Faculty & Staff Awards

Annual recipients of Deans' Excellence Awards

Faculty

Excellence in Teaching: 2025, Mila Sanina; 2024, Catharine Axley and Anne Doris; 2023, Kevin Hagopian; 2022, Katie O'Toole; 2021, Ben Cramer and Stephanie Madden; 2020, Rod Bingaman and Jo Dumas; 2019, Steve Kraycik and David Norloff; 2018, Anita Gabrosek; 2017, Tara Wyckoff; 2016, Steve Manuel; 2015, Ken Yednock; 2014, Russ Eshleman; 2013, Barbara Bird; 2012, Rod Bingaman; 2011, Tony Barbieri; 2010, Chris Ritchie; 2009, Mary Beth Oliver; 2008, Michael Elavsky; 2007, Ken Yednock; 2006, Jeanne Hall; 2005, Russ Eshleman; 2004, John Curley; 2003, Gene Foreman; 2002, Krishna Jayakar; 2001, Rod Bingaman.

Excellence in Research and Creative Accomplishments: 2025 Christopher Ali; 2024, Martin Marinos; 2023, Sara Liao; 2022, Heather Shoenberger and Chris Skurka; 2021, Bu Zhong; 2020, Juliet Pinto; 2019, Jessica Myrick; 2018, Mary Beth Oliver; 2017, Michael Schmierbach; 2016, Rob Frieden; 2015, Mary Beth Oliver; 2014, Michelle Rodino-Colocino; 2013, Marcia DiStaso; 2012, Rob Frieden; 2011, Bu Zhong; 2010, Denise Bortree; 2009, Patrick Parsons; 2008, Michel Haigh; 2007, Richie Sherman; 2006, Clay Calvert; 2005, Shyam Sundar; 2004, Rob Frieden; 2003, Fuyuan Shen; 2002, Martin Halstuk; 2001, Rob Frieden.

Excellence in Service: 2025 David Norloff and Tara Wyckoff; 2024, Dave Wozniak; 2023, Matt Jackson; 2022, Anne Hoag; 2021, Shannon Kennan; 2020, Catie Grant; 2019, Colleen Connolly-Ahern; 2018, Frank Dardis; 2017, Lee Ahern and Anne Hoag; 2016, Curt Chandler; 2015, John Dillon; 2014, Kevin Hagopian; 2013, Frank Dardis; 2012, Colleen Connolly-Ahern; 2011, Maura Shea; 2010, Michel Haigh; 2009, Bu Zhong; 2008, Maria Cabrera-Baukus; 2007, Barbara Bird; 2006, Matt McAllister; 2005, Anthony Olorunnisola; 2004, Susan Strohm; 2003, Matt Jackson; 2002, Richard Taylor; 2001, Ann Marie Major.

Excellence in Integrated Scholarship: 2025 Mary Beth Oliver; 2024, Maggie Messitt; 2023, Holly Overton and Patrick Plaisance; 2022, Shaheen Pasha; 2021, Matt McAllister; 2020, Bill Zimmerman; 2019, Pearl Gluck; 2018, Russell Frank and Sascha Meinrath; 2017, Will Yurman; 2016, Denise Bortree and Krishna Jayakar; 2015, Matt Jordan; 2014, Fuyuan Shen; 2013, Krisha Jayakar; 2012, Shyam Sundar; 2011, Richard Taylor; 2010, John Beale; 2009, Matt McAllister; 2008, Shyam Sundar; 2007, Amit Schejter; 2006, Bob Richards; 2005, Marie Hardin; 2004, Krishna Jayakar; 2003, Matt Jackson and Ann Marie Major; 2002, Maura Shea; 2001, Mary Beth Oliver and Clay Calvert.

