Previous Award Recipients

2025 Rebecca Fredrickson, Teacher Education

2024 Camelia Maier, Biology

2023 Jyuthika Mehta, Communication Sciences

2022 Karen Dunlap, Teacher Education

2021 Dianna Hynds, Biology

2020 Sandra Cesario, Nursing

2019 Richard Sheardy, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2018 Pamela Youngblood, Music and Theatre

2017 Susan Sheriff, Nursing

2016 Susan kae Grant, Visual Arts

2015 Anne Davis Simpson, Reading

2014 No Award Given

2013 Claire Sahlin, Women’s Studies

2012 Paula Ann Hughes, Business and Economics

2011 Penelope Hanstein, Dance

2010 Phyllis Bridges, English, Speech and Foreign Languages

2009 Michael Wiebe, Teacher Education

2008 Jim Alexander, History and Government

2007 William Cissell, Health Studies

2006 Susan Chaney, Nursing

2005 Ron French, Kinesiology

2004 James Johnson, Chemistry and Physics

2003 Valentine Belfiglio, History and Government

2002 Glenn Jennings, Family Sciences

2001 Billie Askew, Reading

2000 Delaina Walker-Batson, Communication Sciences and Disorders

1999 Lynda Uphouse, Biology

1998 Margaret Griffin, Reading and Bilingual Education

1997 Betty Alford, Nutrition and Food Sciences

1996 Judith McFarlane, Nursing

1995 Bettye Myers, Kinesiology

1994 Turner Kobler, English, Speech and Foreign Languages

1993 Martha Swain, History

1992 George Stewart, Chemistry

1991 Mona Hersh-Cochran, Business and Economics

1990 Paul Thetford, Psychology

1989 John Christy, Mathematics

1988 Jane Mott, Dance and Physical Education

1987 No Award Given

1986 Rose Spicola, Curriculum and Instruction

1985 Lavon Fulwiler, English, Speech and Foreign Languages

1984 Robert Fuerst, Biology

1983 Clarice Garrett, Fashion and Textiles

1982 Clifton Sparks, Counselor Education and Personnel Services

1981 John McFarland, Counselor Education and Personnel Services

1980 Aileene Lockhart, Dance and Physical Education

1979 A. Elizabeth Taylor, History and Government

1978 Ethelyn Davis, Social Work

2025 Will Benner, English, Rhetoric, and Spanish

2024 Jackie Hoermann-Elliot, English, Rhetoric, and Spanish; Zane Lybrand, Biology

2023 Carter Biggers, Music; Jayne Dunlap, Nursing

2022 Catalina Pislariu, Biology; Randa Keeley, Teacher Education

2021 No Award Given

2020 Ashley Bender, English, Rhetoric, and Spanish; Danielle Woolery, Music

2019 Christopher Brower, Biology; Mandy Stewart, Literacy and Learning

2018 Gretchen Busl, English, Rhetoric, and Spanish; Nasrin Mirsaleh-Kohan, Physics

2017 Lisa Rosen, Psychology and Philosophy; Sarah Woods, Family Sciences

2016 Rosemary Candelario, Dance; Laura Trujillo-Jenks, Teacher Education

2015 Fuqin Liu, Nursing; Graham Scott, English, Speech and Foreign Languages

2014 Jacob Blosser, History and Government; Judi Moreillon, Library Science

2013 Sneha Bharadwaj, Communication Sciences and Disorders; Laura Hanson, Biology

2012 Derek Crews, School of Management; Jordan Fuchs, Dance

2011 Manal Omary, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2010 Katherine Landdeck, History and Government; Lisa Silliman-French, Kinesiology

2009 Deborah Mollen, Psychology and Philosophy; Joel Muro, Family Sciences

2008 DiAnna Hynds, Biology; Mark Hamner, Mathematics and Computer Science

2007 Junehee Kwon, Nutrition and Food Sciences; Toni Roddey, Physical Therapy

2025 Paul Bones, Sociology

2024 Gretchen Busl, English, Rhetoric, and Spanish

2023 Deepani Tennakoon, Biology

2022 No Award Given

2021 No Award Given

2020 Elizabeth McCarroll, Human Development, Family Studies and Counseling

2019 Nancy Anderson, Literacy and Learning

2018 No Award Given

2017 Mindy Menn, Health Studies; Becky Spencer, Nursing

2016 Jennifer Richey, Library and Information Studies

2015 Mahesh (Michael) Raisinghani, School of Management

2014 Molly Russ, School of Management

2013 Gretchen Hoffman, School of Library and Information Studies

2012 Mark Tengesdal, School of Management

2011 Sally Ford, Kinesiology; Kimberly Miloch, Kinesiology

2010 Linda Caldwell, Dance; Katie Rose, Family Sciences

2009 Sharla Snider, Family Sciences

2008 Mary Frances Baxter, Occupational Therapy

2007 Jody Oomen-Early, Health Studies

2025 Kathleen Davis, Nutrition and Food Sciences

2024 Mary Anderson, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2023 Christopher Brower, Biology; Derek Miketinas, Nutrition and Food Sciences

