Faculty Recognition

Spring 2024 Ceremony

Faculty receiving academic achievement awards were recognized on Friday, May 3, 2024, in the Cataldo Globe Room.

2024 Celebration

Friday, May 3, 2024

Academic Excellence Faculty Awards

Faculty awards are granted through an open nomination process and thoughtful review by the peers serving on the Faculty Award Committee.

Academic Citizenship Awards

Presidential award to recognize the Faculty Handbook Committee.

Community Engaged Learning Award

Recognizes exemplary service in any dimension of university citizenship. This award is presented by the Center for Community Engagement.

Recognition of Emeritus and Retiring Faculty

Emeritus Faculty

President McCulloh conferred the rank of Emeritus on five faculty who have rendered “generous and distinguished service” to their colleagues, students, the College/School, the University, and their broader professional community.

• Fr. Robert Lyons, S.J., Associate Professor Emeritus, served the Communication Studies and Integrative Media departments for over four decades
• Mary Pat Treuthart, Professor Emerita, served Gonzaga School of Law for 35 years
• Randall Bennett, Professor Emeritus, served Gonzaga School of Business for more than 36 years
• Pat Ferro, Professor Emeritus, served the School of Engineering & applied Science, and the Department of Mechanical Engineering for 15 years
• Steven Schennum, Professor Emeritus, School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering for over 38 years

Retiring Faculty

• Nancy Beckham, Senior Lecturer, Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, who has served since 2004
• Barbara Boyer, Professor, Modern Languages and Literature, who served since 2009
• Lisa Bradley, Associate Professor, School of Law, who has served since 1999
• Lynn Daggett, Professor, School of Law, who has served since 1991
• Deena González, Senior University Fellow & Professor of History, College of Arts and Sciences, who has served since 2019
• Scott Hedin, Associate Professor-Operations, School of Business Administration, who has served since 1993
• John Kafentzis, Senior Lecturer, Department of Integrated Media, College of Arts and Sciences, who has served since 2007
• Michelle Pajer, Senior Lecturer, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences, who has served since 2000
• David Peck, Lecturer, Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, who has served as an adjunct and lecturer since 2002

Spring 2023 Ceremony

Students and faculty receiving academic achievement awards were recognized on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at 3:30 p.m.,  in the Hemmingson Ballroom.

Academic Achievement Awards Conferred at the Spring 2023 Ceremony

Outstanding Academic Achievement

• Freshman Class Award, Tatum Ryein Uhlrich
• Sophomore Class Award, Ethan MacVicar
• Junior Class Award, Willow Collins
• Jerome Nadal, S.J., Returning Adult Award, Matthew P. Laramie

Scholar Athletes of the Year

• Scholar Athlete of the Year, Alyssa Bienfang - Cross-Country
• Scholar Athlete of the Year, Ezra Samperi - Baseball

Distinguished Service to the Community

• Community Engaged Learning Student of the Year, Abigail Cota
• Eva Lassman Memorial Student Research Award, Erin K. Davis

School and Department Awards

College of Arts & Sciences (in department alphabetical order)

• Senior Art Award, Bri Covert
• Peter G. Pauw award for distinction in Biology, Jazmine E. Newson
• Peter G. Pauw award for distinction in Biology, Haylee Marie Pollard
• Peter G. Pauw award for distinction in Biology, Emiliano Soto-Romero
• Robert D. Prusch award for distinction in Biology, Braden Bell
• American Institute of Chemists Award, Faith Dennie
• Fr. Fredric Schlatter S.J. Book Award, Sarah Bradford
• Communication Studies Outstanding Student Award, Marianne Nacanaynay
• Outstanding Senior Student in Criminology, Haley R. Mayer
• Outstanding Senior Student in Criminology, Haylee Marie Pollard
• Academic Excellence and Citizenship Award for Dance Pedagogy, Gillian Wittstock
• Academic Excellence and Citizenship Award for Dance Performance, Zoe Driml
• Anthony T. Wadden and Michael B. Herzog Scholarship, Tara Hollander
• Anthony T. Wadden and Michael B. Herzog Scholarship, Lily Miller
• Anthony T. Wadden and Michael B. Herzog Scholarship, Maxine Andrea Asistido Reyes
• Fr. William T. Costello, S.J. Outstanding Senior English Major Award, Olivia Rollman
• Environmental Studies and Sciences Environmental Stewardship Award, Abigail Ann Dodd
• Environmental Studies Exemplary Senior Award, Kelly Patterson
• Phi Alpha Theta Award for Excellence in History, Peter Kerr
• Global Scholars Award for distinction in International Studies, Miguel Acosta Loza
• Carsrud Award, Benjamin Lombardi
• Carsrud Award, Luke William Martin
• Excellence in Italian Award, Lillian Parker
• Excellence in Japanese Award, Ethan Bao
• Excellence in Spanish Award, Emily Hunter
• German Excellency Award, Camille Ruhlin-Hicks
• Martin P. Blum Scholarship Award in Recognition of Exemplary Academic Performance in French, Elouise Hollenkamp
• Outstanding Achievement in Filipino/Tagalog Language Award, Dawson Oen
• Outstanding Achievement in Modern Hebrew Language Award, Brayden Dini
• Jo Merwin Scholarship, Ashton Blair
• Jo Merwin Scholarship, Kendra Brislawn
• Jo Merwin Scholarship, Mary Browne
• Jo Merwin Scholarship, Sara Clark
• Jerry Kohls Award for Excellence in Philosophy, William Carter Bushee
• Outstanding Physics Major, Yuchen Huang
• Flannery Award for Excellence in Religious Studies, Parker Coleman
• Theta Alpha Kappa Undergraduate Achievement Award, Montse Gasca
• Outstanding Senior Student in Sociology, Ariana Bethany Chin
• Outstanding Senior Student in Sociology, Anisia Malai Vanh Khammala
• Women's and Gender Studies Founders' Award for Excellence in Academics, Amy Robinson
• Women's and Gender Studies Founders' Award for Excellence in Activism, Benjamin Gonzales

