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

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Faculty Career Awards

Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe

Distinguished Faculty Award

Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe
Psychology

Jeff Vervoort

Outstanding Career Achievement, Tenure Track Faculty

Jeffrey Vervoort
Environment 
Xiaofeng Guo

Mid-Career Achievement, Tenure Track Faculty

Xiaofeng Guo
Chemistry
Anjali Sharma

Early Career Achievement, Tenure Track Faculty

Anjali Sharma
Chemistry
Alllyson King

Outstanding Career Achievement, Career Track Faculty

Allyson Beall-King
Environment
Elly Sweet

Mid-Career Achievement, Career Track Faculty

Elly Sweet
Biological Sciences, Tri-Cities
Georgina Cox

Early Career Achievement, Career Track Faculty

Georgina Cox
Biological Sciences, Vancouver

Faculty Teaching Awards

Rachel Horowitz

Mullen Memorial Teaching

Rachel Horowitz
Anthropology
Sergey Lapin

Lutz Science & Mathematics
Teaching Excellence

Sergey Lapin
Mathematics and Statistics, Everett
Jesse Spohnholz

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

Brian Collins

Interdisciplinary Catalyst

Brian Collins
Physics and Astronomy
James Brozik

Outstanding Achievement Award in International Activities

James Brozik
Chemistry
Rene Shahmohamadloo

Postdoctoral Researcher Achievement

Rene Shahmohamadloo
Biological Sciences, Vancouver

Faculty Service Awards

Jacqueline Wilson

Excellence in Equity and Outreach

Jacqueline Wilson
Music
R. Dave Evans

Excellence in Institutional Service

R. Dave Evans
Biological Sciences
Elizabeth Torres

Excellence in Undergraduate Advising

Elizabeth Torres
Languages, Cultures, and Race
Erica Crespi

Faculty Peer Mentoring

Erica Crespi
Biological Sciences


Raymond Sun

Public and Community Engagement

Raymond Sun
History

Staff Awards

Kara McClanahan

Outstanding Career Achievement

Kara McClanahan
Biological Sciences
Summer Howard

Peer Mentoring

Summer Howard
Biological Sciences
WSU

Mid-Career Achievement

Scott Boroughs
Environment

Early Career Achievement

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

Graduate Student Awards

Keegan Baatz

Master’s Student Achievement: Arts

Keegan Baatz
Art
Madeline Jennings

Master’s Student Achievement: Social Sciences

Madeline Jennings
Anthropology

Justine Trinh

Doctoral Student Achievement: Humanities

Justine Trinh
English
Kourtnie Whitfield

Doctoral Student Achievement: Sciences

Kourtnie Whitfield
Biological Sciences
Catherine Luna

Doctoral Student Achievement: Social Sciences

Catherine Luna
Psychology
Robert Pearhill

Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student

Robert Pearhill
Biological Sciences
David Janssen

College of Arts and Sciences – Spirit Award

David Janssen
Art