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