizzou Alumni Association supports the development of faculty through its Dr. Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grants program. Since its launch in 1994, the MAA has provided start-up funds of about $700,000 to more than 300 faculty members for the initiation of research or professional development projects.

Summer 2021 Update: At this time, the RWFIG program has been placed on pause. We look forward to continuing our support of Mizzou faculty members in the future.



Spring 2021 Recipients


Dr. Ashley Givens

Assistant Professor

Social Work

School of Health Professions

Dr. Pei Liu

Assistant Professor

Hospitality Management

College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Dr. Yerina Ranjit

Assistant Professor

Department of Communication

College of Arts and Science

Jessica Rodrigues

Assistant Professor

Department of Special Education

College of Education

Kangwon Seo

Assistant Professor

Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering

College of Engineering

LeeAnne Sherwin

Assistant Professor

Sinclair School of Nursing

Weijie Wang

Assistant Professor

Harry S Truman School of Government and  Public Affairs

College of Arts and Science



Past Recipients


First Name Last Name Department Year
Denice Adkins Information Science & Learning Technologies 2002-2003
David L. Albright Social Work 2012-2013
Kim Anderson Social Work 2002-2003, 2005-2006
Martin Appold Geological Sciences 2005-2006, 2008-2009
Jamie Arndt Psychological Sciences 2005-2006
Megan Arns Music 2017-2018
Jennifer Aubrey Communication 2005-2006
Myra Aud Social Work & Nursing 2002-2003
Sandra Axiak-Bechtel Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2009-2010, 2012-2013
Mamadou   Badiane Romance Languages & Literature 2006-2007
Suyeon
 Bae Architectural Studies 2019-2020
Gary A. Baker Chemistry 2012-2013
Sheila Baker Chemical Engineering 2012-2013
Sonny Bal Orthopaedic Surgery 1999-2000
Stephen Ball Nutritional Sciences 2002-2003
Carlos Barriuso Romance Languages, Arts & Sciences 2004-2005
Bruce Bartholow Psychology, Arts & Sciences 2004-2005
Shawn B. Bender Biomedical Sciences 2016-2017
William Benoit Communication 1995-1996,1998-1999, 2007-2008
Pamela Benoit Communication 1997-1998, 2000-2001
Jacquelyn Benson Human Development & Family Studies 2015-2016
Eric Berg Animal Sciences 1998-1999, 2003-2004
David Bergin Educational, School & Counseling Psychology 2008-2009
Matthew Bernards Chemical Engineering 2010-2011
Cheryl Black Theater 2003-2004
Allen Bluedorn Management 1998-1999
Paul Bolls Journalism - Strategic Communication 2006-2007, 2009-2010
Aaron Bonsall Health Sciences & Occupational Therapy 2015-2016
Suzanne Boren Health Management & Informatics 2005-2006
Mona Botezatu Communication Science & Disorders 2015-2016
Mary Ellen Brown Communication 1994-1995
Pamela Brown Biological Sciences 2014-2015
Alison Bryant Educational & Counseling Psychology 2002-2003
Sarah Buchanan Information Science & Learning Technologies 2016-2017
Michael Budds Music 1994-1995
Suzanne Burgoyne Theater 1996-1997
Alexis Callender Journalism/Art 2016-2017
Nicole Campione-Barr Arts & Science 2007-2008
Kelli Canada Social Work 2019-2020
Heather Carver Theater 2001-2002
Jo-Ana D. Chase Nursing 2014-2015
Shyam Chaurasia Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2017-2018
Nancy Cheak-Zamora Health Sciences 2012-2013
Seonghee Cho Hotel & Restaurant Management 2005-1006
Shawn Christ Psychological Sciences 2009-2010
Kathryn Chval Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum 2005-2006
Thomas Clark Plant Sciences 2001-2002
Melissa A. Click Communication 2012-2013
Irv Cockriel Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis 1995-1996
Leah Cohn Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2011-2012
Colleen Colaner Communication 2012-2013
​Laura
 Cole Architectural Studies 2019-2020
Shu Tian Cole Parks, Recreation & Tourism 2001-2002
Lynn Connaway Library Science 1994-1995
Emily Crawford Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis 2013-2014
Kevin Cummings Biomedical Sciences 2011-2012, 2016-2017
Brad Curs Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis 2009-2010
Kevin D'Sa Chemical Engineering 1997-1998
