Distinguished Faculty Awards honor excellence in teaching, research, service
The 27 honorees include four faculty members who have been given the titles of University Distinguished Professor and Distinguished Outreach Faculty.
The university is honoring 27 faculty members with Distinguished Faculty Awards in recognition of their service to students, colleagues, communities and the university's mission and land-grant values.
"Teaching, research, service, outreach, and mentorship form the foundation of the faculty work we honor," said Ronald Marx, interim senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. "In recognizing these efforts, we celebrate not only individual accomplishments but also a collective commitment to academic excellence and student success."
Information on a formal recognition ceremony will be shared as details are finalized.
The honorees are listed below. More information on the awardees is available on the Faculty Affairs website. Details about the nomination and selection process can be found on the Faculty Awards and Honors website.
University Distinguished Professor Award
- Alex Braithwaite, Director and Professor, School of Government and Public Policy
- Jon T. Njardarson, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University Distinguished Outreach Faculty Award
- John Ehiri, Senior Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs and Professor in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
- Josephine "Jo" Korchmaros, Director and Research Social Scientist, Southwest Institute for Research on Women
University Faculty Service Award
- Amy Kimme Hea, Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Student Success, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Professor, Department of English
- Sabrina V. Helm, Associate Professor and PetSmart Endowed Chair, John and Doris Norton School of Human Ecology
Distinguished Head/Director's Award
- Kimberly Ogden, Chair and Professor, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Judd Ruggill, Associate Dean for Academic Services in the Graduate College and Head and Professor in the Department of Public and Applied Humanities
University Distinguished Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award
- Marvin Slepian, Regents Professor in the College of Medicine – Tucson and Associate Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Koff | Research / Scholarship / Creative Activity
- Ilaria Pascucci, Professor, Department of Planetary Sciences
Distinguished Scholar Award
- Millard "Ladd" Keith, Associate Professor, School of Landscape Architecture and Planning
- Kristopher Klein, Associate Professor, Department of Planetary Sciences and Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
- Michelle Téllez, Associate Professor, Department of Mexican American Studies
Early Career Scholar Award
- Nicole Antebi, Assistant Professor, School of Art
- Melanie McKay-Cody, Assistant Professor, Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies
- Kerri Rodriguez, Assistant Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Elizabeth "Beth" Tellman, Assistant Professor, School of Geography, Development and Environment
University Early Career Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award
- George Sutphin, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Gerald J. Swanson Prize for Teaching Excellence
- Ellen Bledsoe, Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Natural Resources and the Environment
- Daniel Charbonneau, Assistant Professor of Practice, College of Information Science
- Katie Hemphill, Associate Professor, Department of History
- Lani "Tori" Hidalgo, Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
University of Arizona Foundation Leicester and Kathryn Sherrill Creative Teaching Award
- Diana Daly, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs and Student Success and Associate Professor of Practice in the College of Information Science
Distinguished Mentor Award
- Gary Rhoades, Professor, Department of Educational Policy Studies and Practice
Graduate Student Peer Mentors Award
- Kamila Muraswska-Wlodarczyk, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Environmental Science
Mentoring Future Scholars Award
- Purnima Madhivanan, Associate Professor, Department of Health Promotion Sciences
- Desiree Vega, Associate Professor, Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies