Faculty Awards
In the College of Arts & Sciences, our ultimate source of strength is the excellence and dedication of our students, faculty, and staff. One way the college celebrates faculty excellence is through our annual awards program. Each year the college collects nominations for awards that are presented to outstanding faculty members in the categories below.
Award recipients receive a plaque and funding for the purpose of promoting professional growth. Recipients are honored during a faculty meeting in late spring semester.
The college is accepting nominations through January 19, 2024 for the seven faculty award categories listed below. The awards will be presented in April 2024.
Outstanding Faculty Award
Award Description
The Outstanding Faculty Award recognizes one tenure track faculty member and one non-tenure track faculty member each year in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement. Faculty are evaluated for the award relative to their rank and workload allocation. In all cases emphasis is placed on the last three years at Georgia State University.
Outstanding achievement is determined by faculty innovation and leadership in teaching and curriculum development, a high level of accomplishment in research/scholarship/creative activity in recognition of contributions to the discipline, and/or leadership in service to the discipline, college, and university.
Eligibility
All full-time tenure track faculty at the rank of associate professor or above, and non-tenure track faculty at the senior or associate rank or above in all disciplines represented in the College of Arts & Sciences are eligible for this award. Recipients of this award over the past five years are ineligible.
Required Documentation
Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV
Nomination Letter
The nomination letter should summarize the nominee’s accomplishments and notable contributions to the university and/or the discipline. The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.
Submission
The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by January 19, 2024.
Dean's Early Career Award
Award Description
The Dean’s Early Career Award recognizes up to three tenure track faculty members in the College of Arts & Sciences who are in the pre-tenure period. The award provides research funding to the most accomplished rising scholars who have demonstrated excellence in research/scholarship/creative activity. The award is generally given after a successful pre-tenure review.
Eligibility
All tenure track faculty in the pre-tenure period in all disciplines represented in the college who have completed a successful third-year review are eligible for this award. Faculty who have received the Dean’s Early Career Award in the past are not eligible.
Required Documentation
Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. The nominee's current CV
Nomination Letter
The nomination letter should come from the nominee’s department chair or from the dean’s office and should summarize the nominee’s most notable research, scholarly, or creative achievements. Self-nominations are not considered for this award.
Submission
The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by January 19, 2024.
Outstanding Teaching Award
Award Description
The Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes a faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in the area of teaching with an emphasis on the last five years.
Teaching activities include but are not limited to: innovative teaching techniques and pedagogies for in-person, online and/or hybrid instruction; course and program development, including the development of unique tools for online courses; authorship of textbooks, software, and other similar instructional materials; performance as reflected on student evaluations; student accomplishments; direction of individual student work; teaching grants; and honors or awards for teaching.
Eligibility
Full-time faculty of all tenure track and non-tenure track ranks with teaching workload as a part of their duties in all disciplines represented in the College of Arts & Sciences are eligible for this award. Recipients of this award over the past five years are ineligible.
Required Documentation
Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV
The college will add the nominee’s student evaluation scores from the last five years to complete the nomination packet.
Nomination Letter
The nomination letter should summarize the nominee’s most notable teaching accomplishments to the college, university and/or the discipline. The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.
Submission
Nomination materials 1-3 listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by January 19, 2024.
Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award
Award Description
The Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award recognizes a faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in the area of undergraduate mentoring at Georgia State University.
Undergraduate mentoring may include but is not limited to: refereed and invited publications co- authored with undergraduate students; direct mentoring of undergraduate students resulting in undergraduate juried exhibitions, recitals, film screenings and other public presentations and performances of arts and music; peer-reviewed academic and professional conference presentations; direct mentoring of undergraduate students resulting in regional and national competitive artistic, musical and academic awards; and direct mentoring of undergraduate students resulting in high-value post-baccalaureate opportunities; internship supervision; teaching directed reading and independent study courses; and supervision of honors theses and Honors College teaching.
Eligibility
Faculty of all tenure track and non-tenure track ranks in all disciplines represented in the college are eligible for this award. Current or former undergraduate directors having served within the past two years, as well as those having received the award in the previous five years, are ineligible.
