Lawrence University

Materials: Galvanized steel, gold leaf
Dimensions: 4.5 x 5.5 inches
Project Advisor: Johnie Shimon
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Harnisch, Ethan

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Volume CXLI, Number 4, February 4, 2022

Materials: Charcoal on paper  Dimensions: 18 x 24 inches  Project Advisor: Tony Conrad  Year of Graduation: 2022https://lux.lawrence.edu/artgallery_se2022/1003/thumbnail.jp

Galassini, Sophia

Baptism

Materials: Acrylic on wood, steel frame, quilts, soundscape
Dimensions: variable
Project Advisor: Tony Conrad
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Hannemann, Karin

In Passing (Installation view with Contact triptych in the background)

Materials: Oil on Paper
Dimensions: 42 x 48 inches
Advisors: Tony Conrad, John Shimon
Year of Graduation: 2022https://lux.lawrence.edu/artgallery_se2022/1040/thumbnail.jp

Homman, Levi

Tetraptych #3

Materials: Digital Painting
Dimensions: 3 x 2 feet
Project Advisor: Tony Conrad
Year of Graduation: 2022https://lux.lawrence.edu/artgallery_se2022/1033/thumbnail.jp

Reyes, Celeste Faith

The Pillow Room

Materials: Digital
Dimensions: 18 x 24 inches
Project Advisors: Benjamin D. Rhinehart, John Shimon
Year of graduation: 2022https://lux.lawrence.edu/artgallery_se2022/1043/thumbnail.jp

Morris, Tanner

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Volume CXLI, Number 23, May 20, 2022

Lawrence University 
Lux 
Faculty Award Citations University Archives 
2022 
Excellent Teaching by an Early Career Faculty Member Award 
Citation for Jesus Gregorio Smith 
Lawrence University 
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colette.brautigam@lawrence.edu. 
2022 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
BY AN EARLY CAREER FACULTY MEMBER
Jesús Gregorio Smith
Jesús, you arrived at Lawrence University in 2017, 
after years of academic training—undergraduate and 
graduate—spent entirely in Texas. Your colleagues and 
students in Ethnic Studies are eternally grateful for your 
willingness to make the jump to Northeast Wisconsin, a 
place very different from the Lone Star state, but one that, 
happily for us all, you have been content to call home.
The Ethnic Studies program at Lawrence when you 
arrived as its sole tenure-track faculty member was a 
small but mighty band of dedicated faculty. They were 
determined to build a program that, at the time, offered 
only a minor into a set of course offerings and a curricular 
presence that would be major, in every sense of the word. 
That dream is coming to pass, thanks in great part to 
your sterling contributions.
Colleagues praise how you have “forged . . .  a sense 
of belonging for students and colleagues alike and 
. . .  created spaces for sustained critical inquiry and 
scholarly investigation.” More than a few express 
profound appreciation for your “concerted mentorship 
efforts,” which have included the organizing of 
“campus-wide events that initiate difficult but necessary 
conversations”—conversations that create conditions for 
honesty, connection, and community.
You are dedicated to your students, and it shows. “I have 
never had a professor who puts so much time into office 
hours,” one student notes. Observes another, “he never 
accepted a simple answer to a question and pushed all of 
us to think harder and more complexly about topics for 
our papers, but he was also always present to encourage 
and support us.” “Professor Smith is incredible when it 
comes to helpfulness,” notes a third. In the words of yet 
another student, “This man deserves an award for all that 
he does for his students!”
Consider it done. Jesús, I am delighted to formally 
recognize the deep appreciation and warm affection 
share by your students and colleagues by presenting you 
with the 2022 Award for Excellent Teaching by an Early 
Career Faculty Member.
June 12, 2022


Excellent Teaching by an Early Career Faculty Member Award Citation for Jesus Gregorio Smith

Lawrence University 
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Faculty Award Citations University Archives 
2022 
Excellent Teaching by an Early Career Faculty Member Award 
Citation for Nancy Lin 
Lawrence University 
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colette.brautigam@lawrence.edu. 
Nancy, you came to Lawrence in 2016, one year after receiving 
your Ph.D. in Art History from the University of Chicago. With 
your specializations in early 20th century Japanese and Korean 
Art, you introduced new topics of study to the college, providing 
many students—and not a few of your faculty colleagues—with 
their first sustained engagement with the glorious history and 
traditions of East Asian art.
Your curricular contributions have extended beyond your areas 
of specialization to include the complete revision of Art History 
101, producing a more inclusive and engaging introduction to 
the discipline. You have also played a leading role in shaping the 
Senior Seminar. But your many positive contributions to our 
community extend well beyond these tangible transformations 
in core Art History courses, important as they are. Again and 
again, students and colleagues praise your kindness, thoughtful 
patience, and uncanny ability to balance empathy with rigor to 
help students achieve their best work.
“Nancy’s approach to pedagogy is one of the more admirable 
that I have had the good fortune to encounter,” one colleague 
writes. “She leads by example, always being thoroughly 
prepared. She has a gentle touch and brings a great deal of 
humor to the classroom. And she consistently seeks student 
feedback both informally and formally to help her adapt to the 
needs of individuals and groups. All of this combines with an 
impressive ability to articulate what is important.”
In the words of a student, “Professor Lin exemplifies excellence 
in teaching . . . not only nurturing her students but pushing 
them to think critically and creatively. Through the courses 
I have taken with Professor Lin, I have grown in confidence 
as not only an art historian, but a liberal arts student . . . The 
welcoming environment Professor Lin creates for her students 
fosters deep thinking and interdisciplinary connections.” 
Nancy, it gives me great pleasure to formally recognize the 
admiration and appreciation of your colleagues and students 
by presenting you with the 2022 Award for Excellent Teaching 
by an Early Career Faculty Member.
June 12, 2022
2022 AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
BY AN EARLY CAREER FACULTY MEMBER
Nancy Lin
