Celebrate faculty, staff achievement at 2023 Fall Awards Celebration
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University’s Fall Awards Celebration on Friday, Sept. 29, will recognize the University’s finest, including awards for exceptional teaching, service, longtime and emerging scholarly work.
President Edward Montgomery and Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, provost and vice president for academic affairs, will lead the celebration, which recognizes faculty and staff for excellence in teaching, research and service. The celebration in Kirsch Auditorium of the Fetzer Center begins at 11 a.m. with a luncheon to follow and concludes at 1:30 p.m. The annual event recognizes recipients of special honors presented by a variety of divisional leaders: Distinguished Service, Distinguished Teaching, Distinguished Faculty Scholar, Emerging Scholar, Excellence in Diversity and Make a Difference awards.
Award recipients
2022-23 Make a Difference Awards
Denise Champion, Facilities Management, Building and Custodial Support Services
Lisah Crall, College of Arts and Sciences
Andrew Francisco, University Dining Services
Scott Hennessy, Office of Admissions
2019-20 Make a Difference Awards
*We are pleased to honor these 2019-20 awardees whose in-person ceremony was precluded by the pandemic.
Bri M. McCann, program manager for Office for Sustainability
- Roshona Porter, associate director of facilities, Housing and Residence Life
- Dr. Colleen Kay Stano, director of academic advising, Haworth College of Business
- Pamela K. Zawacke, custodian, Facilities Management
Emerging Scholar Award
- Dr. Shannon McMorrow, associate professor of public health
Distinguished Teaching Award
- Dr. David Rudge, professor of biological sciences
Distinguished Service Award
- Dr. Mariola Perez de la Cruz, master faculty specialist of Spanish
Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award
- Dr. Charles Henderson, professor of physics
Excellence in Diversity Awards
- Tony Dennis, Graduate College
Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Leah Latumaerissa, undergraduate student
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