Faculty Awards of Excellence
The 2024-2025 Faculty Awards of Excellence
application is closed. The winners will be
announced in January 2025.
Please note the two new award categories as of fall 2024—one for service and one for scholarly or creative activities—in addition to the teaching awards.
Winners in each award category will receive a prize of $1500 as well as recognition at the Roadrunners Who Soar Awards ceremony in the spring.
Contact person: Lisa Suter, Faculty Excellence Awards Committee Chair
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The required documentation and evaluation criteria for each award are outlined below.
- Faculty Awards for Excellence – Teaching
- Faculty Award for Excellence – Scholarly or Creative Activities
- Faculty Award for Excellence – Service
Thank you for your interest in the Faculty Awards of Excellence. Our brilliant colleagues’ outstanding achievements will be celebrated at the Roadrunners who SOAR ceremony each spring.
Congratulations to the 2023-2024 Faculty Excellence Award Winners!
Lisa Suter, English
Tenured
Xiaohui You, Health Professions
Tenured
Kiyan Shafieizadeh, School of Hospitality
Tenure-Track
Taryn Wood, School of Education
Category II
Jesse Schulman, Computer Science
Affiliate
Previous Winners
Tenured
| 2023- 2024 |
Lisa Suter English |
| 2023- 2024 |
Xiaohui You Health |
| 2022- 2023 |
Cheryl Sanders Psychology |
| 2021- 2022 |
Mark Koester Mathematics and Statistics |
| 2020- 2021 |
Carla Aguilar Music |
| 2019- 2020 |
Meredith Jeffers Modern Languages |
| 2018- 2019 |
Ingrid Carter Elementary Education |
| Lisa Hagen Psychological Sciences |
|
| 2017- 2018 |
Sue Barnd Secondary Education |
| 2016- 2017 |
Jeff Loats Physics |
| 2015- 2016 |
Matt Makley History |
| 2014- 2015 |
Barbara McKenzie Special Education |
| 2013- 2014 |
Cherise Leiter Music |
| 2012- 2013 |
Lunden MacDonald Modern Languages |
| 2011- 2012 |
Rebecca Ferrell Biology |
| 2010- 2011 |
Jennifer Weddig Nutrition |
| 2009- 2010 |
Ann Williams Modern Languages |
| 2008- 2009 |
Bill Baxendale Biology |
| 2007- 2008 |
Erick Erickson Economics |
| 2006- 2007 |
Nancy Frontczak Marketing |
| 2005- 2006 |
Anil Rao Biology |
| 2004- 2005 |
Robert Schatz Psychology |
Tenure-Track
| 2023- 2024 |
Kiyan Shafieizadeh Hospitality |
| 2022- 2023 |
Smita Singh Hospitality |
| 2021- 2022 |
Steve Krizman Journalism and Media Production |
| 2020- 2021 |
Leslie Boyd Art |
| 2019- 2020 |
Ann Obermann Social Work |
| 2018- 2019 |
N/A |
| 2017- 2018 |
Corey Sell Elementary Education |
| 2016- 2017 |
Jeff Parker Theatre and Dance |
| 2015- 2016 |
Barb EchoHawk Earth and Atmospheric Sciences |
| Rebecca Canges Special Education |
|
| 2014- 2015 |
Courtney Rocheleau Psychology |
| 2013- 2014 |
Uwe Kackstaetter Earth and Atmospheric Sciences |
| 2012- 2013 |
Andrew Bonham Chemistry |
| Todd Reimer Secondary Education |
|
| 2011- 2012 |
Annie Butler Human Services and Counseling |
| 2010- 2011 |
Jeff Loats Physics |
| 2009- 2010 |
David Kish Music |
| 2008- 2009 |
Rebecca Gorman English |
| 2007- 2008 |
Aaron Richmond Psychology |
| Jeff Simpson Biology |
|
| 2006- 2007 |
Cynthia Kuhn English |
| 2005- 2006 |
Kamran Sahami Physics |
| 2004- 2005 |
Bruce Degi English |
Category II
| 2023- 2024 |
Taryn Wood Education |
| 2022- 2023 |
Maria Magallanes School of Education |
| 2021- 2022 |
Claire Critchlow Human Services and Counseling |
| 2020- 2021 |
Alycia Palmer Chemistry |
| 2019- 2020 |
Sophia Cherry Chemistry |
| 2018- 2019 |
Wendy Gallagher Modern Languages |
| 2017- 2018 |
Ali O’Brien Elementary Education |
| 2016- 2017 |
Sarah Schliemann Earth and Atmospheric Sciences |
| 2015- 2016 |
Christine Kuglin Accounting |
Affiliate
| 2023- 2024 |
Jesse Schulman Computer Science |
| 2022- 2023 |
Andrew Gillespie Physics |
| 2021- 2022 |
Harry Chiang Psychological Sciences |
| 2020- 2021 |
Joy Pieper Nutrition |
| 2019- 2020 |
Rebecca Bryan Biology |
| 2018- 2019 |
N/A |
| 2017- 2018 |
Christopher Keelan Music |
| 2016- 2017 |
N/A |
| 2015- 2016 |
N/A |
| 2014- 2015 |
Kayoko Moore Modern Languages |
| 2013- 2014 |
Rebecca Cottrell Social Work |
| 2012- 2013 |
Christopher Tetro Human Performance and Sport |
| 2011- 2012 |
Jesse Ruderman English |
| 2010- 2011 |
Katherine Sauer Economics |
| 2009- 2010 |
Kristine Reyes Communication Studies |
| 2008- 2009 |
Wendy Gallagher Modern Languages |
| 2007- 2008 |
Allison Wilder |
| 2006- 2007 |
Kas Parsons Human Performance and Sport |
| 2005- 2006 |
Jean Ethridge Mathematics and Statistics |