MEDIA, Pa. — Penn State Brandywine hosted its annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation and Awards Luncheon on April 30. The event recognizes faculty and staff who have done extraordinary work for the campus.
“The Faculty and Staff Appreciation and Awards Luncheon is a spring tradition on our campus where we come together to celebrate another academic year, enjoy our colleagues, and recognize Brandywine, University and national award recipients,” said Regional Chancellor Marilyn J. Wells.
The following faculty and staff received the Connections Award for establishing connections between Brandywine students, faculty, staff and community members:
- Christina Billie, strategic communications specialist
- Tim Holahan, enrollment management specialist
- Angela Putman and Tina Brackett-Wood, faculty senate chair and staff advisory council chair
The following faculty and staff received the Equity Award, which recognizes exemplary work performance and achievement throughout the past year in diversity, equity and inclusion:
- Matt Bodek, instructional designer
- Chancellor’s Commission on Empowering Women
- Nicola DiFronzo-Heitzer
- George Eleftherakis
- Dana Hallahan
- Megann Hedgecock
- Maryam Khan
- Dana Martin
- John McCawley
- Lusine Mueller
- Andrea Randolph-Krisova
- Aaron Rape
- Shruti Shrestha
- Nasibeh Zohrabi – Chair
The following faculty and staff received the Sustainability Award, which recognizes those who have shown their commitment to promoting a resilient campus, community or world:
- Colin Hiller and Elizabeth Kearns, Housing and Food Services leaders
- The Brandywine Librarians
- Teresa Slobuski
- Annie Jansen
- Niema Nelson
- Hilary Dash
- Sneha Kallinkal
- Zoia Pavlovskaia, lecturer of business
The following staff were recognized with the Brandywine’s Best Award, which celebrates the exemplary services, work, innovation and excellence of staff members to the greater Brandywine community:
- Tony Mattei, director of entrepreneurship and digital marketing
- Kenneth Murphy, Center for Social Impact coordinator
- Jason Nilon, maintenance worker
- Gail Wray, academic programs coordinator
The following faculty were recipients of University and campus awards:
- D’Iorio Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award – Luna Yang, assistant professor of business
- D’Iorio Faculty Research Award – Nasibeh Zohrabi, assistant professor of engineering
- George W. Franz Advising and Mentoring Award – Tracy Lea-Dorsey, assistant teaching professor of biology
- Madlyn L. Hanes Faculty Award – Annie Jansen, interim head librarian
- The Excellence in Teaching Award for Part-Time Faculty – Patricia Thomas
- The Excellence in Teaching Award – Eshani Lee, associate professor of chemistry
- Open and Affordable Educational Resources (OAER) Champion Award – Michael Yataruo, associate professor of mathematics
- Priscilla Clement Faculty Development Award – Aaron Rape (assistant teaching professor of engineering) and Martin Yeh (associate professor of information sciences and technology)
- George T. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching – Elizabeth Womack, associate professor of English
- Arnold A. Markley Honors Faculty Award – Terrie Wong, assistant professor of communication arts and sciences
- Cooper Memorial Faculty Fellowship Award – George Eleftherakis (associate professor of computer science), Eshani Lee (associate professor of chemistry) and Luna Yang (assistant professor of business)
- Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award from the Roe Fund for a Just and Sustainable Future – Pauline Thompson, professor of psychology