May. 2, 2025

 

Congratulations to the winners of the NSHE and 8kbet faculty and student awards presented at the 2025 Academic Achievement Awards ceremony: 

Jason Geddes Rising Researcher Award
Nicole Short, Psychology

Barrick Scholar Award
Jennifer Byrnes, Anthropology

Barrick Scholar Award
Katherine Walker, English

Graduate College Distinguished Service Award
Jennifer Rennels, Psychology

Outstanding Teaching by Part-Time Faculty Award
Alicia Lamas, World Languages and Cultures

Department in Honors Teaching Award
Tim Gauthier, Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies

HSRU Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Rose De Kock, Psychology

8kbet Outstanding Non-STEM Dissertation Award
Mary Ludwig, History 

8kbet Outstanding Non-STEM Thesis Award
Madison Browne, English 

8kbet Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award - 3rd place
Akim Golubev, English 

Congratulations to the winners of the College of Liberal Arts faculty and alumni awards presented at the 2025 Honors Convocation: 

Catherine Gullo Bellver Fellowship in Humanities
Jorge Galindo, World Languages and Cultures

Catherine Gullo Bellver Career Achievement Award in Liberal Arts
John Bowers, English 

College of Liberal Arts Diversity Faculty Award
François-Nicolas Vozel, World Languages and Cultures

Donald Schmiedel Lifetime Service Award
Alicia Rico, World Languages and Cultures

Faculty-in-Residence Award for Excellence in Teaching
Guillermo Jodra, World Languages and Cultures

James Frey Senior Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award
Margarita Jara, World Languages and Cultures

Rita Deanin Abbey Teacher of the Year Award
William Ramsey, Philosophy

William Morris Award for Excellence in Scholarship
Brenna Renn, Psychology

William Morris Award for Excellence in Scholarship
Noria Litaker, History 

William Morris Award for Excellence in Teaching
Kaitlin Clinnin, English 

William Morris Award for Excellence in Teaching
Chenghui Zhang, Sociology

College of Liberal Arts Classified Staff Service Award
Lauren Markey, Sociology

2025 Distinguished Department Alumni Honorees

Tiffany Arend ‘11 – Anthropology
Joshua Chévere Cohen ‘12 – English
Reuben D’Silva ‘10 – History
Cheryl Johnston, Ph.D. ‘12 ‘14 – Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies
Heather Brown ‘08 – Political Science
Steven D. Grierson, M.S. ‘92 ‘97 – Psychology
Crystal A. Jackson, Ph.D. ‘13 – Sociology