Faculty Success

A passionate educator with 28 years of experience in K-12 and higher education, Dr. Ginther will partner with units across the university to provide faculty development programming, support, and resource planning that advances UNT’s mission. 

Professor Eric Dafoe has been selected as the 2026 Richard Yepp Award winner, a national honor presented by the American Counseling Association that recognizes individuals who make selfless contributions  that help counseling students, professionals or educators succeed.

With a lifelong passion for wanting to preserve Dallas-Fort Worth’s natural ecoregions, Clinical Associate Professor Jaime Baxter-Slye is being recognized on the state level for her collaborative work with students and local governments.

Since joining UNT in 1988, chemistry professor William Acree has mentored 250 graduate, undergraduate and TAMS students. Now, his decades of dedication have earned him the 2026 Council on Undergraduate Research Goldwater Scholar Faculty Mentor Award.