2025
Karen Gerard
College of Visual and Performing Arts, Art, Design and Art History
Administrative Excellence
Megan Loucks
College of Health and Behavioral Studies, Psychology
Administrative Excellence
Kristina Oates
School of Professional and Continuing Education
Administrative Excellence (Part-Time)
Barbara Reisner
Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Excellence in Faculty Departmental Advising
Johnathan Walker
Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies
Excellence in First-Year Advising
Amber Loyacano
Academic Advisor, Education Support Center
Excellence in Full-Time Advising
Will Dabback
Professor, School of Music
Excellence in Graduate Advising
Edward Brantmeier
Professor, Department of Learning, Technology and Leadership Education
Excellence in Global Education
Ángel Garcia
Assistant Professor, Department of Geology and Environmental Science
Excellence in Honors Teaching and Service
Chemistry (B.S.)
Excellence in Learning Improvement
Cecil Snead
Instructor, Department of Learning, Technology and Leadership Education
Excellence in Part-Time Teaching
Monica Smith-Woofter
Assistant Professor, Department of Learning, Technology and Leadership Education
Excellence in Inclusivity
Jim Bywater
Assistant Professor, Department of Learning, Technology and Leadership Education
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Lindsay Caesar
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Rachel Grimsby
Assistant Professor, School of Music
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Muhammad Ittefaq
Assistant Professor, School of Communication Studies
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Sara Krivacek
Assistant Professor, Department of Management
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Xiaojing Tang
Assistant Professor, School of Integrated Sciences
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Sojib Zaman
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Services
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
2024
Sheila Ward
College of Education, Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities
Administrative Excellence
Kathy Lubowski
College of Integrated Science and Engineering, Dean's Office
Administrative Excellence
Kenn Barron
Professor, Psychology
Excellence in Faculty Departmental Advising
Ben Blankenship
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Excellence in Faculty First-Year Advising
Katie Fisher
Assistant Director, Pre-Professional Health Advising
Excellence in Full-Time Advising
Justin Henriques
Associate Professor, Engineering
Excellence in Global Education
Margaret Sloan
Professor, School of Strategic Leadership Studies
Excellence in Graduate Advising
Jared Featherstone
Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies
Excellence in Honors Teaching and Service
Laura Taalman
Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
Excellence in Inclusivity
College Student Personnel Administration (M. Ed.) program
Excellence in Learning Improvement
Carlos Alemán
Associate Professor, School of Communication Studies
Excellence in Outreach and Engagement
Manita Khemthong
Adjunct, School of Integrated Sciences
Excellence in Part-Time Teaching
Aiveen Gallagher
Instructor, School of Music
Excellence in Part-Time Teaching
Shraddha Joshi
Assistant Professor, Engineering
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Benjamin Riden
Assistant Professor, Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Ja'La Wourman
Assistant Professor, Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
William Lukens
Assistant Professor, Geology and Environmental Science
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Rachel Rhoades
Assistant Professor, School of Theatre and Dance
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Sergiy Dmytriyev
Assistant Professor, Strategic Leadership Studies
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Joseph Kush
Assistant Professor, Graduate Psychology
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
2023
Susan Thomas
Libraries
Administrative Excellence
Benita James
College of Education, Education Support Center
Administrative Excellence
Sandra Kinsey
College of Education, Education Programs
Administrative Excellence
Joi Merritt
Associate Professor, Early, Elementary and Reading Education
Distinguished Career for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Tiara Brown
Associate Professor, Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities
Excellence in Faculty Departmental Advising
Suzanne Grossman
Assistant Professor, Health Sciences
Excellence in Faculty First-Year Advising
Terrence Apted
Assistant Director of Student Athlete Services
Excellence in Full-Time Advising
Christine Argenbright
Associate Professor, Nursing
Excellence in Global Education
Ashley Skelly
Associate Professor, Health Professions
Excellence in Graduate Advising
