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Dear Colleagues,

It is my great pleasure to announce the 2025 faculty award winners! Please join me in congratulating each and everyone of them for their commitment and dedication to their research, teaching, or service. Their work contributes to our institution's excellence in and outside of the classroom and in securing student success. 

Collegiate Lectureship Awards

• Judy Nesmith 
• Dr. Geraldine Pappas

Distinguished Academic Citizenship Award

• Dr. Anna Muller

Distinguished Research Award

• Dr. Lei Chen

Distinguished Research Team Award

• Sustainability Center of CECS
  • Doctors Pravansu Mohanty, Christopher Pannier, Lei Chen, Armen Zakarian, Georges Ayoub, Zhen Hu, Abdallah Chehade, and Xuan Zhou  

Distinguished Teaching Awards

• Dr. DeLean Smith
• Dr. Shunyao Jin

Lecturer Excellence in Inclusive Teaching Award

• Dr. Hussein Nasralah

Congratulations again to all of our award recipients and a heartfelt thank you to all of the faculty who took the time to nominate a colleague and/or to serve on one of the review committees!

Gabriella

Gabriella Scarlatta
Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs