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Faculty Awards

Awards and Honors

  • HSS Award Recipients
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HSS Award Recipients

Excellence in Advising

  • Lena Surzhko-Harned (2020)
  • Glenn Kumhera (2019)
  • Soledad Traverso (2018)
  • Craig Warren (2017)
  • Shariffah Sheik Dawood (2016)
  • Elizabeth Fogle (2014)
  • Eric Corty (2013)
  • Mark Steensland (2011)

Excellence in Teaching

  • Shariffah Sheik Dawood (2020)
  • Patrick Cosby (2019)
  • Sarah Whitney (2018)
  • Karrie Bowen (2017)
  • Nicole Shoenberger (2016)
  • Mary Connerty (2015)
  • Glenn Kumhera (2014)
  • John Rossi (2013)
  • Aileen Wang (2012)
  • Victoria Kazmerski (2011)

Excellence in Outreach

  • Ashley Sullivan (2020)
  • Lena Surzhko-Harned (2019)
  • Laurie Urraro (2018)
  • Gary Viebranz (2017)
  • Gabrielle Dietrich (2016)
  • Soledad Traverso & Laurie Urraro (2015)
  • Charisse Nixon (2014)
  • Carl Kallgren (2012)

Faculty Research

  • John Champagne (2020)
  • Robert Speel (2019)
  • David Kahl (2018)
  • Joseph Beilein (2017)
  • Sharon Dale (2016)
  • Kilic Kanat (2015)
  • Robert Roecklein (2014)
  • John Champagne (2013)
  • George Looney (2012)
  • Dan Frankforter (2011)

Council of Fellows Awards

Excellence in Advising

The College established the Guy W. Wilson Award for Excellence in Academic Advising in 1982 to encourage and reward excellence in academic advising by faculty members.

  • Lena Surzhko-Harned (2020)
  • Craig Warren (2017)
  • Cathy Mester (2008)
  • Rod Troester (2007)
  • Rob Speel (2005)
  • Richard Mester (2004)
  • Gregory L. Morris (1999)
  • Robert T. Tauber (1988)
  • Cathy S. Mester (1987)
  • Richard A. Mester (1985)
  • Zachary T. Irwin (1984)

Excellence in Teaching

The Penn State Behrend Council of Fellows established the Excellence in Teaching Award in 1970 to recognize that faculty member who, in the opinion of students, alumni, and colleagues, most truly fills the role of an effective teacher.

  • Shariffah Sheik Dawood (2020)
  • Mary Connerty (2015)
  • Glenn Kumhera (2014)
  • John Rossi (2013)
  • Aileen Wang (2012)
  • Tom Noyes (2010)
  • Cathy Mester (2009)
  • Leigh-Ann Bedal (2006)
  • Dawn Blasko (2004)
  • John Champagne (2000)
  • Eric Corty (1997)
  • Kathryn Wolfe (1994)
  • Ralph L. Eckert (1989)
  • John K. Gamble, Jr. (1988)
  • Diana Hume George (1987)
  • Zachary T. Irwin (1985)
  • A. Daniel Frankforter (1973)

Excellence in Outreach

The Penn State Behrend Council of Fellows established the Excellence in Outreach Award in 2000 to recognize that faculty member who, in the opinion of students, colleagues, and community leaders, most truly embodies the outreach mission of the College, the community, and an academic profession.

  • Gabrielle Dietrich (2016)
  • Robert Speel (2009)
  • Charisse Nixon (2002)
  • Carl Kallgren (2001)

Faculty Research

The Penn State Behrend Council of Fellows established the Research Award in 1982 to recognize that faculty member who, in the opinion of his/her peers, truly fills the role of an inspired, dedicated researcher.

  • George Looney (2012)
  • George Looney (2003)
  • Robert Tauber (1994)
  • Dean Baldwin (1993)
  • A. Daniel Frankforter (1990)
  • Archie Loss (1988)
  • John K. Gamble, Jr. (1987)
  • Dr. Diana Hume George (1985)
  • Juan Fernandez-Jimenez (1983)

Penn State Behrend Awards

Benjamin A. Lane Outstanding Service Award

The purpose of this award is to encourage and reward outstanding service to the College by a faculty or staff member. The award recognizes service "beyond the call of duty" that contributes to excellence inside or outside the classroom.

  • Tom Noyes (2016)
  • Mary Connerty (2015)
  • Diane Nowacinski (2013)
  • John G. Champagne (1998)
  • Dawn Blasko (1996)
  • Cathy S. Mester (1991)
  • Archie Loss (1988)

Penn State Teaching Awards

Penn State Laureate

The endowed annual position of Penn State Laureate was established in 2008 to bring greater visibility to the arts and humanities (a thematic priority in Penn State’s strategic plan) and the honoree’s work, and to enrich the University.

  • John Champagne (2018-19)

The George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching

The George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching, named for the seventh president of the University (1882-1906), is presented each year to four faculty members who have devoted substantial effort to undergraduate teaching.

  • Mary Connerty (2018)
  • Greg Morris (2007)
  • Robert Speel (2006)

Undergraduate Program Leadership Award

The Undergraduate Program Leadership Award recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates exemplary leadership benefiting an existing Penn State undergraduate degree program. The award spotlights individuals whose leadership has transformed or revitalized an undergraduate program.

  • Robert Speel (2010)
  • George Looney (2007)

Commission For Women Award

The Commission for Women annually recognizes women from the University community who have shown notable leadership and accomplishment in their fields, have supported Penn State’s diversity efforts and promoted equal opportunity, or have contributed to human causes and public service activities.

  • Dawn Blasko (2011)

The Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching

The Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching, established in 1992, is generally awarded to two faculty who, in addition to being outstanding teachers also have provided some kind of support or mentoring to others.

  • Dawn Blasko (2011)

Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching

This award, made possible by the Penn State Alumni Association, the Undergraduate Student Government, and the Graduate Student Association, recognizes distinguished teaching and provides a forum for encouraging effective teaching.

  • John Champagne (2003)
  • Eric Corty (2001)

W. LaMarr Kopp International Achievement Award

This award is designed to recognize faculty members at Penn State who make extraordinary contributions to the advancement of the international mission of the University. Criteria for the award includes leadership and support for international education, service to the international community, and research with a significant international component.

  • John Gamble (2003)

Association for Computing Machinery/Special Interests Group for University and College Award

This award was given for a computer simulation of a treaty negotiation, The Political Process Exercise.

  • John Gamble (1993)

 

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