College Awards

Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor

The title of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor serves to honor full professor colleagues who have excelled in teaching, service, and research/creative activity, and whose work has demonstrated significant impact on their fields, students, college and university, and/or the public.

    2023

    2022

    • Irina Artsimovitch
    • Cynthia Clopper
    • Yana Hashamova
    • Dana Haynie
    • Marcus Kurtz
    • Margaret Newell
    • Barry Shank
    • Nandini Trivedi

    2021

    • Andréa Grottoli 
    • Christopher Jaroniec
    • Dorothy Noyes
    • Richard Pogge
    • Randolph Roth

    2019

    • Alice L. Conklin
    • Steve MacEachern
    • Linda Mizejewski 
    • Mark Pitt

    2018

    • John Bruno
    • Claudia Buchmann
    • Frank Coulson
    • Thaliyil RajanBabu

    2017

    • Juan Alfonzo
    • Barbera Andersen
    • John Beacom 
    • David Hoffman
    • Ellen Peters
    • Allison Snow
    • Hugh Urban

    2016

    • Peter Culicover
    • Tina Henkin

    Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award

    The Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award recognizes the outstanding accomplishments of any faculty member or team of faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences whose research, teaching and/or service/outreach activities promote diversity and support a culture that embraces and exhibits inclusive excellence, community and openness.

    2023

    2022

    • Joni Acuff
    • Alcira Dueñas
    • Pranav Jani

    2021

    • Matthew Anderson
    • Ryan Friedman
    • Clayton Howard

    2020

    • John Brooke
    • Michael Ibba
    • Karin Musier-Forsyth
    • Stephanie Shaw
    • Inés Valdez

    2019

    • Alice Conklin
    • Treva Lindsey
    • Maria Miriti

    2018

    • Susan Cole
    • Venkat Gopalan
    • Jane Jackman
    • Hasan Jeffries
    • Zakee Sabree
    • Amanda Simcox

    2017

    • Jay Gupta
    • Michael Ibba
    • Jonathan Pelz

    Early-Career Faculty Excellence Award

    The Early-Career Faculty Excellence Award recognizes outstanding performance in all three areas of research, teaching and service of early-career faculty at the time of promotion.

    2023

    2022

    • Ruben Petreaca
    • Hillary Shulman
    • Elissa Washuta

    2021

    • Melissa Curley
    • Jasmeet Hayes
    • Laura Lopez

    2020

    • Kathryn Lenz
    • Eden Lin
    • David Penneys

    Harlan Hatcher Arts and Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award

    The Harlan Hatcher Arts and Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award recognizes a full professor who has a truly exceptional record in teaching, research, and service. The award was established in 2002 with gifts from Anne Hatcher and her family from Ann Arbor, Michigan, in honor and memory of Dr. Harlan Hatcher, an alumnus and former dean of Arts and Sciences at The Ohio State University and then president of the University of Michigan from 1951 until his retirement in 1967.

    2023

    2022

    • Bryan Carstens

    2020

    • Jonathan Parquette
    • Vincent Roscigno

    2019

    • Margaret Newell
    • Claudia Turro

    2018

    • Jill Bystydzienski
    • Scott McGraw

    2017

    • Russell Fazio

     

    Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellow Award

    The Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellowships are supported from endowment funds in honor of Joan Huber, who in her own scholarly career and as Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences from 1984-1992 set the highest standards for all. This fellowship program recognizes some of the very strongest scholars in the social and behavioral sciences disciplines.

    2023

    2022

    • Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
    • Alexander Thompson

    2021

    • Samuel Clark
    • Paul Healy

    2020

    • Michael Neblo
    • Zheng Wang

    2019

    • Douglas Downey
    • Luc Lecavalier
    • Kendra McSweeney

    2018

    • Theodore Beauchaine
    • Sarah Brooks
    • Ryan King

    2017

    • Becky Mansfield
    • Samuel Stout
    • Kristi Williams

    Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award

    The Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award recognizes outstanding performance in all three areas of research, teaching and service of mid-career faculty at the time of promotion.

    2023

    2022

    • Robert Baker
    • Treva Lindsey
    • Brandon Turner

    2021

    • Elizabeth Hewitt
    • Amanda Hummon
    • Rin Reczek

    2020

    • Joshua Goldberger
    • Christopher Otter

    Outstanding Graduate Associate Teaching Award

    The Outstanding Graduate Associate Teaching Award was created by the College of Arts and Sciences Student Council and recognizes a college graduate teaching associate for excellence in teaching.  This award is unique in that the entire award process is administered by the College of Arts and Sciences Student Council. Only undergraduate students may submit nominations.

