Faculty Excellence Awards

The winners of this year’s Faculty Excellence Awards were announced at the May 3 Full Faculty Meeting. Each year, Adelphi University recognizes and celebrates the contributions of its faculty with awards. Awards are given in three categories: teaching, service, and scholarly and creative work, with cash prizes for winners. This was also the third year that the University has given an award for social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion.

“Adelphi University’s faculty make real our educational mission of transforming the lives of all students by creating a distinctive environment of intellectual rigor, research, creativity and community engagement,” said Christopher Storm, PhD, provost and executive vice president. “The awards provide recognition to faculty who exemplify outstanding skill in teaching, service, creative work and scholarship. Those who win these awards are recognized by their peers and by the institution as being standard bearers in teaching, service, creative work and scholarship.”

All of the nominees and winners showed strong practice reflecting the first goal in the Momentum 2 strategic plan: Academic Distinction in our Core Four. That initiative, setting the University’s 2022–2027 course, put forth that “World-class faculty, small classes and a uniquely personalized approach—focusing on the success of each student— will remain a hallmark of our University.”

Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees.

• The Excellence in Teaching for a tenure-track, lecturer or clinical faculty member was awarded to Clinical Associate Professor Mary Jean McCarthy, Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences. Nominations went to: Lecturer Trevor Fraser, Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences; Assistant Professor Felisha Fret, Robert B. Willumstad School of Business; Assistant Professor Jan-Henry Gray, Lecturer Nathan Ross, PhD, and Assistant Professor Ana Simon-Alegre, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences; and Assistant Professor Edwin Kabigting, PhD, College of Nursing and Public Health.
• The Excellence in Faculty Service Award goes to Associate Professor Jacqueline Johnson, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences. Nominations went to: Senior Lecturer Sarah Eltabib, College of Arts and Sciences; and Associate Professor Daniel Kaplan, PhD, School of Social Work.
• The Excellence in Faculty Scholarship Award goes to Professor Katherine Fiori, PhD, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology. Nominations went to: Professor Wahiba Abu-Ras, PhD, School of Social Work; Assistant Professor Sladjana Lukic, PhD, Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences; and Professor Justyna Widera-Kalinowska, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences.
• The Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence in Teaching Award goes to Assistant Professor Ana Simon-Alegre, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences. Nominations went to adjunct faculty members Sergio Argueta, JD, College of Professional and Continuing Studies, and Peter DeBartolo, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences; and Assistant Professor Sara Terrana, PhD, School of Social Work.
• The Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence in Scholarship Award goes to Professor Michael O’Loughlin, PhD, Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences. Nominations went to: Assistant Professor Chana Etengoff, PhD, Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology; and Senior Lecturer Lauren Rosenblum, PhD, and Professor Sokthan Yeng, PhD, College of Arts and Sciences.
• The Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Excellence in Service Award goes to Assistant Professor Jason Rosas, PhD, Ruth S. Ammon College of Education and Health Sciences. Senior Lecturer Sarah Eltabib, College of Arts and Sciences, was also nominated.