School of Business Administration

School of Business Administration Excellence Award:

• Oliver Andersson
• Alexis Deadmarsh
• Katelyn Elaine Orndorff
• Trevor Matthew Taylor

School of Education

• School of Education Excellence Award for Elementary Education, Liam Braaten
• School of Education Excellence Award for Secondary Education, Jasmin Azizi

School of Engineering and Applied Science

• Outstanding Senior in Civil Engineering, Antonio Roman Campos
• Outstanding Senior in Computer Engineering, Ryan Leahy
• Outstanding Senior in Computer Science, Luke William Martin
• Outstanding Senior in Electrical Engineering, Mikey Erickson
• Outstanding Senior in Engineering Management, Samantha Quinn Ward
• Outstanding Senior in Mechanical Engineering, Yuchen Huang
• School of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Senior, Luke William Martin

School of Nursing and Human Physiology

• Outstanding Bachelor of Science Nursing Student Award, Melanie Benson
• Outstanding Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Award, Kate Anahola Hall
• Outstanding Doctor of Nursing Practice Student Award, BriAnna Baublitz
• Outstanding Family Nurse Practitioner, Ryan Willis
• Outstanding Human Physiology Student Award, Rhys Elizabeth Heenan
• Pat Ruzyla Nursing Award, Naaman Joseph Griffin
• Pat Ruzyla Nursing Award, Jenn Lewis

Faculty Awards

• Community Engaged Learning Faculty Member of the Year, Susan Poindexter, BEd Special Education
• Academic Citizenship, Monica Bartlett, Ph.D.
• Collaborative Work and Innovation, Juliane Mora, Ph.D.
• Collaborative Work and Innovation, Jamie Rock, Ph.D., R.N.
• Collaborative Work and Innovation, Kaye Slater, M.S.N., R.N.
• Diversity Leadership, Nancy Staub, Ph.D.
• Open Award, Laurie Arnold, Ph.D.
• Professional Contributions, Todd Finkle, Ph.D.
• Professional Contributions, Meirong Zhang, Ph.D.
• Teaching Excellence (Non-Tenure Track), Susan Edwards, M.S.N., R.N., CHSE
• Teaching Excellence (Tenure-Track), Jamella Gow, Ph.D.
• Teaching Excellence (Tenured), Gary Chang, Ph.D.
• Compass Award, Leslie Stamoolis, M.F.A.
• Compass Award, Juliane Mora, Ph.D.

April 19, 2022

Students and faculty receiving academic achievement awards were honored on Tuesday, April 19, 2022,  in the Hemmingson Ballroom.

Academic Achievement Awards to be Conferred at the Spring 2022 Ceremony

Outstanding Academic Achievement

• First Year Class Award, Sarah Noel Ott
• Second Year Class Award, Emily Edmonds
• Third Year Class Award, Audrey Stevenson
• Jerome Nadal, S.J., Returning Adult Award, Alex J. Bresnan

Scholar Athletes of the Year

• Scholar Athlete of the Year, Morgan Greene, Women's Cross Country
• Scholar Athlete of the Year, Theodore Declan McDonald, Men's Tennis

Distinguished Service to the Community

• Community Engaged Learning Student of the Year, Noah Apprill-Sokol
• Eva Lassman Memorial Student Research Award, Kathryn N. Vanskike

School and Department Awards

College of Arts & Sciences (in department alphabetical order)