Betsy Herron
Associate Professor, Nursing
Excellence in Honors Teaching and Service
B.J. Bryson
Professor, Social Work
Excellence in Inclusivity
Engineering B.S. Program
Excellence in Learning Improvement
Corey Cleland
Professor, Biology
Excellence in Outreach and Engagement
Crystal DeJaegher
Adjunct, Professional and Continuing Education
Excellence in Part-Time Teaching
Michael Trocchia
Instructor, Philosophy
Excellence in Part-Time Teaching
Tobias Gerken
Assistant Professor, Integrated Science and Technology
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Jessica Lantz
Assistant Professor, Libraries
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Sarah Lupo
Assistant Professor, Middle, Secondary and Math Education
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Tobias Reynolds-Tylus
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Christina Rost
Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Hannah Sions
Assistant Professor, Art Education
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Nara Yoon
Assistant Professor, Strategic Leadership Studies
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Emily Zane
Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
2022
Sandra Purington
College of Arts and Letters, Writing, Rhetoric, and Technical Communication
Administrative Excellence
Erica Kann
College of Business, Dean's Office
Administrative Excellence
Liana Bayne
Libraries
Administrative Excellence
Ruthie Bosch
Associate Professor
Distinguished Career for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Nancy Poe
Associate Professor, Social Work
Excellence in Faculty Departmental Advising
Jennifer Walsh
Assistant Professor, Dietetics
Excellence in Faculty Departmental Advising
Dayna Henry
Associate Professor, Health Sciences
Excellence in Faculty First-Year Advising
Jared Diener
University Studies
Excellence in Full-Time Advising
Eric Pyle
Professor, Geoscience Education
Excellence in Global Education
Corey Hickerson
Professor, School of Communication Studies
Excellence in Graduate Advising
Joy Myers
Associate Professor, Early, Elementary, and Reading Education
Excellence in Honors Teaching and Service
College of Education Diversity Council
Excellence in Inclusivity
School of Nursing MSN Program
Excellence in Learning Improvement
Adrienne Hooker
Assistant Professor, School of Art, Design, and Art History
Excellence in Outreach and Engagement
David Lane
Instructor, Middle, Secondary, and Mathematics Education
Excellence in Part-Time Teaching
Jessica Stewart
Instructor, School of Art, Design, and Art History
Excellence in Part-Time Teaching
Case Watkins
Assistant Professor, Justice Studies
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Kelly Naletelich
Assistant Professor, Marketing
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Maryam Sharifian
Assistant Professor, Early, Elementary, and Reading Education
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Ailton Coleman
Assistant Professor, Health Sciences
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Kayla Yurco
Assistant Professor, School of Integrated Sciences
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Paul Raston
Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Matt Pardo
Assistant Professor, School of Theatre and Dance
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Rebecca French
Assistant Professor, Libraries
Excellence in Research and Scholarship
2021
Melissa Rebich
Executive Secretary Senior, College of Education Dean's Office
Administrative Excellence
Sandra Gilchrist
Department Secretary, Learning Technology and Leadership Education
Administrative Excellence
Kimberly Hoffman
Program Facilitator, CHBS Program and Continuing Education
Administrative Excellence (part-time)
MAT Middle School Education
Assessment
Katherine Harrison
Instructor, Health Professions
Faculty Departmental Advising
Sharon Blatz
Associate Professor, Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities
Faculty First Year Advising
Laura Blosser
Academic Advisor, Health Science
Full-time Advising
Stephanie Wasta
Professor, Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities
Graduate Advising
Yi Edward Yang
Professor, Political Science
Global Education
Louise Temple
Professor, School of Integrated Sciences
Honors College Teaching and Service
Dara Hall
Executive Director, Teacher Education and Student Success
Outreach and Engagement
Samar Fitzgerald
Instructor, English
Part-time Teaching
Mark Rankin
Professor, English
Research and Scholarship
Joshua Streeter
Assistant Professor, School of Theatre and Dance
Inclusivity
2020
MA Political Science Program
Assessment
Jennifer PeeksMease
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
Faculty Departmental Advising
Timothy Fitzgerald
Associate Professor, History
Faculty First Year Advising
Jamie Claytor
Academic Advisor, Engineering
