Past LAS award recipients

Academic Professional | Staff | McCowen Distinguished ServiceAcademic Advising | Dean's Award for Undergraduate Teaching | Undergraduate Teaching, Instructional Staff | Undergraduate Teaching by TAs | Distinguished Women Teachers Humanities Teaching Excellence Award Program

Academic Professional Award Winners

  • 2006-2007
    Brian Jewett, Atmospheric Sciences 
    Kathy Hatch, Psychology
    Jacquelyn Kahn, Gender and Women's Studies
  • 2007-2008
    Ann Tandy Lacy, Spurlock Museum
    Jonathan Manton, Mathematics
    Penelope A. Soskin, LAS Student Academic Affairs Office
  • 2008-2009
    Alison Ahlgren, Mathematics 
    Joseph Hinchliffe, Political Science 
    Jun Kai Zhang, Microbiology
  • 2009-2010
    Corinne Crane, Germanic Languages and Literatures 
    Elaine Shpungin, Psychology 
    Jodee Stanley, English 
    Joan Volkmann, LAS Advancement
  • 2010-2011
    Amy Elli, LAS Office of the Dean
    Elizabeth Morley, Center for Writing Studies 
    Scott Morris, Earth, Society and Environment
  • 2011-2012
    Scott Bartlett, History
    Wendy Harris, Mathematics
    Carol Wakefield, LAS Office of Administration
  • 2012-2013
    Jonathan Tomkin, School of Earth, Society & Env
    Charles Walbaum, School of Chemical Sciences
    Jennifer White, Spurlock Museum
  • 2013-2014
    Robert Jenkins, Germanic Languages and Literature
    Sandee Moore, Mathematics
    Kim Sheahan, Sprulock Museum
  • 2014-2015
    James Clark, Psychology
    Ruth Hoffman, LAS Student Academic Affairs Office
    Anthony Mullen, Mathematics
  • 2015-2016
    Stephanie Haas, Office of the Dean
    Karen Mortensen, Mathematics
    Gretchen Pein, LAS Student Academic Affairs Office
  • 2016-2017
    Ann Abbott, Spanish & Portuguese 
    Anna Ivy, English
    Melissa Reedy, Molecular and Cellular Biology
  • 2017-2018
    Anu Murphy, Mathematics
    Alejandra Stenger, Molecular & Cellular Biology
    Beth Watkins, Spurlock Museum
  • 2018-2019
    Jenny Cox, Chemistry
    W. Brad Petersen, LAS Communications & Marketing
    Jack Thomas, Spurlock Museum
  • 2019-2020
    Florencia Henshaw, Spanish & Portuguese
    John Holton, Spurlock Museum
    Timothy Wedig, LAS Global Studies
  • 2020-2021
    Alison Reddy, Mathematics
    Serenity Desmond, Chemistry
    Melanie Waters, Spanish & Portuguese
  • 2021-2022
    Jeeyoung Ha, East Asian Languages & Cultures
    Melissa Sotelo, Spurlock Museum
    Kasia Szremski, Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies
  • 2022-2023
    Brenden Carollo, Spanish & Portuguese
    Amber Holmes, Mathematics
    Firmino Pinto, Psychology
  • 2023-2024
    Sherri Kiska, School of Earth, Society & Environment (SESE)
    Emily Lange, Mathematics
    Will Mitchell, Applied Technologies for the Learning in the Arts and Sciences (ATLAS)
    Nikki Wynn, Psychology
  • 2024-2025
    Heather Gillett, LAS Office of Communications and Marketing
    Nicolas Morphew, School of Integrative Biology
    Billy Vermillion, Psychology
  • 2025-2026
    Heather Lash, Assistant Director, Plant Biology
    Kristi McDuffie, Director of Rhetoric, English
    Jamie Thomas-Ward, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Economics

