Faculty Recognition

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Faculty Senate Faculty Excellence Awards

Faculty Senate Faculty Excellence Awards

The purpose of the Faculty Senate Faculty Excellence Award is to recognize full-time and adjunct faculty who have made significant contributions to UVU's mission through demonstrated excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

2020-2021

School of Education

Full-time/Tenured Track

Trevor Warburton

College of Science

Full-time/Tenured Track

Tyler Standifird
Ming Yu
Kristin de Nesnera
Michael Stearns

Adjunct

Craig Moore

College of Engineering and Technology

Full-time/Tenured Track

William Otto
Jonathan Allred
Mohammad A. Sherkat Masoum

Adjunct

Seth McCulloch

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Full-time/Tenured Track

Stevie Munz
Walter Temple

Adjunct

Kent Hinkson

Woodbury School of Business

Full-time/Tenured Track

Maureen Andrade
Cenk Caliskan

Adjunct

LynnAnn Erickson

School of the Arts

Full-time/Tenured Track

Jamie Johnson
Jeffrey O'Flynn

Adjunct

Constance Jensen

University College

Full-time/Tenured Track

Douglas Gardner

Adjunct

Lydia Lindsey

College of Health & Public Service

Full-time/Tenured Track

Jonathan Rudd
Dianne McAdams-Jones
Ruthann Cunningham

Adjunct

Tina Homolik

Non-tenure Full-time Faculty

Lilia White
Tara Boyd
Christopher Scott
Travis Clark
Mark Huynh

2019-2020

Full Time

Adjunct

School of the Arts

La Beene
Reed Criddle

Maylene White
Heidi Beier

School of Education

Lorilynn Brandt

Cindy Davis

College of Health & Public Service

Ryan Vogel

Travis Ashdown

College of Science

Hilary Hungerford
Violeta Vasilevska
T. Heath Ogden
Sally Rocks

Esther Patch

University College

Cynthia Wong

Aubrey Pontious

Woodbury School of Business

Abdus Samad
Josh Cieslewicz

College of Engineering and Technology

Duane Anderson
Jim Cox
Dan McDonald

Eric Oliver
Tim Ringger

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Todd Goddard
Jeremy Boden
Jessica Hill
Claudia Jorgensen
Christa Albrecht-Crane
Julie Nichols

Non-Tenure Full-Time Faculty

Laura Wheatley
Lynda Williams
Kim Hanson
Linda Shelton
Devin Patten
Angie Carter

2018-2019

Full Time

Adjunct

School of the Arts

Sarah Donohue
Ben Evjen

Serena Kanig Benish

School of Education

Krista Ruggles

Leesa Leonard

College of Health & Public Service

Kevin McCarthy

Bonnie Wilder-Estes

College of Science

Alan Parry
Weihong Wang
Michaela Gazdik-Stofer

Steve Revelli
Jessica Wagner

University College

Ben Johnson

Colleen Sorensen

Woodbury School of Business

Jared Chapman
Mitch Murdock
Joel Helquist

Matthew Burgon
Gary Wixom

College of Engineering and Technology

Dan Hatch
Reza Kamali
Jan Bentley
Susan Thackeray

Bryan Sansom
Marshall Krebs

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Karin Anderson
Maria Blevins
Christopher Nguyen

Cristina Cowley
Bonnie Davis
Desi Sedwick

Lecturers

Christopher Lee
Kodey Crandall
Kyle Merill
Keri Measom
Tracy Sermon
Ben Goodwin

2017-2018

Full Time

Adjunct

School of the Arts

Mark Borchelt
Brian Jensen

Kristen Hawkins

School of Education

Mi Ok Kang

Frank Garrett

College of Health & Public Service

Sue Jackson

James Taylor

College of Science

Cathy Andrist
Steve Chamberland
Eric Domyan
Alessandro Zanazzi

Robert Davidson
Maureen Hintz
Josh Snyder
Alison Woods

University College

Evelyn Porter

Sandra Bennett

Woodbury School of Business

Vaughn Cox
Jim Mortensen
Jonathan Westover

Kami Ball
Katherine Klemme
Steven Wallen

College of Engineering and Technology

Sowmya Selvarajan
Angela Trego

Christian Fredrickson
Dewey Lundahl

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Dale Boam
Rob Carney
Debjani Chakravarty
Nathan Cottle
Hank McIntire
Michael Shaw

Shannon Atkinson
Qingling Yang

2016-2017

Full Time

Adjunct

School of the Arts

Amy Markgraf-Jacobson - Dance

Page Petrucka - Theatre

School of the Education

Makenzie Selland - Secondary Education

Amber Robinson - Elementary Education

College of Health and Public Service

John Fisher - Emergency Services

College of Science

Mina Wyman - Nursing

Kristina Davis - Biology

University College

Darin Eckton - SLSS

Kiri Manookin - ELL

Woodbury School of Business

Cherie Twyman - Marketing

Sheila Christensen - Marketing

College of Technology & Computing

Afsaneh Minaie - Computer Science

Dana Doggett - Computer Science

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Shannon Mussett - Philosophy

James Rankin - Ethics

2015-2016

Full Time

Adjunct

School of the Arts

Courtney Davis - Art

Jon Yerby - Music

School of the Education

Suzy Cox - Secondary Ed

Cory Little

College of Health and Public Service

Eric Russell - Emergency Services

Carlin Clarke - Aviation

College of Science

Emily Holt - Biology

Mindy Steadman - Community Health

University College

Ben Moulton - Dev Math

Marie Knowlton-Davis - Basic Composition

Woodbury School of Business

Maritza Sotomayor - Finance & Economics

Dustin Berlin - Management

College of Technology & Computing

Afsaneh Minaie - Computer Science

Carolyn Kuehne - Information Systems & Technology

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Guofang (Alex) Yuan - Languages

Paul Parkin - Communication

2014-2015

Full Time

Adjunct

School of the Arts

Monica Campbell- Dance

Ben Hopkin- Theatre

School of the Education

Sue Womack - Elementary Education

Cory Smith - Secondary Education

College of Health and Public Service

Frank Manderino - Aviation

Darren Falslev - Criminal Justice

College of Science

Violeta Vasilevska - Mathematics

Anna Metcalf - Chemistry

University College

Jaqueline Preston - Basic Composition

Becky Larson - Developmental Math

Woodbury School of Business

Kevin Smith - Accounting

Ike N. Ikeme - Finance and Economics

College of Technology & Computing

John Anderson - Information Systems & Technology

Carrie Peterson - Tech Management

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Leslie Simon

Kimberli Lawson

2013-2014

Full Time

Adjunct

School of the Arts

Lisa Hagen - Theatre

Lara Beene - Theatre

School of the Education

Ann Sharp - Elementary Ed

Pam Turley - El Ed

College of Health and Public Service

Matthew Duffin - Criminal Just

Matthew C. McNabb - Em Serv

College of Science

Colleen Hough - Biology

Ursula Sorensen - Public and Comm Hlth

University College

Roxanne Brinkerhoff - Developmental Math

Konda Luckau - Developmental Math

Woodbury School of Business

Larry Carter - Marketing

Michael Davis - Business Management

College of Technology & Computing

Anne Arendt - Technology Management

Jonathan Allred - Eng Graphics

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Michael Minch - Philosophy

Liz Owens - Behavioral Science

2012-2013

Full Time

Adjunct

School of the Arts

Reed Criddle - Music

Jon Liddiard - Theatre

School of the Education

Kristen Wright

Julie Nelson

College of Health and Public Service

Kenneth Crook - Criminal Justice

Nancy Robison - Emergency Services

College of Science

Joe Jensen - Physics

Dean Jennings - Biology

University College

Joshua Hilst - Basic Composition

Michah Bradshaw - Developmental Math

Woodbury School of Business

Mohammed El-Saidi - Finance and Economics

Whitney Taylor - Marketing

College of Technology & Computing

Keith Mulberry - Information Systems & Tech

Rory Henrie - Auto Tech

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Nancy Tobler - Communications

Tammy Christensen - Languages

2011-2012

Full Time

Adjunct

School of the Arts

Hilary Demske - Music

Kristen Hawkins - Dance

School of the Education

Bryan Waite

Frank Garrett

College of Science

Heather Wilson-Ashworth - Biology

University College

Marcus Jorgensen - Developmental Math

Jamie Littlefield- Basic Composition

Woodbury School of Business

Harry Taute - Marketing

Amy Bettridge - Marketing

College of Technology & Computing

Mike Harper - Digital Media

James Jackson - EGDT

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Janet Colvin - Communications

Sheila Bibb - Behavioral Science

2010-2011

Full Time

Adjunct

School of the Arts

Doris Trujillio - Dance

Marden Pond

School of the Education

Mike Patch - Education

Ann P. Adamson

College of Science

Marianne Craven - Nursing

Maria Groves - Earth Science

University College

Thomas Henry - Basic Comp/ ESL

Inna Dodge - Basic Comp/ ESL

Woodbury School of Business

Joel Helquist

Katherine Klemme

College of Technology & Computing

Steve Allred - Emergency Services

Tim Ringger - EDGT

College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Pierre Lamarche - Philosophy

Jason King - Behavioral Science

Higher Education Academy Fellowships

UVU Higher Education Academy (HEA) Fellows

This internationally recognized articulation of the necessary actions, values, and knowledge to effective teaching/supporting learning provides the framework for peer dialogue and personal reflection of practices.

