James F. Lubker Research Award

The Lubker Award was created to honor Dr. Jim Lubker, Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders (1995 - 2009), Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts (1995 - 2005), and Interim Executive Vice President and Provost (2005 - 2009) at UNI. This award is an annual cash prize recognizing a UNI faculty member for excellence in their area of research and scholarship, including creative and performing arts. 

Nominees must be a tenured member of the University of Northern Iowa faculty with at least five years of full-time service at the time of nomination. Faculty are limited to receiving the award every ten years. 

2025 Award Winners
Division of Graduate Studies

Actions

  1. Department Head nominates one faculty member to the Dean (include faculty CV)
  2. Following consultation with appropriate leaders, the Dean sends names of up to two nominees from COE, CSBS, and CBA, and four nominees from CHAS and the name of the college representative selected for the award committee to Graduate Studies.
  3. Graduate Studies informs nominees of selection and requests materials.

Deadlines

  1. Friday, October 17, 2025: Department nomination due to the Dean by 4:30 p.m.
  2. Friday, November 3, 2025: Dean's nominations due to Graduate Studies by 4:30 p.m.
  3. Monday, February 6, 2026: Nominee's submission of digital materials due by 4:30 p.m.

Submissions of Materials

  • Submit documents as PDF files ONLY to gradcollege@uni.edu
  • Include your full last name, first name initial and the award title in the folder (Example: DOE, J. Outstanding Teaching Award)
  • Include cover sheet with signatures, CV, and narrative
  • "Support letter" on letter head and signed by the nominator must be sent directly to gradcollege@uni.edu

Note: when possible, the composition should be CHAS (4); COE (2); CSBS (2); CBA (2) 

Previous Recipients - Lubker Research Award

  • Jolene Zigarovich (2024-2025)
  • Timm Kidd (2023-2024)
  • Kenneth Atkinson (2022-2023)
  • Aleksander Poleksic (2021-2022)
  • Christopher W. Larimer (2020-2021)
  • Deborah Gallagher (2019-2020)
  • Martha Reineke (2018-2019)
  • Michael D. Waggoner (2017-2018)
  • Tammy Gregersen (2016-2017)
  • David G. Surdam (2015-2016)
  • Mohammed Rawwas (2014-2015)
  • Carl Thurman (2013-2014)
  • Angeleita Floyd (2012-2013)
  • Kent Sandstrom (2010-2011)
  • William Downs (2009-2010)
  • Harry Brod (2008-2009)