Awards of Distinction
All full-time staff, temporary, tenure-track, non-tenure track, lecturers at all ranks, and tenured faculty at all ranks who have completed at least one year of teaching or service at Georgia Southern University at the time of the nomination are eligible for these awards.
Although nominations for this award can be made from outside the college, those nominated must be College of Arts and Humanities faculty members who have shown excellence in their contributions in this area of work. Such contributions might be demonstrated in (but not limited to) the following ways:
- Making a significant impact on students’ academic progress, development of leadership skills, participation in research, admission to graduate schools, or overall college experience.
- Making significant contributions to students in the form of mentorship.
- Making important curricular and/or pedagogical advances through innovative methods, approaches, or technology uses in the classroom.
Although nominations for this award can be made from outside the college, those nominated must be College of Arts and Humanities faculty members who have shown excellence in their contributions in this area of work. Such contributions might be demonstrated in (but not limited to) the following ways:
- Demonstrating successful grant activity.
- Producing significant peer-reviewed publications or creative juried projects that contribute to the discipline.
- Demonstrating substantial evidence of recognition in the disciplinary field.
Although nominations for this award can be made from outside the college, those nominated must be College of Arts and Humanities faculty members who have shown excellence in their contributions in this area of work. Such contributions might be demonstrated in (but not limited to) the following ways:
- Making significant contributions to colleagues or staff in the form of mentorship.
- Making significant contributions to college-wide initiatives, such as interdisciplinary programs, first-year experience, undergraduate research, or the honors program.
- Showing significant innovation in helping the college or the department, the university, or the community carry out its mission.
Although nominations for this award can be made from outside the college, those nominated must be College of Arts and Humanities staff members who have shown excellence in their contributions in this area of work. Such contributions might be demonstrated in (but not limited to) the following ways:
- Making significant contributions to colleagues or staff in the form of mentorship.
- Making significant contributions to college-wide service.
- Showing significant innovation in helping the college or the department, the university, or the community carry out its mission.
Teaching
Dr. Allison Belzer
Professor
Department of History
Scholarship
Dr. Dean Cummings
Associate Professor
Department of Communication of Arts
Service
Mr. Ben Drevlow
Senior Lecturer
Department of English
2023
Teaching
Dr. Olivia Carr Edenfield
Professor
Department of English
Scholarship
Dr. Amanda Konkle
Associate Professor
Department of English
Service
Ms. Karla Jennings
Lecturer
Department of Communication Arts
2022
Teaching
Dr. Diana Serrano
Lecturer
Department of World Languages & Cultures
Scholarship
Dr. Tim Whelen
Professor
Department of English
Service
Mr. William Dawers
Principal Lecturer
Department of English and Department of Communication Arts
2021
Teaching
Ms. Teresa Buzo Salas
Lecturer
Department of World Languages & Cultures
Mr. Youssef Salhi
Senior Lecturer
Department of World Languages & Cultures
Scholarship
Dr. David Murray
Professor
Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music
Service
Dr. Brad Edwards
Senior Lecturer
Department of Writing & Linguistics
2020
Teaching
Dr. Olivia Carr Edenfield
Professor
Department of Literature
Scholarship
Dr. Kendra Parker
Assistant Professor
Department of Literature
Service
Encarnacion Cruz Jimenez
Lecturer
Department of World Languages & Cultures
2019
Teaching
Dr. James Todesca
Associate Professor
Department of History
Scholarship
Dr. Christina Oslon
Associate Professor
Department of Writing & Linguistics
Service
Ms. Christy Mroczek
Senior Lecturer
Department of Writing & Linguistics
2018
Teaching
Dr. Lisa Costello
Associate Professor
Department of Writing and Linguistics
Scholarship
Dr. Ty Boyer
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Service
Dr. Richard Flynn
Professor
Department of Literature and Philosophy
2017
Teaching
Dr. Dustin Anderson
Associate Professor
Department of Literature and Philosophy
Scholarship
Dr. Finbarr Curtis
Assistant Professor
Department of Literature and Philosophy
Service
Dr. Karen Naufel
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
2016
Teaching
Dr. Olivia Carr Edenfield
Professor
Department of Literature and Philosophy
Research
Dr. Tim Whelan
Professor
Department of Literature and Philosophy
Service
Dr. Dustin Anderson
Associate Professor
Department of Literature and Philosophy
2015
Teaching
Dr. Anna Alexander
Assistant Professor
Department of History
Scholarship
Mr. Derek Larson
Assistant Professor
Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art
Service
Dr. Larry Locker
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
2014
Teaching
Dr. Shannon Jeffreys
Director of Choral Activities
Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music
Scholarship
Dr. Carolyn Bryan
Professor
Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music
2013
Teaching
Dr. Nancy Malcom
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Scholarship
Dr. Bradley Sturz
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Service
Dr. Jeff Kilbert
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
2012
Teaching
Mr. Nathan Palmer
Lecturer
Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Scholarship
Dr. Timothy Whelan
Professor
Department of Literature & Philosophy
Service
Dr. K. Bryant Smalley
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology
2011
Teaching
Mr. Kent Murray
Assistant Professor
Department of Communication Arts
Scholarship
Dr. Krista Wiegand
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Service
Dr. Michelle Haberland
Associate Professor
Department of History
2010
Teaching
Dr. Christine Ludowise
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Scholarship
Dr. Catherine Marcum
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Service
Dr. Jane Pleak
Professor
Betty Foy Sanders Department of Art
Awards of Excellence
(ten years as cumulative credit awarded for teaching at GS)
All tenure-track, non-tenure track, lecturers at all ranks, and tenured faculty at all ranks who have completed at least one year of teaching at Georgia Southern University at the time of the nomination are eligible for this award. Although nominations for this award can be made from outside the college, those nominated must be College of Arts and Humanities faculty members who have shown excellence in their contributions in this area of work. Such contributions might be demonstrated in (but not limited to) the following ways:
- Making significant contributions to colleagues or staff in the form of mentorship.
