{"id":5043,"date":"2026-05-21T16:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/crean\/?st-import=4fadc25364e93db3cb04f13e77beb7fc"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:11:18","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%89-crean-college-faculty-awards-spotlight-%f0%9f%8e%89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/crean\/2026\/05\/21\/%f0%9f%8e%89-crean-college-faculty-awards-spotlight-%f0%9f%8e%89\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x1f389; Crean College Faculty Awards Spotlight &#x1f389; We\u2019re proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our incredible Crean faculty members whose excellence in teaching, research, mentorship, innovation, and service continues to inspire the Chapman community."},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"723\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5044 size-medium\" 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data-end=\"1437\">\n<p data-start=\"1230\" data-end=\"1437\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5048 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/crean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2026\/05\/Alison-McKenzie-002-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"Alison McKenzie\" width=\"203\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/crean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2026\/05\/Alison-McKenzie-002-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/crean\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2026\/05\/Alison-McKenzie-002.jpg 327w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 203px) 100vw, 203px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1230\" data-end=\"1437\">\ud83d\udc4f <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Alison McKenzie<\/span><\/span><br data-start=\"1270\" data-end=\"1273\" \/>\ud83c\udfc6 <em data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1306\">Pedagogical Innovation Grant<\/em> \u2014 \u201cBringing Anatomy Back to 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