{"id":47626,"date":"2017-09-12T13:28:10","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T17:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=47626"},"modified":"2024-07-29T13:04:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T17:04:17","slug":"wright-state-staff-and-faculty-honored-for-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2017\/09\/12\/wright-state-staff-and-faculty-honored-for-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Wright State staff and faculty honored for excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Wright State University will recognize select staff and faculty members for their vital contributions that have helped maintain excellence throughout the university.<\/p>\n

The President\u2019s Awards for Excellence honor classified and unclassified staff for exemplary performance in the areas of human relations, leadership, service 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 Awards for Excellence recognize select faculty members for their excellent work in the areas of teaching, research, community engagement, professional service and early career achievement.<\/p>\n

President Cheryl B. Schrader and the campus community recognized award recipients during the University Convocation and Awards Ceremony on Sept. 13 in the Apollo Room of the Student Union. The event also included Schrader’s first State of the University address.<\/p>\n

Below are the recipients of the 2017 President’s Awards of Excellence and Faculty Awards for Excellence. Follow the links to read each of their stories.<\/p>\n

President’s Awards for Excellence:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Spirit of Innovation
\n<\/strong>Harolynn Williams<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Excellence in Human Relations (classified)
\n<\/strong>Kelly Burcham<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Excellence in Human Relations (unclassified)
\n<\/strong>Will Jones<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Excellence in Service (classified)
\n<\/strong>Mia Honaker<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Excellence in Service (unclassified)
\n<\/strong>Wray VanVoorhis<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Excellence in Leadership (classified)
\n<\/strong>Lisa Burke<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Excellence in Leadership (unclassified)
\n<\/strong>Tim Littell<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Outstanding Unit
\n<\/strong>Wright State Police Department Crime Prevention Unit<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Outstanding Collaborative Units
\n<\/strong>Social Media Managers Group<\/a><\/p>\n

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Faculty Awards for Excellence:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Trustees\u2019 Award for Faculty Excellence
\n<\/strong>Mark Rich, Professor, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology<\/a>
\nCollege of Science and Mathematics and Boonshoft School of Medicine<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research
\n<\/strong>Valerie L. Stoker, Professor, Religion, Philosophy and Classics<\/a>
\nCollege of Liberal Arts<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Frederick A. White Distinguished Professor of Professional Service
\n<\/strong>Jennifer E. Subban, Associate Professor, Urban Affairs and Geography<\/a>
\nCollege of Liberal Arts<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Robert J. Kegerreis Distinguished Professor of Teaching
\n<\/strong>Pola Gupta, Professor, Marketing<\/a>
\nRaj Soin College of Business<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Community Engagement
\n<\/strong>Nikki Rogers, Assistant Professor, Population and Public Health <\/a>Sciences
\nBoonshoft School of Medicine<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Early Career Achievement
\n<\/strong>Derek Doran, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Engineering<\/a>
\nCollege of Engineering and Computer Science<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Early Career Achievement
\n<\/strong>Labib Rouhana, Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences<\/a>
\nCollege of Science and Mathematics<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Early Career Achievement
\n<\/strong>Noah L. Schroeder, Assistant Professor, Leadership Studies in Education<\/a>
\nCollege of Education and Human Services<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Outstanding NTE Faculty: Teaching
\n<\/strong>Joe Tritschler, Lecturer, Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering<\/a>
\nCollege of Engineering and Computer Science<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Outstanding NTE Faculty: Service
\n<\/strong>Eric N. Rowley, Lecturer, Physics<\/a>
\nCollege of Science and Mathematics<\/p>\n

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Wright State became an independent institution in 1967 and spent the next 50 years growing into an innovative leader in affordable and accessible education. In 2017, it celebrates its 50th anniversary<\/a> and sets the course for the next half century.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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