• Senior Art Award, Opheila Duncan
• Peter G. Pauw Award for Distinction in Biology, Sophia Whitworth
• Robert D. Prusch Award in Biology, Andrew Jimenez
• American Institute of Chemists Award, Lydia R Chambers
• Fr. Fredric Schlatter S.J. Book Award, Anne Elizabeth McCulloh
• Communication Studies Outstanding Student Award, Molly Martin
• Outstanding Senior Student in Criminology, Reilly Bettis
• Outstanding Senior Student in Criminology, DaShane' Fugate
• Academic Excellence and Citizenship Award for Dance Performance, Brooke Geffrey-Bowler
• Anthony T. Wadden and Michael B. Herzog Scholarship, Brianna Covert
• Anthony T. Wadden and Michael B. Herzog Scholarship, Evangeline Wilder
• Fr. William T. Costello, S.J. Outstanding Senior English Major Award, Morgan Greene
• Environmental Studies and Sciences Environmental Stewardship Award, Delaney Carr
• Environmental Studies Exemplary Senior Award, Emily Wright
• Phi Alpha Theta Award for Excellence in History, Mary Babcock
• Global Scholars Award for distinction in International Studies, Kate Kellen
• Carsrud Award, Fisher Ng
• Excellence in Italian Award, Caleb Yoder
• Excellence in Spanish Award, Maren Beauchamp
• Martin P. Blum Scholarship Award in Recognition of Exemplary Academic Performance in French, Grace Colburn
• Jo Merwin Scholarship, Cole Fikse
• Jo Merwin Scholarship, Annali Fuller
• Jo Merwin Scholarship, Annabella A. Gelmetti
• Jo Merwin Scholarship, Henry Mauser
• Kohls Award for Philosophy, Avalyn Renee
• Jefferson Scholarship Award for Political Science, Angelo Blair Celletti
• Political Science Senior Award, Sviatlana Kniahnitskaya
• Political Science Senior Award, Kristen Neale
• Flannery Award for Excellence in Religious Studies, Emily Anne Smedley
• Outstanding Senior Student in Sociology, Rachel Bauman
• Outstanding Senior Student in Sociology, Emma Wood
• Academic Excellence and Citizenship Award in Theatre Arts Design, Technology, and Management, Claire Russell
• Academic Excellence and Citizenship Award in Theatre Arts Performance, Anna Kay
• Women's and Gender Studies Founders' Award for Excellence in Activism & Academics, Charlotte Low

School of Business Administration

School of Business Administration Excellence Award:

• Alison Bradus
• Theodore Declan McDonald
• Colin Fleming Speirs
• Jessie Stenberg
• Natalie Veto

School of Education

• School of Education Excellence Award for Elementary Education, Mallory Golic
• School of Education Excellence Award for Secondary Education, Sophie Grace Kuhn

School of Engineering and Applied Science

• School of Engineering and Applied Science Outstanding Senior, Fisher Ng

School of Nursing and Human Physiology

• Outstanding Bachelor of Science in Nursing Student Award, Alison Gentzen
• Outstanding Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice Award, Conor Livingston
• Outstanding Doctor of Nursing Practice Student Award, RaVen Ennis
• Outstanding Doctor of Nursing Practice Student Award, Lorena Salazar
• Outstanding Doctor of Nursing Practice Student Award, Kelsey Welle
• Outstanding Family Nurse Practitioner, Katie Julius
• Outstanding Human Physiology Student Award, Sophia Reynolds
• Pat Ruzyla Nursing Award, Rachel Haase
• Pat Ruzyla Nursing Award, Spencer Hendricks

Faculty Awards

• Community Engaged Learning Faculty Members of the Year, Jeffrey Dodd, M.F.A. and Karen Petruska, Ph.D.
• Academic Citizenship, Kevin Measor, Ph.D.
• Collaborative Work and Innovation and Teaching Excellence (Tenured), Mirjeta Beqiri, Ph.D.
• Diversity Leadership, Carla Bonilla, Ph.D.
• Diversity Leadership, Laura Diaz-Martinez, Ph.D.
• Open (Non-Tenure Track), Kristina Morehouse, M.S.
• Open (Tenured), Mary Pat Treuthart, L.L.M.
• Open (Tenure-Track), Ray Rast, Ph.D.
• Professional Contributions, John Orcutt, Ph.D.
• Professional Contributions, Jennifer Shepherd, Ph.D.
• Teaching Excellence (Non-Tenure Track), Melinda Howard, Ph.D.
• Teaching Excellence (Tenured), Sarah Arpin, Ph.D.
• Teaching Excellence (Tenure-Track), Forrest Rodgers, Ph.D.

Emeritus Faculty Honored

On May 3, 2021, President McCulloh conferred the rank of Emeritus on 13 faculty who have rendered “generous and distinguished service” to their colleagues, students, the College/School, the University, and their broader professional community.

Academic Excellence Faculty Awards, May 3, 2021

Faculty awards are granted through an open nomination process and thoughtful review by the peers serving on the Faculty Award Committee. Community Engaged Learning Award is presented by the Center for Community Engagement. Compass Award is presented by Career and Professional Development.

Full event recording, May 3, 2021