Each year the College of Arts and Sciences hosts a luncheon to celebrate the many faculty and staff in the college and to recognize outstanding faculty and staff with the following awards:
Richard N. Henson Outstanding Advisor Award winner
Diane Mines (ANT)
Outstanding Staff Award winner
Lauri Miller (GES)
Jimmy Smith Outstanding Service Award winner
Jill Ehnenn (ENG)
William C. Strickland Outstanding Junior Faculty Award winner
Maggie Sugg (GHY)
Donald W. Sink Family Outstanding Scholar Award winner
Lynn Siefferman (BIO)
Non-Tenure Track Teaching Excellence Award winner
Misa Yamamoto (LLC)
Inductees to the Academy of Outstanding Teachers
- Ellen Key (GJS)
- Joseph Gonzalez (IDS)
- Craig Fischer (ENG)
- Beverly Moser (LLC)
Sun Belt Conference Faculty Member of the Year award
Amanda Howell (CFS)
ENGAGEMENT AWARD
- Marta Toran (GES)
College Teacher of the Year Award winner
Ellen Lamont (SOC)
CAS Outstanding Alumni Award winner for 2018-19
William L. “Larry” Bridges ’75
Bridges is currently a visiting faculty lecturer in theDepartment of Computer Sciences. Prior to Appalachian, Bridges spent 39 years with Hanesbrands/Sara Lee Corporation in multiple information technology leadership roles, including ten years as chief information security officer and chief enterprise architect. Read more about Bridges and his many accomplishments in our Alumni Section.
To view past recipients and to learn more about each award, visit https://cas.appstate.edu/faculty-staff/awards.
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For a full list of this year's nominees – scroll below
RICHARD N. HENSON OUTSTANDING ADVISOR AWARD presented by Jeni Wyatt
Nominees for 2018-19 included:
- Jon Carter (ANT)
- Kristina Groover (ENG)
- Mark Nunes (IDS)
- Diane Mines (ANT)
- Donna Lillian (ENG)
- Catherine Fountain (LLC)
- Dana Powell (ANT)
- Alexander Pitofsky (ENG)
- Darci Gardner (LLC)
- Jim Barbee (BIO)
- Mark Vogel (ENG)
- Maria Ortiz (LLC)
- Andrew Bellemer (BIO)
- Jennifer Wilson (ENG)
- Wendy Xie (LLC)
- Matt Estep (BIO)
- Ellen Cowan (GES)
- Deborah Crocker (MAT)
- Nathan Mowa (BIO)
- Jamie Levine (GES)
- Katrina Palmer (MAT)
- Michael Osbourn (BIO)
- Cynthia Liutkus-Pierce (GES)
- Gregory Rhoads (MAT)
- Darren Seals (BIO)
- Derek Martin (GHY)
- Rick Elmore (PR)
- Shea Tuberty (BIO)
- Mike Mayfield (GHY)
- Davis Hankins (PR)
- Ted Zerucha (BIO)
- Saskia van de Gevel (GHY)
- Jack Kwong (PR)
- Claudia Cartaya-Marin (CFS)
- Cathy Marcum (GJS)
- Courtney McGahee (PA)
- Megen Culpepper (CFS)
- Adam Newmark (GJS)
- William Canu (PSY)
- Mike Hambourger (CFS)
- Elicka Sparks (GJS)
- Lisa Curtin (PSY)
- Dale Wheeler (CFS)
- Jon Billheimer (HIS)
- Lisa Emery (PSY)
- Alice McRae (CS)
- Amy Hudnall (HIS)
- Andrew Monroe (PSY)
- Raghuveer Mohan (CS)
- Sushmita Chatterjee (IDS)
- Cameron Lippard (SOC)
- Cindy Norris (CS)
- Jeanne Dubino (IDS)
- David Russell (SOC)
- Germán Campos-Muñoz (ENG)
- Joseph Gonzalez (IDS)
- Craig Fischer (ENG)
- Alexandra Hellenbrand (IDS)
OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARD presented by Robin Chambers
Current Year Nominees:
- Jim Burniston (ENG)
- Mike Hughes (PA)
- Lauri Miller (GES)
JIMMY SMITH OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD presented by Timothy J. Smith
Current Year Nominees:
- Shea Tuberty (BIO)
- Saskia van de Gevel (GHY)
- Jill Ehnenn (ENG)
- Mark Zrull (PSY)
- Derek Martin (GHY)
WILLIAM C. STRICKLAND OUTSTANDING JUNIOR FACULTY AWARD presented by Alice Wright
Current Year Nominees:
- Michael Opata (BIO)
- Ann Pegelow Kaplan (IDS)
- Kyle Stevens (ENG)
- Hasthika Rupasinghe (MAT)
- Sarah Beth Hopton (ENG)
- Rick Elmore (PR)
- Cole Edwards (GES)
- Andrew Monroe (PSY)
- Kara Dempsey (GHY)
- David Russell (SOC)
- Maggie Sugg (GHY)
- Ellen Lamont (SOC)
DONALD W. SINK FAMILY OUTSTANDING SCHOLAR AWARD presented by Andrew Bellemer
- Lynn Siefferman (BIO)
NON-TENURE TRACK TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD presented by Allison Fredette
Current Year Nominees:
- Coleman McCleneghan (BIO)
- Joseph Weiss (PR)
- Michael Osbourn (BIO)
- Lucinda Payne-Smith (PSY)
- Katy Abrams (ENG)
- Amber Gregory (SOC)
- Misa Yamamoto (LLC)
- Joyce Hill-Powers (SOC)
- Suzanne Arnholt (MAT)
*new ENGAGEMENT AWARD presented by Tracie Salinas
Current Year Nominees:
- Tom Hansell (AS)
- Jeffrey Bortz (HIS)
- Shea Tuberty (BIO)
- Beverly Moser (LLC)
- Lauren Woods (CFS)
- Brent James (LLC)
- Katy Abrams (ENG)
- Tracie McLemore Salinas (MAT)
- Kriss Heiks (ENG)
- Brad Johnson (PA)
- Susan Weinberg (ENG)
- JP Jameson (PSY)
- Marta Toran (GES)
- Beth Davison (SOC)
- Nancy Love (GJS)
SUN BELT CONFERENCE FACULTY MEMBER OF THE YEAR presented by Rene Salinas
- Amanda Howell (CFS)
ACADEMY OF OUTSTANDING TEACHERS presented by Elicka Sparks
Current Year Nominees:
- Diane Mines (ANT)
- Mark Vogel (ENG)
- Jon Carter (ANT)
- Jamie Levine (GES)
- Susan Lappan (ANT)
- Elizabeth Shay (GHY)
- Timothy Smith (ANT)
- Ellen Key (GJS)
- Andrew Bellemer (BIO)
- Joseph Gonzalez (IDS)
- Megen Culpepper (CFS)
- Sushmita Chatterjee (IDS)
- Craig Fischer (ENG)
- Sandra Gagnon (PSY)
- Katy Abrams (ENG)
Previous Year Nominee:
- Beverly Moser (LLC)
TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD presented by Germán Campos-Muñoz
- Ellen Lamont (SOC)
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Oct. 24, 2019
Ellen Gwin Burnette
BOONE, N.C.
CAS Faculty and Staff Award Winners 2018-19 (L to R): Amanda Howell (CFS), Marta Toran (GES), Ellen Lamont (SOC), Larry Bridges (CS), Lynn Siefferman (BIO), Craig Fischer (ENG), Misa Yamamoto (LLC), Joseph Gonzalez (IDS), Beverly Moser (LLC), Ellen Key (GJS), Lauri Miller (GES), Jill Ehnenn (ENG), Maggie Sugg (GHY) and Diane Mines (ANT). Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette
CAS Faculty and Staff Award Winners 2018-19 (L to R): Amanda Howell (CFS), Marta Toran (GES), Ellen Lamont (SOC), Larry Bridges (CS), Lynn Siefferman (BIO), Craig Fischer (ENG), Misa Yamamoto (LLC), Joseph Gonzalez (IDS), Beverly Moser (LLC), Ellen Key (GJS), Lauri Miller (GES), Jill Ehnenn (ENG), Maggie Sugg (GHY) and Diane Mines (ANT). Photo by Ellen Gwin Burnette