Past KSU Faculty Award Recipients

    • Award
      Recipient
    • Distinguished Professor Award
      Ming Chen, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Karolin Mirzakhan, Department of History and Philosophy
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Anne White, WellStar School of Nursing
    • Outstanding Online Teaching Award
      Yi Jin, School of Instructional Technology & Innovation
    • Outstanding Part-time Teaching Award
      Susanne Estrella, Department of World Languages and Cultures
    • Outstanding Professional Service and Community Engagement Award
      Darina Lepadatu, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
    • Outstanding Scholarship and Creative Activity Award
      Ramazan Savaş Aygün, Department of Computer Science & School of Data Science and Analytics
    • Outstanding Scholarship and Creative Activity Award
      Melih Madanoglu, Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Nicolas Douguet, Department of Physics
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Brian A. Moore, Department of Psychological Science
    • Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Faculty Award for Distinguished International Achievement
      Susan Kirkpatrick Smith, Department of Geography and Anthropology
    • Diversity and Inclusion Award
      Chinasa Elue, Department of Educational Leadership
    • Award
      Recipient
    • Distinguished Professor Award
      Sohyun An, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Tyra Burton, Department of Marketing and Professional Sales
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Lara Smith-Sitton, Department of English
    • Outstanding Online Teaching Award
      Cristen Dutcher, School of Accountancy
    • Outstanding Part-time Teaching Award
      Thomas Garr, Department of Economics, Finance, and Quantitative Analysis
    • Outstanding Professional Service and Community Engagement Award
      Brandon Lundy, Department of Geography and Anthropology
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
      Hossain Shahriar, Department of Information Technology
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
      Philip Kiernan, School of Art and Design
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Kun Suo, Department of Computer Science
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Li Yizeng, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Faculty Award for Distinguished International Achievement
      Amanda Richey, Department of Inclusive Education
    • Diversity and Inclusion Award
      Marielle Myers, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
    • Award
      Recipient
    • Distinguished Professor Award
      Yusun Chang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Hassan Pournaghshband, Department of Software Engineering and Game Development
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Jennifer Vandenbussche, Department of Mathematics
    • Outstanding Online Teaching Award
      David Johnson, Department of English
    • Outstanding Part-time Teaching Award
      Joanne Lee, Department of Educational Leadership
    • Outstanding Professional Service and Community Engagement Award
      Douglas Moodie, Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
      Sohyun An, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
      Jianming Wen, Department of Physics
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Marco Guzzi, Department of Physics
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Junggab Son, Department of Computer Science
    • Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Faculty Award for Distinguished International Achievement
      Jayoung Choi, Department of Inclusive Education
    • Diversity and Inclusion Award
      Roneisha Worthy, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

     

    • Award
      Recipient
    • Distinguished Professor Award
      Nikolaos Kidonakis, Department of Physics
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Sohyun An, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Charles Parrott, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
    • Outstanding Online Teaching Award
      Ana-Maria Croicu, Department of Mathematics
    • Outstanding Part-time Teaching Award
      Vijay Goyal, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • Outstanding Professional Service and Community Engagement Award
      Jennifer Dickey, Department of History and Philosophy
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
      Iván Jorrín Abellán, Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
      Yusun Chang, Department of Electrical Engineering
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      David Buckman, Department of Educational Leadership
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Meng Han, Department of Information Technology
    • Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Faculty Award for Distinguished International Achievement
      Katya Vladimirov, Department of History and Philosophy
    • Diversity and Inclusion Award
      Kenneth Williamson, Department of Geography and Anthropology and Department of Interdiscplinary Studies

     

    • Award
      Recipient
    • Distinguished Professor Award
      Simin Nasseri, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Vanessa Slinger-Friedman, Department of Geography and Anthropology
    • Outstanding Teaching Award Finalist
      Jennifer Willard, Department of Psychological Science
    • Outstanding Teaching Award Finalist
      Charles Parrott, Department of Theater and Performance Studies
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award - Artistic and Creative Pursuits
      John Gentile
      Department of Theater and Performance Studies
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award - Natural and Physical Sciences
      Susan M. E. Smith, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award - Engineering Applications
      Ying Xie, Department of Information Technology
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award - Social Sciences and Humanities
      Albert Way, Department of History and Philosophy
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award - Applied Learning and Education
      Kai Qian, Department of Computer Science
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award - Business and Industry Applications
      Dana Hermanson, School of Accountancy
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award - Interdisciplinary Research
      Adriane Randolph, Department of Information Systems
    • Outstanding Professional Service Award
      Sweta Sneha, Department of Information Systems
    • Outstanding Book Award
      Kamal Fatehi, School for Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality
    • Outstanding Community Engagement Award
      Susan Raines, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development
    • Diversity Advocate Award
      Nichole Guillory, Secondary and Middle Grades Education
    • Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement
      Akanmu Adebayo, Department of History and Philosophy
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Kimberly Cortes, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Rongkai Guo, Department of Software Engineering and Game Development.
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      James McCafferty, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Hossain Shahriar, Departent of Information Technology
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Evelina Sterling, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

