Professional Development
Faculty Honors and Awards 2025-2026
The 色色研究所 is proud to be the home to an immensely talented and dedicated group of distinguished scholars and faculty. Congratulations to our 2025-2026 awardees.
Advising Leadership Award
Justine Leigh
College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Distinguished University Professor
Valerie J. Harwood
College of Arts & Sciences
Distinguished University Professor
Chuanmin Hu
College of Marine Science
Excellence in Global Advocacy Award
Lauren Roberts
Judy Genshaft Honors College
Excellence in Global Research Award, Theodore & Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished
Scholar Award
Mauricio Arias
College of Engineering
Excellence in Global Research Award, Outstanding Research Achievement Award
Brian Barnes
College of Marine Science
Excellence in Global Research Award
Jerome Galea
College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Excellence in Global Research Award
Richard Heller
Morsani College of Medicine
Excellence in Global Research Award
Jolan Walter
Morsani College of Medicine
Excellence in Global Research Award
Kaiqi Xiong
College of Arts and Sciences
Excellence in Global Teaching and Learning Award
Russell Clayton
College of Public Health
Excellence in Global Teaching and Learning Award
Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan
College of Arts & Sciences
Excellence in Global Teaching and Learning Award
Ruthmae Sears
College of Education
Excellence in Innovation Award
Shannon Bailey
Morsani College of Medicine
Excellence in Innovation Award
Arash Takshi
College of Engineering
Excellence in Safety Award
Robert Byrne
College of Marine Science
Excellence in Safety Award
Antonio Luna
College of Arts & Sciences
Excellence in Safety Award
Victoria Ramirez
College of Arts & Sciences
Excellence in Safety Award
Shivalingappa Swamynathan
Morsani College of Medicine
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award
Heather Agazzi
Morsani College of Medicine
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award
Matthew Foster
College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award
Donna Gambino
Judy Genshaft Honors College
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award
Jay Michaels
College of Arts & Sciences
Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award
Alison Willing
Morsani College of Medicine
Innovation in Online Design and Teaching Award
T.H. Culhane
Patel College of Global Sustainability
Kosove Distinguished Graduate Teaching & Service Award
Edelyn Verona
College of Arts & Sciences
Kosove Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching & Service Award
Ajit Mujumdar
College of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
Fred Mannering
College of Engineering
New Advisor Award
D'Amour Edwards
College of Arts & Sciences
New Advisor Award
Alana Perry
Undergraduate Studies - Transfer Student Success
New Advisor Award
Renee Poteet
College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Outstanding Community-Engaged Teaching Award
William Schanbacher
College of Arts & Sciences
Outstanding Community-Engaged Teaching Award
Sarah van Ingen-Lauer
College of Education
Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award
B谩rbara Cruz
College of Education
Outstanding Library Faculty Award
Theresa Burress
USF Libraries
Outstanding Research Achievement Award
Noelle Mason
College of Design, Art & Performance
Outstanding Research Achievement Award
Arman Sargolzaei
College of Engineering
Outstanding Research Achievement Award
Shelly Wagers
College of Behavioral and Community Sciences
Outstanding Research Achievement Award
Yong Xu
Morsani College of Medicine
Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award
Shawna Thomas
Muma College of Business
Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award
Alina Thompson
College of Arts & Sciences
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Stephanie Arthur
College of Education
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Arianna Banack
College of Education
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Sara Flory
College of Education
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Brett Freidkes
College of Engineering
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Janet Outlaw
College of Education
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Tina Piracci
Judy Genshaft Honors College
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Stavros Vakalis
College of Engineering
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award (Honorable Mention)
Julia Woodward
Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Computing
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award with Distinction
Craigory Nieman
College of Education
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award with Distinction
Madison Pollino
College of Arts & Sciences
Provost's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
Steven Bird
College of Arts & Sciences
Emeritus
Iraida Carrion
College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Retired & Emeritus
Cheryl Hall
College of Arts & Sciences
Retired & Emeritus
Kathleen Heide
College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Retired & Emeritus
