Please join me in congratulating the 2020 University Faculty Award recipients. The individuals listed below have contributed immeasurably to the AU community, to their disciplines, and to the lives of their students and colleagues. They have demonstrated excellence in their teaching, scholarship, service, and efforts to promote diversity and inclusion. I would like to extend my gratitude to the Faculty Senate’s Faculty Awards Review Committee for their efforts in reviewing this year’s nominations, with particular thanks to John Heywood for serving as chair.

I am also pleased to announce the faculty members who have reached milestone anniversaries ranging from 25 to 50 years of service, as well as those retiring during the 2019–2020 academic year. The impact that these dedicated individuals have made on AU is remarkable, and they have shaped the institution in countless ways.

Many thanks to all of our 2020 honorees for their exceptional work!

University Faculty Awards

Faculty Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Juliana Martínez, World Languages and Cultures, College of Arts and Sciences

Morton Bender Prize
Taryn Morrissey, Public Administration and Policy, School of Public Affairs 

Outstanding Community Engagement Award
Susan Bennett, Washington College of Law 

Outstanding Contribution to Fostering Collaborative Scholarship Award
Philip Johnson, Physics, College of Arts and Sciences

Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and Other Professional Contributions Award
Rachel Louise Snyder, Literature, College of Arts and Sciences

Outstanding Service to the University Community in a Tenure-Line or Continuing Appointment Award
Olivia Ivey, University Library

Outstanding Service to the University Community in a Term-Line Appointment Award
Lynne Perri, School of Communication

Outstanding Teaching in a Full-Time Tenure-Line Appointment Award
Nathan Harshman, Physics, College of Arts and Sciences

Outstanding Teaching in a Full-Time Term-Line Appointment Award
Thomas White, Management, Kogod School of Business

Outstanding Teaching in an Adjunct Appointment Award
Michael Gibbons and Thomas Lent, School of Education

Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award
Amitav Acharya, School of International Service

Years of Service Honorees 

Adjunct Faculty – 25+ Years of Service
Bruce A. Fredrickson, Washington College of Law
Pamela L. Meredith, Washington College of Law
Deborah O. Norris, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Irma S. Raker, Washington College of Law
Alexandre Ryjik, Health Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
Carl Shapiro, Public Administration and Policy, School of Public Affairs
John E. Shosky, Government, School of Public Affairs 

25 Years of Service
Cynthia Bair Van Dam, Literature, College of Arts and Sciences
Randall H. Blair, School of Communication
Walter A. Effross, Washington College of Law
Michelle Egan, School of International Service
Randall Henning, School of International Service
Sarah Irvine Belson, School of Education
Glenn Moomau, Literature, College of Arts and Sciences
Karen O’Connor, Government, School of Public Affairs
David Pike, Literature, College of Arts and Sciences
Leonard Steinhorn, School of Communication

30 Years of Service
Robin Broad, School of International Service
Anusree Mitra, Marketing, Kogod School of Business
Candice J. Nelson, Government, School of Public Affairs
David H. Rosenbloom, Public Administration and Policy, School of Public Affairs
William Ryan, Pence Law Library, Washington College of Law
Vidyamali Samarasinghe, School of International Service
Martin P. Shapiro, University Library
Stephen J. Silvia, School of International Service
Rhonda S. Zaharna, School of Communication

35 Years of Service
Robert A. Blecker, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
Louis W. Goodman, School of International Service
Tomasz Mroczkowski, Management, Kogod School of Business
Deborah C. Payne, Literature, College of Arts and Sciences
Edward A. Wasil, Information Technology and Analytics, Kogod School of Business
Donald T. Williamson, Accounting and Taxation, Kogod School of Business

40 Years of Service
Nanette S. Levinson, School of International Service

45 Years of Service
H. Kent Baker, Finance and Real Estate, Kogod School of Business
Cornelius M. Kerwin, Public Administration and Policy, School of Public Affairs
Jerzy Sapieyevski, Performing Arts, College of Arts and Sciences

50 Years of Service
Barlow Burke, Washington College of Law
James J. Gray, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences 

Retiring Faculty
Philip Brenner, School of International Service
Ivy Broder, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Carberry, Marketing, Kogod School of Business
James J. Gray, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Gerbrand Groen, School of International Service
Caleen Sinnette Jennings, Performing Arts, College of Arts and Sciences
Barry McCarthy, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Roberta Rubenstein, Literature, College of Arts and Sciences
Jerzy Sapieyevski, Performing Arts, College of Arts and Sciences
John Swasy, Marketing, Kogod School of Business
Shalini Venturelli, School of International Service