{"id":55582,"date":"2019-05-08T11:10:16","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T18:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/?p=55582"},"modified":"2019-05-09T09:44:47","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T16:44:47","slug":"faculty-professional-achievement-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/faculty-professional-achievement-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU recognizes faculty at the Professional Achievement Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>May 8, 2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several faculty members were\nrecognized last week at the Northern Arizona University Professional\nAchievement Ceremony for excelling in their professional roles, promoting a\npositive sense of community in the workplace and actively supporting the\nmission of NAU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>College Teachers of the Year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Kevin Massoletti<\/strong>, lecturer of global languages and\ncultures in the College of Arts and Letters<\/li><li><strong>Lisa Persinger<\/strong>, assistant professor of educational\npsychology in the College of Education<\/li><li><strong>Taylor Joyal<\/strong>, lecturer in the School of Earth\n&amp; Science from the College of Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences<\/li><li><strong>Kai Kaoni<\/strong>, assistant professor of practice for\ncivil engineering, construction management and environmental engineering, in\nthe College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences<\/li><li><strong>Ishan Bhatt<\/strong>, assistant professor of\ncommunication science and disorders in the College of Health and Human Services<\/li><li><strong>Chrissina Burke<\/strong>, senior lecturer of anthology in the\nCollege of Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/li><li><strong>Frances Ann Hill, <\/strong>associate professor in the School of\nHotel and Restaurant Management from The W. A. Franke College of Business<\/li><li><strong>L. Ruth Whisler<\/strong>, assistant clinical professor of\nsocial work at NAU Yuma<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>NAU Teaching Awards: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Award for Faculty Excellence in Global Learning: <strong>Michael Ort<\/strong>, professor in the School of\nEarth &amp; Sustainability in the College of Environment, Forestry, and Natural\nSciences and <strong>William Pederson<\/strong>,\nprincipal lecturer of social work at NAU Yuma<\/li><li>Award for Liberal Studies Excellence: <strong>Meredith Heller<\/strong>, lecturer of women\u2019s and gender studies in the\nCollege of Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/li><li>Award for Excellence in Curricular Innovation: <strong>Matt Anderson<\/strong>, lecturer of\npsychological sciences in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences<\/li><li>Award for Mentoring Undergraduate Scholarship: <strong>Faith Walker<\/strong>, assistant research\nprofessor in the School of Forestry in the College of the Environment,\nForestry, and Natural Sciences<\/li><li>President\u2019s Award for Faculty and Academic Professionals: <strong>Laura Gray-Rosendale<\/strong>, English professor\nin the College of Arts and Letters<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>President\u2019s Distinguished Teaching\nFellow: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Rebecca Campbell<\/strong>, educational psychology professor in\nthe College of Education<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 Research and Creative Activity\nAwards: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Award for Most Promising New Research Scholar: <strong>Christopher S. Edwards<\/strong>, assistant professor of physics and astronomy in the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences<\/li><li>Award for Most Promising New Artistic or Creative Scholar: <strong>Lawrence Lenhart<\/strong>, assistant professor of English in the College of Arts and Letters<\/li><li>Award for Most Promising Graduate Student Research Scholar: <strong>Jessica Sijia Guo<\/strong>, a Ph.D. candidate in biology in the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences<\/li><li>Award for Most Promising Graduate Student Artistic or Creative Scholar: <strong>Andrea Luque K\u00e1ram<\/strong>, from the School of Music in the College of Arts and Letters<\/li><li>Award for Graduate Research Mentorship: <strong>Tad Theimer<\/strong>, professor in the School of Earth &amp; Sustainability in the College of the Environment, Forestry, and Natural Sciences<\/li><li>Award for Most Significant Research\/Scholarly Work: <strong>Andrew Richardson, <\/strong>professor in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems in the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences and <strong>Dorothy J. Dunn<\/strong>, associate professor in the School of Nursing in the College of Health and Human Services<\/li><li>Award for Most Significant Artistic\/Creative Work:<strong> Chelsey Johnson<\/strong>, assistant professor of English in the College of Arts and Letters<\/li><li>Award for Most Significant Innovation in Technology Transfer or Commercialization: <strong>Bertrand Cambou<\/strong>, professor of practice in the School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems in the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"search-results-excerpt-link\" href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/faculty-professional-achievement-awards\/\">May 8, 2019 Several faculty members were recognized last week at the Northern Arizona University Professional Achievement Ceremony for excelling in their professional roles, promoting a positive sense of community in the workplace and actively supporting the mission of NAU. 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