Gallery of Excellence
About the event
Join us to meet the 2022 College of Arts and Sciences award winners and learn about their impact on the WSU community. Learn more at cas.wsu.edu!
Faculty Career Awards
Distinguished Faculty
Craig Hemmens, criminal justice and criminology
Outstanding Career Achievement
Choong-Shik Yoo, chemistry and Institute for Shock Physics
Mid-Career Achievement
Danh Pham, music
Melissa Parkhurst, music
Early Career Achievement
Xiaofeng Guo, chemistry
Nikolaus Overtoom, history
Interdisciplinary Catalyst
Nikolaos Voulgarakis, mathematics and statistics
Luz Maria Gordillo, history (WSU Vancouver)
Faculty Teaching Awards
Lutz Teaching Excellence Award
Stephanie Porter, biological sciences (WSU Vancouver)
Mullen Memorial Teaching Award
Jennifer Thigpen, history
Excellence in Graduate Advising and Mentoring
Laurie Mercier, history (WSU Vancouver)
Excellence in Teaching by Career Track Faculty Member
Gunjan Gakhar, biological sciences (WSU Vancouver)
Excellence in Graduate Teaching
Lawrence Hatter, history
Faculty Service Awards
Excellence in Professional Service
Dean Luethi, music
Excellence in Institutional Service
Jennifer Thigpen, history
Faculty Peer Mentoring
Mechthild Tegeder, biological sciences
Outstanding Achievement in International Activities
Krishna Jandhyala, mathematics and statistics
Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
Michael Allen, physics and astronomy
Public and Community Engagement
Cheryl Schultz, biological sciences (WSU Vancouver)
Staff Awards
Outstanding Career Staff Achievement
Glenn Miller, Eastlick Store manager
Mid-Career Staff Achievement
Ryan Rice, instruction & classroom support technician
Graduate Student Awards
Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student
Erin Wiese, biological sciences
Master’s Student Achievement Award: Arts
Sarah Barnett, fine arts
Master’s Student Achievement Award: Humanities
Matthew Kollmer, English
Doctoral Student Achievement Award: Humanities
Lindsey Carman Williams, English
Doctoral Student Achievement Award: Sciences
Kristen Johnson, chemistry
Outstanding Seniors
(To be announced)