2025 Provost's Awards Recipients

Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award

Dr. Alessandro Zanazzi - Earth Science

Provost’s Distinguished Employee Award

Tearsa Burke - Exec. Program Manager, Office of the President

Provost’s student success Award

Dr. Acacia Overono, - Psychology & Counseling

 

Academic Innovation Award

Dr. Lindsey Gerber - Group Award

Dr. Debra Ward - Group Award

Academic Affairs Distinguished Employee Award

Adam Black - Director of Pre-Professional Advising

Andrea Calaway - Director of Academic Advising, SOA

Laurie Toro - Director of Faculty Development

 

General Education Advocacy Award

Dr. Eugene Seeley - Strategic Management and Operations

General Education Teaching Award

Dr. Kris Oldroyd - Psychology & Counseling

Workforce Readiness Award

Dr. Gary Johnson - Marketing Department

David Waite - Accounting Department

Colleges and Schools Deans Awards

College of Health and Public Service

CHPS Outstanding Faculty Award

Rick Howard - Emergency Services

Kevin McCarthy - Emergency Services

Karen Mulitalo - Physician Assistant

CHPS Outstanding Adjunct Award

Kent Huntsman - Criminal Justice

CHPS Outstanding Staff Award

Sabine Berlin - CHPS Director of Health Care Curriculum Accreditation and Assessment

Meagan McKell - Emergency Services

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dean's Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Shannon Mussett - Philosophy & Humanities

Dean's Distinguished Faculty Service Award

Meghana Rawat - Communication

Dean's Distinguished Faculty Scholarship Award

Kristina Gibby - Philosophy & Humanities

Dean's Distinguished Staff Award

Kyler Wakefield - MSW Program Manager

College of Science

Dean's Distinguished Faculty Award - Teaching

Michael Bohne - Department of Exercise Science and Outdoor Recreation

Dean's Distinguished Faculty Award - Scholarship

Carl Hjelmen - Department of Biology

Dean's Distinguished Faculty Award - Service

Matt Olson - Department of Earth Science

Dean's Distinguished Staff Award

Melissa Cavan - Department of Biology

Dean's Distinguished Adjunct Instructor Award

Lydia Lindsey - Department of Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning

College of Science Advisor Recognition

Kirsten Paustenbaugh - University Advising

School of Education

Distinguished Faculty Service

Andria Disney - Elementary Education

Distinguished Faculty Scholarship

Benjamin Johnson - Student Leadership & Success

Distinguished Staff

Beth Reid - Student Leadership & Success

Distinguished University Supervisor

Angie Martinek - Elementary Education Student Teacher Supervisor

Distinguished Cooperating Teacher

Alexis O’Hara - Teacher at Heartland Elementary

Distinguished Principal Mentor

Brian Ridge - Principal at River Rock Elementary

Valedictorian: Bachelor’s Degree

Ana Cordova

Valedictorian: Associate Degree

Savannah Kreider

Outstanding Elementary Education Student

Mallory Eastman

Outstanding Special Education Student

Darci Blackett

Outstanding Graduate Education Student

Megan Frowick-Morgan

Outstanding Student Leadership & Success Studies Student

Mimi Marrero

 

School of the Arts

Dean's Distinguished Faculty Award

Ross Hagen - Music

Dean's Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Award

Jes Booth - Art & Design

Dean's Distinguished Staff Award

Joseph Solomon - SOA

Dean's Distinguished Staff Award (part-time)

Travis Lunt - SOA

Smith College of Engineering and Technology

Dedicated Teaching Award

Jonathan Allred - Architecture Engineering Design

Exceptional Faculty Service Award

Dan Hatch - Digital Media

Dan Sutliff - Aviation Science

Exceptional Staff Contribution

Kim Shaw - Digital Media

James Hancock - Computer Science

Emma Lam - Digital Media

Faculty Scholar Award

Jenny Mackenzie - Digital Media

Woodbury School of Business

Dean’s Scholarship Award

Kari Olsen - Accounting

Chong Meng - Finance & Economics

Dean’s Teaching Award 

Michelle Rankin - Accounting

Hyrum Smith - Finance & Economics

Dean’s Teaching Award (Adjunct)

Tai Thornock - Accounting

Victor Fong - Finance & Economics

Dean’s Award of Excellence for Staff

Alessandra Camargo - Entrepreneurship Institute

Alicia Hatfield - Recruitment Enrollment

Dean’s Service Award 

Maritza Sotomayor - Finance & Economics

Sheldon Smith - Accounting

Ian Wilson Community Engagement Award

Luke Dean - Finance & Economics

Dale Jolley - Marketing

Office of Teaching and Learning

Best Delivery

1st place - Matthew Farmer, MKTG-3650

2nd place - Britt Wyatt, BIOL-1610

 

Teaching with Technology Award (AA&DX)

Brendan McCarthy, History & Political Science

Todd A. Spencer, Social & Behavioral Science

 

 

Best Design

1st place - Jamie Russell, NURS-6795

2nd place - Katherine Jackson, ANTH-2800

3rd place - Renee Borns, SLSS-380R

Honorable Mention - Julie Heaton, THEA-1033

Faculty Senate  distinguished EmploYee Awards

Amanda Lavelle - College of Science

Brandon Ro - Smith College of Engineering & Technology

Britt Wyatt - College of Science

David McEntire - College of Health & Public Service

Delaine Wu - School of Education

Heather Wilson-Ashworth - College of Science

Jacque Westover - Woodbury School of Business 

Jamie Russell - College of Health & Public Service

Jessica Wagner - College of Science

Jill Johnson - College of Health & Public Service

John Newman - School of the Arts

Josh Premo - College of Science

Kaicee Beal Postler - College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Kalee Crandall - School of Education

Kirstin Bone - College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Kristen Hawkins - School of the Arts

Kyle Stubbs - Woodbury School of Business

LynnAnn Erickson - Woodbury School of Business

Mandy Luszeck - College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Marinda Ashman - School of Education

Mohamed Lofty - Smith College of Engineering & Technology

Nathan Toke - College of Sciences

Nikhil Churi - Woodbury School of Business

Owen Peterson - Smith College of Engineering & Technology

Paul Monson - Smith College of Engineering & Technology

Shane Jones - School of the Arts

Stacy Waddoups - School of Education

Stephanie Carter - College Health & Public Service