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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.
The application is through the Qualtrics survey. Please use the links below.
Open any survey to see that the award’s required documentation is on the first page of the application, as well as all the criteria the committee will be evaluating.
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 |