Faculty Affairs
Faculty Awards
The Office of Faculty Affairs assists with the faculty awards programs at CU Anschutz and CU Denver. Here are the winners of the 2025 awards:
CU Anschutz
PRESIDENT’S EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD 2025
(Selected by graduating students in each school or college)
- Jeremy Bengson, MD, Anesthesiologist Assistant Program
- Charlotte V. Farewell, PhD, MPH, Colorado School of Public Health (Community and Behavioral Health(
- Tanya L. Fernandez, MS, PA-C, IBCLC, Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program (Pediatrics)
- David Gozalo Diaz, DDS, MS, School of Dental Medicine (Restorative Dentistry)
- Lauren Hinrichs-Kinney, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, Physical Therapy Program
- Robert MacLaren, PharmD, MPH, MCCM, FAACP, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Clinical Pharmacy)
- Bruce McCollister, MD, School of Medicine (Medicine-Infectious Disease)
- Maggie Thompson, DNP, RN, AGACNP-BC, CNE, College of Nursing
CHANCELLOR’S TEACHING RECOGNITION AWARD 2025
(Nominated by students and selected by a committee of students, faculty and administrators)
- Eleanor Cotton, MS, Colorado School of Public Health (Biostatistics and Informatics)
- Dana Judd, PT, DPT, PhD, Physical Therapy Program
- Arun Kannappan, MD, School of Medicine (Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences)
- Lucas E. Orth, PharmD, BCPPS, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Clinical Pharmacy)
- Sean M. Reed, PhD, APRN, College of Nursing (Graduate School)
- Jacqueline Sivahop, EdD, MS, PA-C, Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program (Pediatrics)
- Shu-Yi Wang, PhD, RN, CNS, College of Nursing
- Daniel E. Wilson, DDS, School of Dental Medicine (Restorative Dentistry)
- Serena Younes, CAA, Anesthesiologist Assistant Program
CU Denver
2025 campus winners indicated in bold
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE – INSTRUCTIONAL / RESEARCH / CLINICAL FACULTY
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Maryam Darbeheshti, PhD, College of Engineering, Design and Computing (Mechanical Engineering)
- Jim LoPresti, PhD, Business School
- Sam McNitt, MA, School of Education & Human Development
- Gary A. Olson, MS, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE - TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Todd L. Ely, PhD, School of Public Affairs
- Storm Gloor, MBA, College of Arts & Media (Music & Entertainment Industry Studies)
- Bryn Harris, PhD, School of Education & Human Development
- Jingting Liu, PhD, Business School
- Hyeyoung Oh Nelson, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Health & Behavioral Sciences)
- Florian Pfender, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
- Karen Sobel, EdD, Auraria Library
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND CREATIVE WORK - INSTRUCTIONAL / RESEARCH / CLINICAL FACULTY
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Wendy L. Bolyard, PhD, School of Public Affairs
- Mary Lee Stansifer, PhD, Business School
- Rachel Stein, PhD, School of Education & Human Development
EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AND CREATIVE WORK - TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Richard KP Benninger, PhD, College of Engineering, Design and Computing (Bioengineering)
- Yosef Bonaparte, PhD, Business School
- Ben Crawford, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Geography & Environmental Sciences)
- Jamie Hodgkins, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Anthropology)
- Geoffrey F. Propheter, PhD, School of Public Affairs
- Hans Rosenwinkel, MFA, College of Arts & Media (Film & Television)
- Diana D. Schaack, PhD, School of Education & Human Development
- I-hao Victor Woo, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Modern Languages)
EARLY CAREER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH
(Selected by members of the University Research Council)
Linyue Gao, PhD, College of Engineering, Design and Computing (Mechanical Engineering)
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING – INSTRUCTIONAL / RESEARCH / CLINICAL FACULTY
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING – INSTRUCTIONAL / RESEARCH / CLINICAL FACULTY
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Sheila M. Huss, DPA, School of Public Affairs
- Cynthia Kennedy, MS, CPA, Business School
- David Ogle, PhD, College of Engineering, Design and Computing (Computer Science and Engineering)
- Chélynn Randolph, PhD, School of Education & Human Development
- Pamela K. Whitten, MA, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING – TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
(Selected by a committee comprising previous award winners)
- Soumia Bardhan, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Communication)
- Bingyi Chen, PhD, Business School
- Yaning Liu, PhD, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (Mathematical and Statistical Sciences)
- Scott McLeod, PhD, School of Education & Human Development
- Jae-Do Park, PhD, College of Engineering, Design and Computing (Electrical Engineering)
- Sandy Zook, PhD, School of Public Affairs
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING - LECTURER
(Selected by the IRC Roadmap Advisory Committee)
Allegra H. Fullerton, MPA, School of Public Affairs
EXCELLENCE IN LIBRARIANSHIP
(Selected by the Library Faculty Personnel Committee)
Kelly A. McCusker, MPA/MSLIS, Auraria Library (Collection Development)
FACULTY INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE AWARD
(Selected by a committee comprised of one representative from the Office of DEI, two representatives appointed by the Institutional Equity Advocacy Council, one appointed by Human Resources, and one from the Affinity Group Network)
David C. Mays, PhD, College of Engineering, Design and Computing (Civil Engineering)
PROVOST'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICES RELATED TO INSTRUCTIONAL, RESEARCH, AND CLINICAL FACULTY
(Selected by the University of Colorado Denver Association of Lecturers and Instructors [UCDALI] Committee)
Fundamentals of Engineering Design Innovation Instructional Team, College of Engineering, Design and Computing