UW Colleges Recognize Top Faculty

Each year, all University of Wyoming colleges recognize the accomplishments of outstanding faculty and staff members. The colleges honored the following individuals during the 2014-15 academic year:

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Faculty Awards

Outstanding Educators -- Karen Panter, plant sciences; and Cole Ehmke, agricultural and applied economics.

Lawrence Meeboer Outstanding Classroom Teaching Award -- Donal O’Toole, veterinary sciences.

Outstanding Adviser -- Pamela Langer, molecular biology.

Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Awards

Outstanding Researcher -- Scott Miller, ecosystem science and management.

Early Career Research Award -- Dan Levy, molecular biology.

University Extension Awards

Newer Employee Award -- Hannah Swanbom, community development educator.

Diversity Enhancement Recognition Award -- Tina Russell, extension and 4-H educator.

Creative Excellence Award -- Tana Stith, agricultural communications.

Jim DeBree Excellence in Education Award -- Cole Ehmke, agricultural and applied economics.

College of Arts and Sciences

Exemplary Faculty Award -- Eric Sandeen, American studies.

Top 10 Teachers:

Mike Brown -- communication and journalism.

William Missouri Downs -- theatre and dance.

Tyler Fall -- religious studies.

Isadora Helfgott -- history.

Richard Machalek -- sociology.

J.J. Shinker -- geography.

Donal Skinner -- zoology and physiology.

Ken Sims -- geology and geophysics.

Ben Wilkowski -- psychology.

Eric Wodahl -- criminal justice.

College of Business

Outstanding Junior Teachers -- Krista Lewellyn, management and marketing; and Alexandre (Sasha) Skiba, economics and finance.

Outstanding Senior Teacher -- Larry Weatherford, management and marketing.

Outstanding Junior Researcher -- Barry Brewer, management and marketing.

Outstanding Senior Researcher -- David Finnoff, economics and finance.

Sparky Turner “Raise the Bar” Service Award -- Robert Sprague, management and marketing.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Professor of the Year -- Josh Dorrell, management and marketing.

Outstanding Junior Staff Member -- Carlinda Asay, management and marketing.

Outstanding Senior Staff Member -- Kourtney Faycosh, accounting.

Business Advisory Board Faculty Excellence Awards -- Rob Glasscock, accounting; David Finnoff, economics and finance; and Jaron Harvey, management and marketing.

College of Education

Outstanding Staff Service Award -- Stephanie Ksionzyk, educational studies.

Outstanding Teaching Award -- Courtney McKim, professional studies.

Outstanding Adviser Award -- Christi Hutchison, teacher education.

Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award -- Martin Agran, professional studies; and Andrea Burrows, secondary education.

Award for Improving Climate of the College -- Dana Robertson, elementary and early childhood education.

Award for Outstanding Service to the Education Profession -- Linda Hutchison, secondary education.

Mary Ellbogen Garland Early Career Fellowship -- Eric Teman, professional studies.

College of Engineering and Applied Science

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award -- Jack Evers, chemical and petroleum engineering.

Sam D. Hakes Outstanding Graduate Research and Teaching Award -- Zhien Wang, atmospheric science.

Outstanding Staff Award -- Henry Plancher, chemical and petroleum engineering.

Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Staff Award -- George Janack, electrical and computer engineering.

Alumnus Eminent Engineer -- David Whitman, electrical and computer engineering.

College of Health Sciences

Outstanding Teacher -- Michelle Hilaire, pharmacy.

Innovations in Teaching -- Lauren Biehle, pharmacy.

Interprofessional Education -- Reshmi Singh, pharmacy.

New Investigator -- Karen Gaudreault, kinesiology.

Outstanding Researcher -- Sreejayan Nair, pharmacy.

Meritorious Service -- Jaime Hornecker, pharmacy.

Career Achievement -- Mary Hardin-Jones, communication disorders.

Outstanding Newer Staff Member -- Natalia Tugwell-Brown, WWAMI medical education program.

Outstanding Veteran Staff Member -- Jeffrey Yang, pharmacy.

College of Law

Outstanding Faculty Member -- Jerry Parkinson.

Outstanding Staff Members -- Tim Crawford, experiential learning coordinator; and Lisa Nunley, student services coordinator.

Commencement Hooders -- James Delaney, Jerry Parkinson and Elaine Welle.