Staff Award Winners

  • 2006-2007
    Marita Romine, FLB Admin
    Terry Davis, English 
    Brenda Stamm, Political Science
  • 2007-2008
    Barbara Elmore, Geology
    Rebecca Moss, English 
    Susana Vazquez Weigel, Speech Communication
  • 2008-2009
    Margie Salmon, Communication
    Deborah Stauffer, English
  • 2009-2010
    Lauri Harden, English
    Dana Loschen, Psychology
    Dale McBride, Economics
    Geraldine Moore, School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
  • 2010-2011
    Rhonda Kissling, Intensive English Institute 
    Patricia O'Bryan, LAS Advancement 
    Carla Vail, Philosophy
  • 2011-2012
    Katie Beall, Psychology
    Amy Rumsey, English 
    Peggy Wells, Philosophy
  • 2012-2013
    Melissa Banks, Statistics
    Lisa Smith, Animal Biology
    Mary Strum, Communication
  • 2013-2014
    Amy Holland, Communication
    Beth Myler, Chemistry
    Virginia Swisher, Gender and Women's Studies
  • 2014-2015
    Katherine Daly, Mathematics
    Ashley Ramm, Psychology
    Marilyn Whalen, Geology
  • 2015-2016
    Mae Donaldson, Psychology
    Lynn Schaefer, School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics
    Lana Holben, School of Earth, Society and Environment/Geology
  • 2016-2017
    Dennis Dalby, Molecular and Cellular Biology
    Allison Perry, LAS Student Academic Affairs Office
    Elizabeth Vonk, Mathematics
  • 2017-2018
    Charisse Coleman, Communication
    Adrienne Harris, Mathematics
    Kara Metcalf, Chemistry
  • 2018-2019
    Sarah Challand, Psychology
    Kimberly Leigh, Entomology
    Christine Lyke, Asian American Studies
  • 2019-2020
    June Clark Eubanks, Psychology
    Tom Bedwell, History
    Karla Southern, School of Chemical Sciences
  • 2020-2021
    Carol Banks, Economics
    Summer Curry, Psychology
    Rayme Ackerman, LAS Office of the Dean
  • 2021-2022
    Marci Blocker, Mathematics
    Karen Flesher, Spurlock Museum
    Kaitlyn Fuenty, Asian American Studies
  • 2022-2023
    Ann Byers, Mathematics
    Matthew Cohn, Geography & Geographic Information Science
    Brenda Reinhold, Psychology
  • 2024-2025
    Melissa Odom, Psychology
    Audrey Ramsey, LAS human resources
    Brenda Stamm, Political Science
  • 2025-2026
    Kevin Armstrong, Facility Operations Coordinator, Math/Stats
    Anita Kaiser, Associate Director (civil service), Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
    Heidi Gnadt, Senior Project Manager, LAS MarCom
    Victoria Huart, Associate Director (civil service), Psychology

Nancy J. McCowen Distinguished Service Award

  • 2006-2007
    Paula Adametz Hays, LAS Admin
  • 2008-2009
    Thomas Bedwell, History
  • 2009-2010
    Mary Ellen Fryer, School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics
  • 2010-2011
    Lori Hendricks, Psychology
  • 2011-2012
    Joellyn Pedro, LAS Office of the Dean
  • 2012-2013
    Lori Dick, Mathematics
  • 2013-2014
    Yvonne Knight, School of Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics
  • 2014-2015
    Darcy Johnson, LAS Office of the Dean
  • 2015-2016
    Karla Harmon, Anthropology
  • 2016-2017
    Carla Buchanan, LAS Student Academic Affairs Office

Paula Adametz Hays Staff Award

  • 2020-2021
    Alejandra Seufferheld, Latin American & Caribbean Studies
  • 2022-2023
    Jennifer McNeilly, Mathematics
  • 2024-2025
    Andrew Gabel, LAS Business Office
  • 2025-2026
    Rebecca Riley, Assistant to the Head, Sociology

Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising

  • 2005-2006
    Phyllis Vanlandingham, LAS Student Affairs
  • 2006-2007
    Deneen DeMarie, Psychology
  • 2007-2008
    Carl Niekerk, Germanic Languages & Literatures
    Gary Spezia, Integrative Biology
  • 2008-2009
    Richard T. Rodriguez, Latina/Latino Studies
    Robert C. Steltman, English
  • 2009-2010
    Gary Wszalek, Psychology
  • 2011-2012
    Barbara I. Hall, Communication
  • 2013-2014 Bradley G. Mehrtens, School of Molecular & Cellular Biology
  • 2014-2015
    Keri Niehans, Psychology
  • 2015-2016
    Jennifer Brandyberry, Molecular & Cellular Biology
  • 2016-2017
    Alicia Rodriguez, Latina/Latino Studies
  • 2017-2018
    Pamela Greer, LAS Student Academic Affairs Office
  • 2018-2019
    D. Todd Spinner, School of Chemical Sciences
  • 2019-2020
    Neil Baer, Communication
  • 2020-2021
    Sarah Sheeley, Chemistry
  • 2021-2022
    Kimberly Powers, Chemical Sciences
  • 2022-2023
    Gary Wszalek, Psychology
  • 2023-2024
    Stefan Djordjevic, History
  • 2024-2025
    Kari Hutjens, Economics
    Kristy Valentin, Student Academic Affairs Office
  • 2025-2026
    Bryan Dunne - Astronomy
    Anna Ivy – English

