The University of Akron Achievement Awards
Congratulations to the 2023-24 recipients of the Achievement Awards!
The 2023-24 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with six or more years of service)
Dr. Eugenia (Evi) Gorogianni
The 2023-24 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with fewer than six years of service)
Dr. Audrey Nguyen-Rudy
The 2023-24 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member Award
Dr. Harold Foster
The 2023-24 Outstanding Researcher Award - Career Achievement in Research
Dr. Yilmaz Sozer
The 2023-24 Outstanding Researcher Award - Early Achievement in Research
None Nominated
The 2023-24 Outstanding Mentor Award
Dr. Stanislav Golovin
The 2023-24 Supporting the Student Experience Award
Dr. William Visco
The 2023-24 Community Engagement Award
Julie Cajigas
The 2023-24 Exemplary University Service Award
(One winner selected from each category: Faculty, Staff, Professional Staff)
Gregg Harris, Professional Staff Winner
Dr. Sucharita Ghosh, Faculty Winner
Paulette Solomon, Staff Winner
The 2022-23 Diversity Award
Autumn Frampton
Congratulations to the 2022-23 recipients of the Achievement Awards!
The 2022-23 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with six or more years of service)
Dr. Hilary Nunn
The 2022-23 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with fewer than six years of service)
Dr. William Visco
The 2022-23 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member Award
Stephanie Davis-Dieringer
The 2022-23 Outstanding Researcher Award - Career Achievement in Research
Dr. Mesfin Tsige
The 2022-23 Outstanding Researcher Award - Early Achievement in Research
Dr. Qixin Zhou
The 2022-23 Outstanding Mentor Award
Brittany Ferguson-Mike
The 2022-23 Supporting the Student Experience Award
Elizabeth Clifford
The 2022-23 Community Engagement Award
Dr. Shanon Donelly
The 2022-23 Exemplary University Service Award
(One winner selected from each category: Faculty, Staff, Professional Staff)
Crystal Bledsoe, Professional Staff Winner
Jennifer Hebert, Faculty Winner
Susan Scheks, Staff Winner
The 2022-23 Diversity Award
Dr. Mary Triece
Congratulations to the 2021-22 recipients of the Achievement Awards!
The 2021-22 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with six or more years of service)
Julie Cajigas
The 2021-22 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with fewer than six years of service)
Dr. Daniela Jauk-Ajamie
The 2021-22 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member Award
Jessica Wallis
The 2021-22 Outstanding Researcher Award - Career
Dr. Ge Zhang
The 2021-22 Outstanding Researcher Award - Early Achievement
Dr. Yu Zhu
The 2021-22 Outstanding Mentor Award
Dr. Caleb Holyoke, III
The 2021-22 Supporting the Student Experience Award
Dr. Melinda Grove
The 2021-22 Community Engagement Award
Dr. Christin Seher
The 2021-22 Exemplary University Service Award
(One winner selected from each category: Faculty, Staff, Contract Professional)
Scott Roberts, Contract Professional Winner
Dr. Kristine Kraft, Faculty Winner
The 2021-22 Diversity Award
Brittany Ferguson-Mike
Congratulations to the 2020-21 recipients of the Achievement Awards!
The 2020-21 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with six or more years of service)
Dr. Charles Carlin
The 2020-21 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with fewer than six years of service)
Lia Wiley
The 2020-21 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member Award
Cathy Bongiovi
The 2020-21 Outstanding Researcher Award - Career
Dr. Dimitria Gatzia
The 2020-21 Outstanding Researcher Award - Early Achievement
Dr. Zhenmeng Peng
The 2020-21 Outstanding Mentor Award
Anne Bruno
The 2020-21 Supporting the Student Experience Award
Alison Doehring
The 2020-21 Community Engagement Award
Dr. Jeffrey Pellegrino
The 2020-21 Exemplary University Service Award
(One winner selected from each category: Faculty, Staff, Contract Professional)
Deanne Reynolds, Staff Winner
Kelly Bray, Contract Professional Winner
Julianne Jones, Faculty Winner
The 2020-21 Diversity Award
Courtney Johnson-Benson
Congratulations to the 2019-20 recipients of the Achievement Awards!
The 2019-20 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with six or more years of service)
Dr. Christopher Daniels
The 2019-20 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member Award
Dr. Daniel Raible
The 2019-20 Outstanding Researcher Award
Dr. Janna Andrownowski
The 2019-20 Outstanding Mentor Award
Dr. Heather Braun
The 2019-20 Supporting the Student Experience Award
Brandon Mikulski
The 2019-20 Community Engagement Award
Dr. Carolyn Behrman
The 2019-20 Exemplary University Service Award
(One winner selected from each category: Faculty, Staff, Contract Professional)
Michelle Riedinger, Staff Winner
Heidi Cressman, Contract Professional Winner
Dr. David Baker, Faculty Winner
The 2019-20 Diversity Award
Dr. Lara Roketenetz
Congratulations to the 2018-19 recipients of the Achievement Awards!
The 2018-19 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with six or more years of service)
Brian Ballou
The 2018-19 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with fewer than six years of service)
Jodi A. Henderson-Ross
The 2018-19 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member Award
Susan E. Wynn
The 2018-19 Outstanding Researcher Award
Hazel Barton
The 2018-19 Outstanding Mentor Award
Julie A. Cajigas
The 2018-19 Supporting the Student Experience Award
Thomas Faessel
The 2018-19 Community Engagement Award
Annal D. Vyas
The 2018-19 Exemplary University Service Award
(One winner selected from each category: Faculty, Staff, Contract Professional)
Luke R. West, Staff Winner
Wendy L. Welday, Contract Professional Winner
Janet P. Bean, Faculty Winner
The 2018-19 Diversity Award
Shernavaz Vakil
Congratulations to the 2017-18 recipients of the Achievement Awards!
The 2017-18 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with six or more years of service)
Juan Eduardo Contreras Barberena
Alfred W. Daviso, III
The 2017-18 Outstanding Teacher Award
(Faculty members with fewer than six years of service)
Isa Rodríguez-Soto
The 2017-18 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Member Award
Heather N. Pollock
The 2017-18 Outstanding Researcher Award
Xiong Gong
The 2017-18 Outstanding Mentor Award
Deborah L. Owens
The 2017-18 Supporting the Student Experience Award
Meghan N. Meeker
The 2017-18 Community Engagement Award
Mary Jo MacCracken
The 2017-18 Exemplary University Service Award
(One winner selected from each category: Faculty, Staff, Contract Professional)
Frances J. Donatelli, Staff Winner
Julie E. Earle, Contract Professional Winner
Tammy A. Stitz, Faculty Winner
The 2017-18 Diversity Award
Greta A. Lax