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2022 Denver IRC Faculty Campus Award Winners
Courtney Donovan, Lisa Forbes, and Dane Stickney
Faculty Affairs
Faculty Awards
The Office of Faculty Affairs assists with the University of Colorado Denver faculty awards programs at CU Anschutz Medical Campus and CU Denver. Here are the winners of the 2022 awards:
CU Anschutz Medical Campus
PRESIDENT’S EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD 2022
(Selected by graduating students in each school or college)
- Teresa Charlotte Connolly, PhD, RN, ACNS, CNRN, College of Nursing
- Thomas Greany, DDS, School of Dental Medicine (Restorative Dentistry)
- Therese Jones, PhD, School of Medicine (Medicine-Internal Medicine)
- Tyree H. Kiser, PharmD, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Clinical Pharmacy)
- Virginia Ann Visconti, MAT, PhD, Colorado School of Public Health (Community and Behavioral Health)
CHANCELLOR’S TEACHING RECOGNITION AWARD 2022
(Nominated by students and selected by a committee of students, faculty and administrators)
- Joseph A. Brzezinski IV, PhD, Graduate School (Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine)
- JoAnn G. Crownover, DNP, RN, CNE, College of Nursing
- David Gozalo Diaz, DDS, School of Dental Medicine (Restorative Dentistry)
- Elizabeth Greenwell, ScD, Colorado School of Public Health (Community and Behavioral Health)
- Joseph J. Saseen, PharmD, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Clinical Pharmacy)
- Maurice “Scotty” Scott, MD, School of Medicine (Medicine-Internal Medicine)
CU Denver
Campus winners indicated in bold
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE – INSTRUCTIONAL / RESEARCH / CLINICAL FACULTY
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Eric Baker, MLS, Auraria Library
- Robyn Mobbs, PhD, School of Public Affairs
- Dane Stickney, MA, School of Education & Human Development
- Jo VandenBurg, MArch, College of Architecture and Planning (Architecture)
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE - TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Jody Beck, PhD, College of Architecture and Planning (Landscape Architecture)
- Candan Duran-Aydintug, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Sociology)
- Stephen Hartke, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
- Heather Johnson, PhD, School of Education & Human Development
- Manuel G. Serapio, PhD, Business School
- Anthony Starke, PhD, School of Public Affairs
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND CREATIVE WORK - INSTRUCTIONAL / RESEARCH / CLINICAL FACULTY
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Courtney M. Donovan, PhD, School of Education & Human Development
- Annie Miller, PhD, School of Public Affairs
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND CREATIVE WORK - TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Brian Buma, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Integrative Biology)
- Andrew Friedson, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Economics)
- Tanya Heikkila, PhD, School of Public Affairs
- Audrey Hendricks, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
- Kevin Hirth, MArch, College of Architecture and Planning (Architecture)
- Traci Sitzmann, PhD, Business School
- Elizabeth Steed, PhD, School of Education & Human Development
- Yang Wang, PhD, College of Arts & Media (Visual Arts)
- Kai Yu, PhD, College of Engineering, Design and Computing (Mechanical Engineering)
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING – INSTRUCTIONAL / RESEARCH / CLINICAL FACULTY (two campus winners)
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Jeremy Brown, MHum, College of Arts & Media (Visual Arts)
- Lisa K. Forbes, PhD, School of Education & Human Development
- Kyoung Nan Kim, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Chemistry)
- Chao Liu, PhD, College of Engineering, Design and Computing (Electrical Engineering)
- A. James LoPresti, PhD, Business School
- Jean Scandlyn, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Health and Behavioral Sciences)
- Ken Schroeppel, MURP, College of Architecture and Planning (Urban and Regional Planning)
- Adam Spiegler, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
- Melissa Tackett-Gibson, PhD, School of Public Affairs
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING – TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Sasha Breger Bush, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Political Science)
- Ersin Dincelli, PhD, Business School
- Todd Ely, PhD, School of Public Affairs
- Michael Greene, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Integrative Biology)
- Jefferson Knight, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Chemistry)
- Carrie Makarewicz, PhD, College of Architecture and Planning (Urban and Regional Planning)
- Wes Marshall, PhD, College of Engineering, Design and Computing (Civil Engineering)
- Jeffrey Schrader, College of Arts & Media (Visual Arts)
- Ruben Viramontes Anguiano, PhD, School of Education & Human Development
EXCELLENCE IN LIBRARIANSHIP
(Selected by the Library Faculty Personnel Committee)
Geoff Johnson, MSLIS, Auraria Library
EXCELLENCE IN FACULTY MENTORING
(Selected by the Center for Faculty Development and Advancement)
Ann E. Komara, MLA, College of Architecture and Planning (Landscape Architecture)
EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICES RELATED TO INSTRUCTIONAL, RESEARCH, AND CLINICAL FACULTY
(Selected by the University of Colorado Denver Association of Lecturers and Instructors [UCDALI] Committee)
Business School