J. L. Turpin
University Professor Emeritus
Jim L. Turpin Professorship in Chemical and Biochemical Separations
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Dr. Turpin’s primary interests have been in undergraduate teaching, job placement of graduates, and recruitment and retention of undergraduates. He has been the recipient of over 30 teaching and service awards over a period of four decades. These awards have been at the departmental, college, university, state, and national level. His long-term reputation as a teacher resulted in his being named a Co-Director of the Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center at the University of Arkansas for 2002-2004.
A scholarship honoring Dr. Turpin was recently established by alumni and corporate gifts from Lion Oil and Arkansas Eastman. Melissa Myrick and Karen Clausen started the grassroots effort which ultimately involved over 30 alumni and established the scholarship with an endowment of over $25,000. Contributions to the scholarship endowment can be made by contacting the department.
Education
MSChE, University of Arkansas, 1961
BSChE, University of Arkansas, 1960
Selected Awards
Catalyst Award for Excellence in Teaching, Chemical Manufacturer’s Association, 1991
Bates Teaching Professorship, 1999
University of Arkansas Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award, 1982
Carnegie Foundation, Arkansas Professor of the Year, 1996-7
Burlington Northern Award for Teaching, University of Arkansas, 1996
AIChE National Outstanding Student Chapter Advisor Award, 1988