This is the first year this new faculty development award opportunity was available to faculty and instructional staff in the College of Arts and Sciences: the Janis Annette Haywood Faculty Development Fund Awards. The fund honors Janis Annette Haywood and was established by her family—husband Carl and daughters Rachel and Kale—in November 2016. Carl was a long-time UW-Eau Claire faculty member in the Department of History and served the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s office in multiple roles over many years, retiring as Dean in 1999.