University honors more than 100 individuals at ‘Honor the Best’

The past year's achievements by students, faculty and staff honored at annual ceremony

Campus Life & Athletics | May 11, 2023
Tamara Telles smiles and holds a certificate on stage with University President Brian Sandoval.

Tamara Telles, the winner of the Cavanaugh Community Volunteer Award, with President Sandoval at the Honor the Best Ceremony. Photo by Brin Reynolds.

University honors more than 100 individuals at ‘Honor the Best’

The past year's achievements by students, faculty and staff honored at annual ceremony

Campus Life & Athletics | May 11, 2023

Tamara Telles, the winner of the Cavanaugh Community Volunteer Award, with President Sandoval at the Honor the Best Ceremony. Photo by Brin Reynolds.

Tamara Telles smiles and holds a certificate on stage with University President Brian Sandoval.

Tamara Telles, the winner of the Cavanaugh Community Volunteer Award, with President Sandoval at the Honor the Best Ceremony. Photo by Brin Reynolds.

During the “Honor the Best” ceremony held on Tuesday, May 9 in the Glick Ballrooms of the Joe Crowley Student Union, President Brian Sandoval praised the efforts of the individuals honored, while also thanking the collective effort of the entire University over the past year.

“Each year that passes on our campus reminds us of the value that our University holds for the people who live, work and study here, as well as for the community and the state that we serve,” he said. “The work that we do is transformational. It provides a pathway to our future. And, in the here-and-now, it gives incredible purpose to the lives of our students, faculty and staff. This purpose is something you can feel every day on our campus.

“When you look at the combined accomplishments, the long careers of service, and the good work that we are honoring here today, it is a powerful reminder of what our University is capable of doing.”

Those honored included:

Emeriti:

  • Janet M. Anderson
  • Linda Anngela-Cole
  • Denise Baclawski
  • Rhonda Bennett
  • David H. Bennum
  • Mary Bryant
  • David T. Crowther
  • Kathryn Hoy Eckert
  • Leslie Elliott
  • Kent M. Ervin
  • William Evans
  • George C J Fernandez
  • Meg Fitzgerald
  • William C. Follette
  • Audrey M. Goodnight
  • Brad T. Graves
  • Cody Grigg
  • Nageshwara Gullapalli
  • Dawn Harada
  • Charlene Hart
  • Steven C. Hayes
  • Jodi Herzik
  • Christie Howard
  • Ahmad Itani
  • Brady Janes
  • Vincent E. Johnson
  • Kristen Kennedy
  • Eniko Kocsis
  • John N. Louie
  • Emmanuel Maragakis
  • Miriella Melara
  • Joanne McGee
  • Liana McGill
  • Sheri Mendez
  • Mel M. Minarik
  • Raymond J. Moran
  • Richard W. Norris
  • Jennifer O'Neil
  • Ben Owens
  • Beth Padovan
  • LeRoy Palinsky
  • John H. Peacock
  • Mary M. Peacock
  • Kimberli Quinn
  • Julie Redding
  • Vic Redding
  • Micheal Sarich
  • Christina Sarman
  • Robert S. Sheridan
  • Kenneth Smith
  • Judith A. Sugar
  • Lisa M. Taylor
  • Ole J. Thienhaus
  • Jane Tors
  • Andrzej Trzynadlowski
  • Scott Tyler
  • Daniel M. Valle
  • John C. Walsh
  • Sherry L. Waugh
  • Steven C. Zell

Foundation Professors: Marta Elliott; Christopher Herald; Violeta Mutafova-Yambolieva

Foundation Established Innovator Award: Hung (Jim) La

Foundation Innovative Impact Award: Emilly Borthwick-Wong

Foundation Outstanding Leadership &Supervisor Award: Molly Beaupre

Foundation Outstanding Letter of Appointment Instructional Faculty Award: Antone Dolezal;
Montana Hodges

Foundation Administrative Faculty of the Year Award: Sharon Brush

Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher Award: Nora Constantino; Christopher Church

Distinguished Outreach Faculty: Gideon Caplovitz

Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Leadership Award: Ignacio Montoya

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor: Yufeng Zheng

Postdoctoral Award for Exceptional Mentoring: Robert Del Carlo

Student Employee of the Year: Isis Lopez Aguilar

Cavanaugh Community Volunteer Award: Tamara Telles

Henry Albert Senior Public Service Award: Sarah Saxe; Steffany Yang; Tanya Nawrocki; Paulina Zamarripa Miranda

Outstanding Senior Award: Beau Oster; Harmony Werth

Associated Students of the University of Nevada Service Learning Faculty Award: Jordan Baez

Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher: Sarah Hartzell

Outstanding Graduate Student: Revanth Konda

R.O.T.C. Governor’s Award: Jonathan Langston

R.O.T.C. President’s Award: Teegan Valenzuela

Foundation Award for Outstanding Committee Service: Jennifer McClendon

Thornton Peace Prize: Positive Behavior Intervention and Support Technical Assistance Center (aka PBISTA)

Regents’ Academic Advisor Award, Graduate: Kristen Clements-Nolle

Regents’ Academic Advisor Award, Undergraduate: Kara Spracklin

Regents’ Researcher Award, Distinguished: David Leitner

Regents’ Researcher Award, Mid-Career: Dev Chidambaram

Regents’ Rising Researcher Award: Julie Allen; Ethan Ris

Regents’ Teaching Award: Elena Pravosudova

Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Scholarship, Graduate: Richard Rosencrance

Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Scholarship, Undergraduate: Ava Covington

Outstanding Researcher of the Year: Ana de Bettencourt-Dias; Monica Miller

Excellence in Laboratory Safety Award: Violeta Mutafova-Yambolieva

Graduate Academic Advisor Award: Kristen Clements-Nolle

Undergraduate Academic Advisor Award: Kara Spracklin

Ozmen Global Engagement Award: Carina Black

Paul and Judy Bible University Teaching Excellence Award: Eric Wang

Distinguished Classified Employee Award: Samantha Azevedo

Distinguished Faculty: Steven Hayes

Distinguished Service: Jill Heaton

Campus Life & Athletics | May 11, 2023
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