Professional Development

FACULTY HONORS AND AWARDS 2022

The University of South Florida is proud to be the home to an immensely talented and dedicated group of distinguished scholars and faculty. Congratulations to our 2022 awardees. 

Distinguished University Professor, Mya Breitbart

Distinguished University Professor
Mya Breitbart
College of Marine Science 

Distinguished University Professor, Patrice Buzzanell 

Distinguished University Professor
Patrice Buzzanell 
Communication 

Distinguished University Professor, William Sappenfield 

Distinguished University Professor
William Sappenfield 
Community and Family Health

Excellence in Research, Tenured Award, Christopher Passaglia

Excellence in Research, Tenured Award 
Christopher Passaglia
Medical Engineering

Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award, Alyssa Chism

Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award
Alyssa Chism 
College of Education 

Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award Adam Clum 

Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award
Adam Clum 
College of Public Health 

Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award, Carrington Price, Jr. 

Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award
Carrington Price, Jr. 
Muma College of Business 

Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award, Dani Soluna 

Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award
Dani Soluna 
Judy Genshaft Honors College

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Dario Arena

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Dario Arena 
Physics 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Matthew King

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Matthew King 
History 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Tatsiana Kulakevich 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Tatsiana Kulakevich 
School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Meera Nanjundan 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Meera Nanjundan 
Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Christopher Osovitz 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Christopher Osovitz 
Integrative Biology

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Holly Donahue Singh 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Holly Donahue Singh 
Judy Genshaft Honors College

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Ashok Upadhyaya 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Ashok Upadhyaya 
Cell Biology, Microbiology and Molecular Biology 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Eugenia Vomvoridi-Ivanovic 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Eugenia Vomvoridi-Ivanovic 
Curriculum, Instruction and Learning 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, Richard Bruce Weinberg 

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Richard Bruce Weinberg 
Child and Family Studies

Outstanding Community-Engaged Teaching Award, Elizabeth Dunn 

Outstanding Community-Engaged Teaching Award 
Elizabeth Dunn 
Global Health 

Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award, Chantale Bégin

Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award 
Chantale Bégin
Integrative Biology 

Distinguished Service Award, William Lee 

Distinguished Service Award 
William Lee 
Chemical, Biomedical and Materials Engineering 

Kosove Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Service Award, Heather Sellers 

Kosove Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Service Award 
Heather Sellers 
English

Outstanding Library Faculty Award, Matthew Knight 

Outstanding Library Faculty Award 
Matthew Knight 
USF Libraries 

Theodore and Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar, Steven Roach

Theodore and Venette
Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar 

Steven Roach 
School of Interdisciplinary Global Studies

 


Not Pictured:

2021-22 Excellence in Innovation Award 

Brian Bunnell, Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences 
Jing Wang, Electrical Engineering 
Attila A. Yavuz, Computer Science and Engineering 
Ying (Sarah) Zhong, Mechanical Engineering 

Team Award: 

Richard Heller, Medical Engineering 
Mark Jaroszeski, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering


Excellence in Research, Pre-Tenure Award

David Murphy, Mechanical Engineering 


Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award 

Kathy Black, School of Aging Studies 
Elizabeth Burke-Hadley, Literacy Studies 
Patrice Buzzanell, Communication 
Stephanie Carey, Mechanical Engineering 
Yu Chen, Molecular Medicine 
Jennifer Collins, School of Geosciences 
Lingling Fan, Electrical Engineering 
Howard Goldstein, Communication Sciences and Disorders 
Rasim Guldiken, Mechanical Engineering 
Micah Johnson, Mental Health Law and Policy
Stephen Liggett, Internal Medicine 
Zhuo Lu, Electrical Engineering 
Dinorah Martinez-Tyson, Interdisciplinary Science 
Ambe Njoh, School of Geosciences 
Yashwant Pathak, Pharmaceutical Science 
Christine Ruva, Psychology 
Jason Salemi, Epidemiology 
Joshua Scacco, Communication 
Natalie Scenters-Zapico, English 
Elizabeth Schotter,Psychology 
Ankit Shah, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering 
David Simmons, Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering 
Marilyn Stern, Child and Family Studies 
Monica Uddin, Global and Planetary Health 
Thomas Unnasch, Global and Planetary Health 
Michael Cai Wang, Mechanical and Medical Engineering


Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award 

Dinorah Martinez-Tyson, Community and Family Health 

Honorable Mention: 

Rachael Powers, Criminology 


Outstanding Undergraduate Advising Award 

Krysta Banke, Judy Genshaft Honors College


Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award

Diana Leon-Boys, Communication
Ankit Shah, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering
Nicole Stowell, Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy


Retirement 

Barbara Bennington, School of Information 
Barbara Brooks, Family Medicine 
Scott Campbell, Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering 
Kathleen Christiansen, Child and Family Studies 
Nita Desai, College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office 
Deni Elliott, Journalism and Digital Communication 
Neil Fenske, Dermatology 
Arthur Herold, Family Medicine 
Milton Johnston, Chemistry 
Siddharth Kamath, Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology 
Joyce Karpay, English 
Susan Kennel, College of Nursing Dean's Office 
Julie Langford, History 
Gary Laursen, Lynn Pippenger School of Accounting 
Ronald Magness, Obstetrics/Gynecology 
Linda Nakanishi, Ophthalmology 
David Orban, Internal Medicine 
Elizabeth Perkins, Child and Family Studies 
Karen Perrin, College of Public Health 
Joel Richter, Internal Medicine 
Jane Rose, English 
Max Salfinger, College of Public Health 
John Stewart, English 
Deepak Sainanee, School of Marketing and Innovation


Retirement & Emeritus 

Joseph Babu, Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering 
Roberta Baer, Anthropology 
Susan Bell, Integrative Biology 
Allan Feldman, Curriculum, Instruction and Learning 
Lorie A. Fridell, Criminology 
Athanassios Kartsatos, Mathematics and Statistics 
Denise J. Maguire, College of Nursing 
Maralee Mayberry, Sociology 
Tanya Murphy, Pediatrics 
Rafael Perez, Computer Science and Engineering 
Roger Peters, Mental Health Law and Policy 
Bob Weisberg, Marine Science