Outstanding Faculty Affiliate: 2025 Leon Valsechi and Mike Zelazny; 2024, Jeff Rice; 2022, Deepak Sethi and Steve Sampsell; 2021, Mike Zelazny; 020, Steve Reighard; 2019, Jim Dugan and Jenna Spinelle; 2018, Mike Dawson; 2017, Chris Maurer and Katie O'Toole; 2016, Katie Allen, Linda Feltman and Michael Ryan; 2015, Jeff Brown and Tom Yourchak; 2014, David Norloff; 2013, Lori Shontz; 2012, Jennifer Zeigler; 2011, Chuck Ungar; 2010, Martin Camden; 2009, Linda Feltman; 2008, Topher Yorks; 2007, Sally Heffentreyer; 2006, Kerrie Carfagno; 2005, Curtis Chan; 2004, Chris Morelli; 2003, Chuck Ungar; 2002, Chip Minemyer.

Djung Yune Graduate Teaching Award: 2025 Triwik Kurniasari and Lana Medina; 2024, Yasemin Beykont and Megan Norman; 2023, Christen Buckley and Olivia Reed; 2022, Olivia Cohen; 2019, Erica Hilton and Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed; 2018, Arienne Ferchaud and Stephanie Orme; 2017, Sushma Kumble and Chun Yang; 2016, Tanner Cooke, Azeta Hatef and Fan Yang; 2015, Alyssa Appelman and Dunja Antunovic; 2014, Steve Bien-Aimé; 2013, Brian MacAuley and Keun Yeong "Karina" Kim; 2012, Katharine Reed Allen and Lauren DeCarvalho; 2011, Julia Wooley and Thomas Corrigan; 2010, Mike Horning and Kathleen Keuhn; 2009, Mo Balaji; 2008, Erika Polson; 2007, Kalen Churcher; 2006, Megan Sanders; 2005, Djung Tchoi; 2004, Jennifer Proffitt; 2003, Jennifer Proffitt.

About Staff Awards

All full-time Bellisario College staff members, other than those serving in an administrative capacity, who have been employed continuously for a minimum of three years are eligible for the Dean's Excellence Award. Previous recipients will not be eligible for a period of three years.

All full-time Bellisario College staff members who have been employed continuously for at least one and up to three years are eligible for the Rising Star Award.

The purpose of the awards is to recognize staff members for extraordinary service or outstanding performance in the Bellisario College.

Deans' Excellence Awards

2025: Danielle Harris, Terri Klinefelter

2024: Emily Miller

2023: Nikki DiOrio, Paris Palmer

2022: Michael Zelazny, Julie Miller

2021: Chris Maurer, Leah Carraway-Justice

2020: Yu-Tai Chung, Emily Clevenger

2019: Julie Evak, Jonathan McVerry

2018: Tammy Falls, Stephanie Girouard

2017: Kyrie Harding, Brian Shoenfelt

2016: Katie Kennedy, Shelley Wilk

2015: Dorie Glunt, Victoria Kovatto

2014: Janet Klinefelter, BB Muré, Serena Sidwell

2013: Annette Jones, Chris Maurer, Kathy Mulberger

2012: Betsy Hall, Darlene Sidwell, Mike Zelazny

2011: Dorie Glunt, Bill Gardner, Katie Kennedy

2010: Yu Tai Chung, Stephanie Girouard, Kyrie Harding

2009: Jane Agnelly, Janet Klinefelter

2008: Brenda Johnson, Judy Markley, Colette Rodger

2007: Keith Fledderman, Annette Jones, Kathy Mulberger, John Yingling

2006: Yu Tai Chung, Ron Dascenzo, Vicki Kovatto, Chris Maurer, Karen Mozley-Bryan, Jeremy Wright

2005: Jim Dugan, Cinda Kostyak, Tim Molnar, Penny Repsher

2004: Katie Kennedy, BB Muré, Steve Sampsell

2003: Julie Evak, Betsy Hall, Annette Jones, Steve Reighard

2002: Kristen Fortney, Jamey Perry, Jeremy Wright

2001: Patricia Kidder, Robert Martin, Sean Charlesworth

2000: Ron Dunegan, Kevin Leddy, Steve Reighard, Darlene Sidwell

1999: Patricia Kidder, Sharon Symanovich

1998: Angie Bolton, Cinda Kostyak, Monica Snyder, Joe Selden, Lisa Richsheit

Rising Star Award

2025: Scott Travers