2023 SFE Award Winners

UNT Foundation Awards

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UNT Foundation Eminent Faculty Award

 

Robert L. Bland, Ph.D.

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

 

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

Professor, Political Science
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UNT Foundation Outstanding Lecturer Award

 

April Prince, Ph.D.

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

 

Gopala Ganesh, Ph.D.

Professor, Marketing

 

Teaching Awards

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University Distinguished Teaching Professors

 

Jacqueline H.R. DeMeritt, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Political Science
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Joseph McGlynn, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Communication Studies
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Elaine Pawlowicz

Associate Professor, Studio Art
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Adjunct Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence

Kimberly Wren, Ph.D.

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

LeAnn Boyce, Ph.D.

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

 

Marc Grether

Principal Lecturer, Mathematics
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Kathryn Raign, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Technical Communication
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President's Council Teaching Awards

Ӧzlem Altıok, Ph.D.

Principal Lecturer, Women's and Gender Studies
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Michael Wise, Ph.D.

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

Rachel Moran, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, History
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UNT Piper Professor Nominee

 

Megan Morrissey, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Communication Studies
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Research Awards

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Teacher Scholar Award

Katsura Aoyama, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Speech-Language Pathology
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Creative Impact Award

 

Jehanne Dubrow, Ph.D.

Professor, English
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Research Leadership Award

 

Warren Burggren, Ph.D.

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

Toulouse Scholar Award

 

Lu Liang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Geography and the Environment
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University Distinguished Research Professors

 

Wonbong Choi, Ph.D.

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
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Gustavo Romero

Professor, Keyboard Studies
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Presidential Early Career Professor

Sarah Evans, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Information Science

 

Regents Professors

 

Marijke Breuning, Ph.D.

Professor, Political Science
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Rajiv Mishra, Ph.D.

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
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Craig Neumann, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychology
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Michael Spector, Ph.D.

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

 

Sushama Dandekar, Ph.D.

Principal Lecturer, Chemistry
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Brian Richardson, Ph.D.

Professor, Communication Studies
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Service Awards

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President's Council Service Award

 

Karen Anderson-Lain, Ph.D.

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

Sadaf Munshi, Ph.D.

Professor, Linguistics
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Presidential Awards

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President's Special Recognition Award

Alexandra Leavell, Ph.D.

Former Associate Dean for Educator Preparation
Retired January 2023