    2023

    2022

    • Dallas Carpenter

    2021

    • Alan van Beek

    2020

    • Noah Bukowski

    2019

    • Ziv Bell

    2018

    • Chad Iwertz

    2017

    • Duncan Clark
    • Eric Garn

    Outstanding Staff Awards

    The Arts and Sciences Staff Advisory Council (SAC) awards these annually to recognize staff members in the Arts and Sciences who have demonstrated sustained excellence in overall job performance and have improved or enhanced work life and services of faculty, staff, students and/or the university.

    2023

    • Jerrell Beckham, Department of African American and African Studies
    • Ashley Bowerman, Department of History
    • Chad Mahan, Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts
    • Staci McKinniss, Department of Microbiology and CLSE
    • Lisa Wareham, Department of Psychology
    • Laura Whitaker, Department of Psychology

    Honorable mentions: 

    • Irene George, ASC Research Administration
    • Megan Lobert, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
    • Paige Piper, Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts
    • David Snodgrass, Department of Molecular Genetics
    • Walter Williams, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

     

    2022

    • Adam Andrews, Center for Life Science Education
    • Tom Gallagher, Department of Molecular Genetics
    • Rhonda Maynard, Department of History
    • Liz McGinnis, Department of Psychology
    • Andrew Newbold, Department of Art
    • Brooke O'Leary, Department of Statistics
    • Katie Stanutz, Department of English
    • Gabrielle Stephens, Department of History of Art
    • Gabe Tippery, Department of Design
    • Athena Yiamouyiannis, Department of Mathematics

    2019

    • Charlene Brenner, STEAM Factory
    • Shannon Hand, Department of Speech and Hearing Science
    • Steve McCann, Department of History/Department of African American and African Studies/Melton Center for Jewish Studies
    • MaryKatherine Ramsey, Department of English
    • Joanna Spanos, ASC Honors
    • Larysa Stepanova, Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures

    2018

    • Lauren Barrett, Center for Languages, Literatures and Cultures
    • Melissa Beers, Department of Psychology
    • William Husen, Department of Mathematics
    • Tom Marker, ASC Technology Services
    • Courtney Sanders, Department of Political Science
    • Elizabeth Vu, Department of Comparative Studies

    2017

    • Sue Ellen Dehority, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
    • Kristina Dunlap, Department of Physics
    • Lynaya Elliott, Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
    • Elizabeth Freeman, Department of Anthropology
    • Cassie Patterson, Center for Folklore Studies and University Folklore Archives
    • Amy Schmidt, Department of Dance

    2016 

    • Damian Bowerman, Department of Theatre
    • Nicole Cochran, Department of Psychology
    • Julia McGory, Department of Linguistics
    • Luciana Musetti, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
    • Nick Spitulski, Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
    • Bernadette Vankeerbergen, Program Director Curriculum and Assessment, ASC Administration

    2015

    • Stephanie Fowler, Department of Psychology
    • Michael Kaylor, Arts and Sciences Technology Services
    • Tiffany Quattlebaum, Department of Psychology
    • Karen Royce, ASC Advising and Academic Services and School of Earth Sciences
    • Eddie Singleton, Department of English 
    • Kris Wethington, ASC Advising and Academic Services

    2014

    • Anne Collins, ASC Advising and Academic Services
    • Diana De Vol Bevilacqua, Department of Mathematics
    • Amy Kulesza, Center for Life Sciences Education
    • Susan Pennington, Institute for Population Research
    • Brian Smith, Department of Statistics
    • Kirstina Ward, Department of History 

    2013

    • David Alden, Department of Mathematics
    • Melinda Miracle Bogarty, Department of African American and African Studies
    • Joan Leonard ,Department of Molecular Genetics
    • Eric Mayer, Department of Theatre
    • Elizabeth Miller, Department of Mathematics
    • Pablo Tanguay, Department of English/ASC

    2012

    • James Bach, Department of History
    • Carolyn Cox, Department of Dance
    • Prudence Gill, Department of Art
    • Dale Gnidovec, School of Earth Sciences
    • Aurelia Kubayanda, Honors Program
    • Marge Lynd, Department of Comparative Studies 

    2011

    • Cynthia Dassler, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
    • Jim DeGrand, Department of Geography
    • Lisa Van Dyke, Department of Statistics
    • Shelia Francis, Advising and Academic Services
    • Therese O’Donnell-Leonard, Department of Chemistry
    • Roy “Jack” Zuefle, Department of Mathematics

