Lindner faculty and staff awarded college, university recognitions
2023-24 awardees celebrated
The Carl H. Lindner College of Business honored its college- and university-level faculty and staff award winners on April 22 with a ceremony and reception at Lindner Hall.
Dean Marianne Lewis, PhD, served as the event’s primary emcee.
“It’s always an important time to recognize the tremendous work that everybody does and pay some special recognition to those who really set a beautiful, high bar in terms of challenging, supporting and innovating for students in their learning experience,” Lewis said in her opening remarks. “Thank you to everybody who is here, because we really are blessed with a world-class community of experts, faculty and staff.”
Lindner dean Marianne Lewis (left) congratulates Associate Professor-Educator of OBAIS David Rapien (right) for receiving the Ronald J. Dornoff Fellow of Teaching Excellence Award.
Other members of the dean’s team and college leadership took turns at the podium to present the day’s awards, including:
- Chuck Sox, PhD, associate dean, graduate programs and partnerships, and professor of operations and business analytics
- Suzanne Masterson, PhD, senior associate dean for faculty, research and Lindner culture, and professor of management
- Sherae Daniel, PhD, academic director of PhD programs and associate professor, department of operations, business analytics, and information systems (OBAIS)
- Jaime Windeler, PhD, associate dean, undergraduate programs and student experience, and associate professor of OBAIS
- Nick Castro, JD, assistant dean, office of inclusive excellence
This year’s ceremony included the presentation of the Ronald J. Dornoff Fellow of Teaching award. Established in 1997, the honor, bestowed every two years, recognizes a faculty member dedicated to connecting with students and spreading their passion for teaching and learning. Mark Dornoff, son of Ronald J. Dornoff, presented the award to David Rapien, associate professor-educator of OBAIS.
“Dave is well-known for using experiential techniques and demonstrations, bringing the real world to the classroom,” hailed Dornoff of Rapien. “He is clearly an extraordinary educator who gives his all to his students.”
Lindner’s staff contributions to the student experience and reputation of the college did not go without acknowledgement. Two recipients were named for both the Phyllis Trosper Service Excellence Award and the Lindner Way Award, highlighting the vital contributions of all members of the Lindner community.
The college also earned bragging rights for the number of honorees recognized at the university-level. Seven faculty and staff members were selected as recipients of UC-wide awards.
Assistant directors to Lindner Career Services Bella Gullia (left) and Susan Bailey (right) both received honors at the 2024 Lindner Faculty and Staff Awards.
- Janis Walter, Accounting
- Ty Hogan, Economics
- Melissa Johnson, Finance
- Derek Shewmon, Management
- Sevgin Eroglu, Marketing
- Chanda Monroe-Williams, Operations, Business Analytics, and Information Systems
- Leonardo Lozano, Lindner Research Excellence
- Rhett Brymer, Lindner Research Excellence, Emerging Scholar Award
- Frank Kardes, Excellence in Service to Research Award
- Olivia Anger, Outstanding Doctoral Student Teaching Award
- Jiantong Wang, Outstanding Doctoral Student Teaching Award
- Jack Luu, Outstanding Doctoral Student Research Award
- Erwin Erhardt, Harold J. Grilliot Award for Exemplary Service to Undergraduate Organizations
- Thomas Dalziel, Michael L. Dean Excellence in Classroom Education and Learning Graduate Teaching Award
- Roseann Hassey, Michael L. Dean Excellence in Classroom Education and Learning Undergraduate Teaching Award
- Roseann Hassey, Daniel J. Westerbeck Junior Faculty Graduate Teaching Award
- Oriana Aragon, Drew and Wendy Boyd Breakthrough in Innovative Teaching Excellence Award
- Gema Bahns, Lindner Inclusive Leader Faculty Award
- David Rapien, Ronald J. Dornoff Fellow of Teaching Excellence
- Jennifer Barlow, Phyllis Trosper Service Excellence Award
- Brittany Wagner, Phyllis Trosper Service Excellence Award
- Kristy Bramble, The Lindner Way Award
- Grant Freking, The Lindner Way Award
- Bella Gullia, Lindner Inclusive Leader Staff Award
- Elaine Hollensbe, Faculty-to-Faculty Research Mentoring Award
- Linna Shi, Faculty Excellence Award
- Thomas Dalziel, Distinguished Teaching Professor Award
- Erwin F. Erhardt III, Mrs. A. B. “Dolly” Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching
- Charles Matthews, Mrs. A. B. “Dolly” Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching
- James Kellaris, Faculty Career Award
- Debashis Pal, George Barbour Award for Good Faculty-Student Relations
- Craig Froehle, Fellows of the Graduate College 2024 Inductee
- Ric Sweeney, 2023-2024 Adviser of the Year
- Susan Bailey, Staff Excellence Award
- Adriana Brown
- Vicki Buckley
- Grant Freking
- Sharon Love
- Jack O’Toole
- Rebecca Williamson
Lewis ended the ceremony with a final thank you to the awardees and a reminder of the power all faculty and staff have to empower students and create impact.
“Thank you to all of the awardees today for just holding such a high bar for all of us. It matters every day because you're so humble and wonderful. But if you've listened to the readings and what people have said, it's just a powerful reminder of the tremendous impact you have every day. And we appreciate you as role models, and your push and your energy. It's so positive and powerful.”
Featured image at top: Assistant Professor of Marketing Oriana Aragón (left), PhD, Donald E. Weston Professor of Marketing Frank Kardes (center), PhD, and Associate Professor-Educator of Marketing Roseann Hassey (right), PhD, celebrate at the 2024 Lindner Faculty and Staff awards. Photos by Joseph Fuqua II.
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