Required Documentation
Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV
Nomination Letter
The nomination letter should summarize the nominee's most notable undergraduate mentoring activities and address the achievements of the nominee’s students. The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.
Submission
The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by January 19, 2024.
Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award
Award Description
The Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award recognizes a faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in the area of graduate mentoring at Georgia State University.
Examples of outstanding graduate mentoring may include but are not limited to: demonstrated excellence and innovation in fostering the intellectual, creative, scholarly and professional growth of graduate students; direct mentoring of graduate students resulting in student publications, external grant funding, conference presentations, and/or other professional development and networking opportunities; established record of implementing strategies to promote timely completion of students’ degree programs and to cultivate the necessary skills for professional success; promotion of a climate of respect and collegiality that enhances the graduate experience, integrates students into the culture of the discipline and increases the students’ chance of success; and active assistance to graduate students in career decision-making and advancement, including opportunities outside of the academy.
Eligibility
Nominees must be members of the graduate faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences. Current or former graduate directors having served within the past two years, as well as those having received the award in the previous five years, are ineligible.
Required Documentation
Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV
Nomination Letter
The nomination letter should summarize the nominee's most notable graduate mentoring activities and address the achievements of the nominee’s students. The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.
Submission
The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by January 19, 2024.
Faculty Leadership in Diversity Award
Award Description
The Faculty Leadership in Diversity Award recognizes a faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences for outstanding achievement in support of diverse populations or students from diverse backgrounds. Research/scholarship/creative activity, teaching, and service will be considered. Relevant research/scholarship/creative activities include but are not limited to scholarship that advances the understanding of diverse groups and mentoring of underrepresented and/or diverse groups. Relevant teaching activities include but are not limited to evidence of infusion of diversity into courses and curricular innovations, such as developing a study abroad program or other high impact experience. Service activities can be at the program, department, college, or university level.
Diversity is defined broadly, including multiple and intersecting identities (e.g., disability, family education and economic background, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, nationality, race, religion, sexual orientation), as well as diversity of thought and worldview.
Eligibility
Faculty of all tenure track and non-tenure track ranks in all disciplines represented in the College of Arts & Sciences are eligible for this award. Recipients of this award over the past five years are ineligible.
Required Documentation
Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV
Nomination Letter
The nomination letter should summarize the nominee's activities across research/scholarship/creative activity, teaching, and/or service that demonstrate a commitment to improving outcomes for students/individuals from underrepresented groups. The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Self-nominations will be considered. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.
Submission
The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by January 19, 2024.
Community-Engaged Scholarship Award
Award Description
The Community-Engaged Scholarship Award recognizes a faculty member in the College of Arts & Sciences who demonstrates excellence in community-engaged scholarship, public engagement, or outreach that connects the college with broader communities, engages in scholarship for the betterment of the community, or makes a significant contribution to community through research, teaching, or partnerships. The award recipient will have a track record of activities that enhance higher education’s contributions to the public good.
Examples of activities include, but are not limited to:
- Assistance to community-based organizations or groups by engaging in research or scholarship that supports solutions to problems critical to improving community or livelihood.
- Production of scholarship and advancement other intellectual activities that help to inform public policy.
- Partnering with a public or private agency in course instruction to address current community or industry issues.
- Development of university-community partnerships with schools, local government units, neighborhood or community organizations, or public agencies to investigate and address critical issues.
- Organizing opportunities for students to engage in community involvement that links directly to classroom experiences.
- Providing leadership in public programming via workshops, public lectures, and educational presentations related to faculty expertise.
- Guiding innovation in individual or collective initiatives to meet the needs of under-served communities at the ground level.
- Assessing and addressing systemic and institutional barriers to justice in order to create a more inclusive learning, working, and living environment.
Eligibility
Faculty at all ranks and across disciplines represented in the College of Arts & Sciences are eligible for this award. Recipients of this award over the past five years are ineligible.