Dean's Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

  • 2006-2007
    Matthew Ando, Mathematics
    CL Cole, Gender & Women's Studies
    Stephen Marshak, Geology
  • 2007-2008
    Richard Gorvett, Mathematics
    Carol Symes, History
  • 2008-2009
    Laurie Johnson, Germanic Languages & Literatures
    Leanne Knobloch, Communication
    Mark H. Leff, History
    Bruce Reznick, Mathematics
  • 2009-2010
    James Barrett, History
    Aaron Benjamin, Psychology
    Anthony Pollock, English
    Alexandru Zaharescu, Mathematics
  • 2010-2011
    May Berenbaum, Entomology
    Catharine Gray, English
    A. J. Hildebrand, Mathematics
    Robert Pahre, Political Science
  • 2011-2012
    John C. Lammers, Communication
    Tracy Sulkin, Political Science
    Jeremy T. Tyson, Mathematics
  • 2012-2013
    Scott Althaus, Political Science
    Bruce Fouke, Geology
    Brian Quick, Communication
  • 2013-2014 
    Tamara Chaplin, History
    Fiona Ngo, Gender & Women's Studies 
    Nathan Dunfield, Mathematics
    Ned O'Gorman, Communication
    Helga Varden, Philosophy
  • 2014-2015
    John Murphy, Communication 
    Fiona Ngo, Gender & Women's Studies 
    Henry Schenck, Mathematics 
    John Vasquez, Political Science
  • 2015-2016
    Robert Barrett, English
    Lee DeVille, Mathematics
    David Rivier, Cell & Developmental Biology
    Mara Wade, German
  • 2016-2017
    Thomas Nevins, Mathematics
    Dana Rabin, History 
    Rebecca Stumpf, Anthropology
    Andrew Suarez, Animal Biology
  • 2017-2018
    Brendan Harley, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering 
    Robert Rushing, French & Italian, Comparative & World Literature 
    Gisela Sin, Political Science 
    Renee Trilling, English
  • 2018-2019
    Brian Allan, Entomology
    Manisha Basu, English
    William Brieher, Cell & Developmental Biology
    Philipp Hieronymi, Mathematics
    Sandra Ruiz, Latina/Latino Studies
  • 2019-2020
    Andrew Gaedtke, English
    Rana Hogarth, History
    Sonia Lasher-Trapp, Atmospheric Sciences
    Zoi Rapti, Mathematics
    Brian Walters, Classics
  • 2020-2021
    Terri Barnes, History
    Lisa Guntzviller, Communication
    Ryan Shosted, Linguistics
    David Wright, English
    Wendy Yang, Plant Biology
  • 2021-2022
    Will Barley, Communication
    Toby Beauchamp, Gender & Women's Studies
    Daniel Leon, Classics
    Nicole Riemer, Atmospheric Sciences
    Alex Shakar, English
  • 2022-2023
    Janice Harrington, English
    Eugene Lerman, Mathematics
    Ghassan Moussawi, Gender & Women's Studies/Sociology
    Sepideh Sadaghiani, Psychology
    Valeria Sobol, Slavic Languages & Literatures
  • 2023-2024
    Brian Dill, Sociology
    Alex Harmon-Threatt, Entomology 
    Prashant Jain, Chemistry
    Hina Nazar, English
    Charee Thompson, Communication
  • 2024-2025
    Phil Anderson, Evolution, Ecology, & Behavior
    Stephanie Ceman, Cell & Developmental Biology
    Nathan Dunfield, Mathematics
    Jamie Jones, English
    Leslie Looney, Astronomy 
  • 2025-2026
    Joaquin Rodriguez Lopez - Chemistry
    Corey Van Landingham - English
    Marc Hertzman - History
    Burak Erdogan – Mathematics
    Soo Ah Kwon – Asian American Studies

Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Instructional Staff

  • 2006-2007
    Iryce Baron, English
  • 2007-2008
    Andrew Moss, English
  • 2008-2009
    John Griswold, English
    Katherine Wahl, Mathematics
  • 2009-2010
    Thomas Costello, Communication
  • 2010-2011
    John Rubins, English
  • 2011-2012
    Eric Snodgrass, Atmospheric Sciences
  • 2012-2013
    Jennifer McNeilly, Mathematics
  • 2013-2014
    Don DeCoste, Chemistry
  • 2014-2015
    Christian Ray, Chemistry
  • 2015-2016
    David Morris, English
  • 2016-2017
    Gretchen Adams, Chemistry
  • 2017-2018
    Jeffrey Frame, Atmospheric Sciences
  • 2018-2019
    Karle Flanagan, Statistics
  • 2019-2020
    Benjamin Clegg, Integrative Biology
    Mary Ramey, Communication
  • 2020-2021
    Pilar Martinez Quiroga, Spanish & Portuguese
  • 2021-2022
    Rachel Goebel Castro, Spanish & Portuguese
    April Hoffmeister, Mathematics
  • 2022-2023
    Michael Hurley, English
    Robert Kanter, School of Earth, Society & Environment
  • 2023-2024
    Konstantinos (Kostas) KourtikakisPolitical Science
    Julie Price, English
  • 2024-2025
    Simona Buetti, Psychology
    Mary Cottingham, English
    Eman Saadah, Linguistics
  • 2025-2026
    John Kotnarowski - Linguistics
    Max Christie – Earth Science and Environmental Change
    Barry Hudek - English
    Marco Jaimes - History
    Jordan Axelson - Chemistry
    Laura Callegari Hill - FRIT

Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants

  • 2006-2007
    Julilly Kohler-Hausmann, History
    Matthew R. Lee, Psychology
    Chetan Pahlajani, Mathematics
    Carsten Wilmes, Germanic Languages and Literatures
  • 2007-2008
    Evelyn Au, Psychology
    Ryan Blum, Speech Communication
    Melissa Dennison, Mathematics
    Luis Eduardo Herrera, Latin American & Caribbean St.
    Michael Rosenow, History
  • 2008-2009
    Shabnam Javdani, Psychology
  • 2009-2010
    Troy Cooper, Communication
    Amy Oh, Classics
    Jennifer Rosner, Psychology
    Ellen Tillman, History
  • 2010-2011
    Constancio R. Arnaldo Jr., Asian American Studies Program
    Alexandru Balas, Political Science
    Bradley J. Bond, Communication
    Adam C. Irish, Political Science
    Ryan Michael Jones, History
    Mary I. Unger, English
  • 2011-2012
    Jane V. Butterfield, Mathematics
    Andrew Anthony Hunte, Mathematics
    Christopher S. Josey, Communication
    Chera A. LaForge, Political Science
  • 2012-2013 
    Peter Campbell, Gender & Women's Studies
    Jill Clements, English
    Megan Remmel, Political Science
    Julius Riles, Communication
  • 2013-2014  Katherine Anders, Mathematics
    Emily Dworkin, Psychology
    Sandra L. Henderson, History
    Melanie B. Tannenbaum, Psychology
  • 2014-2015 
    Erin Basinger, Communication
    Thomas Mahoney, Mathematics
    Audrey Neville, Political Science
    Miranda Segura, Plant Biology
  • 2015-2016 
    Nickolas Andersen, Mathematics 
    Seong Hee Cho, Psychology 
    Wendy Truran, English 
    Sarah Yeakel, Mathematics
  • 2016-2017 
    Genevieve Henricks-Lepp, Psychology 
    Christopher Holmes-Singh, Animal Biology
    Cara Monical, Mathematics
    David Tokarz, Communication
  • 2017-2018 
    Bryan Abendschein, Communication
    Kylee Britzman, Political Science 
    Valerie O'Brien, English 
    Michael Perino, Psychology
    Nima Rasekh, Mathematics 
    Daniel Storage, Psychology
  • 2018-2019 
    Eric Denby, History
    Katherine Norcross, English
    Matthew Pitchford, Communication
    Simone Sisneros-Thiry, Mathematics
    Kristopher Weeks, Communication
    John Westbrook, Psychology
  • 2019-2020
    Elizabeth Field, Mathematics
    Teresa Greppi, Spanish & Portuguese
    Erin Grogan, Gender & Women's Studies
    Kadin Henningsen, English
    Cristine Mostacero Pinilla, Spanish & Portuguese
    Beth Ann Williams, History
  • 2020-2021
    Nicholas Anderson, Integrative Biology
    Leah Becker, English
    Ander Beristain Murillo, Spanish & Portuguese
    Emily Blevins, Psychology
    Kate Bruner, Communication
    Jone Vicente Urrutia, Spanish & Portuguese
  • 2021-2022
    Thomas Day, History
    Cody Jones, Evolution, Ecology & Behavior
    Gabe Malo, Gender & Women's Studies
    Ky Merkley, Classics
    Carmen Gallegos Perez, Spanish & Portuguese
    Julia Spielmann, Psychology
  • 2022-2023
    Kristin Bail, Political Science
    Marissa Chesser, Mathematics
    Erin Hoffman, English
    Kenneth Jops, Plant Biology
    Mina Nahvi, Mathematics
    Katie VanDyne, Spanish & Portguese
  • 2023-2024
    Seongjoon Ahn, Political Science
    Annah Freudenburg, English
    Lucía Sánchez-Gilbert, Spanish & Portguese
    Lisa Louise Surber, Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior
    Gabriela Tscholl, Communication
    Walter Venerable III, Psychology
  • 2024-2025
    Katherine Bunsold, Communication
    Sara Castro-Cantú, Spanish & Portuguese
    Gyudae Kim, Geography & Geographic Information Science
    Maddy Ritter, Mathematics
    Vijay Shah, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
    Cihang Wang, Economics
  • 2025-2026
    Ade Aguda – ChBE
    Kirsten Pool – Communication
    Corey Richier – Psychology
    Cassidy Short – English
    Amy Vandervelde – Classics
    Vincent Villalobos – Mathematics

