Welcome to Our Faculty Wall of Fame!
Below is a listing of recipients for some of the most prestigious awards on campus administered by the Office of Faculty Development. The Outstanding Teaching Award Committee, comprised of five elected faculty delegates, one from each academic school, reviews all candidate portfolios and gives its final recommendations to the President.
J. Philip Smith Award for Outstanding Teaching
The J. Philip Smith Award for Outstanding Teaching recognizes exceptional instruction among our full and part-time faculty.
2022
Cheryl Durwin, Psychology (FT); Shelby Widmer, English (PT)
2021
Brandon Hutchinson, English (FT); Patricia Mottola, English (PT)
2020
Elliot Horch, Physics (FT); Carolyn Thompson, Environment, Geography and Marine Sciences (PT)
2019
Kyle O' Brien, Social Work
2018
Charles Baraw, English (FT); Shelley Stoehr-McCarthy, English (PT)
2017
Sarah Roe, Philosophy (FT); Meg Sargent, Communication (FT); Jennifer Lee Magas, English (PT)
2016
Helen Marx, Elementary Education (FT); Thomas O'Malley, Communication (PT)
2015
Jess Gregory, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (FT); Julia Irwin, Psychology (FT)
2014
Melissa Talhelm, English (FT); Allison Bass, English (PT)
2013
Bernadette Madera, Nursing (FT); Brenda Harrison, Exercise Science (PT)
2012
Jessica Suckle-Nelson, Psychology (FT); Leonard Santarsiero, Psychology (PT)
2011
Deborah Carroll, Psychology (FT)
2010
Misty Ginicola, Counseling & School Psychology (FT); Dawn Cathey, School Health Education/First-Year Experience (PT)
2009
Meg Sargent, Communication (FT); Diane Frankel-Gramelis, Public Health (PT)
2008
Cynthia Stretch, English (FT); Lois Lake Church, English (PT)
2007
Vincent Breslin, Science Education and Environmental Studies (FT); David Denino, Counseling & School Psychology (PT)
2006
Jaak Rakfeldt, Social Work; Robert Tremblay, Physics
2005
Leon Yacher, Geography
2004
Michael Shea, English; William Faraclas, Public Health
2003
Sandra Bulmer, Public Health
2002
Constance Eklund, Foreign Languages; Anne Gebelein, Foreign Languages
2001
Judith Buzzell, Education; Elizabeth Owen, Art
2000
Sharon Dobbins, Philosophy; Noble Proctor, Biology
Outstanding Academic Advisor Award
The Outstanding Academic Advisor Award recognizes the integral links between excellent academic advising and student retention and success, and to reward faculty who provide exceptional academic advising and mentoring to undergraduate or graduate students.
2022
Marissa Ferraro, Curriculum and Learning
2021
Patricia Olney, Political Science
2020
Carrie Michalski, Nursing
2019
Gayle Bogel, Information and Library Sciences
2018
Helen Marx, Curriculum and Learning
2017
Natalie Starling, Counseling and School Psychology
2016
Carol Stewart, Management/MIS
2015
Marie McDaniel, History
2014
C. Patrick Heidkamp, Geography
2013
Leon Yacher, Geography
2012
Michele Vancour, Public Health
2011
Kate Marsland, Psychology
Robert E. Jirsa Service Award
The Robert E. Jirsa Service Award recognizes a full-time faculty member who has made extraordinary contributions and demonstrated outstanding leadership in his or her service to the university.
2022
Cynthia Stretch, English
2021
Stephen Monroe Tomczak, Social Work
2020
Susan Cusato, Environment, Geography and Marine Sciences
2019
Michele Vancour, Public Health
2018
Wafeek Abdelsayed, Accounting
2017
Troy Paddock, History
2016
David Pettigrew, Philosophy
2015
Deborah Weiss, Communication Disorders
2014
Elizabeth Keenan, Social Work
2013
William Faraclas, Public Health; Michael Shea, English
2012
Maria Diamantis, Mathematics
Faculty Scholar Award
This annual award recognizes scholarly and creative work of exceptional merit by a full-time member of the SCSU faculty.
2022
Kristine Anthis, Psychology
2021
Jason Smith, History
2020
Camille Serchuk, Art History; Tony Rosso, English
2019
Michele Thompson, History
2018
Pina Palma, World Languages and Literatures
2017
Steven Judd, History
2016
Pina Palma, World Languages and Literatures
2015
Armen Marsoobian, Philosophy
2014
Troy Paddock, History
2013
Stephen Amerman, History
2012
Elliott Horch, Physics
2011
Christine Petto, History
2010
Brian Johnson, English
2009
Paul R. Petrie, English
2008
Vivian Shipley, English; Leon Yacher, Geography
2007
Mia Brownell, Art
2006
Mark Kuss, Music
2005
Vivian Shipley, English
2004
Michael Vena, Foreign Languages
2003
James F. Rhodes, English
2002
Tim Parrish, English; Hugh Davis, History
2001
Louise Spear-Swerling, Special Education
2000
David Pettigrew, Philosophy; Vivian Shipley, English