UW Colleges Honor Faculty and Staff Award Winners

At the end of each academic year, University of Wyoming colleges recognize faculty and staff members for exemplary contributions and accomplishments.

Following is a list of some of those recognized during the 2013-14 academic year:

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Outstanding Educator Award -- Professor Randy Weigel, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences; and Associate Professor Gerry Andrews, Department of Veterinary Sciences.

Lawrence Meeboer Agricultural Classroom Teaching Award -- Assistant Professor Andrew Kniss, Department of Plant Sciences.

Outstanding Adviser Award -- Associate Professor Chris Bastian, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics.

2013 Young Scientist Award from the Society for In Vitro Biology -- Assistant Professor Sadanand Dhekney, Department of Plant Sciences.

Wyoming Agricultural Experiment Station Early Career Award -- Assistant Professor Jay Gatlin, Department of Molecular Biology.

James C. Hurst "Each Student-A Person" Award -- Rachel Watson, Department of Molecular Biology.

Jim DeBree Excellence in Extension -- Scott Hininger, educator, Sheridan County.

UW Extension’s Diversity Enhancement Recognition Award -- Kim Reaman, volunteer development specialist; and Warren Crawford, youth development specialist, State 4-H Program.

UW Extension Newer Employee Recognition Award -- Rachel Mealor.

UW Extension Creative Excellence Award -- David Keto.

College of Arts and Sciences

Exemplary Faculty Award -- Jim King, Department of Political Science.

2014 Top 10 Teachers -- Stephen Bieber, Department of Statistics; Jennifer Deckert, Department of Theatre and Dance; Erin Forbes, Department of English; Adrienne Freng, Department of Criminal Justice; Jacob Goheen, Department of Zoology and Physiology; John Hoberg, Department of Chemistry; Pamela Innes, Department of Anthropology; Douglas Russell, Department of Art; Justin Stewart, Department of Communication and Journalism; and Bonnie Zare, Gender and Women's Studies.

George Duke Humphrey Distinguished Faculty Award -- Ed Clennan, Department of Chemistry.

James C. Hurst "Each Student-A Person" Award -- Charles L. Angevine, Department of Mathematics.

John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award -- Jeffrey Selden, Department of Mathematics.

Presidential Award for Excellence in Research -- Francis W. "Bill" Flynn, Department of Zoology and Physiology.

UW Distinguished Graduate Faculty Mentor -- Harold Bergman, Department of Zoology and Physiology.

UW Outstanding Adviser Award -- Meg Flannigan Skinner, Department of Zoology and Physiology.

College of Business

College of Business Advisory Board Faculty Performance Awards -- David Finnoff, Department of Economics and Finance; Eric Johnson, Department of Accounting; and Krista Lewellyn, Department of Management and Marketing.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Professor of the Year -- Penne Ainsworth, Department of Accounting.

Gov. Geringer Award for Promising Young Scholars -- Andrew Arnette, Department of Management and Marketing.

MacDonald Family Faculty Fellow in Finance -- Hilla Skiba, Department of Economics and Finance.

Outstanding Junior Research Award -- Joseph Cooper, Department of Management and Marketing.

Outstanding Junior Teaching Award -- Hilla Skiba, Department of Economics and Finance.

Outstanding Senior Research Award -- Ed Barbier, Department of Economics and Finance.

Outstanding Senior Teaching Award -- Linda Kidwell, Department of Accounting.

Outstanding Junior Staff Award -- Jennie Hedrick, Peter M. and Paula Green Johnson Business Career Center; and Lori Lewis, MBA Program.

Outstanding Senior Staff Award -- Karen Rhodine, Dean’s Office; and Denise Sheen, Academic Advising Center.

Sparky Turner “Raise the Bar” Service Award -- Teresa Stephenson, Department of Accounting.

College of Education

Award for Outstanding Advising -- Craig Shepherd.

Award for Outstanding Contribution toward Improving the Climate of the College -- Vicki Gillis.

Faculty Award for Outstanding Research and Scholarship -- Samara Madrid.

Faculty Award for Outstanding Service to the Educational Profession -- Nikki Baldwin.

Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching -- Terry Burant.

Outstanding Graduate Student Award for Significant Accomplishments -- Adil Bentahar.

Staff Award for Outstanding Service to the College -- Debbie Martinez.

College of Engineering and Applied Science

Alumnus Eminent Engineer -- Harold McCaskey.

Outstanding Staff Award -- Erin Essary.

Ellbogen Lifetime Teaching Award -- Thom Edgar.

Outstanding Tau Beta Pi Member Award -- Elizabeth (Libby) Hungerford.

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award -- H. Gordon Harris.

Sam D. Hakes Outstanding Graduate Research and Teaching Award -- Maohong Fan.

Tau Beta Phi Outstanding Staff Award -- Debbie Craft.

Wyoming Eminent Engineer -- Thom Edgar.

College of Health Sciences

Dean’s Award for Lifetime Service to the College -- Roberta Cesko, School of Pharmacy.

Innovation in Teaching Award -- Linda Williams, associate lecturer, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing.

Interprofessional Award -- Ann Marie Hart, associate professor, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing.

Meritorious Service Award -- Beth Robitaille, clinical associate professor and program director, Family Medicine Residency Program .

New Investigator Award -- Mark Guiberson, assistant professor, Division of Communication Disorders.

Outstanding Career Achievement -- Bruce Culver, professor, School of Pharmacy.

Outstanding Teacher Award -- Susan Steiner, professor, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing.

Staff Award 0 to 5 years -- Sara DiRienzo, Wyoming Institute for Disabilities.

Staff Award 5 years or more -- Debra Shoefelt, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing.

Teaching in Geriatrics Award -- Cheri Bellamy, assistant lecturer, Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing.

College of Law

Graduation Hooders -- Matt Wilson, associate dean; and Steve Easton, professor.

Outstanding Faculty Member -- Jacquelyn Bridgeman, interim dean.

Outstanding Staff Member -- Lisa Nunley.