Outstanding Faculty Award
Outstanding Faculty Award
Established in 1972, the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award recognizes an OHIO professor who has demonstrated exemplary performance as an instructor, researcher, and faculty member. The award is bestowed annually with the recipient formally announced at the Graduate Commencement ceremony held each spring.
Members of Graduate Student Senate's Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award Committee review all nominations and determine the winner. The faculty member who is selected for the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award will receive a certificate and will have the honor of speaking at the Graduate Commencement ceremony at the conclusion of the following academic year.
Nominations
The GSS committee will assess nominations based on the following criteria:
- Quantity of nominations
- Adaptability to diverse student needs
- Mentorship qualities
- Commitment to the education of graduate students
- Their continuous professional development
The nomination period for this award will remain open until Friday, March 31st. The award recipient will be announced Tuesday, April 18th.
Previous Recipients
Interim Associate Dean of Faculty and Professor of Anatomy, Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Assistant Professor, Counseling & Higher Education
Associate Director for Graduate Studies, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism
Professor, School of Communication Studies
Associate Professor and Curriculum Chair, Geography
Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies, Sociology & Anthropology
Associate Professor E.W School of Journalism and Director for Graduate Studies
Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Political Science
Professor of Sculpture + Expanded Practice and Area Chair
Director of the Language Resource Center and Associate Professor of Computer Assisted Language Learning, Linguistics
- 2010 - Lynn Harter, School of Communication Studie
- 2009 – Patricia Ann Weitsman, Political Science
- 2008 - Julie Owens, Psychology
- 2007 – Valerie Martin Conley, Counseling and Higher Education
- 2006 - Chester J. Pach, Jr. , History
- 2005 - Dan Modaff, Communication Studies
- 2004 - Morgan Vis-Chiasson, Environmental and Plant Biology
- 2003 – Douglas Bolon, Social and Public Health
- 2002 – Mary Beth Krouse, Sociology
- 2001 - Claudia Hale, Communication Studies
- 2000 - SK Jain, Mathematics
- 1999 - Martin Schwartz, Sociology and Anthropology
- 1998 - No Award
- 1997 – Martin Schwartz, Sociology and Anthropology
- 1996 – Gary Small, Chemistry
- 1995 – Joseph Rota, Telecommunications
- 1994 – Irwin Ungar, Environment and Plant Biology
- <993 – Jenny L. Nelson, Telecommunications
- 1992 – Algis Mickunas, Philosophy
- 1991 – Gar W. Rothwell, Environment and Plant Biology
- 1990 – Patrick Washburn, Journalism
- 1989 – Drew McDaniel, Telecommunications
- 1988 – Dwight A. Pugh, Finance
- 1987 – Janis Holm, English
- 1986 - Sue DeWine, Organizational Communication
- 1985 - Eric A Wagner, Visual Communication
- 1984 – David Heaton, English
- 1983 - Mark L. Weinberg, Political Science
- 1982 - Drew McDaniel, R-TV director and professor
- 1981 – Shirley Slater, Home Economics
- 1980 – Rajinder Koshal, Economics
- 1979 – Felix Gagliano, Political Science, International Studies
- 1978 – Moid U Ahmad, Geology
- 1977 – Alan Booth, Political Science
- 1976 – Hugh Culbertson, Journalism
- 1975 – Robert De Mott, English
- 1974 – Richard F. Whitman, Interpersonal Communication
- 1973 – Warren Wistendahl, Botany