Faculty and Staff Awards 2024

The College of Liberal Arts will distribute 12 awards to selected CLA faculty and staff this year. Awards for CLA tenured and tenure-track faculty will recognize exemplary contributions in the areas of research and creative activities, teaching, professional and institutional service, and innovation.

See award categories.

See previous years' awardees.

 

Staff Awards

• Outstanding Career Achievement: Lynne Ricard (CLA Dean's Office)
• Excellence Award: Michelle Godfrey (Graphic Communication)
• Early Career Achievement: Steve Standifer (Graphic Communication)

Faculty Awards

• Early Career Award for Achievement in Service: Thanayi Jackson (History)
• Early Career Award for Achievement in Scholarship: James Antony (Psychology and Child Development)
• Early Career Award for Achievement in Teaching: Lucy Bencharit (Psychology and Child Development)
• Diversity Award: Ryan Alaniz (Social Sciences)
• Douglas L. Epperson Innovation Award: John Patrick (Communication Studies)
• Outstanding Career Achievement in Teaching by a Lecturer: Angelica Browne (World Languages and Cultures)

Richard K. Simon Awards

• Outstanding Career Achievement in Teaching: Stacey Rucas (Social Sciences)
• Outstanding Career Achievement in Scholarship: Mira Rosenthal (English)
• Outstanding Career Achievement in Service: Emily Ryalls (Interdisciplinary Studies in the Liberal Arts)