Recognition Awards
Our annual Appreciation and Recognition Social brings the college together to celebrate the strength of our community and honor outstanding accomplishments by our scholars and professionals.
The college is comprised of more than 500 active faculty, 800 graduate students, and 180 staff. Each year, approximately 1,000 undergraduate seniors graduate with a CAS degree.
Faculty are recognized for their exemplary contributions in research and creative activities, teaching, and professional and institutional service.
Administrative professionals and civil service staff are honored for demonstrating excellence in their area of expertise, ranging from administrative support to academic advising to information technology services, and more.
Graduate students are recognized for their outstanding accomplishments in research and/or artistic creativity during their academic career at WSU.
Outstanding seniors in each of our undergraduate degree programs are recognized for academic excellence and service to the institution and community.
View photos from the ceremony honoring 2018 awards recipients
Join the Celebration
CAS Appreciation and Recognition Social
Thursday, April 18, 2019
CUB Sr. Ballroom
4–6:00 p.m.
Outstanding Seniors
Friday, May 3, 2019
Kimbrough Auditorium
2–4:00 p.m.
Everyone is welcome
2020 awards
Nominations will open in late 2019.
Arts & Sciences Awards
Faculty Awards
- Tenure-Track Faculty Career Achievement
- Distinguished Faculty
- Outstanding Career Achievement
- Mid-Career Achievement
- Early Career Achievement
- Clinical & Instructional Faculty Career Achievement
- Outstanding Career Achievement
- Mid-Career Achievement
- Early Career Achievement
- Teaching
- Thomas E. Lutz Teaching Excellence Award
- William F. Mullen Memorial Teaching Award
- Excellence in Graduate Teaching
- Excellence in Graduate Advising and Mentoring
- Excellence in Teaching by a Clinical Faculty Member
- Excellence in Teaching by an Instructor
- Service
- Excellence in Professional Service
- Excellence in Institutional Service
- Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
- Faculty Peer Mentoring
- Outstanding Achievement in International Activities
Staff Awards
- Administrative Professional
- Outstanding Career Achievement
- Early Career Achievement
- Civil Service
- Outstanding Career Achievement
- Early Career Achievement
- Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
- Staff Peer Mentoring Award
Graduate Student Awards
- Master’s Student Achievement
- Arts
- Humanities
- Social Sciences
- Doctoral Student Achievement
- Humanities
- Sciences
- Social Sciences
- Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student
Outstanding Seniors
- One from each undergraduate degree program