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The Student Union at Hubbard Hall will host the faculty/staff awards and the Denton celebration of the Texas Woman's University System.

Faculty/staff awards celebration set April 6

Texas Woman’s will present the 2022 faculty and staff awards during a celebration at 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 6 (Founders Day), in the auditorium of the Student Union at Hubbard Hall. The celebration also will be available via livestream.

Following the ceremony, the Denton celebration of the university’s designation as a system will take place in the Southeast Ballroom. Similar celebrations have taken place in Dallas and Houston.

 

Faculty awards to be presented include:

  • Cornaro Award — Karen Dunlap, EdD, professor (Teacher Education, Denton)
  • Mary Mason Lyon Award — Catalina Iulia Pislariu, PhD, assistant professor (Biology, Denton)
  • Mary Mason Lyon Award — Randa Keeley, PhD, assistant professor (Teacher Education, Denton)
  • Humphries Award — Cindy Gill-Sams, EdD, professor (Communication Sciences and Oral Health, Denton)
  • Innovation in Academia Award — Suzanne Scheller, MS, RN, associate clinical professor (Nursing, Houston)
  • Distinction in Service Award — Aimée Myers, PhD, assistant professor (Teacher Education, Denton)
  • Distinction in Scholarship Award — Xiaofen Du, PhD, assistant professor (Nutrition & Food Sciences, Denton)
  • Distinction in Scholarship Award — Paul Thomas, PhD, assistant professor (Music, Denton)
  • Distinction in Teaching Award — Catherine Dutton, PhD, assistant professor (Family Studies, Denton)

 

Staff awards to be presented include:

  • Award of Excellence — Tonya Gilbeaux, assistant director (University Housing & Dining, Denton)
  • Outstanding Achievement Award — Judy Pentecost, business manager (Conference Services, Denton)
  • Outstanding Achievement Award — Gail Orlando, assistant to the dean (College of Arts & Sciences, Denton)

 

Other awards to be presented include:

Award for Outstanding Contribution to the TWU Libraries

  • Chance Maggard, manager, Access Services (Library, Denton)

Distinguished Service to Student Life Award

  • Carolyn Moore, PhD, RDN, associate professor (Nutrition & Food Sciences, Houston)
  • Paul Ingram, tutoring coordinator (Math & Technology Success Center, Denton)
  • Joni Jensen, DMA, associate professor (Music, Denton)

Distinguished Service to Enrollment Management Award

  • Mark Hamner, PhD, vice provost (Institutional Research & Improvement, Denton)
  • Michael Stankey, PhD, director of analytics (Institutional Research & Improvement, Denton)