William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award
Awards are based on a comprehensive and sustained record of scholarly excellence in research and/or creative activities, instruction and outreach.
- Christoph Adami, College of Natural Science, Microbiology, Genetics and Immunology & Physics and Astronomy
- Steven Chermak, College of Social Science, Criminal Justice
- Michael Dease, College of Music, Jazz Studies
- Walter Hawthorne, College of Social Science, History
- Hui Li, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
- Xiaoming Liu, College of Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering
- Richard Lunt, College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
- Anna Moore, College of Human Medicine, Radiology and Physiology
- Karin Allor Pfeiffer, College of Education, Kinesiology
- Shin-Han Shiu, College of Natural Science, Plant Biology & Computational Mathematics, Science & Engineering
Teacher-Scholar Award
These awards are presented to faculty who have earned the respect of students and colleagues early in their careers for their devotion to and skill in teaching and whose instruction is linked to and informed by their research and creative activities.
- Shireen Al-Adeimi, College of Education, Teacher Education
- Kristen Cetin, College of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Amanda Flaim, James Madison College
- Jacquelyn Jacobs, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Animal Science
- Elizabeth Perry, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Community Sustainability
- Ryan Shaw, College of Music, Music Education
Distinguished Academic Staff Award
These awards are given to academic specialists and MSU Extension academic staff for extraordinary achievements, excellence, and exceptional contributions in advising, curriculum development, outreach, extension, research, and/or teaching.
- Samantha Cass, Lyman Briggs College, Chemistry
- Andrew Corner, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Advertising and Public Relations
- Guillermo Delgado, Residential College in the Arts & Humanities
- Philip Kaatz, MSU Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Agribusiness
Community Engagement Scholarship Award
This award is given in recognition of mutually beneficial and sustained campus-community research partnerships.
- Irene Xagoraraki, College of Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering; Community Partners in Detroit Tri-County
Excellence-in-Teaching Citations
These citations are awarded to graduate teaching assistants who have distinguished themselves by the care they have given and the skill they have shown in meeting their classroom responsibilities.
- Vindula Alwis, College of Natural Science, Chemistry
- Kasun Gajasinghe, College of Education, Teacher Education
- Kathryn Genoa-Obradovich, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Communicative Sciences and Disorders
- Mary Ellen Rutemeyer, College of Arts & Letters, Linguistics, Languages and Cultures
- Danielle Seppala, College of Natural Science, Physics and Astronomy
President's Distinguished Teaching Award
This award is given to faculty who have created innovative teaching environments that enable student learning within and
across disciplinary, cultural, and ethnic boundaries.
- Erica Wehrwein, College of Natural Science, Physiology
Simmons Chivukula Award for Academic Leadership
This award is given for exemplary work in academic leadership at the rank of department chair, school director, assistant dean, or associate dean. An individual is selected based on consistent and demonstrated excellence in academic leadership, including the dimensions of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Dimitar Deliyski, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Robert F. Banks Award for Institutional Leadership
This award recognizes the commitment and dedication that MSU faculty, academic staff and support staff leaders demonstrate by their extraordinary and sustained efforts.
- Sandi Smith, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Communication
Donald F. Koch Award for Quality in Undergraduate Teaching
In recognition of outstanding undergraduate teaching.
- Raven L. Jones, College of Education, Teacher Education
Faculty Emeriti Association Award for Outstanding Contributions by an Individual or Team of Faculty
This award recognizes an individual MSU Faculty Emeritus or Emerita or a team of Emeriti faculty who, following retirement, have served the university community through contributions to a unit or program.
- Laurie Kaguni, College of Natural Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- John Wang, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology