2017 Faculty and Staff Awards
Each of these individuals were honored at a special awards ceremony on April 18.
CAS faculty and staff play a critical role in the success of our departments, institutes, school and the college. We are very fortunate to have an incredible and dedicated group of faculty and staff in the College of Arts and Sciences. These awards recognize their great work and outstanding contributions over the past year.
Please join us in congratulating each of our deserving recipients!
Faculty Achievement Awards
Professional and Community Service:
Dr. Richard Gershon, School of Communication
Dr. Robert Felkel, Department of Spanish
Research and Creative Activity:
Dr. Autumn Edwards, School of Communication
Dr. Chad Edwards, School of Communication
Dr. Chien-Juh Gu, Department of Sociology
Dr. Natalio Ohanna, Department of Spanish
Teaching:
Dr. Adrienne Redding, Department of English
Dr. Pablo Pastrana-Pérez, Department of Spanish
Dr. Whitney DeCamp, Department of Sociology
Annette Hamel, School of Communication
Part-time Instructor Excellence in Teaching:
Dr. James Guzinski, Department of Chemistry
Global Engagement:
Dr. Patricia Montilla, Department of Spanish
Staff Excellence Award
Amy Degner-Petillon, College of Arts and Sciences Advising
Gender Scholar Award
The CAS Women's Caucus strives to promote an academic culture of inclusiveness for all people at Western Michigan University. The Gender Scholar Award is awarded to a CAS faculty member who demonstrates excellence in gender-related research and scholarly activities. Applicants are judged based on the overall quality of the work and contributions advancing knowledge in an area of research that has a gender focus. This year's Gender Scholar Award recipient is:
Dr. Anise Strong, Department of History