As has been the case for more than 50 years now, the University took the time on Tuesday, May 10 to honor the achievements of the institution’s students, faculty and staff during the “Honor the Best” ceremony in the Joe Crowley Student Union.
Award winners
Foundation Professors: Ana de Bettencourt-Dias; Deborah A. Boehm; Frederick C. Harris, Jr.
Foundation Early Career Innovator Award: Steven Frese
Foundation Established Innovator Award: Sesh Commuri
Foundation Innovative Impact Award: Jordan DeWeerd
Foundation Outstanding Leadership & Supervisor Award: Danielle Eaton
Foundation Outstanding Letter of Appointment Faculty Award: Zelalem Bogale; J.D. Katherine La Pierre
Foundation Administrative Faculty of the Year Award: Michelle Hritz
F. Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher Award: Lyndsay Munro: Angelina Padilla
Distinguished Outreach and Engagement Award: Teresa Byington
Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Leadership Award: Juana Reynoza-Gomez; Lexi Erwin
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor: Christopher Jazwa
Postdoctoral Award for Exceptional Mentoring: Katelyn McDonough
Student Employee of the Year: Piyada Sriphongngarm
Cavanaugh Community Volunteer Award: Rachael Roach
Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award: Lauren Harvey; Sara Perez; Jayde Powell; Christopher Sanchez
Phi Kappa Phi Award: Kaitlynn Petrovich; Hana Hackbusch
Outstanding Senior Award: Angela Faith Herrera; Rachael Roach
Associated Students of the University of Nevada Service Learning Faculty Award: Mandi Collins
Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher: Revanth Konda
Outstanding Graduating Graduate Student: Christina McSherry
R.O.T.C. Governor’s Award: Cadet Matthew Pendleton
R.O.T.C. President’s Award: Cadet Parker Spencer
Foundation Outstanding Committee Service Award: Brian Frost; Paul Devereux
Thornton Peace Prize: Marlene Rebori
Regents’ Academic Advisor Award, Graduate: Wilfredo de Rafols
Regents’ Award for Creative Activities: Michael Branch
Regents’ Researcher Award, Distinguished: Steven C. Hayes
Regents’ Researcher Award, Mid-Career: Jamie Voyles
Regents’ Rising Researcher Award: Feng Yan; Elizabeth Koebele
Regents’ Teaching Award, Tenure Track: Matthew Leone
Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Scholarship, Graduate: Ashish Kasar
Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Scholarship, Undergraduate: Nicole Choma
Outstanding Researcher of the Year: Scott Earley
Excellence in Laboratory Safety Award: Mae Gustin
University Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award: Diana Lovendino ElAlami
Ozmen Global Engagement Award: Berch Berberoglu
Paul and Judy Bible University Teaching Excellence Award: Geoffrey Smith
Distinguished Classified Employee Award: Camilla Allen
Distinguished Faculty: Linda Hayes; Jannet Vreeland
Distinguished Service: Cheryl Hug-English; Mary Zabel
Emeriti:
- Tammy Abernathy;
- Linda Barrenchea;
- Berch Berberoglu;
- Patricia Brown
- Lynda Buhlig;
- Kristin Burgarello;
- Dhanesh Chandra;
- Louis Christensen;
- Mary Anne Christensen;
- Jeanne Corbit;
- Dennis Cronan;
- Maureen Cronin;
- Thomas Scott Crow;
- Sarali Diaz;
- John Doetch;
- Neva J. Donovan;
- Susan M. Ervin;
- Mariah Evans;
- Michael R. Fernbach;
- Victoria Follette;
- Elizabeth A. Francis;
- Chad Hartley;
- Linda J. Hayes;
- Melody Hefner;
- Michael D. Helmar;
- Tina Hill;
- David J. Howard;
- Susan H. Howe;
- Kenneth W. Hunter;
- Christy K. Jerz;
- Marc A. Johnson;
- Rodney P. Jorgensen;
- Albert Kenneson;
- Mitchell E. Klaich;
- Ann M. Larson;
- Chad S. Leonard;
- Shadi Martin;
- Sam Males;
- Marsha Matsunaga-Kirgen;
- Tim McFarling;
- Diane L. McKillip;
- Laurie McLanahan;
- Donica Mensing;
- Scott A. Mensing;
- Debra Moddelmog;
- Angela O’Callaghan;
- Jill Packman;
- Crystal Parrish;
- Jacqueline Pistorello;
- Banmali Rawat;
- Kathlin L. Ray;
- Todd Renwick;
- Chris Rust;
- John C. Sagebiel;
- Thomas Schwenk;
- Tamara Scronce;
- Joyce Stauffenberg;
- Kevin M. Stevens;
- Jacquelyn Sundstrand;
- Debera Thomas;
- Paul Torkelson;
- Jannet Vreeland;
- Stephanie Woolf;
- Darren Young;
- Paoshan Yue;
- Mary Zabel;
- David W. Zeh;
- Jeanne A. Zeh
