During the “Honor the Best” ceremony held on Tuesday, May 9 in the Glick Ballrooms of the Joe Crowley Student Union, President Brian Sandoval praised the efforts of the individuals honored, while also thanking the collective effort of the entire University over the past year.
“Each year that passes on our campus reminds us of the value that our University holds for the people who live, work and study here, as well as for the community and the state that we serve,” he said. “The work that we do is transformational. It provides a pathway to our future. And, in the here-and-now, it gives incredible purpose to the lives of our students, faculty and staff. This purpose is something you can feel every day on our campus.
“When you look at the combined accomplishments, the long careers of service, and the good work that we are honoring here today, it is a powerful reminder of what our University is capable of doing.”
Those honored included:
Emeriti:
- Janet M. Anderson
- Linda Anngela-Cole
- Denise Baclawski
- Rhonda Bennett
- David H. Bennum
- Mary Bryant
- David T. Crowther
- Kathryn Hoy Eckert
- Leslie Elliott
- Kent M. Ervin
- William Evans
- George C J Fernandez
- Meg Fitzgerald
- William C. Follette
- Audrey M. Goodnight
- Brad T. Graves
- Cody Grigg
- Nageshwara Gullapalli
- Dawn Harada
- Charlene Hart
- Steven C. Hayes
- Jodi Herzik
- Christie Howard
- Ahmad Itani
- Brady Janes
- Vincent E. Johnson
- Kristen Kennedy
- Eniko Kocsis
- John N. Louie
- Emmanuel Maragakis
- Miriella Melara
- Joanne McGee
- Liana McGill
- Sheri Mendez
- Mel M. Minarik
- Raymond J. Moran
- Richard W. Norris
- Jennifer O'Neil
- Ben Owens
- Beth Padovan
- LeRoy Palinsky
- John H. Peacock
- Mary M. Peacock
- Kimberli Quinn
- Julie Redding
- Vic Redding
- Micheal Sarich
- Christina Sarman
- Robert S. Sheridan
- Kenneth Smith
- Judith A. Sugar
- Lisa M. Taylor
- Ole J. Thienhaus
- Jane Tors
- Andrzej Trzynadlowski
- Scott Tyler
- Daniel M. Valle
- John C. Walsh
- Sherry L. Waugh
- Steven C. Zell
Foundation Professors: Marta Elliott; Christopher Herald; Violeta Mutafova-Yambolieva
Foundation Established Innovator Award: Hung (Jim) La
Foundation Innovative Impact Award: Emilly Borthwick-Wong
Foundation Outstanding Leadership &Supervisor Award: Molly Beaupre
Foundation Outstanding Letter of Appointment Instructional Faculty Award: Antone Dolezal;
Montana Hodges
Foundation Administrative Faculty of the Year Award: Sharon Brush
Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher Award: Nora Constantino; Christopher Church
Distinguished Outreach Faculty: Gideon Caplovitz
Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Leadership Award: Ignacio Montoya
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor: Yufeng Zheng
Postdoctoral Award for Exceptional Mentoring: Robert Del Carlo
Student Employee of the Year: Isis Lopez Aguilar
Cavanaugh Community Volunteer Award: Tamara Telles
Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award: Sarah Saxe; Steffany Yang; Tanya Nawrocki; Paulina Zamarripa Miranda
Outstanding Senior Award: Beau Oster; Harmony Werth
Associated Students of the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä Service Learning Faculty Award: Jordan Baez
Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher: Sarah Hartzell
Outstanding Graduate Student: Revanth Konda
R.O.T.C. Governor’s Award: Jonathan Langston
R.O.T.C. President’s Award: Teegan Valenzuela
Foundation Award for Outstanding Committee Service: Jennifer McClendon
Thornton Peace Prize: Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Technical Assistance Center (aka PBISTA)
Regents’ Academic Advisor Award, Graduate: Kristen Clements-Nolle
Regents’ Academic Advisor Award, Undergraduate: Kara Spracklin
Regents’ Researcher Award, Distinguished: David Leitner
Regents’ Researcher Award, Mid-Career: Dev Chidambaram
Regents’ Rising Researcher Award: Julie Allen; Ethan Ris
Regents’ Teaching Award: Elena Pravosudova
Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Scholarship, Graduate: Richard Rosencrance
Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Scholarship, Undergraduate: Ava Covington
Outstanding Researcher of the Year: Ana de Bettencourt-Dias; Monica Miller
Excellence in Laboratory Safety Award: Violeta Mutafova-Yambolieva
Graduate Academic Advisor Award: Kristen Clements-Nolle
Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award: Kara Spracklin
Ozmen Global Engagement Award: Carina Black
Paul and Judy Bible University Teaching Excellence Award: Eric Wang
Distinguished Classified Employee Award: Samantha Azevedo
Distinguished Faculty: Steven Hayes
Distinguished Service: Jill Heaton
