Professional Development
Faculty Honors and Awards 2024-2025
The University of South 皇家华人 is proud to be the home to an immensely talented and dedicated group of distinguished scholars and faculty. Congratulations to our 2024-2025 awardees.
Distinguished University Professors
Jianfeng Cai, College of Arts & Sciences
Pamela Hallock Muller, College of Marine Science
Steven Kozlowski, College of Arts & Sciences
Excellence in Research, Pre-Tenure Award
Albert Kim, College of Engineering
Excellence in Research, Tenured Award
Maya Trotz, College of Engineering
Robert Tykot, College of Arts & Sciences
Outstanding Research Achievement Award
Xingmin Sun, Morsani College of Medicine
Ganesh Halade, Morsani College of Medicine
Chuanmin Hu, College of Marine Science
Ashwin Parthasarathy, College of Engineering
Pei-Sung Lin, Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR)
Ioannis Spanopoulos, College of Arts & Sciences
Alexander Staruschenko, Morsani College of Medicine
Nata拧a Jonoska, College of Arts & Sciences
Stacy-Ann January, College of Education
Excellence in Innovation Award
Ryan Carney, College of Arts & Sciences
John Licato, College of Engineering
Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award
Patrice Buzzanell, College of Arts & Sciences
Honorable Mention:
Travis Bell, Muma College of Business
Erika Greenberg-Schneider, College of Design, Art & Performance
Kosove Distinguished Graduate Teaching and Service Award
E. Christian Wells, College of Arts & Sciences
Kosove Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Service Award
Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, College of Arts & Sciences
Global Excellence Awards
Excellence in Global Advocacy Award
C.H. Kevin Lee, Judy Genshaft Honors College
Haru Okuda, Morsani College of Medicine
Excellence in Global Research Award
Ioannis Spanopoulos, College of Arts & Sciences
Davide Tanasi, College of Arts & Sciences
Tansel Yucelen, College of Engineering
Excellence in Global Teaching and Learning
Margarita Altuna, College of Arts & Sciences
Frank Biafora, College of Arts & Sciences
Meera Nanjundan, College of Arts & Sciences
Jennifer O'Brien, College of Arts & Sciences
Innovation in Online Design and Teaching
Erika Martinez, College of Arts & Sciences
Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor Awards
Audra Begg Santerre, Judy Genshaft Honors College
Carter Harbert, Judy Genshaft Honors College
Maikelyn Lopez, College of Nursing
Honorable Mention:
Jacoby Subko, Undergraduate Studies
Ce'era Horton, College of Arts and Sciences
New Advisor Award
Sabrina Hansen, College of Arts & Sciences
Heather Saladino, College of Arts & Sciences
Heather Van Allen, College of Design, Art & Performance
James Walker, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award with Distinction
Andrew Hargrove, Judy Genshaft Honors College
Arturo Jimenez-Bacardi, College of Arts & Sciences
Sandra Westerheide, College of Arts & Sciences
Souheil Zekri, College of Engineering
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Esra Akin-Kivanc, College of Design, Art & Performance
Kimberly Badanich, College of Arts & Sciences
Lori Hall, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Rebecca Harris Barancik, College of Arts & Sciences
Nicole Hess, Muma College of Business
Lindsay Persohn, College of Education
Kailey Rinaldi, College of Nursing
Outstaning Community Engaged Teaching Award
Thomas Culhane, Patel College of Global Sustainability
Elizabeth Doone, College of Education
Outstanding Library Faculty Award
Matthew Weirick Johnson, 皇家华人 Libraries
outstanding dissertation award
Alexandria Choate, College of Arts & Sciences
Janine DeBlasi, College of Arts & Sciences
Noah Schulz, College of Arts & Sciences
outstanding thesis award
Raaga Sai Somesula, College of Engineering
Distinguished Service Award
Sriram Chellappan, College of Engineering
Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award
Schinnel Small, College of Engineering
Theodore & Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar Award
Daniel Yeh, College of Engineering
Emeritus
Carl Herndl, College of Arts & Sciences
Mary Elizabeth Jones-Mason, College of Arts & Sciences
Retired & Emeritus
Ponrathi Athilingam, College of Nursing
Kathy Black, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Bala Chandran, Morsani College of Medicine
Glenn Currier, Morsani College of Medicine
Dell deChant, College of Arts & Sciences
Thomas Freeman, Morsani College of Medicine
Gurleen Grewal, College of Arts & Sciences
Lewis Groden, Morsani College of Medicine
Kathleen Heide, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Regina Hewitt, College of Arts & Sciences
Aimee Klein, Morsani College of Medicine
Cecile Lengacher, College of Nursing
Jennifer Lewis, College of Arts & Sciences
Les Piegl, College of Engineering
Guitele Rahill, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Judith Ranells, Morsani College of Medicine
Brook Sadler, College of Arts & Sciences
Masahiko Saito, College of Arts & Sciences
Juan Sanchez-Ramos, Morsani College of Medicine
Paul Stiles, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Roy Tamura, Morsani College of Medicine
Constance Visovsky, College of Nursing
William Wiedrich, College of Design, Art & Performance
Ashby Jack Wilkins, College of Design, Art & Performance
Retirement
Michael Bowen, Muma College of Business
Patrick Brady, Morsani College of Medicine
Fernando Burgos, College of Arts & Sciences
Iraida Carrion, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
John Carter, Morsani College of Medicine
Sheila Connery, Morsani College of Medicine
Raquel Cuchacovich, Morsani College of Medicine
My Lien Dao, College of Arts & Sciences
Kristine Del Vecchio, Muma College of Business
Sheila Diecidue, College of Arts & Sciences
Carolyn Ford, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Theresa Funaro, College of Design, Art & Performance
Lisa Hansel, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Elizabeth Hirsh, College of Arts & Sciences
Debra Jacobs, College of Arts & Sciences
Thomas Juster, College of Arts & Sciences
Jan Lanouette, Morsani College of Medicine
Maria Leite, College of Arts & Sciences
Marissa Levine, College of Public Health
Janna Merrick, College of Arts & Sciences
Allyson Nixon, Undergraduate Studies
Jane Norman, Morsani College of Medicine
Celia Paula-Davies, College of Arts & Sciences
Ernst Peebles, College of Marine Science
Richard Plank, Muma College of Business
Skai Schwartz, College of Public Health
Lauren Segers, Morsani College of Medicine
Howard Tuch, Morsani College of Medicine
Michiel Riaan van Zyl, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Nathan Visweshwar, Morsani College of Medicine
Barbara Warner, Muma College of Business