2011 NSHE Board of Regents' Awards

Regents' Scholar Award (Undergraduate)
Shipra De, Honors, B.A. Economics, B.S. Math, B.A. Computer Science

Regents' Scholar Award (Graduate)
Kris Gunawan, Ph.D. Experimental Psychology

Regents' Creative Activity Award
David Loeb, Music

Regents' Rising Researcher Award
Liam Frink, Anthropology

Regents' Academic Advisor Award (Graduate)
Andrew Bell, History

UNLV Awards

UNLV Distinguished Professor Award
Christopher Kearney, Psychology

Harry Reid Silver State Research Award
Woosoon Yim, Mechanical Engineering

The Lincy Institute Fellowship Awards

• Kathleen Bergquist, Social Work
• Bo Bernhard, UNLV International Gaming Institute/Sociology
• Monica Lounsbery, Physical Activity Policy Research Program
• Gwen Marchand, Educational Psychology
• Nancy Menzel, Nursing

Team Award:

• LeAnn Putney, Educational Psychology
• Ralph Reynolds, Educational Psychology
• Sylvia Lazos, Boyd School of Law

UNLV Foundation Distinguished Teaching Awards

• Pradip Bhowmik, Chemistry
• David Holland, History
• Anne Stevens, English
• Michelle Tusan, History

Alex G. and Faye Spanos Distinguished Teaching Award
Tamara Madensen, Criminal Justice

Outstanding Teaching by Part-Time Faculty Award

• Lori Andersen, Health Promotion
• Michael Childers, History
• Heather Lusty, English
• Homer Simms, English
• Mary Wammack, History

Barrick Awards

Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award

• Daniel Allen, Psychology
• Gabriele Wulf, Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences

Barrick Scholar Award

• Peter Gray, Anthropology
• Dong-Chan Lee, Chemistry

Outstanding Department Chair
David Wrobel, History

Professional Staff Committee Leadership
Geetha Sendhill

Professional Staff of the Year Award
Michael Wilde, Center for Academic Enrichment and Outreach

James S. McPhee Librarian of the Year
Jason Vaughan, Director, Library Technologies

UNLV Academic Advisor Awards

Academic Advisor Award (Undergraduate)
Lisa Chastain, Honors College

Academic Advisor Award (Graduate)
Andrew Bell, History

Division of Educational Outreach Faculty Excellence Award
Janis Duncan

Division of Educational International Programs -- Faculty International Development Award
Deborah Shaffer, Criminal Justice

CSUN Faculty Awards

• Business: John "Jack" Schibrowsky, Marketing
• Education: Zaid Haddad, Curriculum & Instruction
• Engineering: Pushkin Kachroo, Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Fine Arts: Jason Edmiston, Film
• Health Sciences: Pradip Bhowmik, Chemistry
• Hotel Administration: Carl Braunlich, Hotel Management
• Liberal Arts: Anita Revilla, Women's Studies
• Sciences: Nicholas Nika, Life Sciences
• Urban Affairs: Tamara Madensen, Criminal Justice

UNLV Alumni Association Outstanding Faculty Award Alfredo Fernandez-Gonzalez, School of Architecture

College and School Awards

Academic Success Center

• Service Award: Rimi Marwah
• Student-Centered Award: Brianne Heinle
• Outstanding Faculty: Gayle Juneau, Tim Gauthier

School of Allied Health Sciences
Distinguished Teaching Award: William Holcomb, Kinesiology & Nutrition Sciences
College of Business

• Teacher of the Year: Alexander Nill, Marketing
• Researcher of the Year: Mike LaTour, Marketing
• Service Provider of the Year: Keong Leong, Management

School of Community Health Sciences

• Excellence in Research: David Wong, Environmental & Occupational Health
• Excellence in Research: Erika Torres, Environmental & Occupational Health
• Excellence in Service: Mark Buttner, Environmental & Occupational Health
• Excellence in Service: Patricia Cruz, Environmental & Occupational Health

College of Education

• Distinguished Research Award: Jian Wang, Curriculum & Instruction
• Distinguished Teaching Award: LeAnn Putney, Educational Psychology
• Distinguished Service Award: Cyndi Giorgis, Curriculum & Instruction
• Early Career Award: Shiri Ayvazo, Sports Educational Leadership

Collaborative Group Award:
UNLV/CCSD Professional Development School Partnership Pam Campbell, Special Education and Early Childhood Cyndi Giorgis, Curriculum & Instruction Sherri Strawser, Special Education and Early Childhood

Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering

• Distinguished Teacher Award: Yi-Tung Chen, Mechanical Engineering
• Distinguished Researcher Award: Darrell Pepper, Mechanical Engineering

College of Fine Arts

• Charles Vanda Award for Excellence in the Arts: Jerry Schefcik, Art
• Outstanding Teacher of the Year: Sean Clark, Film
• Outstanding Part-Time Teacher Award: Julie Ivy, Music

William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration

• Sam & Mary Boyd Distinguished Professor for Teaching: Curtis Love, Tourism & Convention
• Sam & Mary Boyd Distinguished Professor for Research: Kathryn LaTour, Tourism & Convention
• Sam & Mary Boyd for Distinguished Service Award: Vince Eade, Hotel Management

College of Liberal Arts

• Rita Deanin Abbey Teacher of the Year Award: Paul Werth, History
• William Morris Award for Excellence in Scholarship: Liam Frink, Anthropology
• William Morris Award for Excellence in Teaching: Andrew Spivak, Sociology
• College of Liberal Arts' Diversity Award: Tiffiany Howard, Political Science

School of Nursing

• Excellence in Teaching: Deanna St. Cyr
• Excellence in Service: Nancy York
• Excellence in Research: Barbara St. Pierre-Schneider

College of Sciences

• Distinguished Service Award: Carryn Bellomo, Mathematical Sciences
• Distinguished Researcher Award: Dennis Bazylinski, Life Sciences
• Distinguished Teaching Award: Adam Simon, Geosciences
• Professional Staff Award: Aaron Payette, Life Sciences

Libraries

• Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award: Jason Vaughan, Director, Library Technologies
• Outstanding Faculty Service Award: Cory Lampert, Digitization Projects Librarian