Faculty Awards
The Faculty Senate gives special recognition to faculty members who have contributed significantly to BGSU in the areas of:
- Community Involvement Award
- Leadership as a Chair/School Director
- Distinguished Service Award
- Faculty Mentor Award
- Lifetime Achievement Award
- Unit Recognition Award
Please click on one of the links above to see a description of the individual Award, and the Nomination Form for that award.
All nominations are due by January 31, 2025.
Congratulations Faculty Senate Award Recipients
2022
Community Involvement Award
Dr Kerri L. Knippen, Department of Public and Allied Heath, College of Health and Human Services
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Dr. Mary-Jon Ludy, Department of Public and Allied Health, College of Health and Human Services
Faculty Mentor Award
Dr. Jolie A. Sheffer, English and American Culture Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Cynthia Jo Mahaffey, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Sue Carter Wood, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished Service Award
Kirk D. Kern, M.B.A., Department of Marketing, Schmidthorst College of Business
2021
Community Involvement Award
Dr. Philip Welch, Department of Public and Allied Health, College of Health and Human Services
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Dr. Susana Peña, School Director, Cultural and Critical Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
Faculty Mentor Award
Dr, Jacqueline Justice, Associate Professor of English, Humanities Department, BGSU Firelands
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Christopher Mruk, Professor of Psychology, Department of Natural and Social Sciences, BGSU Firelands
Unit Recognition Award
Department of Public and Allied Health, College of Health and Human Services
2020
Community Involvement Award
Dr. Ryan Ebright, Department of Musicology/Composition/Theory
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Dr. Lee Nickoson, Department of English
Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Margaret M. Yacobucci, School of Earth, Environment & Society
Faculty Mentor Award
Dr. Amy Morgan, School of Human Movement, Sport & Leisure Studies
Lifetime Achievement Award
Dr. Gene W. Poor, Department Marketing & Dr. James M. Pfundstein, Department of World Languages & Cultures
Unit Recognition Award
Educational Leadership Program
2019
Community Involvement Award
Shannon Orr, Ph.D., Political Science Department
Distinguished Service Award
Khani Begum, Ph.D., English Department
Faculty Mentor Award
Katerina Rüedi Ray, Ph.D., School of Art
Lifetime Achievement Award
Lewis Fulcher, Ph.D., Physics and Astronomy Department and Akiko Jones, World Languages and Culture Department
Unit Recognition Award
School of Art
2018
Community Involvement Award
Melissa Miller, Political Science Department
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
John Laird
Distinguished Service Award
Anne Gordon, Psychology Department
Faculty Mentor Award
Lee Nickoson,
Unit Recognition Award
Department of Psychology
2017
Community Involvement Award
Mariana Mitova, Family & Consumer Sciences
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Nathan Richardson
Distinguished Service Award
Mary Natvig, Musicology/Composition Theory
Unit Recognition Award
Department of Sociology
2016
Community Involvement Award
Emilio Duran, School of Teaching & Learning
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Laura Stafford, School of Media and Communications
Distinguished Service Award
Rebecca Skinner Green, School of Art
Faculty Mentor Award
Dara Musher-Eizenman, Psychology Department
Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul Moore, Biological Science
Unit Recognition Award
Biological Sciences
2015
Community Involvement Award
Tracy McGinley, Firelands - Political Science
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Dawn Shinew, College of Education - Administration
Distinguished Service Award
Sung-Yeon Park
Faculty Mentor Award
Sandra Faulkner, Department of Communication
Lifetime Achievement Award
Frederico Chalup
2014
Community Involvement Award
Paul Johnson, School of Ed Found, Lead & Pol
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Kristine Blair
Distinguished Service Award
Stephen Demuth, Sociology Department
Lifetime Achievement Award
Marilyn Shrude, Musicology/Composition Theory
2013
Community Involvement Award
Joe Chao, Computer Science; Kimberly Spallinger, English Department
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Victor Odafe
Distinguished Service Award
John Folkins
Faculty Mentor Award
Mary Ellen Benedict
2012
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Cindy Hendricks; Katerina Ray
Faculty Mentor Award
Margaret (Peggy) Booth, Graduate College
Lifetime Achievement Award
Neocles Leontis, Chemistry Department
Unit Recognition Award
University Libraries
2011
Community Involvement Award
Robert Vincent
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Ronald Shields
Distinguished Service Award
B. Madhu Rao
Faculty Mentor Award
Janet Hartley, Management
Lifetime Achievement Award
Arjun Gupta
Unit Recognition Award
Center for Teaching & Learning
2010
Community Involvement Award
Mary Murray, College of Education - Administration
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Don McQuarie
Distinguished Service Award
Catherine Cassara
Faculty Mentor Award
Laura Leventhel
Unit Recognition Award
Office of Service Learning
2009
Community Involvement Award
Michael Zickar, Psychology Department
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
John Hoag
Distinguished Service Award
Vicki Patraka
Faculty Mentor Award
Mary Wrighten
Lifetime Achievement Award
Mark Gromko
Unit Recognition Award
General Studies Writing
2008
Community Involvement Award
Frank W. Glann
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Marylin Shrude, Musicology/Composition Theory
Distinguished Service Award
James Evans
Faculty Mentor Award
Lynda Dixon
Lifetime Achievement Award
Terry L. Rentner, Department of Journalism & PR
2007
Community Involvement Award
Steve Cady, Management
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Terry L. Rentner, Department of Journalism & PR
Distinguished Service Award
Keith Bernhard; Mark Earley
Lifetime Achievement Award
Robert Boughton
2006
Community Involvement Award
Laura Landry-Meyer, Family & Consumer Sciences
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Madhu Rao
Distinguished Service Award
Patrick Pauken, School of Ed Found, Lead & Pol
Faculty Mentor Award
Dan Madigan
2005
Community Involvement Award
Geoffrey Meek, School of HMSLS
Leadership as a Chair/School Director Award
Joe Frizado
Distinguished Service Award
Ronald Lancaster
Faculty Mentor Award
Wendy Manning, Sociology Department
Lifetime Achievement Award
Lee Meserve, Biological Science
2004
Distinguished Service Award
Arjun Gupta
2003
Distinguished Service Award
Benjamin Muego
2002
Distinguished Service Award
Edmund Danzinger
2001
Distinguished Service Award
Vincent Corrigan
2000
Distinguished Service Award
Fiona Mackinnon
1999
Distinguished Service Award
Judy Adams
1998
Distinguished Service Award
Lee Meserve, Biological Science
1997
Distinguished Service Award
Gary Hess
1996
Distinguished Service Award
Leigh Chiarelott
1995
Distinguished Service Award
Veronica Gold
1994
Distinguished Service Award
Richard Hebein
1993
Distinguished Service Award
Ellen Williams; Raj Padmarj
1992
Distinguished Service Award
Harold Lunde
1990
Distinguished Service Award
Genevieve Stang
1989
Distinguished Service Award
Ralph Wolfe
1988
Distinguished Service Award
Ann-Marie Lancaster
1987
Distinguished Service Award
Ronald Stoner
1986
Distinguished Service Award
J. Christopher Dalton; Karl Schurr
1985
Distinguished Service Award
Stuart Givens
1984
Distinguished Service Award
Lloyd Buckwell
FOR QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT:
Faculty Senate Office
419-372-2751
Updated: 12/04/2024 02:13PM