2022 Award Recipients
Faculty Career Awards
Distinguished Faculty
Craig Hemmens
Professor
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Outstanding Career Achievement
Choong-Shik Yoo
Professor
Institute for Shock Physics
Chemistry
Mid-Career Achievement
Danh Pham
Associate Professor, Tenure Track
Music
Mid-Career Achievement
Melissa Parkhurst
Teaching Associate Professor, Career Track
Music
Early Career Achievement
Xiaofeng Guo
Assistant Professor, Tenure Track
Chemistry
Early Career Achievement
Nikolaus Overtoom
Scholarly Assistant Professor, Career Track
History
Interdisciplinary Catalyst
Nikolaos Voulgarakis
Associate Professor
Mathematics and Statistics
Interdisciplinary Catalyst
Luz María Gordillo
Associate Professor
History, WSU Vancouver
Faculty Teaching Awards
Lutz Teaching Excellence Award
Stephanie Porter
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences, WSU Vancouver
Mullen Memorial Teaching Award
Jennifer Thigpen
Associate Professor
History
Excellence in Graduate Advising and Mentoring
Laurie Mercier
Professor
History, WSU Vancouver
Excellence in Teaching by Career Track Faculty Member
Gunjan Gakhar
Teaching Assistant Professor, Career Track
Biological Sciences, WSU Vancouver
Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Lawrence Hatter
Associate Professor
History
Faculty Service Awards
Excellence in Professional Service
Dean Luethi
Director and Associate Professor
Music
Excellence in Institutional Service
Jennifer Thigpen
Associate Professor
History
Faculty Peer Mentoring
Mechthild Tegeder
Professor
Biological Sciences
Outstanding Achievement in International Activities
Venkata Krishna Jandhyala
Professor
Mathematics and Statistics
Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
Michael Allen
Associate Professor, Career Track
Physics and Astronomy
Public and Community Engagement
Cheryl Schultz
Professor
Biological Sciences, WSU Vancouver
Staff Awards
Outstanding Career Staff Achievement
Glenn Miller
Manager, Eastlick Store
Biological Sciences
Mid-Career Staff Achievement
Ryan Rice
Instruction & Classroom Support Technician
Chemistry
Graduate Student Awards
Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student
Erin Wiese
Biological Sciences
Master’s Student Achievement Award: Arts
Sarah Barnett
Fine Arts
Master’s Student Achievement Award: Humanities
Matthew Kollmer
English
Doctoral Student Achievement Award: Humanities
Lindsey Carman Williams
English
Doctoral Student Achievement Award: Sciences
Kristen Johnson
Chemistry