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Spring Faculty Meeting 2025 Awards

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Faculty Distinguished Service Awards:

·      Marybeth Beller – Political Science – COLA

·      Edwin Bingham – School of Music – CAM

·      Lisa Heaton – Curriculum and Instruction – COEPD

·      Brian Morgan – VP for Institutional Research and Planning, Chief Data Officer – COS

·      James McIntosh – Mechanical and Industrial Engineering – CECS

·      Uday Tate – Marketing, MIS, & Entrepreneurship – LCOB

John & Francis Rucker Graduate Advisor of the Year Award:

·      Kimberly McFall – Curriculum and Instruction – COEPD

·      Kyle Palmquist – Biological Sciences – COS

Charles E. Hedrick Outstanding Faculty Award:

·      John Young – English – COLA

Marshall & Shirley Reynolds Outstanding Teacher Award:

·      Hilary Brewster – English – COLA

Pickens-Queen Teacher Awards:

·      Rick Gage – Natural Resources & The Environment – COS

·      Sara Henning – English – COLA

·      Molly Mersmann – History – COLA

Council of Chairs Award for Excellence in Teaching:

·      Cat Pleska – English – COLA

MU Distinguished Artists & Scholars Award – Senior Recipient for Arts, Social Sciences, Humanities, Education & Business:

·      Dan Hollis – School of Journalism and Mass Communicaiton – CAM

MU Distinguished Artists & Scholars Award – Senior Recipient for Sciences & Technology:

·      Haroon Malik – Computer Sciences and Electrical Engineering – CECS

MU Distinguished Artists & Scholars Award – Junior Recipient in All Fields:

·      Jinju Wang – Biomedical Sciences – JCE SOM

MU Distinguished Artists & Scholars Award – Team Recipient in All Fields:

·      Sarah Clemins

·      Lisa Fry

·      Pam Holland

·      Jamie Maxwell

·      Kelly Rutherford

All Communication Disorders – COHP

Recognition of Retiring Faculty

Robert Bookwalter | Communication Studies; Dean, College of Liberal Arts……………………………………….38 years

W. Edwin Bingham | Music………………………………………………………………………..35 years

David Castleberry | Music…………………………………………………………………………..35 years

Stephen Petrany | Family & Community Health……………………………………………35 years

Michael Norton | Chemistry……………………………………………………………………….34 years

Mary Beth Reynolds | Communication Disorders;  Assoc. VP, Assessment & Quality Initiatives ……………….30 years

Teresa Eagle | Leadership Studies; Dean, College of Education & Professional Development…………27 years

Eric Migernier | Modern Languages…………………………………………………………….27 years

Hyla Harvey | Family Medicine………………………………………………………………….26 years

Jeffrey Archambault | Accounting; Interim Dean, Lewis College of Business…………………….22 years

Kathie Williams | History…………………………………………………………………………..22 years

Maria Tria Tirona | Internal Medicine………………………………………………………….22 years

Nancy Norton | Pathology…………………………………………………………………………..21 years

Elmer Price | Biological Sciences……………………………………………………………….19 years

Charles Giangarra | Orthopaedics………………………………………………………………..18 years

Anara Tabyshalieva | History……………………………………………………………………..16 years

Tom Hisiro | Leadership Studies…………………………………………………………………14 years

Richard Yocke | Teacher Education……………………………………………………………..6 years

In Memoriam

Jim Reimer | English………………………………………………………………….40 years

Margie McInerney | Management & Healthcare Administration…………………….39 years

Dean Adkins | Biological Sciences……………………………………………………31 years

Karen Mitchell | Mathematics…………………………………………………………30 years

Jack Jervis | Philosophy; Interim Dean, College of Education……………………….28 years

Dale Shao | Marketing, MIS, and Entrepreneurship………………………………….24 years