     

    • Award
      Recipient
    • University Distinguished Professor Award
      Laurence Sherr, School of Music
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Jesse Benjamin, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice 
    • Outstanding Teaching Award Finalist
      Valerie Dibble, School of Art and Design
    • Outstanding Teaching Award Finalist
      Stacy Keltner, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity - Engineering Applications
      Bill Diong, Department of Electrical Engineering
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity - Interdisciplinary Research
       nne Richards, Department of English
    • KSU Outstanding Book
      Ming Chen, Department of Theater and Performance Studies
    • KSU Professional Service
      ndrew Pieper, School of Government and International Affairs
    • KSU Outstanding Community Engagement
      Govind Hariharan, Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis
    • Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Faculty Award for Distinguished International Achievement
      Kamal Fatehi, Management and Entrepreneurship
    • KSU Outstanding Diversity Advocate
      Griselda Thomas, Department of  English
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Megan Adams, Secondary and Middle Grades Education
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Jeanne Bohannon, Department of English
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Jennifer Purcell, Leadership and Integrative Studies
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Gerald Mangine, Exercise Science and Sport Management
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Nyasha GuramatunhuCooper, Leadership and Integrative Studies
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Youngguk Seo, Civil and Construction Engineering
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Sam Peng, Construction Management
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Tricia Frazier, Instructional Technology
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Thomas Garr, Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Marc Brotherton, School of Art and Design
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Diana Rabah, Information Technology
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Nelda Hadaway, Mathematics
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Alan Kazemian, Electrical Engineering
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Kimberly Watkins, Psychology
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Emily Hein Warren, School of Culinary Sustainability and Hospitality
    • Award
      Recipient
    • University Distinguished Professor Award
      David Jones, Department of History and Philosophy
    • University Distinguished Professor Award Finalist
      Nikolaos Kidonakis, Department of Physics
    • University Distinguished Professor Award Finalist
      Chih-Cheng Hung, Department of Computer Science
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Laura Davis, Department of English
    • Outstanding Teaching Award Finalist
      Tyra Burton, Department of Marketing and Professional Sales
    • Outstanding Teaching Award Finalist
      Darina Lepadatu, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
    • Professional Service Award
      Doreen Wagner, School of Nursing
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
      Roxanne Donovan, Interdisciplinary Studies and Psychology
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
      Maia Hallward, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award
      Christina Scherrer, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
    • Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement
      Linda Hightower, School of Art and Design
    • Diversity Advocate Award
      Roxanne Donovan, Interdisciplinary Studies and Psychology
    • Outstanding Community Engagement Award
      May Hongmei Gao, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Heidi Scherer, Department of Sociology and Crminal Justice
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
       Jing He, Department of Computer Science
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Michelle Devereaux, Department of English
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Nicholas Papleacos, College of Architecture and Construction Management
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Natashya Armer-Giardina, College of the Arts
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      William Beeland, Bagwell College of Education
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Robert Gnuse, Coles College of Business
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      David Stabler, College of Computing and Software Engineering
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Hal McClain, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Mandy McGrew, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Horace (Price) Webb, College of Science and Mathematics
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Kecia Le’mae Jones, University College
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      David Martinez, WellStar College of Health and Human Services

     

