2023 BYU Faculty, Staff and Administrative Award Recipients The Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Faculty Lecturer Award: Rick Jellen, professor in the Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences. The Ben E. Lewis Management Award (Recognizes the outstanding administrative employee for their overall contributions and dedication to BYU values): Darin Oviatt, associate dean in the Division of Continuing Education. The Fred A. Schwendimann Performance Award (Recognizes a staff employee for exemplary contributions to the university through consistent and superior service): Bonnie Bingham, office manager for Digital Humanities in the College of Humanities. President’s Appreciation Award (Recognizes staff and administrative personnel for exceptional service, creativity and competence): Sam Brown, director of International Services; Jana Cottle, executive assistant at Student Development Services; Will Graham, Flooring and Upholstery Shop; Brian Hill, Grounds and Landscape Management; Landes Holbrook, International Vice President’s Office; Emily Hreha, Harold B. Library; Lisa Leavitt, Student Life; Carolyn Vermeulen, office manager for Plant and Wildlife Sciences. Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award: Steven K. Charles, mechanical engineering; Leigh A. Johnson, Biology; Shawn Nissen, communication disorders. Karl G. Maeser Research and Creative Arts Award: Jeff Dyer, professor of business strategy; Daniel Everett, art; Kimberly Johnson, English. Karl G. Maeser Professional Faculty Excellence Award: Jeremy Michael Browne, Humanities; Mark Bryann Colton, mechanical engineering; Sam Nielson, design. University Professorship: Michael Dorff, mathematics. Alumni Professorship: David Dean Allred, physics and astronomy. General Education Professorship: Rickelle Richards, nutrition, dietetics and food science. Abraham O. Smoot Citizenship Award: Spencer P. Magleby, mechanical engineering. Wesley P. Lloyd Award for Distinction in Graduate Education: David H. Moore, new dean of the BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School. Phi Kappa Phi Award: Grant George Schultz, civil and construction engineering. Adjunct Faculty Excellence Award: P. Christine Ackroyd, chemistry; Eric Blum, Romney Institute of Public Service and Ethics; Apryl Cox, history; James W. Melville, educational leadership and foundations. Sponsored Research Recognition Award: Norm Jones, civil and construction engineering; Jim Nelson, civil and construction engineering. Early Career Scholarship Award: Ryan Gabriel, sociology; Ryan T. Kelly, chemistry; Emly Vaterlaus Patten, nutrition, dietetics and food science; Isaac H. Smith, business management. BYU Class of 1949 Faculty Award: Keely Song Glenn, dance. Technology Transfer Award: DJ (Dah Jye) Lee, electrical and computer engineering. Early Career Teaching Award: Ryan Cordner, microbiology and molecular biology; Matthew J. Heaton, statistics; Marc Daniel Killpack, mechanical engineering; Amy Dansle Williams, English. Creative Works Award: Alex Baugh, Religious Studies Center; Gaye Strathearn, Religious Studies Center. Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowships Ferrin L. Norton Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship: Blaine D. Griffen, biology. Ephraim Hatch Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship: Casey Paul Griffiths, church history and doctrine. Randall L. Morgan Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship: Jaren Hinckley, music. R. Wayne Hansen Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship: Carolina Nuñez, law. Jack Bailly Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship: Daniel H. Olsen Richard Roskelly Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship: Rebecca L. Sansom, chemistry. |