In addition to universitywide awards bestowed by WSU each year, campuses, colleges and offices also present annual honors.
Listed here are faculty, staff and graduate student awardees whose names were submitted to WSU Today.
WSU Spokane
John Roll, director of Washington Institute for Mental Health Research & Training (WIMHRT), 2008 Faculty Excellence Award for teaching, research and service.
WSU Vancouver
Tamara Holmlund Nelson, associate professor in teaching and learning, College of Education, Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence for scholarship and community impact.
Marcelo Diversi, assistant professor in human development, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences, Student’s Award for Teaching Excellence.
Center for Civic Engagement
Willie Heggins, assistant professor, educational leadership and counseling psychology, College of Education, Distinguished Service Learning Award.
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences and WSU Extension.
William Johnston, professor of crop science, R.M. Wade Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
Maggie Kettwig, academic coordinator in the School of Economic Sciences, Excellence in Advising Award.
John Browse, a fellow in the Institute of Biological Chemistry, Faculty Excellence in Research Award.
Joe Harrison, extension dairy specialist at the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Center, Faculty Excellence in Extension Award.
John Brown, professor, scientist and extension specialist, Individual Integrated Award for high-quality scholarly accomplishments that demonstrate the integration of teaching, research and/or extension programs.
Barb Smith, administrative manager in entomology, Administrative Professional Staff Excellence Award.
Meg Gollnick, research technician supervisor and program manager of the winter wheat breeding, cytology, and genetics program, Classified Technical Staff Excellence Award.
Darcie Young, community and rural sociology, Classified Clerical-Fiscal Staff Excellence Award.
The Vineyard IPM (integrated pest management) team led by Douglas Walsh, agrichemical and environmental extension specialist, and Gary Grove, associate professor of plant pathology and extension plant pathologist, both at the WSU Prosser Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center Team Interdisciplinary Award.
College of Business
Ken Butterfield, associate professor of management & operations, Outstanding Faculty Teaching.
John Cullen, professor of management & operations, and Joe Valacich, George & Carolyn Hubman Distinguished Professor in MIS, information systems, Outstanding Faculty Research.
Traci Hess, associate professor of information systems, and Stergios Fotopoulos, professor of management & operations, Outstanding Faculty Service.
Greg Neunherz, technology, Outstanding Staff.
Damon Campbell, information systems, Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching.
Sutirtha Chatterjee, information systems, Outstanding Graduate Student Research.
Dean’s Excellence Fellows:
Jonathon Arthurs, assistant professor, management & operations.
John Cullen, professor, management & operations.
Stergios Fotopoulos, professor, management & operations.
Mark Fuller, Philip L. Kays Distinguished Professor in MIS, information systems.
Jerry Goodstein, professor, management & operations.
Dogan Gursoy, associate professor, hospitality business management.
Jean Johnson, Gardner O. Hart Distinguished Professor, marketing.
Kshiti Joshi, associate professor, information systems.
Gene Lai, Safeco Distinguished Professor of Insurance, finance.
Chuck Munson, associate professor, management & operations.
John Nofsinger, associate professor and Lang fellow, finance.
Dennis Reynolds, Ivar B. Haglund Endowed Chair in Hospitality Business Management, hospitality businessmanagement.
Suprateek Sarker, associate professor and Parachini Faculty fellow, information systems.
Shung Jae Shin, assistant professor, management & operations.
Nancy Swanger, associate professor, hospitality business management.
Harry Turtle, professor and Omer L. Carey Endowed Chair in Financial Education, finance.
Joe Valacich, George & Carolyn Hubman Distinguished Professor in MIS, information systems.
John Wells, associate professor, information systems.
College of Education
Joy Egbert, associate professor in teaching and learning, Faculty Excellence in Research Award.
Michael Pavel, associate professor in educational leadership and counseling psychology, Faculty Excellence in Diversity Award.
Karen “Krenny” Hammer, assistant director of the high school equivalency program, Staff Excellence Award.
College of Engineering and Architecture
Juming Tang, fellow and scientist in biological systems engineering, Anjan Bose Outstanding Researcher Award.
David G. Pollock, associate professor in civil and environmental engineering, Reid Miller Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award.
Devlin Montfort, Outstanding Teaching Assistant.
Vicki Ruddick, principal assistant in civil and environmental engineering, and Howard P. Davis, instructional laboratory supervisor in chemical engineering and bioengineering, Staff Excellence Awards.
Annette Cavalieri, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering undergraduate program coordinator, Employee of the Year.
GPSA (Graduate and Professional Student Association)
Gisela Ernst-Slavit, professor in teaching and learning, College of Education, WSU Vancouver, Adviser Award.
Jason Sievers, doctoral student, College of Education, Excellence Award.
Amber Smith, research assistant at the Sleep and Performance Research Center and doctoral student inmathematics, Research Assistant Excellence Award.
Honors College
Ana Maria Rodriguez Vivaldi, associate professor of foreign languages and cultures, Faculty Award recognizing teaching, committee work, thesis advising and evaluating, and curriculum development.
