Distinguished Outreach Faculty Award
One Distinguished Outreach Faculty Award is given each year to an academic or administrative faculty on a half-time or greater appointment with the 推荐杏吧原创 to recognize outstanding outreach activities. The recipient will receive a $5,000 award, a plaque, and recognition at the annual Honor the Best Ceremony in May.
Eligibility and nominations
To be eligible, you must be an academic or administrative faculty on a half-time or greater appointment with the 推荐杏吧原创.
Nominations are solicited from deans in August each year. Applications are judged by a selection committee on the overall impact of their work, the sustained nature of their contributions and the collaboration fostered by their activities.
Previous Distinguished Outreach Faculty Awardees
| Year | Winner | Area |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Peter Reed | Sanford Center for the Aging |
| 2023 | Gideon Caplovitz | Psychology |
| 2022 | Teresa Byington | Southern Area, Cooperative Extension |
| 2021 | Amy Altick | Biology |
| 2020 | Stephen Rock | College of Education |
| 2019 | Todd Felts | Journalism |
| 2018 | Jane Fisher | Psychology |
| 2017 | Bret Simmons | Managerial Sciences |
| 2016 | James Kent McAdoo | Northern Area, Cooperative Extension |
| 2015 | Marjorie Matocq | Natural Resources & Environmental Science |
| 2014 | Larry Engstrom | School of the Arts |
| 2013 | Erica Ryst | Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences |
| 2012 | W. Larry Williams | Psychology |
| 2011 | Diane Barone | Education |
| 2010 | Mary Ann Demchak | Education |
| 2009 | Edwin G. Smith | Western Area, Cooperative Extension |
| 2008 | Vern Luft | Education |
| 2007 | Susan G. Donaldson | Western Area, Cooperative Extension |
| 2006 | William Evans | Education |
| 2005 | David Bennum | Physics |
| 2004 | Marilyn Smith | Central/Northeast Area, Cooperative Extension |