Academic Affairs Announces Distinguished Professorship Awards

Congratulations to the recipients of the awards offered through the Academic Affairs Division: the Distinguished Professorship Awards, Teaching Excellence Awards for Part-Time Faculty, Excellence Award for Department Chairperson in Teaching, and the Watson Merit Award given to chair(s) in recognition of outstanding achievements in leadership for the 2020-21 academic year.
This year's recipients are:

DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORSHIP AWARDS 2020-2021

Excellence in Teaching
Felicia Armstrong, Department of Physics, Astronomy, Geological and Environmental Sciences
Lori Carlson, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Dawna Cerney, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Katherine Garlick, Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts
Karen Larwin, Department of Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
Dorian Mermer, Department of Communication
Joan O’Connell-Spalla, Department of Health Professions
Jena Root, Dana School of Music
Christina Saenger, Department of Management and Marketing
Sherri Harper Woods, Department of Human Services

Excellence in Scholarship

Abdu Arslanyilmaz, School of Computer Science, Information, and Engineering Technology
S. Cory Brozina, Rayen School of Engineering
Pedro Cortes, Rayen School of Engineering
Caroline Oltmanns, Dana School of Music
Daniel J. Van Dussen, Department of Health Professions
Yiyang (Ian) Zhang, Lariccia School of Accounting and Finance

Excellence in Service

Susan Clutter, Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences
Laura Dewberry, Department of Management and Marketing
David Griswold, Department of Graduate Studies in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Birsen Karpak, Department of Management and Marketing
Jake Protivnak, Department of Psychological Sciences and Counseling
Steven Reale, Dana School of Music
Ying (Joy) Tang, Department of Psychological Sciences and Counseling
Amy Weaver, James and Coralie Centofanti School of Nursing

PART-TIME FACULTY TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS 2020-2021

Lauren Baker, Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts
Daniel Cesene, Department of Health Professions
William Diorio, Department of Health Services
Damon Haught, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Philip Orlando, Department of Chemical & Biological Sciences
Jennifer Pieren, Department of Health Professions
Diane Rice, James and Coralie Centofanti School of Nursing

EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR DEPARTMENT CHAIRPERSON IN TEACHING 2020-2021

Carol M. Lamb, School of Computer Science, Information, and Engineering Technology

WATSON MERIT AWARD 2020-2021

Thomas P. Wakefield, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Congratulations to all of the recipients!