Required Documentation
Nomination packets must include:
1. A nomination letter describing how the nominee meets the award criteria (max. 2 pages);
2. A bulleted summary from the nominee listing their most notable accomplishments relevant to the award criteria (max. 1 page);
3. The nominee's current CV
Nomination Letter
The nomination letter should summarize the nominee’s most notable contributions to community-engaged or public scholarship. The nomination letter may be written by a colleague, the nominee’s department chair, or the nominee. Collaborative nominations with co-signatures are allowed. However, the number of signatures will not be weighted as a criterion for selection.
Submission
The nomination materials listed above should be submitted together via email to [email protected] by January 19, 2024.
2023
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Daniel Takabi
Computer Science
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Sarah Ledford
Geosciences
Outstanding Teaching Award
Hongmei Zhang
Biology
Online Teaching Innovation Award
Chris Brown
Political Science
Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award
Sierra Carter
Psychology
Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award
Maged Henary
Chemistry
Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award
Jennifer Craft Morgan
Gerontology
Outstanding Undergraduate Director Award
Stephanie Gutzler
Biology
Outstanding Graduate Director Award
Matthew Nusnbaum
Biology
Dean's Early Career Award
Sidong Lei
Physics & Astronomy
Isha Metzger
Psychology
2022
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Vince Calhoun
Psychology
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Sierra Carter
Psychology
Outstanding Teaching Award
Michael Evans
Political Science
Online Teaching Innovation Award
Samantha Parks
Biology
Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award
Nadine Kabengi
Geosciences
Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award
Ashwin Ashok
Computer Science
Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award
Jeffrey Glover
Anthropology
Outstanding Undergraduate Director Award
Chris Goode
Psychology
Outstanding Graduate Director Award
Erin Tully
Psychology
Dean's Early Career Award
Sierra Carter
Psychology
Jordan Hamm
Neuroscience
Sarah Ledford
Geosciences
2021
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Jelena Subotić
Political Science
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Mukesh Kumar
Biology
Outstanding Teaching Award
Faidra Papavasiliou
Anthropology
Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award
Suazette Mooring
Chemistry
Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award
Matthew Brewer
Biology
Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award
Christie Hartley
Philosophy
Outstanding Undergraduate Director Award
Joe Normandin
Neuroscience
Outstanding Graduate Director Award
Yingshu Li
Computer Science
Dean's Early Career Award
Daniel Altman
Political Science
Samer Gozem
Chemistry
Pavel Skums
Computer Science
2020
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr.
Anthropology
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Megan Connors
Physics & Astronomy
Outstanding Teaching Award
Jeannie Grussendorf
Political Science
Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award
Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey
Africana Studies
Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award
Tricia King
Psychology
Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award
Angela Mabb
Neuroscience
Outstanding Undergraduate Director Award
Christy Visaggi
Geosciences
Outstanding Graduate Director Award
Christopher Kocela
English
Dean's Early Career Award
Maria Repnikova
Communication
Elizabeth Tighe
Psychology
2019
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Mark Stockman
Physics & Astronomy
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Tiffany King
Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Outstanding Teaching Award
Joe Normandin
Neuroscience
Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award
Gladys Francis
World Languages & Cultures
Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award
Kyle Frantz
Neuroscience
Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award
Charles Hankla
Political Science
Outstanding Undergraduate Director Award
Jung Ha Kim
Sociology
Outstanding Graduate Director Award
Lindsey Cohen
Psychology
Dean's Early Career Award
Megan Connors
Physics & Astronomy
Jay Rajiva
English
Judd Thornton
Political Science
2018
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Misty Bentz
Physics & Astronomy
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Maria Repnikova
Communication
Outstanding Teaching Award
Mindy Stombler
Sociology
Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award
Maria Elena Bermudez
World Languages & Cultures
Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award
Todd Henry
Physics & Astronomy
Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award
Erin Tone
Psychology
Outstanding Undergraduate Director Award
Jessica Parilla
Biology
Outstanding Graduate Director Award
