Seven University of Iowa faculty members have been selected by the UI Office of the Provost to receive Faculty Scholar Awards and one to receive a Global Scholar Award. Jeffrey Cox, professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, was awarded the Global Scholar award. Recipients of the award are released from half their usual year of teaching, advising, administrative, and service obligations for two consecutive academic years. Faculty Scholar Award winners for 2008 are Denise Filios, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese; Gregory Friestad, associate professor of chemistry; Loren Glass, associate professor of English; Michael Gobat, associate professor of history; Shaun Vecera, professor of psychology; Kembrew McLeod, associate professor of communication studies; and Jon Winet, associate professor of art and art history. All are faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Faculty Scholar Awards give leading scholars the opportunity for creative, extended, and concentrated work on their research. Recipients are released from half of the usual obligations of teaching, advising, and service for three consecutive academic years. Typically, the award takes the form of a Career Development Award for one semester of each of three years. Read the full University News Services release at http://news-releases.uiowa.edu/2008/may/050608faculty_awards.html.