2020 Faculty and Staff Awards Faculty and Staff Awards
Ashley Nickole Andrews ’16, ’17 M.A.
College of Agriculture, Biotechnology & Natural Resources
Association for Communication Excellence Writing & Publishing Awards

Brittany Avila
College of Science
LeMay Award for Excellence in Teaching

Kari Barber
Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism
Dam Short Film Festival, Best Nevada Filmmaker
Emily Berthelot
College of Liberal Arts
Dam Short Film Festival, Best Nevada Filmmaker

Aubree Carlson ’12,
’14, ’17 MSN
Orvis School of Nursing
Most Inspirational Faculty Award

Donnie Curtis
University Libraries
Faculty Senate Outstanding Committee Service Award
Jessica Younger
Dickens ’03*
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Dean’s Distinguished Service Award
Ran Duan
Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism
International Communication Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., Top Paper Award in Environment Communication Division

Donald Easton-Brooks
College of Education & Human Development
Phillip C. Chinn Multicultural Book Award (Ethnic Matching: Academic Success of Students of Color)

Feifei Fan ’08 M.A.
College of Engineering
National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Lacy Fettic ’09 M.D.
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
E.W. Richardson Excellence in Teaching Award

Patrick File
Donald W. Reynolds School of Journalism
Kappa Tau Alpha Chapter Adviser Research Grant Award
Alanna Fitzgerald
’00, ’01 MSW
School of Social Work
Bachelor of Social Work Field Instructor of the Year
Patrick Ghezzi
College of Science
National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Tom Harrison
College of Education
Faculty Senate Outstanding Committee Service Award
Bob Ives
College of Education
Judith S. Bible Teaching Excellence in Education Award
Joshua Jahner ’15 Ph.D.
College of Science
Postdoctoral Award for Exceptional Mentoring

Olga Martinez ’15 M.A.
School of Social Work
Community Advisory Board Chairperson Award

Rechelle Murillo
School of Social Work
Master of Social Work Field Instructor of the Year
Megan Pratt ’04
Orvis School of Nursing
Orvis School of Nursing Outstanding Teacher Award

Marsha Read ’68, ’69 M.S.
Office of the Provost
Nutrition & Dietetics Leadership Award

Darius Robinson
Residential Life, Housing and Food Services
Foundation Administrative Faculty of the Year Award
Diana Rovetti ’88
College of Education
Outstanding Leadership Award with the iCan Bike Project through the Nevada Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board with the Nevada Department of Transportation

Meri Shadley
School of Community Health Sciences
Association for Recovery in Higher Education’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Phil Sharp
College of Liberal Arts
ASUN Advisor of the Year
Andrzej Trzynadlowski
College of Engineering
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions of Power Electronics’ Distinguished Service Recognition Award

Floris van Breugel
College of Engineering
2020 Sloan Fellowship in Neuroscience
Elizabeth Villalobos
College of Liberal Arts
AAUW Postdoctoral Fellowship

Jamie Voyles-Ensor
College of Science
Hyung K. Shin Award for Excellence in Research
Dennis Yamamoto
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Thomas J. Scully Praeceptor Carissimus Award

Wei Yan
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Regents’ Researcher of the Year Award – Mid-Career
*denotes deceased