May 8, 2019
Several faculty members were recognized last week at the Northern Arizona University Professional Achievement Ceremony for excelling in their professional roles, promoting a positive sense of community in the workplace and actively supporting the mission of NAU.
College Teachers of the Year:
- Kevin Massoletti, lecturer of global languages and cultures in the College of Arts and Letters
- Lisa Persinger, assistant professor of educational psychology in the College of Education
- Taylor Joyal, lecturer in the School of Earth & Science from the College of Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
- Kai Kaoni, assistant professor of practice for civil engineering, construction management and environmental engineering, in the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences
- Ishan Bhatt, assistant professor of communication science and disorders in the College of Health and Human Services
- Chrissina Burke, senior lecturer of anthology in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Frances Ann Hill, associate professor in the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management from The W. A. Franke College of Business
- L. Ruth Whisler, assistant clinical professor of social work at NAU Yuma
NAU Teaching Awards:
- Award for Faculty Excellence in Global Learning: Michael Ort, professor in the School of Earth & Sustainability in the College of Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences and William Pederson, principal lecturer of social work at NAU Yuma
- Award for Liberal Studies Excellence: Meredith Heller, lecturer of women’s and gender studies in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Award for Excellence in Curricular Innovation: Matt Anderson, lecturer of psychological sciences in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
- Award for Mentoring Undergraduate Scholarship: Faith Walker, assistant research professor in the School of Forestry in the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
- President’s Award for Faculty and Academic Professionals: Laura Gray-Rosendale, English professor in the College of Arts and Letters
President’s Distinguished Teaching Fellow:
- Rebecca Campbell, educational psychology professor in the College of Education
2019 Research and Creative Activity Awards:
- Award for Most Promising New Research Scholar: Christopher S. Edwards, assistant professor of physics and astronomy in the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
- Award for Most Promising New Artistic or Creative Scholar: Lawrence Lenhart, assistant professor of English in the College of Arts and Letters
- Award for Most Promising Graduate Student Research Scholar: Jessica Sijia Guo, a Ph.D. candidate in biology in the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
- Award for Most Promising Graduate Student Artistic or Creative Scholar: Andrea Luque Káram, from the School of Music in the College of Arts and Letters
- Award for Graduate Research Mentorship: Tad Theimer, professor in the School of Earth & Sustainability in the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences
- Award for Most Significant Research/Scholarly Work: Andrew Richardson, professor in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems in the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences and Dorothy J. Dunn, associate professor in the School of Nursing in the College of Health and Human Services
- Award for Most Significant Artistic/Creative Work: Chelsey Johnson, assistant professor of English in the College of Arts and Letters
- Award for Most Significant Innovation in Technology Transfer or Commercialization: Bertrand Cambou, professor of practice in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems in the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences