2026 CAS Award Recipients

Twenty faculty, four staff, and seven graduate students have been honored for their contributions to the college and WSU communities, and for their commitment to excellence.

Faculty Career Awards | Faculty Teaching Awards | Faculty Research Awards | Faculty Service Awards | Staff Awards | Graduate Student Awards

Faculty Career Awards

Distinguished Faculty Award

Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe
Psychology

Outstanding Career Achievement, Tenure Track Faculty

Jeffrey Vervoort
Environment 

Mid-Career Achievement, Tenure Track Faculty

Xiaofeng Guo
Chemistry

Early Career Achievement, Tenure Track Faculty

Anjali Sharma
Chemistry

Outstanding Career Achievement, Career Track Faculty

Allyson Beall-King
Environment

Mid-Career Achievement, Career Track Faculty

Elly Sweet
Biological Sciences, Tri-Cities

Early Career Achievement, Career Track Faculty

Georgina Cox
Biological Sciences, Vancouver

Faculty Teaching Awards

Mullen Memorial Teaching

Rachel Horowitz
Anthropology

Lutz Science & Mathematics
Teaching Excellence

Sergey Lapin
Mathematics and Statistics, Everett

Excellence in Graduate Teaching

Jesse Spohnholz
History

Excellence in Graduate Advising and Mentoring

Daniel Thornton
Environment

Excellence in Teaching by Career Track Faculty Member

Jeanette Martin
Mathematics and Statistics

Faculty Research Awards

Interdisciplinary Catalyst

Brian Collins
Physics and Astronomy

Outstanding Achievement Award in International Activities

James Brozik
Chemistry

Postdoctoral Researcher Achievement

Rene Shahmohamadloo
Biological Sciences, Vancouver

Faculty Service Awards

Excellence in Equity and Outreach

Jacqueline Wilson
Music

Excellence in Institutional Service

R. Dave Evans
Biological Sciences

Excellence in Undergraduate Advising

Elizabeth Torres
Languages, Cultures, and Race

Faculty Peer Mentoring

Erica Crespi
Biological Sciences


Public and Community Engagement

Raymond Sun
History

Staff Awards

Outstanding Career Achievement

Kara McClanahan
Biological Sciences

Peer Mentoring

Summer Howard
Biological Sciences

Mid-Career Achievement

Scott Boroughs
Environment

Early Career Achievement

Keniahkiw “Kaykay” Weso
Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs

Graduate Student Awards

Master’s Student Achievement: Arts

Keegan Baatz
Art

Master’s Student Achievement: Social Sciences

Madeline Jennings
Anthropology

Doctoral Student Achievement: Humanities

Justine Trinh
English

Doctoral Student Achievement: Sciences

Kourtnie Whitfield
Biological Sciences

Doctoral Student Achievement: Social Sciences

Catherine Luna
Psychology

Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student

Robert Pearhill
Biological Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences – Spirit Award

David Janssen
Art