Full-time Advising
Julia Wallace Carr
Professor, Hart School of Hospitality, Sport, and Recreation Management; Campus Recreation Concentration Coordinator
Graduate Advising
Annick Dupal
Lecturer, Communication Studies
Global Education
Corey Cleland
Associate Professor, Biology
Honors College Teaching and Service
Jennifer PeeksMease
Assistant Professor, Communication Studies
Outreach and Engagement
Jennifer Ramirez
Instructor, Art History
Part-time Teaching
Gina MacDonald
Professor, Biophysics and Biochemistry
Research and Scholarship
2019
Physics B.A. and B.S. Programs
Assessment
Claire Lyons
Professor, Physiology
Faculty Departmental Advising
Timothy Howley
Lecturer, Health Sciences
Faculty First Year Advising
Paula McMahan
Academic Advising, Kinesiology
Full-time Advising
Ayasakanta Rout
Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Graduate Advising
Ramon Mata-Toledo
Professor, Computer Science
Graduate Advising
Conley McMullen
Professor, Biology
Global Education
John Butt
Professor, History
Honors College Teaching and Service
Jennifer Almjeld
Associate Professor, Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Outreach and Engagement
Michael Riddell
Instructor, Physics
Part-time Teaching
Sharon Mazzarella
Professor, Communication Studies
Research and Scholarship
Brillian Muhonja
Associate Professor, English
Inclusivity
Katherine Trammell
Professor, Program Coordinator, Dance
Inclusivity
Karina Kline-Gabel
Lecturer, Spanish
Inclusivity
Michelle Cude
Professor, Middle, Secondary and Mathematics Education
Inclusivity
2018
School of Music
Assessment
Kyle G. Gipson
Associate Professor, Engineering
Faculty Departmental Advising
Elizabeth T. Brown
Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty First Year Advising
Kimberly D. Duvall
Lecturer, Psychology
Full-time Advising
Craig N. Shealy
Professor, Graduate Psychology
Graduate Advising
Chang Wan “Isaac” Woo
Associate Professor, Communication Studies
Global Education
Christopher S. Rose
Professor, Biology
Honors College Teaching and Service
Steven G. Cresawn
Associate Professor, Biology
Outreach and Engagement
Robert N. Whitescarver
Adjunct Instructor, Integrated Science and Technology
Part-time Teaching
Chris S. Lantz
Professor, Biology
Research and Scholarship
2017
Robert Alexander
Professor, Political Science
Faculty Departmental Advising
Mark Mattson
Associate Professor, Physics
Faculty Freshman Advising
Joseph Loyacano
Adviser, Media Arts and Design
Faculty Full-Time Advising
Lennis Echterling
Professor, Graduate Psychology
Graduate Advising
Scott Lunsford
Associate Professor, Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Honors Teaching and Service
Debali Mookerjea-Leonard
Professor, English
International Education
Kerry Cresawn
Lecturer, Biology
Outreach and Engagement
Jennifer Cline
Adjunct Instructor, Graduate Psychology
Part-time Teaching
Paul Bogard
Associate Professor, English
Research and Scholarship
Computer Information Systems
Assessment
2016
Rory DePaolis
Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Academic Advising
Michael Yankey
Lecturer, Management
Freshman Advising
Heather Carmack
Associate Professor, School of Communication Studies
Graduate Advising
Debbie Sturm
Associate Professor, Graduate Psychology
Honors Teaching and Advising
Mert Tokman
Associate Professor, Marketing
International Education
Emily Akerson
Coordinator, Clinical and Interprofessional Programs,
Institute for Innovation in Health and Human Services
Outreach and Engagement
Janna Taft Young
Adjunct Instructor, Psychology
Part-time Teaching
Kenn Barron
Professor, Psychology
Research and Scholarship
Geology (B.S.)
Assessment
2015
George Johnson
Professor, Media Arts and Design
Academic Advising
Scott Arbogast
Athletics Academic Advisor
Freshman Advising
Linda Hulton
Professor and DNP Coordinator, Nursing
Graduate Advising
Felix Wang
Director of Study Abroad
Honors Teaching and Advising
Rustin Greene
Professor, Media Arts and Design
International Education
Seán McCarthy
Assistant Professor, Writing Rhetoric and Technical Communication
Outreach and Engagement
Jennifer Connerley
Adjunct Instructor, Interdisciplinary Studies
Part-time Teaching
C. Steven Whisnant
Professor and Head, Physics and Astronomy
Research and Scholarship
Nursing (M.S.N.)
Assessment
2014
Laura Blosser
Health Science Advisor
Academic Advising
Susan Halsell
Associate Professor, Biology
Freshman Advising
Nicholas Swartz
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Graduate Advising
Stephanie Stockwell
Assistant Professor, Integrated Science and Technology
Honors Teaching and Advising
Shane O’Hara
Professor, Dance
International Education
Kim Hartzler-Weakley
Director, Office of Children & Youth
Outreach and Engagement
Julia Vessey
Adjunct Instructor, Theatre & Dance
Part-time Teaching
Conley McMullen
Professor, Biology
Research and Scholarship
Communication Studies (B.A., B.S.)
