We congratulate our faculty and staff colleagues who were honored during Founders’ Day 2026:
Faculty Awards
- Excellence in Research College Level – Zixi Cheng
- Excellence in Graduate Teaching College Level – Magdalena Pasarica
- Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching College Level – Nyla Dil
- Faculty Senate 10 Years of Service – Stephen King
- 30 Years of Service – Xinqing Chai, Ratna Chakrabarti
- 20 Years of Service – Limei Chen, Deborah German, Stephen Lambert, Gregory Weigel
Staff Awards
- Employee Leadership Excellence Awards Nominees — Michael Duong, Wendy Sarubbi, Basma Selim
- Employee Excellence Awards Nominee – William Self
- 20 Years of Service – Michael Callahan, Ellaine Leodones, Basma Selim
- 15 Years of Service – Carolyn Castro, Jessica Glaspie, Jennifer Mark, Jorge Olmedo, Wendy Sarubbi, Suzanne Stalvey, Matthew Vaccaro, Martha Wiggins
- 10 Years of Service – Nadine Arentz, Kerri Drylie, Liz Gordian Olmo, Laura Patterson, Ryan Pendry, Karen Peterson, Wanda Pruett-Butler, Abner Ramos, Casey Smith
- 5 Years of Service – Lori Fiandra, Amoy Fraser, Scott Langdon, Michael Rivera
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