Associate Fellows

Aaron Isom, OTL
Acacia Overoye, CHSS
Amie Houghton, CHPS
Ben Willardson, CET
Christopher Scott, CHSS
Claudia Jorgensen, CHSS
Gareth Fry, SoA
Gary Johnson, WSB
Marcy Hehnly, CHPS
Matt Hasara, CET
Michelle McPherson, WSB
Peter Warmbier, WSB

Fellows

Aaron Bartholomew, WSB
Alan Parry, CoS
Allison Ensign, CHPS
Allison Swenson, CHPS
Alyssa Devey, WSB
Amy Bettridge, WSB
Andre Oliveira, WSB
Angie Carter, CHSS
Angie Trego, CET
Ashley Egan, CoS
Audrey Reeves, SoA
Candice Brunger, CHPS
Catherine Lui, CHSS

Cenk Caliskan, WSB
Cory Chamberlain, CHPS
Craig Thulin, CoS
Dan Sutliff, CHPS

David Waite, WSB
Dustin Shipp, CoS
Elizabeth Fawcett, CHSS
Emily Hedrick, CET
Hilary Hungerford, CoS
Jack Troutt, CHPS
Jamie Russell, CHPS
Jane Loftus, UC
Jenna Nigro, CHSS
Jessica Ballard, WSB
Jill Jasperson, WSB
Jonathan Allred, CET
Josh Cieslewicz, WSB
Karen Preston, CHPS
Kari Olsen, WSB
Kathy Young, CHPS
Kelly Sprenz, OTL
Kimberli Lawson, WSB
Laurel Bradshaw, CHPS
Leandra Hernandez, CHSS
Lindsey Gerber, UC
Lydia Lindsey, UC
Marie Knowlton-Davis, UC
Mary Brown, CHPS
Meaghan McKasy, CHSS
Melia Lewis, CHPS
Michaela Gazdik Stofer, CoS
Michael Weeks, CHSS
Natalie Monson, CHPS
Nate Jeppson, WSB
Nicole Gearing, SoE
Noelle Taylor, CHPS
Rachel Arocho, CHSS
Rachel Bi, WSB
Rachel Messenger, WSB
Raiden Gaul, CHPS
Ron Hammond, CHSS
Russell Johnson, WSB
Sally Rocks, CoS
Sandie Waters, SoE
Sandra Wilson, CHPS
Shannon Atkinson, CHSS
Shawn Edwards, OTL
Sheldon Smith, WSB
Stevie Munz, CHSS
Theo Okawa, CHPS
Trevor Warburton, SoE
Tyler Standifird, CoS
Weihong Wang, CoS
Wiktor Mogilski, CoS
Xu Sun, WSB

Senior Fellows

Aicha Rochdi, OTL
Benton Brown, SoE
Bryan Waite, SoE
Chris Lee, CHSS
David McEntire, CHPS
Dianne McAdams-Jones, CHPS
Elaine Byrd, SoE
Elena Garcia, UC
Heather Wilson-Ashworth, CoS
Hilary Demske, SoA
Janet Colvin, CHSS
Jared Chapman, WSB
Jonathan Westover, WSB
Julie Nelson, CHSS
Khaled Shaaban, CET
Maritza Sotomayor. WSB
Olga Kopp, CoS
Sam Gedeborg, OTL
Seth Gurell, OTL
Sunny Chen, CHPS
Suzy Cox, SoE
Thomas Sturtevant, CHPS
Trevor Morris, Academic Administration
Ursula Sorensen, Academic Administration
Violeta Vasilevska, CoS

Principal Fellows

Maureen Andrade, WSB
Wendy Athens, OTL

Flexible Teaching Awards

OTL Online Teaching Awards

The Flexible Teaching Awards for Best Design and Best Delivery are meant to recognize the exemplary work of online and hybrid faculty at UVU. Awards are selected by peer review within the College Flexible Learning Councils.

2020-2021 Best Design Winners

Online

Laura Ricaldi, FIN-3060
Courtney Davis, ART-4850
Mike Smidt, NSS-4600

Hybrid

Chris Weigel, PHIL-1000
Sarah Donohue, DANC-2110
Michaela Sawyer, HUM-1010

2020-2021 Best Delivery Winners

Online

Nathan Gorelick, ENGL-3890
Maureen Andrade, MGMT-3000
Weihong Wang, GEO-1010

Hybrid

Violeta Vasilevska, MATH-1050
Sarah Hall, HLTH-4300
Zach Hurdle, MATH-2020

2019-2020 Best Design Winners

First Place

Jacque Preston, UC
ENGH-1005

Second Place

Stacy Waddoups & Mike Jensen, UC
SLSS-1100

Third Place

Jordan Allen & Janet Colvin, CHSS
COMM-3020

Third Place

Mary Brown & Merilee Larsen, CHPS
HLTH-1100

2019-2020 Best Delivery Winners

First Place

Amy Baird
University College

Second Place

Jessi Hill
College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Third Place

Kathryn Robinson
College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Third Place

Jack Troutt
College of Health and Public Service

2018-2019 Best Design Winners

First Place

Elizabeth Fawcett
Ethics for Family Interventions

Second Place

Fern Caka
Elementary Chemistry for the Health Sciences

Third Place

Heather Wilson-Ashworth
Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

2018-2019 Best Delivery Winners

First Place

Anton Tolman
Abnormal Psychology

Second Place

Paige Gardiner
Marketing with Social Media

Third Place

Rachel Messenger
Written Business Communication