Past LAS award recipients

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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