President Brian Sandoval praised the effort of the University community throughout the year and pointed out that their work is part of a larger 150-year legacy of the University. In October, the University will mark its sesquicentennial.
“Our faculty, staff and students have always believed in the transformational promise of this incredible University,” Sandoval said. “We are a great University because we have great people. It’s that simple. We bring out the best in each other. And today, he we are – honoring our best.
“As I look out at all of you, I see what our University, 150 years later, is still all about – people that care.”
Honor the Best award winners included:
Emeriti faculty:
- Donna Axton
- Michael P. Branch
- David Branby
- Ian Buckle
- Kenneth Coll
- Shannon Ellis
- Kevin C. Facemyer
- Stephen S. Foster
- Jennifer Hagen
- Dean Hitchcock
- Michelle Hritz
- Raj Kallu
- Jeffrey C. LaCombe
- Katherine Schleef
- Raj Siddharthan
- Terri Smith
- Bradley J. Taylor
- Billy W. Thornton
- Salli J. Vannucci
- Robert J. Watters
- Thomas L. Watterson
- Daniel J. Weigel
- Chris Westin
- Jeffrey Wolff
- Mike Wolterbeek
- Ilia Zaliapin
- Kirsten A. Lorenzen
- William J. Macauley Jr.
- Shelly Madalinski
- Joel Mangoba
- Stephanie McAfee
- Sergey Morozunov
- John L. Muntean
- Stanley Omaye
- Melissa Piasecki
- Laurel Saito
- Ali Sakallioglu
- Stephanie Sant' Ambrogio
- Michelle Saunders
Foundation Professors:
- Sudeep Chandra
- Normand Leblanc
- Karla Wagner
Foundation Established Innovator Award:
Jennifer Carson
Foundation Innovative Impact Award:
Christopher Kratt
Foundation Outstanding Leadership & Supervisor Award:
Nancy Roget
Foundation Outstanding Letter of Appointment Instructional Faculty Award:
- Jocelyn Mata
- Robert “Bobby” del Carlo
Foundation Outstanding Committee Service Award:
Amy Pason
Foundation Early Career Innovator Award:
Alireza Tavakkoli
Foundation Classified Employee Award:
Rebecca Rumbaugh
Foundation Administrative Faculty of the Year Award:
Chai Glenn-Cook
Excellence in Laboratory Safety Award:
Dorothy Hudig
Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher Award:
- Nate Hodges
- Kelly Keselica
Distinguished Outreach & Engagement Faculty Award:
Peter Reed
Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Leadership Award:
Karla Hernández
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award:
Heather Burkin
Postdoctoral Award for Exceptional Mentoring:
Angie Lenard
University Academic Advisor Award, Undergraduate:
Jamie Tu
University Academic Advisor Award, Graduate:
Keri Ryan
Cavanaugh Community Volunteer Award:
Lauren Frick
Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award:
- Ariana Boorboor
- Diana Landazuri
- Sarah Peterson
- Erick Regalado
Student Employee of the Year:
Madison Comella
Phi Kappa Phi Award:
- Brandon Ramirez
- Hailey Snook
Outstanding Senior Award:
- Ariana Boorboor
- Muhammad Shamim
ASUN Service-Learning Faculty Award:
Kathleen Leonard
Outstanding Graduating Graduate Student Researcher:
Claire Williams
Outstanding Graduate Student Award:
Rachel Knecht
R.O.T.C. Governor’s Award:
Sage Will
R.O.T.C. President’s Award:
Katie Felton
Thornton Peace Prize:
Jennifer Lanterman
Regents’ Academic Advisor Award:
Keri Ryan
Regents’ Award for Creative Activities:
Peter Goin
Regents’ Rising Researcher Award:
- Hamed Ebrahimian
- Li Li
- Elizabeth Villalobos
Regents’ Teaching Award:
Ann-Marie Vollstedt
Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship, Graduate:
Alessandro Ralls
Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship, Undergraduate:
Micah Woodruff
Outstanding Researcher of the Year:
- Eric Rasmussen, SACS
- Krishna Pagilla, STEM
Regents’ Outstanding Classified Staff Award:
Sunny Remneff
Ozmen Global Engagement Award:
Philipp Ruprecht
Paul and Judy Bible University Teaching Excellence Award:
Pamela Sandstrom
Distinguished Classified Employee Award:
Joy Grate-Thomas
Distinguished Faculty Award:
Thomas Kozel
Distinguished Service Award:
Shannon Ellis
