Teaching and scholarship awards recognize top educators

Recognizing faculty and staff who excel at the university’s experiential, interdisciplinary, and collective approach to education makes the Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship a highlight of the academic year.

In addition to the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, presented this year to Professor Deborah Blizzard from the College of Liberal Arts and Professor Daniel Worden from the College of Art and Design, several other awards honor excellence in innovation, teaching, and developing the next generation of leaders.

Highlights of this year’s celebration include:

Provost’s Innovative Teaching Award
Dean Ganskop, lecturer, School of Information                     

Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Student Learning Outcomes
Hassan Mustafa, associate professor of digital marketing, RIT Dubai

Eisenhart Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring
Lauren Hall, professor and associate dean, College of Liberal Arts

Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching for Non-Tenure Track Faculty
Joe Williams, principal lecturer, Department of Criminal Justice

Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Early Career Award for Excellence in Teaching
Allison Fitch, assistant professor of psychology, College of Liberal Arts
Andrew Sonntag, assistant professor, School of Film and Animation                                         

Provost’s Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award
Vinh Nguyen, adjunct professor, School of Film and Animation                                     

The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Academic Advising – New
Missy Wilson, academic adviser, Kate Gleason College of Engineering

The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Academic Advising – Experienced
Joyelle Breedlove, professional adviser, College of Engineering Technology
Tammara Wickson, academic adviser, College of Liberal Arts       

Isaac L. Jordan, Sr. Faculty Award
Molly McGowan, co-director of Executive Education and Internal Engagement, Saunders College of Business

The Trustees Scholarship Award
Cristian Linte, professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Jeffrey Wagner, professor, Department of Economics
Michael Zemcov, associate professor of astronomy, College of Science

Distinguished Professor Designation
Denis Cormier, Brinkman Professor and director of AMPrint, Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Honorees will be recognized at a ceremony on April 8.