University honors its best at 'Honor the Best'

Annual end-of-year ceremony honors top faculty, staff and students

May 23, 2014

University honors its best at 'Honor the Best'

Annual end-of-year ceremony honors top faculty, staff and students

May 23, 2014

The annual "Honor the Best" ceremony on May 13 in the Joe Crowley Student Union's Glick Ballroom featured several major recognitions that were presented to members of the faculty, staff and student body of the University of Nevada, Reno.

The honorees included:

Emeriti faculty: Jane Bessette, Jerry Buk, Scott Casper, Robert Chaires (posthumously), Rhoda Cummings, Susan Donaldson, Peggy Dupey, Jerry Johnson, Robert Karlin, Daphne LaPointe, Michael Leonhard, Daulatram Lund, Shen-Yi Luo, A.G. "Mack" McGrannahan III, John Mills (posthumously), Walter Gary Powers, Nelson Publicover, Thomas Ray, Marsha Read, Jackie Reilly, Madeleine Sigman-Grant, Judy Strauss, Georgianna Trexler (posthumously), Lucy Walker, Sandra Week, Glee Willis, Gregory Wilson, Esmail Zanjani.

Foundation Professors: Lee Dyer, David Sanders, James Sedinger.

F. Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher Award: Candice Bauer, Dana Edberg.

Distinguished Outreach Faculty: Larry Engstrom.

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor: Benjamin King.

Student Employee of the Year: Emerson Acevedo.

Cavanaugh Community Volunteer Award: Danielle Swanson.

Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award: Zabitullah Aimal, Michielle Noonberg, Chai Swadowski-Larsen, Serenity Sweet.

Phi Kappa Phi Award: Kimberly Chisholm, Jonathan Ward.

Outstanding Senior Award: Christopher Gomez, Erika Nieto.

Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher: Joan Lynam.

Outstanding Graduate Student: Victoria Springer.

ROTC Governor's Award: Michael Colyer.

ROTC President's Award: Michael Colyer.

Faculty Senate Award for Outstanding Service: Anna Panorska, David Ryfe, Janet Usinger.

Thornton Peace Price: Jennifer Hill.

Regents' Academic Advisor Award, Graduate and Graduate Academic Advisor Award: Cheryll Glotfelty.

Regents' Rising Researcher Award: Kam Leang.

Regents' Scholar Award, Graduate: Daniel Mayes.

Regents' Scholar Award, Undergraduate: Steven DelaCruz.

Outstanding Researcher of the Year: David Leitner.

Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award: Kathleen Leonard.

University's Global Engagement Award: Brad Schultz.

Distinguished Classified Employee Award: Robin Freestone.

Distinguished Service: Marsha Dupree.

Distinguished Faculty: Marsha Read.

 

 

May 23, 2014

Editor's Picks

Two bike riders along a paved path with views of pine trees and Lake Tahoe.

Earth Month events focus on increasing campus sustainably, gardening, thrifting and more
Kendra Isable.

Anthropology doctoral candidate places second in regional Three-Minute Thesis Competition
A photo collage with all the faculty members mentioned in the article.

A look at careers of substance and impact
Woman holding a microphone, an image of a rocket in the background.

NASA astronaut Eileen Collins shares stories at Women in Space event
Latest From

Nevada Today

Education & Public Service

Center for Urban Water Conservation celebrates 30 years of research

Public invited to tours, presentations and native plant sale

A row of wine grapes in an orchard.
4/18/2024
Education & Public Service

Reno/Sparks selected to be part of Urban Heat Mapping Campaign

The summer 2024 effort will involve community volunteers and is supported by the National Institutes of Health, NOAA, Climate.gov and Heat Watch

A boy works with a woman to affix a device to a passenger car window. The device looks like a mallet with a long handle.
4/18/2024
Impact & Student Success

College of Education and Human Development hosts awards ceremony

This year, 24 awards were given to outstanding students, faculty and staff in the College during the Spring Celebration

NCED team with Dean Easton-Brooks accepting their award.
4/19/2024
Health & Medicine

A passion for learning: Ph.D. candidate reflects on the importance of growing from mistakes

Lauren Parker studies cellular molecular pharmacology and physiology

Headshot of Lauren Parker
4/19/2024
Education & Public Service

Join Extension to celebrate Arbor Day with a tree planting ceremony

Registered attendees will have the opportunity to learn from arborists and win a prize

A desert museum palo verde tree.
4/17/2024
Media & Society

Journalism school hosts 59th Scripps Dinner and Lecture, honors four students with scholarships

Steven Waldman, founder and president of Rebuild Local News, was this year’s Scripps lecturer

Four student scholarship recipients, each with a gold medal around their necks.
4/16/2024
Health & Medicine

Wilderness medicine program director leads a life of adventure

Wilderness and sports medicine specialist Arthur "Tony" Islas, M.D., wields his expertise on and off the path

David Fiore and Arthur Islas holding up a sign that says "Wilderness Medicine" in a forest next to a waterfall.
4/16/2024
Research & Innovation

Grand opening of new School of Public Health building

Ribbon cutting ceremony marks the new home of the School of Public Health at the Edna S. Brigham Building

A cheerleader, Brian Sandoval, Muge Akpinar and Jeff Thompson smiling while holding large commemorative scissors at the School of Public Health's ribbon cutting ceremony.
4/17/2024