Richard Laub
Heritage Preservation (History)
Dean's Early Career Award
Fabien Baron
Physics & Astronomy
Brett Esaki
Religious Studies
Nicola Sharratt
Anthropology
2017
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Randy Malamud
English
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Zhipeng Cai
Computer Science
Outstanding Teaching Award
S. Rashid Naim
Political Science
Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award
G. Davon Kennedy
Chemistry
Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award
Paul Ulrich
Biology
Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award
Dan Cox
Neuroscience
Outstanding Undergraduate Director Award
Brian Thoms
Physics & Astronomy
Outstanding Graduate Director Award
Sarah Allen Gershon
Political Science
Dean's Early Career Award
Julia Gaffield
History
Suazette Mooring
Chemistry
Monique Moultrie
Religious Studies
2016
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Lindsey Cohen
Psychology
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Nicola Sharratt
Anthropology
Outstanding Teaching Award
Carmen Eilertson
Biology
Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award
Kyle Frantz
Neuroscience and Biology
Outstanding Undergraduate Mentoring Award:
Christy Visaggi
Geosciences
Outstanding Graduate Mentoring Award
Sarah Brosnan
Psychology, Philosophy, and Neuroscience
Outstanding Undergraduate Director Award
Cassandra White
Anthropology
Outstanding Graduate Director Award
Tim O’Keefe
Philosophy
Dean's Early Career Award
Jeffrey Boortz
Art & Design
Zhipeng Cai
Computer Science
Gina Caison
English
Nadine Kabengi
Geosciences
Jennifer Craft Morgan
Gerontology
2015
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Ritu Aneja
Biology
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
YouJin Kim
Applied Linguistics & ESL
Outstanding Teaching Award
Deanna Joseph
School of Music
Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award
Ciara Smalls-Glover
Psychology
Dean's Early Career Award
Amelia Arsenault
Communication
Martin Norgaard
Music
Kevin Swartout
Psychology
Hao Xu
Chemistry
2014
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Aimin Liu
Chemistry
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Misty Bentz
Physics & Astronomy
Outstanding Teaching Award
Kim Darnell
Psychology
Dean's Early Career Award
Jan Baker
Music
Charlese Benson
Biology
Misty Bentz
Physics & Astronomy
Alex Cummings
History
Ben Miller
English
2013
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Paul Katz
Neuroscience
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Donald Hamelberg
Chemistry
Outstanding Teaching Award
Eric Friginal
Applied Linguistics & ESL
Outstanding Faculty Diversity Award
Henry (Chip) Carey
Political Science
Dean's Early Career Award
Ivaylo Ivanov
Chemistry
YouJin Kim
Applied Linguistics & ESL
Chester Phillips
Music
Isaac Weiner
Religious Studies
2012
Outstanding Senior Faculty Award
Mary Stuckey, Communication
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award
Sarah Brosnan, Psychology
Outstanding Teaching Award
Christopher Goode, Psychology
Dean's Early Career Award
Vladimir Bondarenko
Mathematics & Statistics
Eric Friginal
Applied Linguistics & ESL
Daniel Robin
Communication
2011
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award
Rose Sevcik
Psychology
Outstanding Teaching Award
Hubert Stanley (Stan) Anderson
Art & Design
Dean's Early Career Award
Sarah Brosnan
Psychology
Donald Hamelberg
Chemistry
Eddy Nahmias
Philosophy
2010
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award: Jennifer McCoy, Political Science
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award: Adia Harvey Wingfield, Sociology
Outstanding Teaching Award: Mindy Stombler, Sociology
2009
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award: Unil Perera, Physics & Astronomy
Outstanding Teaching Award: Andrew Altman, Philosophy
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award: Amira Jarmakani, Women’s Studies
2008
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award: Laura Carruth, Biology
Outstanding Teaching Award: Beth Burmester, English
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award: Zhen Huang, Chemistry
2007
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award: Binghe Wang, Chemistry
Outstanding Teaching Award: W. Dwight Coleman, Music
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award: Kyle Frantz, Biology
2006
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award: Timothy J. Bartness, Biology
Outstanding Teaching Award: Kathryn McClymond, Religious Studies
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award: Krystyn R. Moon, History
2005
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award: Douglas R. Gies, Physics & Astronomy
Outstanding Teaching Award: Peter M. Lindsay, Political Science
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award: Michael Smith, Political Science
2004
Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award: David Myers, Music
Outstanding Teaching Award: Wayne Erickson, English
Outstanding Junior Faculty: John Kantner, Anthropology & Geography