Faculty Awards

Past Winners

2026

Award Category Name Department
Distinguished Professor Dr. Joy McMurrin Associate Professor of English
Distinguished Teaching Dr. Cindy Greenman Associate Professor of Accounting
Distinguished Service Dr. Shariq Sherwani Assistant Professor of Communication
Distinguished Instructor Ms. Debbie Mosher PT Instructor of Family Studies   and Human Development
Award Catageory Name Department
Excellence in Online Teaching Dr. Kathryn Davis Associate Professor of Marketing
Excellence in Active Teaching Dr. Emily FitzGerald Assistant Professor of Humanities
Excellence in Service Learning Dr. Emma Prendergast Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Dr. Joshua Charles Cafferty Assistant Professor of Sociology

2025

Award Category Name Department
Distinguished Professor Dr. Kristy Grayson Associate Professor of Marketing
Distinguished Teaching Dr. Cynthia Reber Assistant Professor of Nursing
Distinguished Service Dr. Julie Chew Professor of Nursing
Distinguished Research Dr. Jeremy Bakelar Associate Professor of Biology
Distinguished Instructor Mr. Christopher DeMacedo Instructor of Physics
Award Catageory Name Department
Excellence in Online Teaching Dr. Nancy Allred-Wright Professor of Music
Excellence in Active Teaching Dr. Spencer Bell Assistant Professor of Psychology
Excellence in Service Learning Dr. Jason Semple Assistant Professor Respiratory Therapy
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Dr. Alex Tye Assistant Professor of Geology

2024

Award

Name

Department

College
Distinguished Professor Jerry Harris Earth & Environmental Sciences Science, Engineering and Technology
Distinguished Teaching John Wolfe History, Humanities, and Modern Languages Humanities and Social Sciences
Distinguished Service Erin Ortiz Communication Humanities and Social Sciences
Distinguished Research Jessica Abbott Criminal Justice Humanities & Social Sciences
Distinguished Instructor Megan Liljenquist Chemistry & Biochemistry Science, Engineering and Technology
Award

Name

Department

College
Excellence in Active Teaching Brandon Bruce Theater Arts
Excellence in Service Learning Kaplan Sanders Finance Business
Excellence in Open Educational Resources Lucia Taylor History, Humanities, and Modern Languages Humanities and Social Sciences
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Martina Gaspari Biology Science, Engineering, & Technology

2023

Award Category Name Department
Distinguished Professor Rico DelSesto Chemistry & Biochemistry
Distinguished Teaching Lauren DiSalvo Art
Distinguished Service AmiJo Comeford English
Distinguished Research Vinodh Chellamuthu Mathematics
Distinguished Instructor Mark Dickson Biology
Award Catageory Name Department
Excellence in Online Teaching Carol Stander Computing and Design
Excellence in Active Teaching Haylee Ream Computing and Design
Excellence in Service Learning Michael Hammond-Todd Education
Excellence in Classroom Technology Integration Robert Matheson Music
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Jennifer Meyer Chemistry & Biochemistry
Excellence in Open Educational Resources Timothy Francis Music

2022

Award

Name

Department
Distinguished Professor Mike Peterson English
Distinguished Teaching Matt Harris Accounting, Finance & Analytics
Distinguished Service Joy Taylor McMurrin English
Distinguished Instructor Malinda Whipple Healthcare Diagnostics & Therapeutics
Excellence in Online Teaching Kari Gali Education
Excellence in Active Teaching Joseph Lovell Recreation and Sport Management
Community Involved Shane Christensen Art
Technology Integration Alex Chamberlain Art

2021

Award Name Department
Distinguished Professor Stephen Armstrong English
Distinguished Teaching McGarren Flack Art
Distinguished Service Vinodh Chellamuthu Math
Distinguished Instructor Karen Goodfellow Earth & Environmental Sciences

2020

Award Name Department
Distinguished Professor Glen Blakley Art
Distinguished Teaching Janice Hayden Earth & Environmental Sciences
Distinguished Service Michelle McDermott Nursing
Distinguished Instructor Linda Galloway ESL
Excellence in Online Teaching Steve Bui Health Sciences
Excellence in Active Teaching Del Parson Art
Community Involved Cindy King English
Technology Integration Matt Harris Information Systems & Analytics

2019

Award Name Department
Distinguished Professor Scott Lindsey Business
Distinguished Teaching Vinodh Chellamuthu Math
Distinguished Service Ka-Wai Yu Music

2018

Award Name Department
Distinguished Professor Kristine Olson Psychology
Distinguished Teaching Alex Chamberlain Art
Distinguished Service Brent Yergensen Media Studies

2017

Award Name Department
Distinguished Professor Li Lei Dance
Distinguished Teaching Angelo Child Education
Distinguished Service Theda Wrede English