Spring Recognition Reception honors Arts and Sciences faculty
The College of Arts and Sciences recognizes its distinguished faculty each spring, bestowing awards for research, service, teaching and mentoring. Below is a list of the most recent award winners for 2022 — as well as 2021 and 2020’s honorees, whose in-person recognition was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic. All honorees and their achievements were recognized during the Spring Recognition Reception on April 27 at The Faculty Club.
This article will be updated with photos from the Spring Recognition Reception.
- Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor
- Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award
- Early and Mid-Career Excellence Award
- Harlan Hatcher Arts and Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award
- Honors Faculty Service Award
- Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellow Award
- Outstanding Graduate Associate Teaching Award
- Outstanding Teaching Award
- Susan M. Hartmann Mentoring and Leadership Award
- Paul W. Brown Excellence in Teaching Award
- Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring
- Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award
- Virginia Hull Research Award
Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor
2022
- Barry Shank, professor, Department of Comparative Studies
- Cynthia Clopper, professor and chair, Department of Linguistics
- Dana Haynie, professor, Department of Sociology
- Irina Artsimovitch, professor, Department of Microbiology
- Marcus Kurtz, professor, Department of Political Science
- Margaret Newell, professor, Department of History
- Nandini Trivedi, professor, Department of Physics
- Yana Hashamova, professor, Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures
2021
- Andréa Grottoli, professor, School of Earth Sciences
- Christopher Jaroniec, professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; associate dean for research and creative inquiry
- Dorothy Noyes, professor, Department of English, Department of Comparative Studies
- Randolph Roth, professor, Department of History
- Richard Pogge, professor, Department of Astronomy
Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award
2022
- Alcira Dueñas, associate professor Department of History
- Joni Acuff, associate professor, Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy
- Pranav Jani, associate professor, Department of English
2021
- Clayton Howard, associate professor, Department of History
- Matthew Anderson, assistant professor, Department of Microbiology
- Ryan Friedman, professor, Department of English
2020
- Inés Valdez, associate professor, Department of Political Science
- John Brooke, Warner Woodring Chair in History, professor, Department of History
- Karin Musier-Forsyth, professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Michael Ibba, former professor and chair, Department of Microbiology
- Stephanie Shaw, professor, Department of History
Early and Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award
Early and Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Awards recognize outstanding performance in all three areas of research, teaching and service of early and mid-career faculty at the time of promotion.
Early-Career Faculty Excellence Award
2022
- Elissa Washuta, assistant professor,Department of English
- Hillary Shulman, assistant professor, School of Communication
- Ruben Petreaca, assistant professor, Department of Molecular Genetics
2021
- Jasmeet Hayes, associate professor, Department of Psychology
- Laura Lopez, associate professor, Department of Astronomy
- Melissa Curley, associate professor, Department of Comparative Studies
2020
- David Penneys, associate professor, Department of Mathematics
- Eden Lin, associate professor, Department of Philosophy
- Kathryn Lenz, associate professor, Department of Psychology
Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award
2022
- Brandon Turner, associate professor, Department of Psychology
- Robert Baker, associate professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Treva Lindsey, associate professor, Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
2021
- Amanda Hummon, professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Rin Reczek, professor, Department of Sociology
- Elizabeth Hewitt, professor, Department of English
2020
- Christopher Otter, professor, Department of History
- Joshua Goldberger, professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Harlan Hatcher Arts and Sciences Distinguished Faculty Award
2022
- Bryan Carstens, professor, Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
2020
- Jonathan Parquette, professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Vincent Roscigno, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, Department of Sociology
Honors Faculty Service Award
2022
- Karen Winstead, professor, Department of English
- Robin Judd, associate professor, Department of History
2021
- Joel Wainwright, professor, Department of Geography
- Natividad Ruiz, professor, Department of Microbiology
Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellow Award
2022
- Alexander Thompson, professor, Department of Political Science
- Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan, professor, Department of Psychology
2021
- Paul Healy, professor, Department of Economics
- Samuel Clark, professor, Department of Sociology
2020
- Michael Neblo, professor, Department of Political Science
- Zheng Wang, professor, School of Communication
Outstanding Graduate Associate Teaching Award
2022
- Dallas Carpenter, graduate teaching associate, School of Music
2021
- Alan van Beek, graduate teaching associate, Department of Political Science
2020
- Noah Bukowski, graduate teaching associate, Department of English
Outstanding Teaching Award
2022
- Jennifer Lundine, assistant professor, Department of Speech and Hearing Science
2021
- Benjamin McKean, associate professor, Department of Political Science
2020
- Venkat Gopalan, M.S. Newman Professorship, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Isaac Weiner (finalist), associate professor, Department of Comparative Studies
Susan M. Hartmann Mentoring and Leadership Award
2022
- MaryKatherine Ramsey, lecturer, academic program coordinator, Department of English
- Ousman Kobo, associate professor, Department of History
2021
- Crystal Michelle Perkins, assistant professor, Department of Dance
2020
- Amy Connolly, professor, Department of Physics
- Heather Tanner, associate professor, Department of History
Paul W. Brown Excellence in Teaching Award
2022
- Margaret Sumner, associate professor, Department of History
- Robert Hughes, associate professor, Department of English
2021
- Jennifer Eaglin, assistant professor, Department of History
- Nick White, associate professor, Department of English
2020
- Sarah Neville, assistant professor, Department of English
- Stephanie Smith, professor, Department of History
Rodica C. Botoman Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Mentoring
2022
- Thomas McDow, associate professor, Department of History
2020
- Angus Fletcher, professor, Department of English
Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award
In 2014, Ronald and Deborah Ratner gave $1 million to establish the Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Awards. Ronald Ratner, of RMS Investment Group, is also the former director and executive vice president of development for Forest City Realty Trust Inc. He served on the Ohio State Board of Trustees from 2007 to 2015, having been appointed by former Gov. Ted Strickland. Deborah B. Ratner founded ArtWorks, a Cleveland-based arts apprenticeship program, and Reel Women Direct, an award for women film directors.
2022
- Elizabeth Hewitt, professor, Department of English
- Norah Zuniga Shaw, professor, Department of Dance
- Ousman Kobo, associate professor, Department of History
- Scott DeWitt, associate professor, Department of English
2021
- David Brewer, associate professor, Department of English
- David Hoffman, Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, Department of History
- Paloma Martinez-Cruz, associate professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
- Valarie Williams, professor, Department of Dance
2020
- Christa Teston, associate professor, Department of English
- Namiko Kunimoto, associate professor, Department of History of Art
- Robin Judd, associate professor, Department of History
- Shari Savage, associate professor, Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy
- Theodora Dragostinova, associate professor, Department of History
Virginia Hull Research Award
2022
- Kris Paulsen, associate professor, Department of History of Art
2020
- May Mergenthaler, associate professor, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures