{"id":161261,"date":"2025-09-15T08:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T12:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=161261"},"modified":"2025-09-19T08:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:53:13","slug":"wright-state-university-honors-staff-and-faculty-for-excellence-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2025\/09\/15\/wright-state-university-honors-staff-and-faculty-for-excellence-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State University honors staff and faculty for excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Wright State University recognized select staff and faculty members for their vital contributions to the university with the 2025 President\u2019s Awards for Excellence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Recipients were honored during the Faculty and Staff President\u2019s Awards for Excellence ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 17,\u00a0 in the Student Union Apollo Room. The 2025 Service Awards recipients were also honored during the ceremony.<\/p>\n

The Staff President\u2019s Awards for Excellence honor staff members for exemplary performance in the areas of human relations, leadership, service, performance and innovation. The outstanding campus unit and a group of units that collaborate on a significant project or initiative will also be recognized.<\/p>\n

The Faculty President\u2019s Awards for Excellence recognize select faculty members for their outstanding work in the areas of teaching, research, professional service and community engagement.<\/p>\n

Below are the recipients of the 2025 Faculty and Staff President\u2019s Awards of Excellence.<\/p>\n

Staff Recipients:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Excellence in Human Relations
\n<\/strong>Amanda Brewer, assistant director of the School of Fine and Performing Arts
\nCollege of Liberal Arts<\/a><\/p>\n

Excellence in Leadership
\n<\/strong>Bethany DeLong, associate director of enrollment and retention
\nCollege of Health, Education and Human Services<\/a><\/p>\n

Excellence in Service
\n<\/strong>Kathy Warden, manager of university space and special projects<\/a><\/p>\n

Outstanding Performance
\n<\/strong>Elizabeth Robbins, accountant
\nFiscal Services<\/a><\/p>\n

Outstanding Unit
\n<\/strong>College of Health, Education and Human Services Enrollment and Retention Team<\/a><\/p>\n

Outstanding Collaborative Unit<\/strong>
\nOffice of Partnerships and Field Experiences
\nCollege of Health, Education and Human Services<\/a><\/p>\n

Spirit Of Innovation
\n<\/strong>Kim Schneider and Sarah Umbdenstock, social media coordinators
\nOffice of University Communications and Marketing<\/a><\/p>\n

Spirit of WSU
\n<\/strong>Alex Sogard, head baseball coach
\nIntercollegiate Athletics<\/a><\/p>\n

Student Success Champion
\n<\/strong>Rachelle Dancy, assistant director of transfer admission and success
\nTransfer Center<\/a><\/p>\n

Faculty Recipients:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Trustees\u2019 Award for Faculty Excellence
\n<\/strong>Yvonne Vadeboncoeur, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences
\nCollege of Science and Mathematics<\/a><\/p>\n

Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research
\n<\/strong>Valerie Shalin, Ph.D., professor of psychology
\nCollege of Science and Mathematics<\/a><\/p>\n

Frederick A. White Distinguished Professor of Professional Service
\n<\/strong>Volker Bahn, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences
\nCollege of Science and Mathematics<\/a><\/p>\n

Robert J. Kegerreis Distinguished Professor of Teaching
\n<\/strong>Ramzi Nahhas, Ph.D., professor of population and public health sciences
\nBoonshoft School of Medicine<\/a><\/p>\n

Presidential Award for Outstanding NTE Faculty: Service
\n<\/strong>Dave Herick, instructor of teacher education
\nCollege of Health, Education and Human Services<\/a><\/p>\n

Presidential Award for Outstanding NTE Faculty: Teaching
\n<\/strong>Ajani Ross, Ph.D., lecturer of physics
\nCollege of Science and Mathematics<\/a><\/p>\n

Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence in Community Engagement
\n<\/strong>Don Cipollini, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences
\nCollege of Science and Mathematics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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