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Spring Recognition Reception honors Arts and Sciences faculty

April 27, 2022

Spring Recognition Reception honors Arts and Sciences faculty

Spring on the Oval

The College of Arts and Sciences recognizes its distinguished faculty each spring, bestowing awards for research, service, teaching and mentoring. Below is a list of the most recent award winners for 2022 — as well as 2021 and 2020’s honorees, whose in-person recognition was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. All honorees and their achievements were recognized during the Spring Recognition Reception on April 27 at The Faculty Club.

This article will be updated with photos from the Spring Recognition Reception.

Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor

Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professors
Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor Awards honors 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.

2022
2021

Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award

Diversity Enhancement Faculty Awards
The Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award recognizes outstanding accomplishments by faculty whose research, teaching and service promote diversity and support a culture that exhibits inclusive excellence, community and openness.

2022
  • Alcira Dueñas, associate professor Department of History
  • Joni Acuff, associate professor, Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy
  • Pranav Jani, associate professor, Department of English
2021
2020

Early and Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award

Early and Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Awards recognize outstanding performance in all three areas of research, teaching and service of early and mid-career faculty at the time of promotion.

Early-Career Faculty Excellence Award

Early-Career Faculty Excellence Award
2022
2021
  • Jasmeet Hayes, associate professor, Department of Psychology
  • Laura Lopez, associate professor, Department of Astronomy
  • Melissa Curley, associate professor, Department of Comparative Studies
2020
  • David Penneys, associate professor, Department of Mathematics
  • Eden Lin, associate professor, Department of Philosophy
  • Kathryn Lenz, associate professor, Department of Psychology

Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award

Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award winners
2022
  • Brandon Turner, associate professor, Department of Psychology
  • Robert Baker, associate professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Treva Lindsey, associate professor, Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
2021
2020

Harlan Hatcher Arts and Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award

Harlan Hatcher Arts and Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award winners
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 with gifts from Mrs. 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.

2022
  • Bryan Carstens, professor, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
2020

Honors Faculty Service Award

Honors Faculty Service Award winners
The Honors Faculty Service Award recognizes excellence in honors advising, honors instruction, honors committee work and other honors initiatives and responsibilities which have enhanced the quality of education available to honors students in the liberal arts.

2022
2021

Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellow Award

Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellow Award winners
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. 

2022
2021
2020

Outstanding Graduate Associate Teaching Award

Outstanding Graduate Associate Teaching Award
The Outstanding Graduate Associate Teaching Award was created by the College of Arts and Sciences Student Council and recognizes an Arts and Sciences graduate teaching associate (GTA) for excellence in teaching. The entire award process is administered by the College of Arts and Sciences Student Council, and only undergraduate students may submit nominations. 

2022
2021
  • Alan van Beek, graduate teaching associate, Department of Political Science
2020
  • Noah Bukowski, graduate teaching associate, Department of English

Outstanding Teaching Award

Outstanding Teaching Award winners
The Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes a College of Arts and Sciences faculty member 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, and only undergraduate students may submit nominations for this award. 

2022
  • Jennifer Lundine, assistant professor, Department of Speech and Hearing Science
2021
2020
  • Venkat Gopalan, M.S. Newman Professorship, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
  • Isaac Weiner (finalist), associate professor, Department of Comparative Studies

Susan M. Hartmann Mentoring and Leadership Award

Susan M. Hartmann Mentoring and Leadership Award winners
The Susan M. Hartmann Mentoring and Leadership Award is given annually to a faculty member, staff member or student who has demonstrated outstanding mentoring to and/or leadership on behalf of women or other historically underrepresented groups at the university. 

2022
2021
2020

Paul W. Brown Excellence in Teaching Award

Paul W. Brown Excellence in Teaching Award winners
The Paul W. Brown Excellence in Teaching Award in English and History recognizes a faculty member in the Department of English and a faculty member in the Department of History for teaching excellence.

2022
2021
2020

Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring

Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring winners
The Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring supports a member of the humanities faculty who exemplifies excellence teaching undergraduates. While the emphasis is on outstanding performance in the classroom, the selection committee also considers the nominee's performance as a mentor or advisor and use of innovative teaching strategies for the advancement of learning. 

2022
2020

Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award

Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award winners
The Ratner Awards recognize faculty who demonstrate creative teaching and extraordinary records of engaging, motivating and inspiring students. Each Ratner Award winner receives a $10,000 cash prize, as well as a $15,000 teaching account to fund future projects.

In 2014, Ronald and Deborah Ratner gave $1 million to establish the Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Awards. Ronald Ratner, of RMS Investment Group, is also the former director and executive vice president of development for Forest City Realty Trust Inc. He served on the Ohio State Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2015, having been appointed by former Gov. Ted Strickland. Deborah B. Ratner founded ArtWorks, a Cleveland-based arts apprenticeship program, and Reel Women Direct, an award for women film directors.

2022
2021
2020

Virginia Hull Research Award

Virginia Hull Research Award winners
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 at the rank of assistant or associate professor.

2022
  • Kris Paulsen, associate professor, Department of History of Art
2020
  • May Mergenthaler, associate professor, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures

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