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President Lori Gonzalez
Outstanding Faculty Award

Outstanding Faculty Award

Established in 1972, the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award recognizes an OHIO professor who has demonstrated exemplary performance as an instructor, researcher, and faculty member. The award is bestowed annually with the recipient formally announced at the Graduate Commencement ceremony held each spring.

Members of Graduate Student Senate's Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award Committee review all nominations and determine the winner. The faculty member who is selected for the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award will receive a certificate and will have the honor of speaking at the Graduate Commencement ceremony at the conclusion of the following academic year.

Nominations

The GSS committee will assess nominations based on the following criteria:

  • Quantity of nominations
  • Adaptability to diverse student needs 
  • Mentorship qualities
  • Commitment to the education of graduate students
  • Their continuous professional development

The nomination period for this award will remain open until Friday, March 31st. The award recipient will be announced Tuesday, April 18th.

Previous Recipients

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2020 Recipient Dr. Susan Williams

Interim Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Anatomy, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

 

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2019 Recipient David Nguyen

Assistant Professor, Counseling & Higher Education

 

Michael Sweeney
2018 Recipient Michael Sweeney

Associate Director for Graduate Studies, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism

 

Devika Chawla
2017 Recipient Devika Chawla

Professor, School of Communication Studies

 

Risa Whitsun
2016 Recipient Risa Whitson

Associate Professor and Curriculum Chair, Geography

 

Thomas Vander Ven
2015 Recipient Thomas Vander Ven

Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies, Sociology & Anthropology 

 

Aimee Edmondson
2014 Recipient Aimee Edmondson

Associate Professor E.W School of Journalism and Director for Graduate Studies

 

2013 Recipient J. Eungha Ryu

Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Political Science

 

2012
2012 Recipient Duane McDiarmid

Professor of Sculpture + Expanded Practice and Area Chair

 

Greg Kessler
2011 Recipient Greg Kessler

Director of the Language Resource Center and Associate Professor of Computer Assisted Language Learning, Linguistics 

  • 2010 - Lynn Harter, School of Communication Studie
  • 2009 – Patricia Ann Weitsman, Political Science
  • 2008 - Julie Owens, Psychology
  • 2007 – Valerie Martin Conley, Counseling and Higher Education
  • 2006 - Chester J. Pach, Jr. , History
  • 2005 - Dan Modaff, Communication Studies
  • 2004 - Morgan Vis-Chiasson, Environmental and Plant Biology
  • 2003 – Douglas Bolon, Social and Public Health
  • 2002 – Mary Beth Krouse, Sociology
  • 2001 - Claudia Hale, Communication Studies
  • 2000 - SK Jain, Mathematics
  • 1999 - Martin Schwartz, Sociology and Anthropology
  • 1998 - No Award
  • 1997 – Martin Schwartz, Sociology and Anthropology
  • 1996 – Gary Small, Chemistry
  • 1995 – Joseph Rota, Telecommunications
  • 1994 – Irwin Ungar, Environment and Plant Biology
  • <993 – Jenny L. Nelson, Telecommunications
  • 1992 – Algis Mickunas, Philosophy
  • 1991 – Gar W. Rothwell, Environment and Plant Biology
  • 1990 – Patrick Washburn, Journalism
  • 1989 – Drew McDaniel, Telecommunications
  • 1988 – Dwight A. Pugh, Finance
  • 1987 – Janis Holm, English
  • 1986 - Sue DeWine, Organizational Communication
  • 1985 - Eric A Wagner, Visual Communication
  • 1984 – David Heaton, English
  • 1983 - Mark L. Weinberg, Political Science
  • 1982 - Drew McDaniel, R-TV director and professor
  • 1981 – Shirley Slater, Home Economics
  • 1980 – Rajinder Koshal, Economics
  • 1979 – Felix Gagliano, Political Science, International Studies
  • 1978 – Moid U Ahmad, Geology
  • 1977 – Alan Booth, Political Science
  • 1976 – Hugh Culbertson, Journalism
  • 1975 – Robert De Mott, English
  • 1974 – Richard F. Whitman, Interpersonal Communication
  • 1973 – Warren Wistendahl, Botany