Amalia Dache-Gerbino Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis/Journalism Studies 2014-2015
Alice K. Dade Music 2014-2015
Fran Danis Social Work 2002-2003
Janice Dawson Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis 1996-1997
Amy DeClue Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2011-2012, 2016-2017
George Demiris Health Management & Informatics 2002-2003
Laurel A. Despins Nursing 2014-2015
Laurel Despins Nursing 2017-2018
Maria M. Dietrich Communication Science & Disorders 2013-2014
Ty-Ron Douglas Educational, School & Counseling Psychology
Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis		 2013-2014
David DuBois Psychology 1996-1997
Lillian Dunlap Journalism- Broadcast News 1995-1996
Sanda Erdelez Information Science & Learning Technologies 2002-2003
Linda Espinosa Curriculum & Instruction 1997-1998
Tim Evans Veterinary Pathobiology 2005-2006
First Name Last Name Department Year
Paul Fadel Medical Pharmacology & Physiology 2005-2006
Deborah Fine Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2004-2005, 2009-2010
Deborah Finfgeld Nursing 1999-2000
Michael Finke Consumer & Family Economics 2002-2003
Brian Flesner Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2015-2016
Lisa Flores Counseling Psychology 2003-2004
Prahlad Folly English 1994-1995
Neil Fox Atmospheric Science 2001-2002
Aguilar Francisco Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources 2007-2008
Bryana French Educational, School & Counseling Psychology
Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis		 2013-2014
Patricia Friedrichsen Biological Science/Middle & Secondary Education 2002-2003
Steven Friesen Religious Studies 1996-1997
Cynthia Frisby Advertising 1999-2000
Bryan Garton Agricultural Education, Social Sciences Unit 1997-1998
Maya Gibson Music 2011-2012
Elizabeth Giuliano Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2006-2007
Matthew Gompper Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences 2002-2003
Yang Gong Health Management & Informatics 2008-2009, 2010-2011
Eric Greidinger Internal Medicine 2000-2001
Ashley Groh Psychological Sciences 2017-2018
Ingolf Gruen Food Science 1999-2000, 2001-2002
Michael Guillemette Personal Financial Planning 2013-2014
Yicheng Guo Physics & Astronomy 2017-2018
Catherine E. Hagan Veterinary Pathobiology 2012-2013
Deborah Hanuscin Physics
Learning, Teaching & Curriculum		 2004-2005
Christopher Hardin Physiology 1996-1997
Casandra Harper Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis 2009-2010
Gardenia Harris Social Work 2000-2001
Jennifer Hart Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis 2003-2004, 2006-2007
Valerie Heitshusen Political Science 1996-1997
Meera Heller Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2012-2013
Xiao Heng Biochemistry 2014-2015
Keith Herman Educational, School & Counseling Psychology 2010-2011
Joan Hermsen Sociology 2003-2004
Jonathan Hess Communications 2005-2006
Amanda Hinnant Magazine Journalism 2011-2012
Pamela Hinton Nutritional Sciences 2000-2001, 2002-2003
John Hodges Social Work 2002-2003
Lene Holland Medical Pharmacology & Physiology 1999-2000, 2006-2007, 2010-2011
Casey M. Holliday Pathology & Anatomical Sciences 2013-2014
Douglas Holt Food Science 2001-2002
Haley Horstman Communication 2013-2014
Francis L. Huang Educational, School & Counseling Psychology 2014-2015
Jason Hubbart Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources 2007-2008
Deborah Huelsbergen Art 1999-2000, 2001-2002
Heather K. Hunt Bioengineering 2012-2013
Johye Hwang Food & Hospitality Systems 2006-2007
William Jacoby Chemical Engineering 1997-1998
Harvey James Agricultural Economics 2002-2003
Wooseung Jang Industrial & Management Systems Engineering 1998-1999
Urmeka T. Jefferson Nursing 2012-2013
Paul Johnson Religious Studies 1997-1998
Brett Johnson Journalism Studies 2017-2018
Silvia Jurisson Chemistry 1995-1996
First Name Last Name Department Year
Allison Kabel Health Sciences 2013-2014
Steven Kane Orthopedic Surgery, Medicine 2004-2005
Stephen Karian English 2011-2012, 2013-2014
Duane Keisler Animal Sciences Unit 1997-1998
Nidhi Khosla Health Sciences 2013-2014
Stephen P. Kilgus Educational, School & Counseling Psychology 2014-2015