- Making significant contributions to college-wide initiatives, such as interdisciplinary programs, first-year experience, undergraduate research, or the honors program.
- Showing significant innovation in helping the college or the department, the university, or the community carry out its mission.
- Making a significant impact on students’ academic progress, development of leadership skills, participation in research, admission to graduate schools, or overall college experience.
- Making significant contributions to students in the form of mentorship.
- Making important curricular and/or pedagogical advances through innovative methods, approaches, or technology uses in the classroom.
- Producing significant peer-reviewed publications or creative juried projects that contribute to the discipline.
- Demonstrating substantial evidence of recognition in the disciplinary field.
- Demonstrating successful grant activity.
All CAH staff who have completed at least one year of service at Georgia Southern University at the time of the nomination are eligible for this award. Although nominations for this award can be made from outside the college, those nominated must be College of Arts and Humanities staff members who have shown excellence in their contributions in this area of work. Such contributions might be demonstrated in (but not limited to) the following ways:
- Making significant contributions in the form of mentorship.
- Making significant contributions to college-wide initiatives, such as interdisciplinary programs, first-year experience, undergraduate research, or the honors program.
- Showing significant innovation in helping the college or the department, the university, or the community carry out its mission.
- Making a significant impact on faculty or students’ overall college experience.
- Demonstrating substantial evidence of recognition in their field.
- Increasing morale of faculty, staff, and administration.
All tenure-track, non-tenure track, lecturers at all ranks, and tenured faculty who have completed at least one year of teaching at Georgia Southern University at the time of the nomination are eligible for this award. Although nominations for this award can be made from outside the college, those nominated must be College of Arts and Humanities faculty members who have shown inclusive excellence in their contributions in this area of work. Such contributions might be demonstrated in (but not limited to) the following ways:
- Making significant contributions to inclusion in the form of mentorship.
- Making significant contributions to college-wide inclusion initiatives, such as interdisciplinary programs, first-year experience, undergraduate research, or the honors program.
- Showing significant innovation in helping the college or the department, the university, or the community carry out its mission.
- Making a significant impact on students’ inclusive college experience.
- Making important curricular and/or pedagogical advances toward inclusion through innovative methods, approaches, or technology uses in the classroom.
Staff at all ranks who have completed at least one year at Georgia Southern University at the time of the nomination are eligible for this award. Although nominations for this award can be made from outside the college, those nominated must be College of Arts and Humanities staff members who have shown inclusive excellence in their contributions in this area of work. Such contributions might be demonstrated in (but not limited to) the following ways:
- Making significant contributions to inclusion in the form of mentorship.
- Making significant contributions to college-wide inclusion initiatives, such as interdisciplinary programs, first-year experience, undergraduate research, or the honors program.
- Showing significant innovation in helping the college or the department, the university, or the community carry out its mission.
- Making a significant impact on students’ inclusive college experience.
- Making important curricular and/or pedagogical advances toward inclusion through innovative methods, approaches, or technology uses in the classroom.
All staff at all ranks who have completed at least ten years of service at Georgia Southern University at the time of the nomination are eligible for this award. Although nominations for this award can be made from outside the college, those nominated must be College of Arts and Humanities staff members who have shown a career’s worth of excellence in their contributions in this area of work. Such contributions might be demonstrated in (but not limited to) the following ways:
- Increasing morale of faculty, staff, and administration
- Making significant contributions in the form of mentorship.
