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Faculty Awards of Excellence
There are 3 types of awards:
- Faculty Awards for Excellence – Teaching: 4 winners in total
- 4 categories: Tenured Faculty, Tenure Track Faculty, Full-Time Non-Tenured Track (Category II), Affiliate(part-time)
- 1 winner per category, 4 winners in total
- Faculty Award for Excellence – Scholarly or Creative Activities: 1 winner
- Faculty Award for Excellence – Service: 1 winner
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.
Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Faculty Excellence Award Winners!
Dennis L. Rudnick - Elementary Education
Tenured
Adrianna Taylor - Social Work
Tenure Track
Nicolette Giasolli - Biology
CAT II
Kayla Delventhal - Biology
CAT II
Teague McDaniel - Art
Affiliate
Chad Kendall - Aviation and Aerospace
Faculty Excellence in Service Award
Aaron Richmond - Psychology
Excellence in Scholarly or Creative Activities
Annual Recipients
Tenured
| 2025- 2026 |
Dennis L. Rudnick Elementary Education |
| 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
| 2025- 2026 |
Adrianna Taylor Social Work |
| 2024- 2025 |
David Merriam Biology |
| 2023- 2024 |
Kiyan Shafieizadeh 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
| 2025- 2026 |
Nicolette L. Giasolli Biology |
| 2025- 2026 |
Kayla Delventhal Biology |
| 2024- 2025 |
Cindy Price Alternative Licensure Program |
| 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
| 2025- 2026 |
Teague McDaniel Art |
| 2024- 2025 |
Mari Foster Social Work |
| 2024- 2025 |
Carolyn McGary EAET |
| 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 |
| 2017- 2018 |
Christopher Keelan Music |
| 2014- 2015 |
Kayoko Moore Modern Languages |
| 2013- 2014 |
Rebecca Cottrell Social Work |
| 2012- 2013 |
Christopher Tetro Human Performance and Sport |
Faculty Excellence in Service Award
| 2025- 2026 |
Chad Kendall Aviation and Aerospace |
| 2024- 2025 |
April Hill Chemistry |
Excellence in Scholarly or Creative Activities Award
| 2025- 2026 |
Aaron Richmond Psychology |
| 2024- 2025 |
Elizabeth Kleinfeld English |