Get Tom’s pic from our files Tom Dickinson, Regents professor in physics, and Patrick Carter, associate professor of biology, Faculty Thesis Adviser of the Year Award.
College of Liberal Arts
David Coon, associate professor of history, William F. Mullen Excellence in Teaching Award.
Patricia Sias, professor of communication, Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award.
Lillian K. Parkins, program support supervisor I in fine arts, Outstanding Staff Award.
Todd Butler, assistant professor in English, and T.V. Reed, professor in English, Lewis E. & Stella G. Buchanan Distinguished Assistant Professorships in English.
William Andrefsky Jr., professor and department chair in anthropology, and William Hamlin, professor in English, Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professorships.
Gregory Hooks, professor and department chair in sociology, Boeing Distinguished Professorship in Environmental Sociology.
Birgitta Ingemanson, associate professor in foreign languages and cultures, Marianna Merritt & Donald S. Matteson Distinguished Professorship in Foreign Languages & Cultures.
Libraries
David Gaylord professor in the School of Earth and Environmental Science, Library Excellence Award to non-library employee who has shown consistent support for the WSU Libraries.
College of Nursing
Linda Eddy, assistant professor, WSU Vancouver, Excellence in Research Award
Lorna Schumann, associate professor, WSU Spokane, Excellence in Teaching Award and Spokane Teachers Credit Union Undergraduate Faculty Award.
Renee Hoeksel, assistant dean and professor, WSU Vancouver, Spokane Teachers Credit Union Undergraduate Faculty Award.
College of Pharmacy
Raymond M. Quock, professor and chair, Teacher of the Year in pharmaceutical sciences.
Jonathan Reynolds, clinical assistant professor, Teacher of the Year in pharmacotherapy.
College of Sciences
Paul Wheeler, research technologist supervisor in biological sciences, Outstanding Civil Service Staff Award.
Qiumin Tan, graduate student in biological sciences, Graduate Student Achievement Award.
Philip Marston, professor in physics and astronomy, Distinguished Faculty Award.
Karen Libey, finance/budget manager in earth and environmental sciences, Outstanding Administrative Professional Staff Award.
Scot Wherland, professor in chemistry, Faculty Advising Excellence Award.
Eric Remaley, instructor in mathematics, Thomas E. Lutz Teaching Excellence Award.
Aurora Clark, assistant professor in chemistry, Young Faculty Achievement Award.
Donald Bushaw, professor emeritus in mathematics, Legacy of Excellence Award.
Office of Undergraduate Education
Ken Faunce, instructor in general education, World Civilizations Faculty Excellence Award.
Amit Dhingra, assistant professor/scientist in horticulture and landscape architecture; David Field, associate professor In mechanical and materials engineering; and Laura Lavine, associate scientist in entomology, Undergraduate Research Excellence Award for student/faculty teams.
Antonie Bodley, master’s student in literature, Stanley P. Williams Award for Writing Center Tutor Excellence.
Jeff Sellen, instructor in general education; Pamela Lee, instructor in fine arts; Misty Luminais, teaching assistant in anthropology; Gabriella Reznowski, librarian; and Bryon Burleigh and Meagan Autrey, directors in residencelife,
Eric W. Bell and Susanne L. Spangler Learning Community Excellence Award.
Trevor Bond, librarian; Leslie Jo Sena, instructor in English; Phil Mixter, clinical assistant professor in molecular biosciences; and John Nugent, a director in residence life, Common Reading Excellence Award.
College of Veterinary Medicine
Charles Leathers, professor, veterinary microbiology and pathology, Carl Norden Distinguished Teacher Award.
Chad Marsh, intern, veterinary clinical sciences, Carl Norden Outstanding House Officer Award.
Westcott Clinical Teaching Scholars:
Jeff Bryan, assistant professor, veterinary clinical sciences.
John Mattoon, associate professor, veterinary clinical sciences.
Julie Cary, instructor, veterinary clinical sciences.
Rance Sellon, associate professor, veterinary clinical sciences.
Melissa Hines, associate professor, veterinary clinical sciences.
Patricia Talcott, adjunct faculty, veterinary and comparative anatomy, pharmacotherapy and physiology.
Newbrey Teaching Awards:
Rod Bagley, professor, veterinary clinical sciences.
George Barrington, associate professor, veterinary clinical sciences.
Gary Haldorson, clinical assistant professor, veterinary microbiology and pathology.
Steve Hines, professor, veterinary microbiology and pathology.
Charles Leathers, professor, veterinary microbiology and pathology.
Linda Martin, assistant professor, veterinary clinical sciences.
John Mattoon, associate professor, veterinary clinical sciences.
Steve Parish, professor, veterinary clinical sciences.
Leslie Sprunger, assistant professor, veterinary and comparative anatomy, pharmacotherapy and physiology.
Patricia Talcott, adjunct faculty, veterinary and comparative anatomy, pharmacotherapy and physiology.
Jane Wardrop, professor, veterinary clinical sciences.
Tamara Wills, assistant professor, veterinary clinical sciences.
Patrick Wilson, clinical assistant professor, veterinary and comparative anatomy, pharmacotherapy and physiology.
