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2021 Faculty Awards Honor Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service

April 22, 2021

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2021 Faculty Awards Recipients

CSUDH honored five faculty members during the 2021 Faculty Awards Reception on April 20 for their excellence in teaching and research, their contributions to university governance and development, and for the role non-tenure track faculty play in student achievement.

Lyle E. Gibson Dominguez Hills Distinguished Teacher Award
Kirstin Ellsworth, associate professor of Art History

Read Dr. Ellsworth’s Story

Presidential Outstanding Professor Award
Terry McGlynn, professor of Biology and director of the Office of Undergraduate Research

Read Dr. McGlynn’s Story

Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award
Joanna Perez, assistant professor of Sociology

Read Dr. Perez’s Story

Excellence in Service Award
Donna Nicol, associate professor and chair of Africana Studies

Donna NicolRead Dr. Nicol’s Story

Catherine H. Jacobs Outstanding Faculty Lecturer Award
Cristina Rose (Smith), lecturer of Women’s Studies

Read Dr. Rose’s StoryCristina Rose (Smith)

Non-Tenure Track Faculty Recognition

During the virtual reception, the university recognized more than a dozen non-tenure track faculty with the Shen Kai Foundation Support for Professional Development for their contribution to key university-wide committees over the past year. The awards were made possible with a generous donation from the Shen Kai Foundation, granted to CSUDH to strengthen faculty and academic programs to promote student success.

Rita Anderson, Teacher Education
Erin C. Barrett, Psychology
John Bonner, Athletics
Meka Brown, Human Services
Paul Fornelli, Communications
Linda Goldman, Nursing
Michael Grimshaw, Management
Aric Haas, University Library
Victoria Kim, Asian Pacific Studies
Molly Lancaster, Health Sciences
Jody Mahler, Digital Media Arts
Claudia Mendoza Diaz, Foreign Language
Adam Sanford, Sociology
Steven Schuelka, Quality Assurance
Monique Turner, Psychology

2021 Years of Service Recipients

During the virtual reception, 78 faculty were also celebrated for five to 35 Years of Service to the university. The recipients and their Years of Service are listed below.

35 Years of Service

Mary Lou Cappel, Professor, Kinesiology and Recreation
Miguel Dominguez, Professor, Modern Languages
Thomas Giannotti, Professor, English
Fahimeh Rezayat, Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management
Frederic Brulois, Associate Professor, Mathematics

30 Years of Service

Vanessa Wenzell, Professor, English
William Deluca, Professor, Theatre and Dance
Richard Malamud, Professor, Accounting, Finance and Economics
Dale Mueller, Professor, School of Nursing
Cynthia Johnson, Professor, School of Nursing
Cheryl Jackson-Harris, Professor, Clinical Science
Pamela Krochalk, Professor, Health Science
Silvia Santos, Professor, Psychology
Marek Suchenek, Professor, Computer Science

25 Years of Service

Mark Waldrep, Professor, Digital Media Arts
Caron Mellblom-Nishioka, Professor, Special Education

20 Years of Service

Clarence A. Martin, Professor, Public Administration
Ashish, Professor, Earth Science and Geography

15 Years of Service

Dana Belu, Professor, Philosophy
Randolph Cauthen, Professor, English
Salim Faraji, Professor, Africana Studies
Jonathon Grasse, Professor, Music
Vivian Price, Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies
Stephen Moore, Associate Professor, Music
Marisela Chavez, Professor, Chicano/Chicana Studies
Theodore Byrne, Professor, Public Administration
David Hoopes, Professor, Management and Marketing
Elena Kulikov, Professor, Public Administration
Hamid Pourmohammadi, Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management
Bingsheng Yi, Professor, Accounting, Finance and Economics
Melissa St. James, Associate Professor, Management and Marketing
Ann Selmi, Professor, Special Education
Lee Hancock, Professor, Kinesiology and Recreation
Eric Hwang, Professor, Occupational Therapy
Matthew Mutchler, Professor, Health Science
Keisha Paxton, Professor, Psychology
Sohaila Shakib, Professor, Sociology
La Tanya Skiffer, Professor, Sociology
Carl Sneed, Professor, Sociology
Alexander Stanoyevitch, Professor, Mathematics
Tieli Wang, Professor, Chemistry
James Maier, Coach, Athletics

10 Years of Service

Scott Morris, Professor, Music

5 Years of Service

Brian Jarrett, Professor, Negotiation, Conflict Resolution, and Peace Building
Andrea Johnson, Associate Professor, History
Siskanna Naynaha, Associate Professor, English
Devon Tsuno, Assistant Professor, Art and Design
Yann Abdourazakou, Professor, Management & Marketing
Arek Arakelian, Full-Time Lecturer, Accounting, Finance & Economics
Chi-Wen Chen, Assistant Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management
Jian-Yu  Ke, Associate Professor, Information Systems and Operations Management
Fynnwin Prager, Associate Professor, Public Administration
Sari Silvanto-Ryan, Associate Professor, Management & Marketing
Angela Macias, Associate Professor, Liberal Studies
Elexia Reyes McGovern, Assistant Professor, Teacher Education
Jennifer Stacy, Assistant Professor, Liberal Studies
Glenn DeVoogd Professor, Teacher Education
Adriana Aldana, Assistant Professor, Social Work
Hannah Nguyen, Assistant Professor, Human Services
Payman Nasr, Associate Professor, Clinical Science
Chandra Khan, Professor, Chemistry
Amlan Chatterjee, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Ximena Cid, Associate Professor, Physics
David Dixon, Professor, Political Science
Karin Kram, Associate Professor, Biology
Kelin Li, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Kristen Stagg, Associate Professor, Mathematics
Patrick Still, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Arumugam Thangavel, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Kathryn Theiss, Assistant Professor, Biology
Gretel Vera-Rosas, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Liudong Zuo, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Katie Garcia, Coaching Assistant, Athletics
Christopher Webb, Coaching Assistant, Athletics
Lauren Chow, Coaching Specialist, Athletics
Tyler Wright, Coach, Athletics, Student Affairs
Warren Edmonson, Coaching Specialist, Athletics
Carolyn Gardner, Associate Librarian, University Library

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