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Offices/Faculty council/Circle of excellence/Chart of honorees

Chart of Previous Honorees

HONOREE

AREA OF EXCELLENCE

ACADEMIC YEAR
Dr. Hattie Propst Teaching 1964-65
Dr. Maxwell White Teaching 1965-66
Dr. Merle Farnsworth Teaching 1966-67
Dr. H. Jack Dobbins Teaching 1967-68
Dr. Calvin Turnbow Teaching 1968-69
Dr. Tom Cottrill Teaching 1970-71
Dr. Kirk Boatright Teaching 1971-72
Dr. Lee Quiett Teaching 1972-73
Dr. Charles Galbraith Teaching 1973-74
Dr. Raymond Gann Teaching 1974-75
Dr. George Elliott Teaching 1975-76
Dr. Lee Quiett Teaching 1980-81
Dr. Don Herrlein Teaching 1981-82
Dr. Mary Catherine Norwood Teaching 1982-83
Dr. Don Ruby Teaching 1982-83
Dr. Ron Phillips Teaching 1983-84
Dr. Valgene Littlefield Teaching 1984-85
Dr. Anne Bell Teaching 1985-86
Dr. Kent Lashley Teaching 1986-87
Dr. Jack Denton Teaching 1987-88
Dr. Fount Holland Teaching 1988-89
Dr. Phyllis Willis Teaching 1989-90
Dr. Lori Anderson Teaching 1990-91
Dr. Craig Clifford Service 1990-91
Dr. David Goss Research 1990-91
Dr. Joan Bell Teaching 1991-92
Dr. George Fulk Research 1991-92
Dr. Kent Lashley Service 1991-92
Dr. Sara Brown Service 1992-93
Dr. Ed Myers Teaching 1992-93
Dr. Gary Wickham Research 1992-93
Dr. Everett Grigsby Service 1993-94
Dr. W. C. Maples Research 1993-94
Dr. Charles Ziehr Teaching 1993-94
Dr. Brian Rader Service 1994-95
Dr. Keith Sawyer Teaching 1994-95
Dr. Thomas M. Carment Service 1995-96
Dr. Lynn Cyert Research 1995-96
Dr. Sue Ellen Read Teaching 1995-96
Dr. Joseph Fleming Teaching 1996-97
Dr. David Scott Research 1996-97
Dr. Paul Westbrook Service 1996-97
Dr. Bill Wallace Service 1997-98
Dr. Vir V. Phoha Research 1997-98
Dr. Amy Blackburn Teaching 1997-98
Dr. Bill Edmondson Teaching 1998-99
Dr. James Alexander Research 1998-99
Dr. Terri Baker Service 1998-99
Dr. Joseph Faulds Teaching 1999-00
Dr. Michael Toyne Research 1999-00
Dr. Dana Eversole Service 1999-00
Dr. Carl Farinelli Teaching 2000-01
Dr. Chris Owen Research 2000-01
Dr. Cheryl Kinion Service 2000-01
Dr. Lallie Scott Teaching 2001-02
Dr. Mayrene Bentley Research 2001-02
Dr. Doug Penisten Service 2001-02
Dr. John Mercer Teaching 2002-03
Dr. Thomas Salmon Research 2002-03
Dr. Celia Stall-Meadows Service 2002-03
Dr. Julia K. Sawyer Teaching 2003-04
Dr. Sarah Brick Archer Research 2003-04
Dr. Sharon Winn Service 2003-04
Dr. Kippi Wyatt Teaching 2004-05
Dr. Christopher Malone Research 2004-05
Dr. Denise Deason-Toyne Service 2004-05
Dr. Martha Parrott Teaching 2005-06
Dr. David Pan Research 2005-06
Dr. Wesley DeRosier Service 2005-06
Dr. Debbie Stansell Teaching 2006-07
Dr. Renée Cambiano Research 2006-07
Dr. Barbara Ray Service 2006-07
Dr. Katy Ellis Teaching 2007-08
Dr. Jon Shapiro Research 2007-08
Dr. John Diamantopoulos Service 2007-08
Dr. Clara Camero Teaching 2008-09
Dr. Ernst Bekkering Research 2008-09
Dr. Heidi Thoden Service 2008-09
Dr. Diane Boze Teaching 2009-10
Dr. Chris Burba Research 2009-10
Dr. Michelle Welch Service 2009-10
Dr. Isaac Diianni Teaching 2010-11
Dr. Jessica Martin Research 2010-11
Dr. Stephen Sargent Service 2010-11
Dr. Dan Savage Teaching 2011-12
Dr. Roger West Research 2011-12
Dr. Brian Cowlishaw Service 2011-12
Dr. Tiffany Maher Teaching 2012-13
Dr. Kevin Wang Research 2012-13
Dr. Mike Wilds Service 2012-13
Dr. Christine Hallman Teaching 2013-14
Dr. Mark Paulissen Research 2013-14
Dr. David Lewerenz Service 2013-14
Dr. Kathi McDowell Teaching 2014-15
Dr. Joseph Ahlander Research 2014-15
Dr. Tom Rink Service 2014-15
Dr. Dilene Crocket Teaching 2015-16
Dr. Sapna Das Bradoo Research 2015-16
Dr. Christopher Flavin Service 2015-16
Dr. Spence Pilcher Teaching 2016-17
Dr. Cindy Cisar Research 2016-17
Dr. Robyn Pursley Service 2016-17
Dr. Lara Searcy Teaching 2017-18
Dr. Denis Vovchenko Research 2017-18
Dr. Pamela Louderback Service 2017-18
Dr. Neal Whittle Teaching 2018-19
Dr. Ben Kracht Research 2018-19
Dr. Alan McKee Service 2018-19
Dr. Sung-Kum Kim Research 2019-20
Dr. Janaki Iyer Teaching 2019-20
Dr. Lucas Foster Service 2019-20
Dr. Alissa Proctor Teaching 2020-21
Dr. Suzanne Farmer Service 2020-21
Dr. Halil Kaya Research 2020-21
Dr. Jennifer Edwards Teaching 2021-22
Dr. Eun-Jun Bang Service  2021-22
Dr. Virginia Drywater-Whitekiller Research 2021-22
Dr. Sherry Been Teaching 2022-23
Dr. Dianne Kirk Service 2022-23
Dr. Cammi Valdez Research 2022-23
Dr. Latricia Pack Teaching 2023-24
Dr. Rebekah Doyle Service 2023-24
Dr. Michael J. Morgan Research 2023-24
Dr. Sarah Ramsey Teaching 2024-25
Dr. Beth Melles Research 2024-25
Dr. Cheryl Van Den Handel Service 2024-25

 

nsu circle of excellence honoree