Sarah E. Killoren Human Development & Family Studies 2014-2015
Min Soon Kim Health Management & Informatics 2012-2013, 2014-2015
Jung Hyup Kim Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering 2013-2014
Elizabeth King Biological Sciences 2014-2015
Mark Kirk Biological Sciences 1999-2000
Benjamin O. Knapp Forestry 2012-2013
Ali Bulent Koc Agricultural Systems Management 2013-2014
Amanda Kolburn Human Development & Family Studies 2004-2005
Michael Kramer Communications 1995-1996
Cathleen Kuehl-Kovarik Veterinary Biomedical Sciences 2005-2006, 2008-2009
Mili Kuruvilla-Dugdale Communication Science & Disorders 2015-2016
Timothy Langen German & Russian Studies 1999-2000
Eli Lara Music 2018-2019
Soren Larsen Geography 2005-2006
Elaine Lawless English 2001-2002
Emily Leary Orthopaedic Surgery 2016-2017
Sungkyoung Lee Strategic Communication 2016-2017
Bo Lei Ophthalmology & Veterinary Medicine 2002-2003
Erica Lembke Special Education 2004-2005
Priscilla LeMone Nursing 1996-1997
Maria Len-Rios Advertising, Journalism 2004-2005
Kim Leon Human Development & Family Studies 2004-2005
Glen Leshner Journalism 1995-1996
Jacqueline K. Limberg Nutrition & Exercise Physiology 2017-2018
Mengshi Lin Food Science 2006-2007, 2008-2009, 2010-2011
Kate Lockwoood Harris Communication 2014-2015
Stephen Lombardo Chemical Engineering 1999-2000
Luis Lopez Romance Languages 1997-1998
Gail Ludwig Geography 2000-2001
Yuyan Luo Psychological Sciences 2009-2010
Anthony Lupo Soil & Atmospheric Sciences 1999-2000
Granger Macy Management 1994-1995
Charles Maitz Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2016-2017
Wilson Majee Health Sciences & Public Health 2015-2016
Elizabeth Malm-Buatsi Surgery 2019-2020
Camila Manrique Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism 2017-2018
Patrick Market Atmospheric Science 2002-2003
Michael R. Marlo English 2011-2012, 2013-2014
Matthew Maschmann Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 2015-2016
Sandy Matsuda Occupational Therapy 2000-2001, 2003-2004
Brendan Maxcy Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis 2005-2006
Micah Mazurek Health Psychology 2012-2013
Rebecca McCathren Special Education 1997-1998
Andrew McClellan Biological Sciences 2009-2010
Ronald McGarvey Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering 2013-2014
Susan C. McKarns Surgery
Molecular Microbiology & Immunology		 2007-2008, 2012-2013, 2019-2020
Mitchell McKinney Communication 2002-2003, 2005-2006, 2008-2009
Mary Beth Miller Psychiatry 2018-2019
Joshua Millspaugh Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences, Natural Resources 2001-2002, 2004-2005
Cristina Mislan Journalism/Art 2016-2017
Cristina Mislan Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
Journalism Studies		 2014-2015
Mark Morgan Parks, Recreation & Tourism 2003-2004
Johnetta Morrison Human Development & Family Studies 1994-1995
Kathy Moss Health Related Professions 1995-1996
Heather Moulaison Information Science & Learning Technologies 2013-2014
Meredith Mountford Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis 2004-2005
Katie S. Murray Surgery-Division of Urology 2016-2017
Azlin Mustapha Food Science 1999-2000
Daniel Naegele Environmental Design 1998-1999
Harley Naumann Division of Plant Science 2015-2016
Nicole Nichols Biomedical Sciences 2015-2016, 2019-2020
Douglas Noltie Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences 1996-1997, 2001-2002
Rebecca North Natural Resources 2016-2017
Cheryl Offut Education 2007-2008
Hyunjoo Oh Textile & Apparel Management,
Environmental Sciences		 2004-2005
Danielle Oprean Information Science & Learning Technologies 2019-2020
First Name Last Name Department Year
Jaume Padilla Nutrition & Exercise 2016-2017
Joe Parcell Social Science 2001-2002
Debra Parker-Oliver Social Work & Nursing 2000-2001, 2002-2003
Martha Patton English Department, Arts & Sciences 2004-2005
Kenneth Pigg Rural Sociology 1998-1999
J. Christopher Pires Biological Sciences 2007-2008
Patrick Pithua Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2012-2013
Patricia Plummer Physics & Astronomy 1997-1998
Michael Porter Communication 1994-1995
Kathleen Preble Social Work 2019-2020
Rachel Proffitt Occupational Therapy 2015-2016
