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


Kari Barber

Brittany Avila

College of Science

LeMay Award for Excellence in Teaching


Kari Barber

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

Aubree Carlson ’12,
’14, ’17 MSN

Orvis School of Nursing

 Most Inspirational Faculty Award


Donnie Curtis

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

Donald Easton-Brooks

College of Education & Human Development

Phillip C. Chinn Multicultural Book Award (Ethnic Matching: Academic Success of Students of Color)


Feifei Fan

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

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

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

Olga Martinez ’15 M.A.

School of Social Work

Community Advisory Board Chairperson Award


Rechelle Murillo

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

Marsha Read ’68, ’69 M.S.

Office of the Provost

Nutrition & Dietetics Leadership Award


Darius Robinson

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

Meri Shadley

School of Community Health Sciences

Association for Recovery in Higher Education’s Lifetime Achievement Award


Phil Sharp

Phil Sharp

College of Liberal Arts

ASUN Advisor of the Year


Andrzej Trzynadlowski

Andrzej Trzynadlowski

College of Engineering

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions of Power Electronics’ Distinguished Service Recognition Award


Floris van Breugel

Floris van Breugel

College of Engineering

2020 Sloan Fellowship in Neuroscience


Elizabeth Villalobos

College of Liberal Arts

AAUW Postdoctoral Fellowship


Jamie Voyles-Ensor

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

Wei Yan

University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

Regents’ Researcher of the Year Award – Mid-Career



*denotes deceased