Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards 2022

Dear Texas Woman’s Colleagues,

It is my great pleasure to announce the faculty and staff award honorees for 2022, which we will celebrate on April 6—Founders Day—in the auditorium of the Student Union at Hubbard Hall and via livestream, 3 p.m.

FACULTY AWARDS

Distinction in Teaching Award
Catherine Dutton, PhD, Assistant Professor, Human Development, Family Studies & Counseling

Distinction in Scholarship Awards
Xiaofen Du, PhD, Assistant Professor, Nutrition & Food Sciences
Paul Thomas, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of the Arts & Design – Music

Distinction in Service Award
Aimée Myers, PhD, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education

Innovation in Academia Award
Suzanne Scheller, MS, RN, Associate Clinical Professor, College of Nursing – Houston

Humphries Award
Cindy Gill-Sams, EdD, Professor, Communication Sciences and Oral Health

Mary Mason Lyon Award for Distinguished Junior Faculty
Catalina Iulia Pislariu, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of the Sciences – Biology
Randa G. Keeley, PhD, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education

Cornaro Award
Karen Dunlap, EdD, Professor, Teacher Education

AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE TWU LIBRARIES
Chance Maggard, Manager, Access Services

STAFF AWARDS
Outstanding Achievement Award
Judy Pentecost, Business Manager, Conference Services
Gail Orlando, Assistant to the Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

Award of Excellence
Tonya Gilbeaux, Assistant Director, University Housing & Dining

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO STUDENT LIFE AWARD
Carolyn Moore, PhD, RDN Associate Professor, Nutrition & Food Sciences
Paul Ingram, Tutoring Coordinator, Math & Technology Success Center
Joni Jensen, DMA, Associate Professor of Voice, School of the Arts & Design – Music

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT AWARD
Mark S. Hamner, PhD, Vice Provost, Institutional Research & Improvement
Michael Stankey, PhD, Director of Analytics, Institutional Research & Improvement

Please join me in congratulating these well-deserved honorees.

Following the ceremony, Chartwells is sponsoring a reception in the Southeast Ballroom of the Student Union at Hubbard Hall where we will jointly celebrate our victory in gaining status as the first university system in the nation with a woman focus—the Denton installation of events some of us have enjoyed previously in Dallas and Houston.

Nothing brings me greater joy than to celebrate the excellence coming from the Texas Woman’s faculty and staff.

With a Pioneering spirit,

Carine M. Feyten, Ph.D.
Chancellor and President

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