    • Award
      Recipient
    • University Distinguished Professor Award
      Divesh Sharma, School of Accountancy 
    • Outstanding Teaching Award
      Nita Paris, Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education
    • Outstanding Teaching Award Finalist 
      Laura Davis, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
    • Outstanding Teaching Award Finalist
      Vanessa Slinger-Friedman, Department of Geography and Anthropology
    • Outstanding Professional Service Award
      Thomas Rotnem, School of Government International Affairs
    • Outstanding Book Award
      Jiayan Zhang, Department of History and Philosophy
    • Outstanding Community Engagement Award
      Irene McClatchey, Department of Social Work and Human Services
    • Diversity Advocate Award
      Jesse Benjamin, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
    • The Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award
      Ming Chen, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award: Artistic and Creative Pursuits
      Linda Hightower, School of Art and Design
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award: Natural and Physical Sciences
      Nikolaos Kidonakis, Department of Physics
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award: Business and Industry Applications
      Jomon Paul, Department of Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis
    • Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award: Interdisciplinary Research
      Sean Ellermeyer, Department of Mathematics
    • Oustanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Sohyun An, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education
    • Oustanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Charner Rodgers, Department of Construction Management
    • Oustanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Christopher Pallas, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development
    • Oustanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Rebecca Makus, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
    • Oustanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Heather Abbott-Lyon, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Nicholas Papleacos, Department of Construction Management
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Jeanette Wachtman, School of Art and Design
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Amy Vitala, Department of Instructional Technology
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Martin Varon, School of Accountancy
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Steve Prettyman, College of Computing and Software Engineering - Information Technology
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Ayse Tekes, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Ruth Padan, Department of Foreign Languages
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Elaine Bush, Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      James Stephen Miller, Department of History and Philosophy
    • Outstanding Part-Time Teaching Award
      Joy Brumbeloe, WellStar School of Nursing
    • Award
      Recipient
    • University Distinguished Professor Award
      John Salerno, Department of Biotechnology
    • Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award
      Deborah Hutchinson, College of the Arts
    • Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award
      Nicholas Papleacos, College of Architecture and Construction Management
    • Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award
      Elizabeth Johnson, Bagwell College of Education
    • Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award
      Raymundo “Ray” Marquez, Coles College of Business
    • Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award
      Regina Bradley, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award
      Martha Manly, College of Science and Mathematics
    • Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award
      Charles Duvall, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology
    • Outstanding Part-Time Faculty Award
      Larry A.D. Byrnes, University College
    • Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth Distinguished Faculty Award for International Achievement
      Laurence Sherr, Bailey School of Music
    • Diversity Advocate Award
      Ernesto Silva, Department of Foreign Languages
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Scott J. Nowak, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Andrew Whitehead, Department of History and Philosophy
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Jennifer McMahon-Howard, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Jennifer Louten, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
    • Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award
      Jidong Yang, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering
    • Outstanding Community Engagement Award
      Linda Hightower, School of Art and Design
    • Outstanding Professional Service Award
      Barbara Blake, Wellstar School of Nursing
    • Distinguished Research Award in Artistic and Creative Pursuits
      Ming Chen, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
    • Distinguished Research Award in Humanities and Social Sciences
      Volker Franke, School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development
    • Distinguished Teaching Award
      Ana-Maria Croicu, Department of Mathematics
    • Award
      Recipient
    • University Distinguished Professor Award
      Harrison Long, College of the Arts- Office of the Dean
    • Distinguished Teaching Award
      Margaret Baldwin, Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
    • Distinguished Research and Creative Activity Award
      Nikolaos Kidonakis, Department of Physics
    • Distinguished Professional Service Award 
      Thomas Pusatari, Department of Psychological Science
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      Adam Kirkpatrick, College of the Arts
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      Divesh Sharma, School of Accountancy
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity 
      Vineeta Sharma, School of Accountancy
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      Katherine Ingram, Department of Exercise Science and Sports Management 
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      James Elledge, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      Nikolaos Kidonakis, Department of Physics
    • Award
      Recipient
    • Distinguished Professor Award 
      Martha Bowden, Department of English
    • Distinguished Teaching Award
      Pam Marek, Department of Psychological Science
    • Distinguished Research and Creative Activity Award
      David Jones, Department of History and Philosophy
    • Distinguished Professional Service Award
      David Johnson, Department of English
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      Harrison Long, College of the Arts- Office of the Dean
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      Stacy Campbell, Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      Susan Stockdale, Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      Jackie Jones, WellStar College of Health and Human Services
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      Linda Treiber, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      Albert G. Way, Department of History and Philosophy
    • Prize for Publications or Creative Activity
      Yuliya Babenko, Department of Mathematics

 

 

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