Hua Qin Rural Sociology, Division of Applied Social Sciences 2014-2015
Suchithra Rajendran Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Marketing 2017-2018
Virginia Ramseyer Winter Social Work 2015-2016, 2017-2018
Russell Ravert Human Development & Family Studies 2005-2006
Pamela Raya-Carlton Human Development & Family Studies 2000-2001
David Rayl Music 1994-1995
Randy S. Rector Medicine-Gastroenterology/Hepatology
Nutrition & Exercise Physiology		 2014-2015
Thomas Reilly Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 2002-2003
Carol Reinero Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2004-2005, 2010-2011
Wendy Reinke Educational, School & Counseling Psychology 2007-2008, 2011-2012
Lynette Renner Social Work 2005-2006
Julius Riles Communication 2016-2017
David Robertson Chemistry 2006-2007
Erin Robinson Social Work 2017-2018
Abigail Rolbiecki Family & Community Medicine 2017-2018
Chad A. Rose Special Education 2013-2014
Cheryl Rosenfeld Animal Sciences/Veterinary Biomedical Sciences 2002-2003
Julie Rosenfeld Music 2016-2017
Vicki Rosser Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis 2000-2001
Robin Rotman Natural Resources 2019-2020
Duane Rudy Human Development & Family Studies 2001-2002
Mark Ryan Fisheries & Wildlife Sciences 1997-1998
Cherie Sampson Art 2011-2012
Paola Savvidou Music 2014-2015
David Schramm Human Development & Family Studies 2012-2013
Jay Scribner Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis 1998-1999
Kim Selting Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2003-2004
Raymond Semlitsch Biological Sciences 1995-1996, 1999-2000
Kennon Sheldon Psychology 1997-1998
Cheryl Shigaki Health Psychology 2003-2004
Juanita Simmons Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis 2003-2004
Gaynell Simpson Social Work 2003-2004
Daniel Sipe Romance Languages & Literatures 2015-2016
Nicholas Smith Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences 2018-2019
MyungHee Sohn Textile & Apparel Management 2012-2013
Mar Soria Romance Languages & Literatures 2012-2013
Sharan Srinivas Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Marketing 2017-2018
Stacie Strong Law 2016-2017
Ines Stafford-Segert Psychology 1994-1995
Sonja Stanis Parks, Recreation & Tourism 2011-2012
Anne Stanton Art History & Archeology 1994-1995
Michael Stephenson Communication 2000-2001
Jessica J. Summers Educational, School & Counseling Psychology 2006-2007
Lindsay Taliaferro Health Sciences 2011-2012
Harsh Taneja Strategic Communication 2015-2016
Michelle Teti Health Sciences 2012-2013
Kim Thalhuber Human Development & Family Studies 2001-2002
Tom Thomas Nutritional Sciences 2001-2002
Cathy Thomas Special Education 2009-2010
Matthew Thullen Health Sciences & Occupational Therapy 2015-2016
John Thyfault Nutritional Sciences 2005-2006
Sarah Tlapek Social Work 2016-2017
Sheryl Tucker Chemistry 1996-1997
Daniel Turban Management 1995-1996
First Name Last Name Department Year
Bret Ulery Chemical Engineering 2015-2016
Kristy van Marle Psychological Sciences 2010-2011
Victoria J. Vieira-Potter Nutrition & Exercise Physiology 2014-2015
Robert S. Walker Anthropology 2014-2015
Caixia Wan Bioengineering 2014-2015
Cuizhen (Susan) Wang Geography, Arts & Sciences 2004-2005
Michael Wang Pathology & Anatomy 2005-2006
Ze Wang Educational, School & Counseling Psychology 2016-2017
Xueju "Sophie" Wang Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 2019-2020
Benjamin R. Warner Communication 2013-2014
Daniel Wescott Anthropology, Arts & Sciences 2004-2005
Stephen Whitney Educational, School & Counseling Psychology 2007-2008
Carol Wicks Geological Sciences 1996-1997
Eric Williams Health Management & Informatics 1997-1998
Laron K. Williams Political Science 2013-2014
Laurel Wilson Textile & Apparel Management 1996-1997, 1999-2000
Fred Wininger Veterinary Medicine & Surgery 2011-2012
Xinhao Xu Information Science & Learning Technologies 2018-2019
Haojing Yan Physics & Astronomy 2015-2016
Matthias Young Biomedical, Biological, and Chemical Engineering / Chemistry 2018-2019
Laura Zangori Learning, Teaching, & Curriculum 2016-2017
Troy Zars Biological Sciences 2011-2012
Flore Zephir Romance Languages 1995-1996
Chuanlun Zhang Geological Sciences 2001-2002