The STEM College would like to announce the recipients who have received awards from the Academic Affairs Division. These awards were given to faculty and chairs of their respective departments for exhibiting exceptional leadership during 2019-2020 academic school year.

This year’s recipients are:

 

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP AWARDS 2019-2020

For excellence in teaching ~

Laura Calcagni, Department of Nursing

Rebecca Curnalia, Department of Communication

Omer Genc, Department of Marketing

Victoria Kress, Department of Counseling, School Psychology & Educational Leadership

Alicia Prieto Langarica, Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Bradley Shellito, Department of Geography and Urban-Regional Studies

Patrick Spearman, Department of Teacher Education

James C. Umble, Dana School of Music

 

For excellence in scholarship ~

Ewelina Boczkowska, Dana School of Music

Susan Clutter, Department of Criminal Justice & Forensic Sciences

Michael Crescimanno, Department of Physics & Astronomy

Ramesh Dangol, Department of Management

Karen Larwin, Department of Counseling, School Psychology & Educational Leadership

Yogesh Uppal, Department of Economics

Feng Yu, Department of Computer Science & Information Systems

 

For excellence in service ~

Snjezana Balaz, Department of Physics & Astronomy

Jane Beese, Department of Counseling, School Psychology & Educational Leadership

Christopher Bellas, Department of Criminal Justice & Forensic Sciences

Timothy Francisco, Department of English

Weiqing Ge, Department of Physical Therapy

Helen (Guohong) Han-Haas, Department of Management

Jaietta Jackson, Department of Communication

Tomi Ovaska, Department of Economics

Michael Serra, Department of Chemistry

 

PART-TIME FACULTY TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2019-2020

Michael Bartolo, Lariccia School of Accounting & Finance

Rachel Faerber-Ovaska, World Languages & Cultures

Timothy Hanek, Department of Economics

Amanda L. Sevilla, Department of English

 

EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON IN SCHOLARSHIP 2019-2020

Sara B. Michaliszyn, Department of Kinesiology and Sport Science

 

EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON IN TEACHING

2019-2020

Ronald Shaklee, Department of Geography and Urban-Regional Studies

 

WATSON MERIT AWARDS 2019-2020

Nancy Landgraff, Department of Physical Therapy

Gary R. Walker, Department of Biological Sciences