Annual Celebration of Excellence Awards Ceremony set for May 25

Just a reminder that the following faculty and staff awards will be presented at the Celebration of Excellence Awards Ceremony on Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. and employees are welcome to attend in-person in the Performing Arts Center Concert Hall. The ceremony can also be viewed remotely via the Zoom link that will be available on the Celebration of Excellence webpage the morning of the event. There will be an informal reception after the event for those that attend in-person. 

 We hope you will attend in support of the 2023 Award Recipients: 

Arlan Norman Award for Excellence in Student Mentoring 

Kimihiro Noguchi, Mathematics (Undergraduate Mentor) 

Shawn Arellano, Biology (Graduate Mentor) 

  

Carl H. Simpson Bridging Award 

Josh Cerretti, History 

  

Equity & Inclusion Award  

 Brandon Joseph, Counseling, Health & Wellness 

 

Excellence in Teaching Award  

Aquila Flower, Environmental Studies 

 

Outstanding Classified Staff Awards

Carrie Annett, Chemistry 

Ryan Cullup, Facilities 

James Perigo, Facilities 

Kate Stevenson, Honors College  

 

Outstanding Faculty Leadership Award 

Shirin Deylami, Political Science  

 

Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award 

Lyle Harris, Professor Emeritus, Journalism 

  

Outstanding Scholarship Award 

Meg Warren, Management 

  

Paul J. Olscamp Research Award 

David Sattler, Psychology 

  

Peter J. Elich Excellence in Teaching Award 

Mariana Smit Vega Garcia, Mathematics 

  

Philip E. Sharpe, Jr. Community Engagement Award (group award) 

 Community Consortium for Cultural Recognition 

 

President’s Exceptional Effort Awards

Zach McGrew, Computer Science 

Stephanie Norsby, Human Resources 

  

Professional Staff Awards for Excellence 

Robert Clark, ATUS Video Services 

Brian Davidson, Tutoring Center 

Stephanie Norsby, Human Resources  

 

Ronald Kleinknecht Excellence in Teaching Award 

Daniel Chard, History  

 

Team Recognition Award (group award) 

Leadership Philanthropy to Geology Team 

 

Years of Service Recognition (employees celebrating a milestone anniversary) 

 

Recent Retiree Recognition