Lynn M. Martin Award for Distinguished Women Teachers

  • 2005-2006
    Julia F. Saville, English
  • 2006-2007
    Erin Donovan-Kicken, Speech Communication
  • 2008-2009
    Mary E. Ramey, Communication 
    Carla Cáceres, Animal Biology
  • 2009-2010
    Samantha Frost, Political Science and Gender and Women’s Studies Program
  • 2010-2011
    Amanda Vicary, Psychology
  • 2011-2012
    Stephanie M. Hilger, Germanic Languages and Literatures and Comparative World Literature
    Kerry Pimblott, History
  • 2012-2013
    Pat Gill, Gender and Women's Studies
    Stephanie Mager, Geology
  • 2013-2014
    Dale Bauer, English 
    Neha Gupta, Mathematics
  • 2014-2015
    Andrea Stevens, English 
    Elyse Yeager, Mathematics
  • 2015-2016
    Karen Sears, Animal Biology
    Anita Mixon, Communication
  • 2016-2017
    Supriya Prasanth, Cell and Developmental Biology
    Carla Rosell, English

Humanities Council Teaching Excellence Award Program

  • 2005
    Mark S. Micale, History
    E. K. Tan, Comparative and World Literatures
  • 2006
    Donald Crummey, History
    Thomas Mackaman, History
  • 2007
    Trish Loughran, English 
    Ellen McWhorter, English
  • 2007-2008
    Robert Rushing, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese and Comparative and World Literatures
    Tara Lyons, English
  • 2008-2009
    Samantha Looker, English
    Gillen Wood, English
  • 2009-2010
    Luisa-Elana Delgado, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese
  • 2010-2011
    Amy L. Norgard, Classics
  • 2011-2012
    Jim Hansen, English
    Katie Walkiewicz, English
  • 2012-2013
    Kirk Sanders, Classics and Philosophy
    Anna Kurhajec, History
  • 2013-2014
    E. Jordan Sellers Jr., English
  • 2014-2015
    Nancy Abelmann, Anthropology
    Ann Hubert, English
  • 2015-2016
    Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, History 
    Sean Minion, Classics
  • 2016-2017
    Justine Murison, English 
    Sarah West, Spanish-Portuguese