EARLY CAREER EXCELLENCE AWARD
Dr. Traci Brimhall, Ph.D., ’14
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH | University Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing, Kansas State University
Dr. Wook Rak Jung, M.A., ’09
SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENT, GEOGRAPHY, AND SUSTAINABILITY | Chief Executive Officer and Head of Local Intelligence Consulting, C-EARTH
Dr. Peggy McNeal, Ph.D., ’17
MALLINSON INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION | Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geosciences, Towson University
DEPARTMENT, SCHOOL OR INSTITUTE AWARD
Dr. Katie Mulka, B.A. ’12
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | Assistant Professor of Anatomic Pathology, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine
Eric Woodyard, B.A., ’10
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION | Detroit Lions Reporter, ESPN
Emily Hawrysz, B.B.A., ’09
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS | Senior Director of Strategic Transformation, National Insurance Crime Bureau
Thomas Hanna, M.S., ’83
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES | District Manager, Johnson Screens
Dr. Tony Frazier, Ph.D., ’13
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY | Assistant Professor, Department of History, Penn State University
Dr. Dylan J. Clark, B.A. ‘00
INSTITUTE FOR INTERCULTURAL AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL STUDIES | Deputy State Archaeologist (Land), North Carolina Office of State Archaeology
Dr. Daniel Dunlavy, M.S., ’01
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS | Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. Nathan Stout, M.A., ’09
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY | Senior Clinical Ethicist, University Hospitals; Clinical Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Dr. Manjula Nandasiri, Ph.D., ’13
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS | Staff Scientist, Arconic Corporation
Dr. Amy J. Elliott, Ph.D., ’01
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY | Chief Clinical Research Officer, Avera Research Institute
Diane L. Thompson, M.P.A., ’04
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION | Chief Executive Officer, Binder Park Zoo
Dr. Berta Carrasco, M.A., ’07; Ph.D., ’11
DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH | Associate Professor, Hope College
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ALL COLLEGE AWARD
Brent Albertson, B.S. ‘87
SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION | CEO, Zing Zang LLC
Tiffany M. Moore, B.A. '96
DEPARTMENT OF SPANISH | Senior Vice President of Political and Industry Affairs, Consumer Technology Association
Past Awards
This award is given by Western Michigan University's College of Arts and Sciences. It is not the same as the University Distinguished Alumni Award given by the WMU Alumni Association.
