As the academic year draws to a close, the University of Iowa gears up to honor the exceptional contributions of its faculty and staff. The second annual Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony, set to take place on Tuesday, May 5, at Hancher Auditorium, will recognize the achievements of various campus groups.
Faculty and Staff Award Honorees
The upcoming ceremony will celebrate numerous award categories, highlighting the dedication and accomplishments of individuals across the university.
Improving Our Workplace Award (I.O.W.A.)
The Mathematics Efficiency Team has been recognized for its contributions:
- Anna Kelly, administrative services manager
- Ryan Kinser, DEO, professor
- Amanda Marr, instructional services specialist
- Amy Simonson, administrative services coordinator
Administrative Leadership Team Executive Committee
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS)
- Justin Kahler, Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
- Ruthina Malone, Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Heather Mineart, Physics and Astronomy
- Shonda Monette, Chemistry
- Lindsay Vella, Cinematic Arts
Doug and Dereck Collaboration Team
UI Health Care
- Dereck Beggs, carpenter, Maintenance and Engineering
- Doug Russell, nursing unit clerk, Nursing Services
Note Depot Core Team
Information Technology Services
- Gretchen Anderson, IT manager, Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology
- Jeremy Dietmeier, digital innovation consultant
- Michael Espey, senior IT support consultant
- Vicky Maloy, associate director of academic technologies
- Ross Miller, lead application developer, Administrative Information Systems
- Dawn Moore, data scientist
- Rachel Schneberger, application developer
- Jack Stockley, application programmer and analyst
- Mike Venzon, director, Student Disability Services
Maggie Vogel, facility manager, Dean’s Office, CLAS, is also acknowledged under the Improving Our Workplace Award (I.O.W.A.).
Mental Health Champions
- Bram Elias, clinical professor, College of Law
- Alton Poole, police officer, Office of Campus Safety
- Bethany Walczak, doctoral candidate, School Psychology
Staff Excellence Awards
UI Outstanding Staff Award
- Merry Aamodt, senior human resources specialist
- Steph Beecher, basic needs coordinator
- Kirsten Hanrahan, director, Nursing Research
- Shannon Ortiz, research associate
- Kate Ralston, director, Enrollment Data Analytics
- Nicole Weathers, director, Iowa Online Nurse Residency Program
Richard E. Gibson Merit Staff Award for Innovation and Excellence in Customer Service
- Kris Bevelacqua, administrative support
- Dorian Bright-Walker, clerk, Organization Effectiveness
Welcoming and Respectful Environment Staff Award
- Sarah Butler, rural residency coordinator
- Vonda Semler, support services specialist
Lola Lopes Award for Undergraduate Student Advocacy
- Amanda Elkins, director, Student Legal Services
David J. Skorton Staff Excellence Award in Service
- Shonda Monette, departmental administrator
- Emily Sargent, staff nurse
Graduate Faculty Awards
Graduate College Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award
- Amy Colbert, UI Distinguished Chair, Department of Management
- Stephanie Gilbertson-White, associate professor, College of Nursing
Discovery and Innovation Awards
Distinguished Achievement in Arts and Humanities Research Award
- Robert Bork, professor, School of Art, Art History, and Design
Distinguished Achievement in Publicly Engaged Research Award
- Martha Carvour, assistant professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Faculty Communicating Ideas Award
- Mary Charlton, professor and director, Iowa Cancer Registry
Leadership in Research Award
- Elizabeth Chrischilles, professor and head, Department of Epidemiology
Distinguished Research Professional Award
- Elizabeth Chrischilles, professor and head, Department of Epidemiology
- Richard Dvorsky, aerospace principal engineer
Distinguished Research Administrator Award
- Teresa Gaffey, director of finance and business operations
Early Career Scholar of the Year Award
- Jessica Gorzelitz, assistant professor, Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
Distinguished Mentor Award
- Jared McLendon, assistant professor, College of Pharmacy
- Bingbing Zhang, assistant professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Scholar of the Year Award
- David Miles, F. Wendell Miller Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Faculty Awards
Hubbard-Walder Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Theresa Bechtel, associate professor of instruction, Primary Care Division
- Stella Burch Elias, Bouma Family Fellow in Law
- Elizabeth Heineman, professor, departments of History and Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
- Brian Lai, associate professor, Department of Political Science
- Jan Steyn, associate professor of instruction in literary translation and French
President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence
- Colleen Bringman, associate professor of instruction, Biomedical Engineering
- Alison Guernsey, Herschel G. Langdon Clinical Professor of Trial Advocacy
- Ted Neal, clinical professor of science education
- Chad Tracy, Harold Jaffe Chair in Translational Urologic Oncology
Marion L. Huit Faculty Award
- Nicole Esposito, professor of flute, School of Music
Michael J. Brody Award
- Edward Gillan, professor, Department of Chemistry
- Teresa Marshall, Michael W. Finkelstein Centennial Professor of Teaching
James N. Murray Award
- Anne Zepeski, clinical assistant professor of emergency and pharmacy
University-level Named Faculty Positions
Roy J. Carver Professorship
- Kaveh Akbar, professor, Department of English
- Kim Blackwell, professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Melissa Febos, professor, Department of English
Clement T. and Sylvia H. Hanson Family Chair
- Jan Wessel, chair, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences
UI Distinguished Chair
- Colin Gordon, chair, Department of History
Highly Prestigious External Awards
Rome Prize
- T.J. Dedeaux-Norris, associate professor, School of Art, Art History, and Design
National Academy of Sciences
- Stanley Perlman, professor and University of Iowa Distinguished Chair
National Academy of Medicine
- Edwin Stone, professor and Seamans-Hauser Chair in Molecular Ophthalmology
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
- Michael Welsh, professor and Roy J. Carver Chair in Biomedical Research
Staff Appreciation Awards
College Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Sarah Dilorenzo, chemistry
- Kyle McEvilly, academic advising
- Emma Kirk-Alvarez, academic advising
- Rebecca Tritten, CLAS administration
- Rachel Spengler, CLAS administration
- Briana Maxwell, performing arts production
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