Victor Peppard
College of Arts & Sciences
Retired & Emeritus
Cheryl Rodriguez
College of Arts & Sciences
Retired & Emeritus
Ulla Uusitalo
Morsani College of Medicine
Retired & Emeritus
Steven Walczak
College of Arts & Sciences
Retired
Daniel Belgrad
College of Arts & Sciences
Retired
Alexandro Brice
College of Education
Retired
Michele Laine
Morsani College of Medicine
Retired
Robert Potter
College of Arts & Sciences
Retired
Steven Reader
College of Arts & Sciences
Retired
Stuart Wilkinson
College of Engineering
Not Pictured:
Distinguished Service Award
Susan Bennett, College of Education
Distinguished University Professor
Charles Lockwood, Morsani College of Medicine
Emeritus
Gary Arendash, College of Arts & Sciences
Nathan Visweshwar, Morsani College of Medicine
Excellence in Global Advocacy Award
Luke Bencie, Corporate Training and Professional Education
Mark Koulianos, University-Community Partnerships
Jay Riley, University Community Partnerships
Excellence in Global Research Award
Ryan Carney, College of Arts and Sciences
Excellence in Innovation Award
Zafer Unal, College of Education
Excellence in Research, Pre-Tenure Award
Diana Leon-Boys, College of Arts & Sciences
Excellence in Research, Tenured Award
Marcus Cooke, College of Arts & Sciences
EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY AWARD
Wanling Xuan, Taneja College of Pharmacy
EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH MENTORSHIP AWARD
Heather O'Leary, College of Arts & Sciences
Alison Willing, Morsani College of Medicine
Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award
Milton Wendland, College of Arts & Sciences
OUTSTANDING DISSERTATION
Sierra George Cardinale, Morsani College of Medicine
Ratik Mittal, College of Engineering
Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award
Honorable Mention:
John N. Kuhn, College of Engineering
Jing Wang, College of Engineering
Janice Zgibor, College of Public Health
Outstanding Research Achievement Award
Jean-Francois Biasse, College of Arts & Sciences
Kwang-Cheng Chen, College of Engineering
Yu Zhang, College of Engineering
OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AWARD
Jeffrey Raker, College of Arts & Sciences
Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award-with distinction
Milton Wendland, College of Arts & Sciences
PROVOST'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN UNDERGRADUATE ADVISING
Honorable Mention:
Brian Williams, Undergraduate Studies
Retired and Emeritus
Gene Balis, Morsani College of Medicine
Giovanna Benadusi, College of Arts & Sciences
Brian Bundy, Morsani College of Medicine
Madeline C谩mara, College of Arts & Sciences
Alfonso Campos, Morsani College of Medicine
Gurleen Grewal, College of Arts & Sciences
James Grichnik, Morsani College of Medicine
Karen Holbrook, Morsani College of Medicine
Waynne James, College of Education
Don Kincaid, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Jody Lynn McBrien, College of Arts & Sciences
Li-June Ming, College of Arts & Sciences
Valerie Parisi, Morsani College of Medicine
Steve Permuth, College of Education
Geoffrey Potts, College of Arts & Sciences
Vic Velanovich, Morsani College of Medicine
Cheryl Zambroski, College of Nursing
Retired
David Allsopp, College of Education
Christine Andrews, Muma College of Business
Scott Besley, Muma College of Business
Karin Braunsberger, Muma College of Business
Georgia Chao, College of Arts & Sciences
Robert Criss, College of Arts & Sciences
James D'Emilio, College of Arts & Sciences
Kalyani Derasari, Morsani College of Medicine
Brian Falato, USF Libraries
Svitlana Garbuzova-Davis, Morsani College of Medicine
T. Grandon Gill, Muma College of Business
Kimberly Golombisky, College of Arts & Sciences
Gregory Green, College of Design, Art & Performance
Sara Green, College of Arts & Sciences
Donna Haiduven, College of Public Health
Victor Hernandez-Gantes, College of Education
Harvey Hyman, Muma College of Business
Douglas Jesseph, College of Arts & Sciences
Heather Jones, College of Arts & Sciences
Kathi Katz, College of Nursing
Valentina Korzhova, Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity & Computing
Qingyou Li, Morsani College of Medicine
William Garrett Matthews, College of Arts & Sciences
Thomas Mccaffrey, Morsani College of Medicine
Magali Michael, College of Arts & Sciences
Thomas Miller, College of Education
Fraser Ottanelli, College of Arts & Sciences
John Parks, College of Design, Art & Performance
Joan Perl, College of Nursing
Diane Price Herndl, College of Arts & Sciences
Lori Rogovin, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Stephan Schindler, College of Arts & Sciences
Thomas Sanocki, College of Arts & Sciences
Judy Sommers, College of Public Health
Martin Tadlock, College of Education
Philip Trocchia, Muma College of Business
Kerry Walsh, Muma College of Business
Laura Weathers, Morsani College of Medicine
Wendy Weiss, Morsani College of Medicine
Paul Wetmore, College of Arts & Sciences
Philip Winters, College of Engineering
Heather Wynne-Phillips, Morsani College of Medicine
Hua Yang, Morsani College of Medicine
Theodore & Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar Award
Mauricio Arias, College of Engineering