2023 SFE Award Winners

UNT Foundation Awards


UNT Foundation Eminent Faculty Award

UNT portrait of Robert Bland

 

Robert L. Bland, Ph.D.

Endowed Professor of Local Government, Public Administration
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UNT Foundation Faculty Leadership Award

UNT portrait of Kimi King

 

Kimi King, Ph.D., J.D.

Professor, Political Science
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UNT Foundation Outstanding Lecturer Award

UNT portrait of April Prince

 

April Prince, Ph.D.

Principal Lecturer, Music History, Theory and Ethnomusicology
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UNT Foundation Community Engagement Award

UNT portrait of Gopala Ganesh

 

Gopala Ganesh, Ph.D.

Professor, Marketing
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Teaching Awards


University Distinguished Teaching Professors

UNT portrait of Jacqueline DeMeritt

 

Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Political Science
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UNT portrait of Joseph McGlynn

 

Joseph McGlynn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Communication Studies
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Portrait of Elaine Pawlowicz


Elaine Pawlowicz

Associate Professor, Studio Art
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Adjunct Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence

Portrait of Kimberly Wren


Kimberly Wren, Ph.D.

Adjunct Instructor, Anthropology
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DSI CLEAR Outstanding Online Course and Teaching Award - Canvas

 UNT portrait of LeAnn Boyce


LeAnn Boyce, Ph.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, Advanced Data Analytics
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DSI CLEAR Outstanding Online Course and Teaching Award - Coursera

 UNT portrait of Marc Grether

 

Marc Grether

Principal Lecturer, Mathematics
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UNT portrait of Kathryn Raign

 

Kathryn Raign, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Technical Communication
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President’s Council Teaching Awards               

Portrait of Ozlem Altiok

 

Ӧzlem Altıok, Ph.D.

Principal Lecturer, Women's and Gender Studies
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 UNT portrait of Michael Wise

 

Michael Wise, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, History
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J.H. Shelton Excellence in Teaching Award

 UNT portrait of Rachel Moran


Rachel Moran, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, History
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UNT Piper Professor Nominee

Portrait of Megan Morrissey

 

Megan Morrissey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Communication Studies
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Research Awards


Teacher Scholar Award

 UNT portrait of Katsura Aoyama


Katsura Aoyama, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Speech-Language Pathology
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Creative Impact Award

 Portait of Jehanne Dubrow

 

Jehanne Dubrow, Ph.D.

Professor, English
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Research Leadership Award

 UNT portrait of Warren Burggren

 

Warren Burggren, Ph.D.

Distinguished Research Professor, Biological Sciences
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Early Career Award for Research and Creativity

Toulouse Scholar Award

 UNT portrait of Lu Liang

 

Lu Liang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Geography and the Environment
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University Distinguished Research Professors

UNT portrait of Wonbong Choi

 

Wonbong Choi, Ph.D.

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
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Portrait of Gustavo Romero

 

Gustavo Romero

Professor, Keyboard Studies
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Presidential Early Career Professor

UNT portrait of Sarah Evans


Sarah Evans, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Information Science
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Regents Professors

UNT portrait of Marijke Breuning

 

Marijke Breuning, Ph.D.

Professor, Political Science
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UNT portrait of Rajiv Mishra
 

Rajiv Mishra, Ph.D.

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
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UNT portrait of Craig Neumann

 

Craig Neumann, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychology
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Portrait of Michael Spector

 

Michael Spector, Ph.D.

Professor, Learning Technologies
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Ulys and Vera Knight Faculty Mentor Award
(Co-Recipients)

UNT portrait of Sushama Dandekar

 

Sushama Dandekar, Ph.D.

Principal Lecturer, Chemistry
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UNT portrait of Brian Richardson

 

Brian Richardson, Ph.D.

Professor, Communication Studies
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Service Awards


President’s Council Service Award

 Portrait of Karen Anderson-Lain

 

Karen Anderson-Lain, Ph.D.

Principal Lecturer, Communication Studies
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Citation for Distinguished Service to International Education

UNT portrait Sadaf Munshi


Sadaf Munshi, Ph.D.

Professor, Linguistics
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Presidential Awards


President's Special Recognition Award

Portrait of Alex Leavell


Alexandra Leavell, Ph.D.

Former Associate Dean for Educator Preparation
Retired January 2023