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Please join me in congratulating the 2025 University Faculty Award recipients. The individuals listed below have contributed immeasurably to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ community, to their disciplines, and to the lives of their students and colleagues. They have demonstrated excellence in their teaching, scholarship, service, and community engagement, as well as in their efforts to promote inclusive excellence. Many thanks to the Faculty Senate’s University Faculty Awards Committee for their conscientious review of this year’s nominations, with special thanks to Steve Silvia for serving as chair.

2025 University Faculty Awards

Faculty Award for Inclusive Excellence
Nabina Liebow, Philosophy and Religion, College of Arts and Sciences

Kenneth Meier, Public Administration and Policy, School of Public Affairs

Morton Bender Prize
Susanna Campbell, Foreign Policy and Global Security, School of International Service

Outstanding Community Engagement Award
Sarah Irvine Belson, School of Education

Outstanding Contribution to Fostering Collaborative Scholarship Award
Chelsea Butkowski and Megan Finn, Communication Studies, School of Communication

Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and Other Professional Contributions Award
Gwanhoo Lee, Information Technology and Analytics, Kogod School of Business

Outstanding Service to the University Community Award (Tenure/Library Continuing)
Gwendolyn Reece, University Library

Outstanding Service to the University Community Award (Term/Continuing Appointment)
Sheila Bedford, Accounting, Kogod School of Business

Outstanding Teaching in a Full-Time Appointment Award (Tenure)
J. Alberto Espinosa, Information Technology and Analytics, Kogod School of Business

Outstanding Teaching in a Full-Time Appointment Award (Term/Continuing Appointment)
Gemma R. Puglisi, Public Communication, School of Communication

Outstanding Teaching in an Adjunct Appointment Award
Chris Adams, Journalism, School of Communication

Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award
Rebecca J. Hamilton, Washington College of Law

Congratulations and thanks to all of our 2025 honorees for their exceptional contributions!