- Making significant contributions to college-wide initiatives, such as interdisciplinary programs, first-year experience, undergraduate research, or the honors program.
- Showing significant innovation in helping the college or the department, the university, or the community carry out its mission.
- Making a significant impact on faculty or students’ overall college experience.
- Demonstrating substantial evidence of recognition in their field.
- 2024 Lindsey Chappell, Department of English
- 2023 Daniel Larkin, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
- 2022 Felicity Turner, Department of History
- 2021 Annie Mendenhall, Department of Writing & Linguistics
- 2020 Amanda Konkle, Assistant Professor, Department of Literature
- 2019 Daniel Pioske, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
- 2017 Sarah McCarroll, Associate Professor, Department of Communication Arts
- 2016 April M. Scheuths, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- 2015 Laura Stambaugh, Associate Professor, Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music
- 2014 Bradley Sturz, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
- 2013 Dustin R. Anderson, Assistant Professor, Department of Literature/Philosophy
- 2012 John D. Thompson Assistant Professor, Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music
- 2011 Dr. Bryant Smalley, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology
- 2010 Dr. Krista Wiegand, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
- 2009 Dr. Jose Manuel Hidalgo, Assistant Professor, Department of World Languages and Cultures
Ruffin Cup Award
All tenure-track, non-tenure track, lecturers at all ranks, and tenured faculty at all ranks who have completed at least ten years of teaching at Georgia Southern University at the time of the nomination are eligible for this award. Although nominations for this award can be made from outside the college, those nominated must be College of Arts and Humanities faculty members who have shown a career’s worth of excellence in their contributions in this area of work. Such contributions might be demonstrated in (but not limited to) the following ways:
- Making significant contributions to colleagues or staff in the form of mentorship.
- Demonstrating successful grant activity.
- Making significant contributions to college-wide initiatives, such as interdisciplinary programs, first-year experience, undergraduate research, or the honors program.
- Showing significant innovation in helping the college or the department, the university, or the community carry out its mission.
- Making a significant impact on students’ academic progress, development of leadership skills, participation in research, admission to graduate schools, or overall college experience.
- Making significant contributions to students in the form of mentorship.
- Making important curricular and/or pedagogical advances through innovative methods, approaches, or technology uses in the classroom.
- Producing significant peer-reviewed publications or creative juried projects that contribute to the discipline.
- Demonstrating substantial evidence of recognition in the disciplinary field.
- 2024 William T. Allison, Department of History
- 2023 Michael Pemberton, Department of English
- 2022 Carol Jamison, Department of English
- 2021 Kathleen Comerford, Department of History
- 2020 Maria Adamos, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
- 2019 Michael McGrath, Department of World Languages and Cultures
- 2017 Michael Nielsen, Department of Psychology
- 2016 William L. Smith, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- 2015 Douglass Thomson, Department of Literature & Philosophy
- 2014 Linda Cionitti, Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music
- 2013 Janie H. Wilson, Department of Psychology
- 2012 Craig H. Roell, Department of History
- 2011 Sandra Peacock, Department of History
- 2010 Bruce Little, Department of Art
- 2009 Eric Nelson, Department of Writing and Linguistics
- 2008 Janice Kennedy, Department of Psychology
- 2007 Gary Dartt, Department of Communication Arts
- 2006 David Alley, Department of World Languages and Cultures
- 2005 Vernon Egger, Department of History
- 2004 Richard Rogers, Department of Psychology
- 2003 Michael Braz, Fred and Dinah Gretsch School of Music
- 2002 Sue M. Moore, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- 2001 Jane Rhoades Hudak, Department of Art
- 2000 Walter J. Fraser, Department of History
- 1999 Margaret A. Lloyd, Department of Psychology
- 1998 John H. Daily, Department of Political Science
- 1997 George H. Shriver, Jr., Department of History
- 1996 Roger G. Branch, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- 1995 C. Charlton Moseley, Department of History
- 1994 J. Norman Wells, Department of Mathematics and CSC
- 1993 Daniel B. Good, Department of Geology and Geography
- 1992 Gale A. Bishop, Department of Geology and Geography
- 1991 R. Frank Saunders, Jr., Department of History
- 1990 Lowell Bouma, Department of World Languages and Cultures
- 1989 G. Hewitt Joiner, Jr., Department of History
- 1988 John B. Humma, Department of Literature and Philosophy
- 1987 Hollis Cate, Department of Literature and Philosophy
- 1986 Sturgis McKeever, Department of Biology
- 1985 Lane Van Tassell, Department of Political Science
- 1984 Robert D. Ward, Department of History
- 1983 George A. Rogers, Department of History
- 1982 Donald A. Olewine, Department of Biology (posthumously)