2026 Provost's Awards Recipients

Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award

Bryan Eldredge

Provost’s Distinguished Employee Award

Jason Slack

Provost’s student success Award

Laura Ricaldi

Thomas Sturtevant

Academic Innovation Award

Douglas Miller

Academic Affairs Distinguished Employee Award

Janet Colvin

General Education Teaching Award

Alex Brockbank

Brent Austin

Workforce Readiness Award

Colleen Hough

Katie Bagley

Colleges and Schools Deans Awards

College of Health and Public Service

CHPS Outstanding Faculty Award

Bobbi Cassel

Raiden Gaul

CHPS Outstanding Staff Award

Brandon Amacher

Donna Cotterell

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dean's Award of Recognition for Service

Melissa Hirschi

Dean's Award of Recognition in Teaching

Alan Misbach

Dean's Award of Recognition for Staff

James Krause

Dean's Award Recognition in Scholarship

Rob Carney

College of Science

Dean's Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Kathryn Dispennette

Dean's Distinguished Faculty Scholarship Award

Nic Clark

Dean's Distinguished Faculty Service Award

Roxanne Brinkerhoff

Dean's Distinguished Staff Award

Kellie Hancock

Dean's Distinguished Adjunct Teaching Award

Brittany Bugg

Dean's Advisor Recognition Award

Kinzie Greer

School of Education

Distinguished Staff Award

Madelyn Brooks

Distinguished Faculty Service Award

Krista Ruggles

Distinguished Faculty Scholarship Award

Caleb Stanley

Distinguished University Supervisor Award

Cherilyn Worthen

Distinguished Cooperating Teacher Award

Robyn Bretzing

Distinguished principal Mentor Award

Clint Wolfe

Outstanding Elementary Education Student Award

Alexxis Sambor

Outstanding Secondary Student award

Darci Gardner

Outstanding Graduate Education Student award

Brielle Williams

Outstanding Student Leadership & Success Studies Student award

Presley Gleason

Valedictorian - Bachelor's degree

Jessi Mauluulu

Valedictorian - Associate Degree

Bryannah Duvanced

School of the Arts

Dean's Distinguished Faculty Award

Tyler Schnese

Dean's Distinguished Adjunct Faculty Award

Heidi Vick

Dean's Distinguished Staff Award

Jennifer McCole

Dean's Distinguished Part-Time Staff Award

Mark Johnson

Smith College of Engineering and Technology

Dedicated Teaching Award

Kodey Crandall

Exceptional Faculty Service Award

Rawan Al-Nsour

Exceptional Full-Time Staff Contribution

Chris Karbakhsh

Emily Demke

Faculty Scholar Award

Tyson Riskas