Assessment
2013
Hak-Seon Lee
Assistant Professor, Political Science
Academic Advising
Social Work Department
Assessment
Deborah Warnaar
Lecturer, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Freshman Advising
Michael Deaton
Professor, Integrated Science and Technology
Graduate Advising
Mark Gabriele
Associate Professor, Biology
Honors Teaching and Advising
John Scherpereel
Associate Professor, Political Science
International Education
Merle Mast
Professor, Nursing
Outreach and Engagement
Charlotte Saufley
Adjunct, Mathematics and Statistics
Part-time Teaching
Louise Temple
Professor, Integrated Science and Technology
Research and Scholarship
2012
Roger Soenksen
Professor, School of Media Arts and Design
Academic Advising
Health Sciences: Health Studies Concentration
Assessment
Carroll Lee Ward
Nursing
Freshman Advising
Dena Pastor
Assistant Assessment Specialist, Center for Assessment and Research Studies
Graduate Advising
Christopher Bachmann
Associate Professor, Integrated Science and Technology
Honors Teaching and Advising
Jessica Adolino
Professor, Political Science and Associate Dean, Arts and Letters
International Education
Nicholas Swartz
Political Science
Outreach and Engagement
Doris Chiang
Part-time Teaching
Kevin Giovanetti
Professor, Physics
Research and Scholarship
2011
Dr. Scott Hammond
Professor, Political Science
Academic Advising
Hospitality and Tourism Management BBA
Assessment
Dr. Jonathan Gibson
Assistant Professor, Music
Freshman Advising
Dr. Sara Finney
Associate Professor, Assessment & Research Studies
Graduate Advising
Dr. Jonathan Gibson
Assistant Professor, Music
Honors Teaching and Advising
Dr. Jennifer Coffman
Assistant Professor, Integrated Science & Technology
International Education
Mr. Dominic Swayne
Coordinator, External Relations
Outreach and Engagement
Ms. Joy Frazier-Earhart
Adjunct Instructor, Chemistry
Part-time Teaching
Dr. M. Ioana Niculescu
Associate Professor, Physics
Research and Scholarship
2010
Xi Chapter of Virginia Phi Beta Kappa
Enhancing the JMU Liberal Arts and Sciences
Dr. T. Dary Erwin
Outstanding Contributions to the University's Academic Mission
Mr. Philip B. Bigler
Developing the University's Traditions
Dr. Karen E. Santos
Developing the Center for Faculty Innovation
Dr. J. Peter Pham
Receiving the SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award
Dr. Lennis B. Echterling
Receiving the SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award
Dr. Karim Altaii
International Education
Dr. Michael J. Galgano
Assessment
Dr. Cheree L. Hammond
Part-time Teaching
Dr. Kate J. Kessler
Honors Teaching
Dr. Howard L. Lubert
Academic Advising
Dr. Emma R. Phillips
Freshman Advising
Dr. Dennis C. Barlow
Research and Scholarship
Professor Rosamond Ann Myers
Leadership
Dr. Gary R. Kirk
Outreach and Engagement
2009
Dr. Irvine Clarke, III
International Education
Dr. Jonathan W. Keller
Academic Advising
Department of Integrated Science & Technology:
Bachelor of Science
Assessment
Dr. Michael D. Gubser
International Beliefs and Values
Ms. Karen D. Evans
Honors Teaching
Dr. Reid N. Harris
Research and Scholarship
Dr. Michael Moghtader
Freshman Advising
Ms. Judy Hottle West
Part-Time Teaching
Mr. Larry Richard Huffman
Part-Time Teaching
2008
Dr. Robert A. Kolvoord
International Education
Dr. Jonathan J. Miles
International Education
Dr. Kevin J. Apple
Academic Advising
Mr. Paul W. Henriksen
Academic Advising
Department of Nursing: Bachelor of Science
Assessment
Dr. Karim Altaii
International Beliefs and Values
Dr. C. David Pruett
Honors Teaching
Dr. Steve W. Evans
Research and Scholarship
Ms. Chandra M. Lane
Freshman Advising
2007
Dr. Alessandro Gentili
International Education
Dr. Kathleen G. Arthur
International Education
Dr. Steven L. Purcell
Academic Advising
Dr. Dan C. Halling
Academic Advising
Dr. Kenneth E. Barron
Freshman Advising
Ms. Paula M. McMahan
Freshman Advising
Department of Social Work
Assessment
Dr. Ian K. Macgillivray
International Beliefs and Values