2022 Xiaofen Du, Nutrition and Food Sciences; Paul Thomas, Music

2021 No Award Given

2020 Jyutika Mehta, Communication Sciences

2019 Dayna Averitt, Biology

2018 Celia Lo, Sociology and Social Work

2017 Phillip Yang, Sociology and Social Work

2016 Sylvia Vardell, Library and Information Studies

2015 AnaLouise Keating, Women’s Studies; Holly Hansen-Thomas, Teacher Education

2014 Ellina Grigorieva, Mathematics and Computer Science

2013 Richard Shuster, Music

2012 No Award Given

2011 Donna Sauls, Nursing

2010 No Award Given

2009 Dojin Ryu, Nutrition and Food Sciences

2008 Mahesh Raisinghani, School of Management

2007 Ann Malecha, Nursing

2025 Sarah McMahan, Teacher Education; Ann Wheeler, Mathematics and Computer Science

2024 Ashley Bender, English, Rhetoric and Spanish

2023 DiAnna Hynds, Biology

2022 Aimee Myers, Literacy and Learning

2021 No Award Given

2020 Annette Torres Elias, Literacy and Learning; Ann Wheeler, Mathematics and Computer Science

2019 Vicki Baker, Music; Katherine Rose, Human Development, Family Studies and Counseling

2018 No Award Given

2017 Ronald Palomares, Psychology and Philosophy; Tuong-Vi Ho, Nursing

2016 Lizabeth Spoonts, Dental Hygiene

2015 Ludovic Sourdot, Teacher Education

2014 Jack Gill, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2013 Janine Golden, School of Library and Information Studies

2012 Sheri Dragoo, Fashion and Textiles

2011 O’Jayne Bowman, Occupational Therapy

2010 Vicki Zeigler, Nursing

2009 No Award Given

2008 Jeffrey Robb, History and Government

2007 Anne Simpson, Reading

2006 Carolyn Bednar, Nutrition and Food Sciences; Frances Thompson, Mathematics and Computer Science

2005 Daniel Miller, Psychology and Philosophy

2025 Jackie Hoermann-Elliot, English, Rhetoric, and Spanish

2024 William Benner, English, Rhetoric, and Spanish

2023 Tina Gumienny, Biology

2022 Catherine Dutton, Family Studies

2021 No Award Given

2020 June Levitt, Communication Sciences

2019 Claudia Haag, Reading

2018 Danielle Woolery, Music

2017 Sandra Westmoreland, Biology

2016 Paul Travis, History and Government

2015 Rebecca Fredrickson, Teacher Education

2014 Sarah McMahan, Teacher Education

2013 Nathaniel Mills, Biology

2012 Lou Thompson, English, Speech and Foreign Languages

2011 Mark Hamner, Mathematics and Computer Science

2010 Cathy Banks, Mathematics and Computer Science

2009 Sandra Cesario, Nursing

2008 Joan Wall, Music

2007 No Award Given

2006 Susan Sheriff, Nursing

2005 No Award Given

2004 No Award Given

2002 Lybeth Hodges, History and Government

2000 Rheatte Solomon, Nursing

2025 Vicki Baker, Music

2024 Charles Riggs, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2023 Nathaniel Mills, Biology

2022 Cindy Gill-Sams, Communication Sciences

2021 No Award Given

2020 David Rylander, Management and Marketing

2019 Camelia Maier, Biology

2018 No Award Given

2017 Gloria Byrd, Nursing

2016 Nancy Hadsell, Music and Drama; Lybeth Hodges, History and Government

2015 Guy Litton, English, Speech and Foreign Languages

2014 Don Edwards, Mathematics and Computer Science

2013 Sarah McIntire, Biology

2012 Deborah Young, Fashion and Textiles

2011 Linda Marshall, Social Work

2010 Allen Waldo, Biology

2009 Barbara Presnall, History and Government

2008 Thomas Brown, Music

2007 Sterling Smith, Biology

2006 Regina Campbell, Occupational Therapy

2005 Lanelle Blanton, Music

2004 Sherrie Taylor, School of Management

2003 Betty MacNeill, Physical Therapy

2002 Joan Wall, Music and Drama

2001 Fritz Schwalm, Biology

2025 Jayne Dunlap, Nursing

2024 Danielle Woolery, Music

2023 Juliet Spencer, Biology

2022 Suzanne Scheller, Nursing

2021 No Award Given

2020 Paul Thomas, Music

2019 Rebecca Fredrickson, Teacher Education

2018 Michael Zanders, Music

2017 Mahesh (Michael) Rasinghani, School of Management

2016 Linda Rubin, Psychology and Philosophy

2015 Gina Anderson, Teacher Education

2014 No Award Given

2013 Pushkala Raman, School of Management

2012 David Rylander, School of Management

2011 Karen Dunlap, Teacher Education

2010 Cindy Gill, Communication Sciences and Disorders

2009 Linda Ladd, Family Sciences

2008 Alfred White, Communication Sciences and Disorders

2007 Nora White, Reading

2006 No Award Given

2005 No Award Given

2004 No Award Given

2003 No Award Given

2002 Allan Bird, Communication Sciences and Disorders