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Faculty Excellence Awards
Faculty Excellence Awards
These annual awards recognize outstanding contributions to teaching; curriculum and professional development; college community and the community at large.
Faculty Excellence Awards for Full-Time Faculty
2025 Award Winner Recipient
Margaret Bolton, Biological Sciences
School of STEM and Professional Studies
"Professor Bolton is an exceptional teacher... She is kind and empathetic as well as a great communicator. She desires her students to succeed and does all she can to help her students. She provides office hours and other resources for anyone who wants it. I always looked forward to coming to her class. She is engaging and makes topics interesting even if I was not necessarily interested in the topic at first. I would recommend her to anyone." - CSM Student
Past Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Margaret Bolton | Biological Sciences |
| 2024 | Shaneeza Kazim | Early Childhood Education |
| 2023 | Kimberley Donnelly | English |
| 2022 | Richard Bilsker | Philosophy |
| 2021 | John Kulikowski | English |
| 2020 | Tracey Stuller | Biology |
| 2019 |
Biology |
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| 2018 | Denise Gilmer-Knudsen | Communications |
| 2017 | Sandra Poinsett | Mathematics |
| 2016 | Tara G. McManaway | Health Sciences/Massage Therapy |
| 2015 | Bernice D. Brezina | Industrial Studies |
| 2014 | Rex Bishop | Business and Economics |
| 2013 | Wayne Karlin | Languages and Literature |
| 2012 | Mary Beth Klinger | Business and Management |
| 2011 | Susan R. Strickland | Mathematics |
| 2010 | Jean Russ | Environmental Technology & Management |
| 2009 | Tom Seremet | Mathematics |
| 2008 | Laura V. Polk | Nursing |
| 2007 | Maria I. Bryant | Social Sciences |
| 2006 | Kathleen P. Lauber | Biological and Physical Sciences |
| 2005 | Carolin McManus | Language |
| 2004 | Steven I. Hundert | Mathematics |
| 2003 | Jean Runyon | Computer/Information Services Technology |
| 2002 | William Morton | Business/Accounting |
| 2001 | Ellen Wright López | Nursing |
| 2000 | Shirlee Levin | Speech Communication |
| 1999 | Barbara Stephanic | Art History |
| 1998 | Catherine Stevens | Paralegal Studies |
| 1997 | Christine Arnold-Lourie | History |
| 1996 | Richard Siciliano | English |
| 1995 | Patricia H Genz | English |
| 1994 | Thomas Gorecki | Computer/Information Services Technology |
| 1993 | Donna Arcadipane | Nursing |
| 1992 | William Emley | Mathematics |
| 1991 | Douglas Zabel | Chemistry |
| 1990 | Ronald G. Brown | History |
| 1989 | David Reichard | Engineering |
Faculty Excellence Awards for Adjunct Faculty
2025 Award Recipient
Alice Yutzy, Ceramics
Arts and Humanities Department, School of Liberal Arts
Professor Alice Yutzy “is a master teacher... A master of her craft, she extends that knowledge to her students, and they in turn produce masterful works. The proof of this cycle is literally on display. Our department has purchased four works from her students that now belong to our CSM permanent collection.” - Professor Andrew Wodzianski
Past Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Alice Yutzy | Ceramics |
| 2024 | Megan Roberts | Criminal Justice |
| 2023 | Gina Johnson | Communications |
| 2021 | Christopher Ripley | Business |
| 2020 | Janine Adair | Theater |
| 2019 | Latasha Gatling | History |
| 2018 | John Delabrer | Criminal Justice |
| 2017 | Beverly Dearstine Russell | First Year Experience and Student Success |
| 2016 | Denise Snee | Languages and Literature |
| 2015 | Margaret Lee Dowell | Art |
| 2014 | John Warren | Math, Physics and Engineering |
| 2013 | Yvette Dodson | Education |
| 2012 | Linda Fitzgerald | Nursing |
| 2011 | Leah A. Geiger | Social Science |
| 2010 | Dawn Richards | Social Science |
| 2009 | Paula L. Martino | Art History |
| 2008 | Ronda Jacobs | Biological and Physical Sciences |
| 2007 | Edith Carron | Biological and Physical Sciences |