Award Winners

Excellence in Customer Service and Personal Interactions Award:
Dr. Gaye Hayes

Faculty Excellence and Commitment to Teaching Award:
Bonnie Gary

Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award:
Dr. Alexander Yemelyanov

Faculty Excellence in Advising Award:
Jennifer Dickens

Faculty Excellence in Service Award:
Dr. Ramona Mulleins-Foreman

Nominated by Students:

Professor of the Year (sponsored by the GSW Alumni Association):
Dr. Alanna Bowie

Faculty Member of the Year:
Dr. Suzanne Smith

Oris Bryant Staff Member of the Year:
Ethan Johnson

Faculty Excellence and Commitment to Teaching Award:
Dr. Judy Orton Grissett

Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award:
Dr. Carol Bishop

Faculty Excellence in Advising Award:
Dr. Ellen Cotter

Staff Excellence in Advising Award:
LaToya Stackhouse

Faculty Excellence in Service Award:
Dr. Stephanie Harvey

Staff Excellence in Service Award:
Kina Davis

Nominated by Students:

Professor of the Year (sponsored by the GSW Alumni Association):
Dr. Catalina Casaru

SGA Faculty Member of the Year:
Ru Story-Huffman

Oris Bryant Staff Member of the Year:
Diane Trice (not present at ceremony)

Excellence and Commitment to Teaching:
Dr. Paul Dahlgren

Excellence in Scholarship:
Dr. Gary Fisk

Excellence in Advising (Faculty):
Dr. Bonnie Simmons

Excellence in Advising (Staff):
Linda Randall

Excellence in Service (Faculty):
Dr. Kailash Ghimire

Excellence in Service (Staff):
Donna Tissue

Nominated by Students:

Professor of the Year:
Dr. Mark Grimes

Faculty Member of the Year:
Dr. John LeJeune

Oris Bryant Staff Member of the Year: Donna Tissue

Excellence and Commitment to teaching:
Dr. Lauren DiPaula

Excellence in Scholarship: Keaton Wynn

Excellence in Advising (Faculty):
Shannon Perry

Excellence in Advising (Staff): David Jenkins

Excellence in Service (Faculty):
Dr. Elizabeth Kuipers

Excellence in Service (Staff):
Janie Mooney

Nominated by Students:

Professor of the Year:
Dr. Judy Orton-Grissett

Faculty Member of the Year: Dr. Robert Bennett

Oris Bryant Staff Member of the Year:
Dr. Sam Miller

• 1980: Mr. Kent Sole
• 1981: Dr. O. Jay Cliett, III
• 1982: Mr. Fred Power
• 1983: Dr. Martha Buhler
• 1984: Dr. A. Dickson Carroll
• 1985: Dr. Alexander A. Palamiotis
• 1986: Dr. Barbara Carter Wommack
• 1987: Mrs. Cynthia Poudrier
• 1988: Dr. Judith W. Spann
• 1989: Dr. Charles A. Buhler
• 1990: Dr. William L. Tietjen
• 1991: Dr. Thomas R. Johnson
• 1992: Dr. William B. Dragoin
• 1993: Dr. Mary E. (Liz) Wilson
• 1994: Dr. Jonathan J. Greenwood
• 1995: Dr. Mary E. (Liz) Wilson
• 1996: Ms. Sandra D. Daniel
• 1997: Dr. Michael A. Urda
• 1998: Dr. Thomas J. Weiland
• 1999: Dr. Judith W. Spann
• 2000: Dr. Wayne B. Counts
• 2001: Dr. Julia J. Dorminey
• 2002: Dr. Judith W. Spann
• 2003: Dr. Mary E. (Liz) Wilson
• 2004: Dr. Rickey H. Madden
• 2005: Dr. M. Michael Fathi
• 2006: Ms. Leigh R. Medders
• 2007: Dr. Greg M. Hawver
• 2008: Dr. Julia J. Dorminey
• 2009: Mr. David Hunter
• 2010: Dr. Ellen M. Cotter
• 2011: Ms. Rebecca G. Short & Dr. John S. Stovall
• 2012: Dr. Jason Berggren
• 2013: Dr. Laverne Worthy
• 2014: Mrs. Lynn Larsen
• 2015: Mrs. Susan Robinson
• 2016: Dr. Judy Orton-Grissett
• 2017: Dr. Mark Grimes

• 1998: Dr. O. Jay Cliett, III
• 1999: Mr. Ralph E. Harvey
• 2000: Dr. Daniel Askren
• 2001: Dr. M. Elizabeth Wilson
• 2002: Dr. William E. Kipp
• 2003: Dr. Lettie J. Watford
• 2004: Dr. Leisa Easom
• 2005: Dr. Samuel T. Peavy
• 2006: Dr. Carl D. Mueller
• 2007: Dr. Elizabeth A. Kuipers
• 2008: Dr. Thomas J. Weiland
• 2009: Dr. Charles . Huffman
• 2010: Ms. Mary L. Story-Huffman
• 2011: Dr. William Gary Kline
• 2012: Dr. Eugenia Bryan
• 2013: Dr. Jeffry Waldrop
• 2014: Dr. Courtney D. McDonald
• Awards were consolidated into a University Honors and Recognition Ceremony held annually, beginning Spring, 2016.
• 2016: Dr. Lauren DiPaula
• 2017: Dr. Paul Dahlgren

• 2008: Oris Bryant
• 2009: Sam Miller
• 2010: Laverne Worthy
• 2011: Elizabeth Gurnack
• 2012: John Stovall
• 2013: Julie Megginson
• 2014: Ray Mannila
• 2015: Sam Peavy
• Awards were consolidated into a University Honors and Recognition Ceremony held annually in the spring. This award was combine with another and renamed Excellence in Service and expanded to include one award for a member of the faculty and one award for a member of the staff.

• 2008: Gary Fisk
• 2009: Richard Hall
• 2010: Anh-Hue Tu
• 2011: Tzvetelin Iordanov
• 2012: Philip Szmedra
• 2013: Nedialka Iordanova
• 2014: Laurel Robinson
• Awards were consolidated into a University Honors and Recognition Ceremony held annually in the spring. This award was combine with another and renamed Excellence in Scholarship.

• 2009: Dr. Marlene Allen
• 2013: Richard Hall
• 2014: Brian Heshizer
• Awards were consolidated into a University Honors and Recognition Ceremony held annually in the spring. This award was combine with another and renamed Excellence in Scholarship.

• 2007: Dr. Julie Megginson
• 2008: Dr. Elizabeth Gurnack
• 2009: Dr. Sam Peavy
• 2010: Keaton Wynn
• 2011: Dr. Brian Smith
• 2012: Linda Randall
• 2013: Dr. Mark Laughlin
• 2014: Dr. Elizabeth Uhl
• Awards were consolidated into a University Honors and Recognition Ceremony held annually in the spring. This award was combine with another and renamed Excellence in Service and expanded to include one award for a member of the faculty and one award for a member of the staff.