Academic Professional | Staff | McCowen Distinguished Service| Academic 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) Kourtikakis, Political 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