    2009

    • Rachel Barnes, Department of Theatre
    • Jennifer Belisle, Advising and Academic Services & ASC Technology Services Office
    • Paul Brower, Department of Statistics
    • Doug Dangler, Center for the Study and Teaching of Writing
    • Judith Ridgway Center for Life Sciences Education
    • David Staley, Department of History

    2008

    • Stephanie Bernhardt, Department of History of Art
    • Margaret Milliman-Wing, Department of Microbiology
    • Matt Misicka, Center for Life Sciences Education
    • John-David Slaughter, Department of Economics
    • Joan Snowden, Honors Program

    2007

    • Kathy Edwards, The Ohio State University Press
    • Jane Pletcher, ASC Advising and Academic Services
    • Melinda Robinson, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
    • So Yung Wilson, Department of Psychology
    • Denise Witcher, Department of Mathematics

    2006

    • Diana Camella, Department of Political Science
    • Kevin Dill, Department of Chemistry
    • Kim Kovarik, Department of English
    • Sylvia Meadows, Department of Psychology
    • Peggy Strow, Center for Life Sciences Education
    • Tom Watters, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology

    Outstanding Teaching Award

    The Student Council Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes a College of Arts and Sciences faculty member for excellence in teaching and is unique in that the entire award process is administered by the College of Arts and Sciences Student Council. Only undergraduate students may submit nominations for this award.

    2023

    2022

    • Jennifer Lundine

    2021

    • Benjamin McKean

    2020

    • Venkat Gopalan

    2019

    • Hasan Kwame Jeffries

    2018

    • Deanna Grimstead

    2017

    • David Steigerwald

    Paul W. Brown Excellence in Teaching Award 

    The Paul W. Brown Excellence in Teaching Award provides annual recognition for teaching excellence; one for a faculty member in the Department of English and one for a faculty member in the Department of History.

    2023

    2022

    • Robert Hughes
    • Margaret Sumner

    2021

    • Jennifer Eaglin
    • Nick White

    2020

    • Sarah Neville
    • Stephanie Smith

    2019

    • Daniel Keller
    • Mytheli Sreenivas

    2018

    • Christa Teston
    • Ying Zhang

    2017

    • Theodora Dragostinova

    Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring

    The Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring supports a member of the humanities faculty who best exemplifies excellence as a teacher of undergraduates.

    2023

    2022

    • Thomas McDow

    2020

    • Angus Fletcher

    2019

    • Frederick Aldama

    2018

    • Christian Kleinbub

    2017

    • Randolph Roth

    Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award

    The Ratner Distinguished Teachings Awards are presented annually for outstanding teaching by tenured faculty in the arts and humanities. The Ratner Awards recognize faculty who have exemplary records of engaging, motivating, and inspiring students as well as of making a difference in students’ educations, lives and careers.

    2023

    • Bart Elmore
    • Nyama McCarthy-Brown
    • Patricia Sieber

    2022

    • Scott DeWitt
    • Elizabeth Hewitt
    • Ousman Kobo
    • Norah Zuniga Shaw

    2021

    • David Brewer
    • David Hoffman
    • Paloma Martinez-Cruz
    • Valarie Williams

    2020

    • Theodora Dragostinova
    • Robin Judd
    • Namiko Kunimoto
    • Shari Savage
    • Christa Teston

    Susan M. Hartman Mentoring and Leadership Award

    The Susan M. Hartman Mentoring and Leadership Award is presented annually to a faculty member, regular staff member or student from within the College of Arts and Sciences who demonstrates outstanding mentoring to and/or leadership on behalf of women or other historically underrepresented groups at the university.

    2023

    2022

    • Ousman Kobo
    • MaryKatherine Ramsey

    2021

    • Crystal Michelle Perkins

    2020

    • Amy Connolly
    • Heather Tanner

    2019

    • Frederick Aldama
    • Elena Foulis

    2018

    • Sierra Jackson
    • Daniel Rivers
    • Devin Swiner

    2017

    • Daniel Rodriguez

    Virginia Hull Research Award

    The Virginia Hull Award fund supports diversity at the university, consistent with the university's mission, with particular attention to, but not limited to, female faculty members in the humanities who are assistant or associate professors.

    2023

    2022

    • Kris Paulsen

    2020

    • May Mergenthaler

    2019

    • Joan Flores-Villalobos

    2018

    • Molly Farrell

    2017

    • Harmony Bench