Faculty and Staff Awards 2022
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.
Staff Awards
- Outstanding Staff Award for Career Achievement: Len Kawamoto (Music)
- Excellence Award: Patty Clarkson (Psychology & Child Development)
- Early Career Achievement: Rachel Macklin (Art & Design)
Faculty Awards
- Early Career Award for Achievement in Service: Aubrie Adams (Communication Studies)
- Early Career Award for Achievement in Scholarship: Jay Bettergarcia (Psychology & Child Development)
- Early Career Award for Achievement in Teaching: Kylie Parrotta (Social Sciences)
- Diversity Award: Julie Garcia (Psychology & Child Development)
- Douglas L. Epperson Innovation Award: David Askay (Communication Studies)
- Outstanding Career Achievement in Teaching by a Lecturer: Rebecca Laidlaw (Communication Studies)
Richard K. Simon Awards
- Outstanding Career Achievement in Teaching: India D'Avignon (Music)
- Outstanding Career Achievement in Scholarship: Elvira Pulitano (Ethnic Studies)
- Outstanding Career Achievement in Service: Jasna Jovanovic (Psychology & Child Development)
2021 Recipients
Staff Awards
- Outstanding Staff Award for Career Achievement: Melissa Bodin (CLA Dean’s Office)
- Outstanding Staff Award for Continuing Excellence: Joy Sisler (CLA Dean’s Office)
Faculty Awards
- Early Career Award for Achievement in Teaching: Laura Cacciamani (Psychology and Child Development)
- Early Career Award for Achievement in Scholarship: Ryan Jenkins (Philosophy)
- Early Career Award for Achievement in Service: Kelly Bennion (Psychology and Child Development)
- Outstanding Achievement in Teaching by a Lecturer: Sara Bartlett (Psychology and Child Development, Social Sciences)
- Diversity Award: José Navarro (Ethnic Studies)
- Douglas L. Epperson Innovation Award: Anuraj Dhillon (Communication Studies)
Richard K. Simon Awards
- Outstanding Career Achievement in Scholarship: Lewis Call (History)
- Outstanding Career Achievement in Service: Elizabeth Adan (Women’s, Gender and Queer Studies, Interdisciplinary Studies in Liberal Arts)
University Awards
- Distinguished Teaching Award: Brad Campbell (English)
- Distinguished Teaching Award: Francisco Fernflores (Philosophy)
- Distinguished Teaching Award: Matt Hopper (History)
- Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award: Silvia Marijuan (Spanish and Applied Linguistics)