{"id":19657,"date":"2023-04-21T13:29:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T17:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=19657"},"modified":"2023-04-24T11:25:17","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T15:25:17","slug":"founders-day-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/founders-day-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Receive Awards at Founders Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"781\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Jeff-Bartz-600x781.jpg\" alt=\"Professor of Chemistry Jeff Bartz receives the Lux Esto Award\" class=\"wp-image-19658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Jeff-Bartz-600x781.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Jeff-Bartz-300x390.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Jeff-Bartz-115x150.jpg 115w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Jeff-Bartz-1180x1536.jpg 1180w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Jeff-Bartz-1573x2048.jpg 1573w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Jeff-Bartz.jpg 1691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Professor of Chemistry Jeff Bartz receives the Lux Esto Award from Kalamazoo College President Jorge G. Gonzalez.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"723\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Esplencia-2-600x723.jpg\" alt=\"Espelencia Baptiste receives the Outstanding Academic Advisor award\" class=\"wp-image-19659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Esplencia-2-600x723.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Esplencia-2-300x361.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Esplencia-2-125x150.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Esplencia-2.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Associate Professor of Anthropology Espelencia Baptiste receives the Outstanding Academic Advisor award from Kalamazoo College President during Founders Day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"725\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Yit-Yian-Lua-600x725.jpg\" alt=\"Yit-Yian Lua receives the First-Year Advocate Award\" class=\"wp-image-19660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Yit-Yian-Lua-600x725.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Yit-Yian-Lua-300x362.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Yit-Yian-Lua-124x150.jpg 124w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Yit-Yian-Lua.jpg 1016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory Instructor Yit-Yian Lua receives the First-Year Advocate Award from President Jorge G. Gonzalez<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor of Chemistry Jeff Bartz is this year\u2019s recipient of the Lux Esto Award of Excellence. The award\u2014announced Friday to celebrate Founders Day, marking the College\u2019s 190th year\u2014recognizes an employee who has served the institution for at least 26 years and has a record of stewardship and innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recipient\u2014chosen by a committee with student, faculty and staff representatives\u2014is an employee who exemplifies the spirit of K through excellent leadership, selfless dedication and goodwill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bartz joined the K chemistry department as an assistant professor in 1997 and became a full professor in 2011. He earned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/lucasse-ambrose-honorees\/\">2020 Florence J. Lucasse Lectureship for Excellence in Teaching<\/a> and currently teaches courses on chemical composition and structure, chemical reactivity and physical chemistry. His research group works in chemical dynamics, focusing on photochemistry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Bartz \u201chas always been dedicated to our campus community while thinking about how to make things better for everyone,\u201d President Jorge G. Gonzalez said. \u201cHe\u2019s a quiet, unassuming champion of K from supporting students in their academic and non-academic endeavors to supporting the faculty by helping them find creative solutions and supporting the work of offices outside his own department.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In accordance with Founders Day traditions, two other employees received individual awards. Associate Professor of Anthropology Espelencia Baptiste was given the Outstanding Advisor Award and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Laboratory Instructor Yit-Yian Lua received the First-Year Advocate Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baptiste teaches courses such as Communities and Schools; the Materiality of Money; Language, Culture and Society; and Immigrants and Exiles. Her research interests include the anthropology of education, ethnicity and nationalism, language and culture, and creole societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By leading last fall\u2019s course titled Lest We Forget: Memory and Identity in the African Diaspora in New Orleans, she also has played a critical role in the College implementing coursework through a major grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. That grant has provided new learning opportunities for students and faculty seeking solutions to societal problems while promoting the critical role of the humanities in social justice work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Sophia-592x800.jpg\" alt=\"Sophia Marchant '24\" class=\"wp-image-19662\" width=\"340\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Sophia-592x800.jpg 592w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Sophia-300x406.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Sophia-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Sophia.jpg 1131w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><figcaption>Sophia Merchant &#8217;25 performs a song from the upcoming Festival Playhouse Production of &#8220;Next to Normal.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"739\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Isabella-3-600x739.jpg\" alt=\"Isabella Pellegrom sings and plays guitar\" class=\"wp-image-19663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Isabella-3-600x739.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Isabella-3-300x369.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Isabella-3-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Isabella-3-1248x1536.jpg 1248w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Isabella-3-1664x2048.jpg 1664w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Isabella Pellegrom &#8217;25, a singer and songwriter with her own album titled &#8220;Nomadic Tendencies,&#8221; performs during Founders Day festivities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>\u201cAdvisors are mentors who work closely with our students, pay attention to their academic progress and help them identify and fulfill their goals while working toward completing their degrees,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cAs evidenced by the nominations for her, (Baptiste) has accomplished all of these things and more.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lua has led labs in Composition and Structure along with Chemical Reactivity, leading her to influence of first-year students at a time they need it most.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sophomore\u2019s nomination of Lua noted that she has always surpassed the standard levels of grace and patience with her students, Gonzalez said. She also has a unique ability to connect personally with everyone.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFaculty in her department noted that (Lua) teaches approximately 130 students every year,\u201d Gonzalez said. \u201cShe interacts closely with all students in labs and provides any support that they might need. She has touched the lives of so many students at K right at the beginning of their time at the College.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Milan-1-600x426.jpg\" alt=\"Milan Levy speaks from the Stetson Chapel lecturnlecturn\" class=\"wp-image-19664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Milan-1-600x426.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Milan-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Milan-1-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Milan-1-1536x1092.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2023\/04\/Milan-1-2048x1455.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Milan Levy &#8217;23 introduces Gonzalez during Founders Day festivities.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor of Chemistry Jeff Bartz is this year\u2019s recipient of the Lux Esto Award of Excellence. 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