Rowan faculty and staff honored at Celebrating Excellence Awards
Rowan faculty and staff honored at Celebrating Excellence Awards
April 15, 2019
It was an evening of celebration on Thursday, April 11, as members of the Rowan University community came together to honor faculty and staff members for their extraordinary work to uphold the values of the University.
During the annual Celebrating Excellence Awards, 16 individuals and one very large team accepted awards for their distinguished work in a host of areas, including outstanding and innovative teaching, research and scholarship, mentorship, student-centeredness, teamwork, inclusivity, diversity, entrepreneurship, customer service and engagement.
The following members of the Rowan community were honored:
Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award
Kevin D. Dahm, Department of Chemical Engineering
Joseph A. Barnes Award for Outstanding Service
Erin M. Hannah, University Advising Services
Gary J. Hunter Excellence in Mentoring Award
Alicia S. Monroe, Office of Career Advancement
Faculty Research Achievement Award
Luke Trusel, Department of Geology
Frances S. Johnson Junior Faculty Innovative Teaching Award
Brent C. Elder, Department of Interdisciplinary and Inclusive Education
Joseph Higgins, Department of Music
Engagement
Benjamin A. Dworkin, Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship
Customer Service
Lindsay Rosato, University Advising Services
Entrepreneurship
Sean Hendricks, Academic Support Services
Inclusivity
Ambre McKenna, Student Center and Campus Activities
Student-Centeredness
Stephen Fleming, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Teamwork (Individual honor)
Suhail Johnson, Residential Learning and Social Justice, Inclusion & Conflict Resolution
Teamwork (Team honor)
First-Generation Task Force
Excellence in Diversity for Scholarship
Ruben Britt Jr., Office of Career Advancement
Excellence in Diversity for Social Activism
Kate E. Kedley, Department of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Education
Excellence in Diversity for a Group Project
Katie Barillas and Steve Fernandez, Department of Experiential Engineering Education