Faculty and Staff Awards

Congratulations to 2025 Faculty and Staff Award Winners!

Staff Award Winners

Outstanding Achievement Award
Troy Lowery

Top Performer Awards
Margo Thoresen

Exemplary Service Award
Raven McCormick

Employee Leadership Award
Brian Gillette

Faculty Award Winners

Teaching Awards

Master Teacher Award for a Junior Faculty Member
Daniel Freedman

Master Teacher Award for an Adjunct Faculty Member
Carol Huttar

Shirley S. Travis Habit of Excellence Award
Carol Cleaveland

Research Awards

Research Mentor Award
Megumi Inoue

Research Impact Award
Rod Turpin

Early Career Researcher Award
Dongqing Wang

School of Nursing Awards 

Evelyn Cohelan Faculty Endowed Leadership Award
Bethany Cieslowski

DAISY Foundation Awards for Extraordinary Faculty
Amanda Brook

University Awards

George Mason Legacy Award
P.J. Maddox

Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion
Daphne King

Presidential Award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching
Bethany Cieslowski

Stearns Center Teaching Excellence Award 
Kerri LaCharite

Stearns Center Online Teaching Excellence Award 
Lila Fleming

Stearns Center Online Teacher of Distinction
MB (Marybeth) Mitcham

Past Award Winners

2024 Award Winners

Staff Award Winners

Outstanding Achievement Award
Mistey Surida

Top Performer Awards
Isaac Chomitz
Mary Cunningham

Exemplary Service Award
Jeanne Booth

Employee Leadership Award
Lisa Climer

Faculty Award Winners

Teaching Awards

Master Teacher Award for a Senior Faculty Member
Megumi Inoue

Master Teacher Award for a Junior Faculty Member
Helen Chin

Master Teacher Award for an Adjunct Faculty Member
Jerry Bozek

Teaching Best Practices Awards for a Full-Time Faculty Member
Vicki Kirsch

Research Awards

Research Mentor Award
Kyeung Mi Oh

Research Impact Award
Priyanka Anand

School of Nursing Awards 

Evelyn Cohelan Faculty Endowed Leadership Award
PJ Maddox

DAISY Foundation Awards for Extraordinary Faculty
Patricia Molseed
Bethany Cieslowski

Department of Community and Global Health Awards

GCH Graduate Student Mentoring Award
Michael Bloom

GCH Peer Mentoring Award
Jhumka Gupta

University Awards

Mason University Exceptional Service Award
Kelly Beckwith

Mason Adjunct Faculty Award
Shannyn Snyder

Faculty Promotions

Promotion to Professor
Caroline Sutter
John Cantiello

Faculty Emeritus
Michael Wolf-Branigin, Social Work

2023 College Award Winners

Staff Award Winners

Outstanding Achievement Award

Jade Young

Top Performer Award

Nina Kwartin

Employee Innovation Award

Jennifer Sturgis

Exemplary Service Award

Regina Young

Employee Leadership Award

Holly Park

Faculty Award Winners

Teaching Awards

Master Teacher Award for a Senior Faculty Member

JoAnn Lee

Master Teacher Award for a Junior Faculty Member

Jenna Krall

Master Teacher Award for an Adjunct Faculty Member

Heather Harper

Research Awards

Research Mentor Award

Raedeh Basiri

Research Impact Award

Denise Hines

Multidisciplinary Innovation Award

Holly Matto

School of Nursing Awards 

Evelyn Cohelan Faculty Endowed Leadership Award

Erin Maughan

DAISY Foundation Award for Extraordinary Faculty

Tracy Davidson

Shirley S. Travis Habit of Excellence Award

Daphne King

University Awards

George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award

Sanja Avramovic

Online Teacher of Distinction

John Cantiello

George Mason University Exceptional Support Award

Rene Ayala

Outstanding Supervisor Award

Holly Park

George Mason University Exceptional Support Award

Jade Young

Term Instructional Faculty Promotions

Promotion to Full Professor

Elizabeth De Jonge

Promotion to Full Professor

Patrice Winter

Promotion to Full Professor

Cheryl Oetjen

Promotion to Associate Professor

Shanti Chang

Promotion to Associate Professor

Sanja Avramovic

Promotion to Associate Professor

Tracy Davidson

Promotion to Associate Professor

Victoria Garrison

Promotion to Associate Professor

Tanya Haas

Promotion to Associate Professor

Andrea Landis

Promotion to Associate Professor

Angelina Riggleman Harman

2022 College Award Winners

Staff Award Winners

Exemplary Service Award

Allison McKay

Department Manager, Nutrition and Food Studies

Outstanding Achievement Award

Irene Knoepfel

Administrative Assistant, Office of Student Affairs 

Top Performer Award

Christopher Williams

Academic Advisor, Office of Student Affairs

Employee Innovation Award

Joshua Fleck

Sr. Grants Administrator

Employee Leadership Award

Kathy Cornejo

Title IV-E Child Welfare Stipend Program Coordinator, Social Work

Faculty Award Winners

Teaching Awards

Master Teacher, Senior Faculty 

Michael Wolf-Branigin

Professor, Social Work

Master Teacher, Junior Faculty

Tanya Haas

BSN Division Director

ABSN and RN/BSN Program Coordinator

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Master Teacher, Adjunct Faculty

Kimberly Redelsheimer

Teaching Best Practices Award for an Adjunct Faculty Member

Megan Symanowitz

Research Awards

Research Impact Award

Jhumka Gupta

Associate Professor, Global and Community Health

Community Engagement Award

Rebecca Sutter

Director, Mason and Partner Clinics

Early Career Researcher Award

Jenna Krall

Assistant Professor, Global and Community Health

Student Researcher Honor Roll

Kang Shen

School of Nursing Awards 

Evelyn E. Cohelan Faculty Leadership Award

Cheryl Oetjen

Interim Director, Nursing

DAISY Foundation Award for Extraordinary Faculty

Ana Stoehr

Assistant Professor, Nursing

Mason Award

Mason Staff Alumni Award

Tracy Shevlin

Department Manager, Health Administration and Policy

2021 College Award Winners

Staff Award Winners

Outstanding Achievement Award  

Jennifer Sturgis

Administrative Assistant, Office of Faculty Affairs 

Top Performer Award

Maria Perez

Academic Advisor, Office of Student Affairs

Employee Innovation Award

Ibrahim Kargbo

Academic Advisor, Office of Student Affairs

Employee Leadership Award

Shannon Donohue

Assistant Director, Development 

Exemplary Service Award

Brian Gillette

Director, Student Success

Faculty Award Winners

Master Teacher Awards

Master Teacher, Adjunct Faculty

Lyanne Trumbull

Adjunct Faculty, Social Work

Master Teacher, Junior Faculty

Kerri LaCharite

Assistant Professor, Nutrition 

Master Teacher, Senior Faculty 

Vicki Kirsch

Associate Professor, Social Work

Beverly Middle

Assistant Professor, Nursing 

Research Awards

Student Honor Roll

Audrey Olson

Mentor: Margaret Slavin, Associate Professor, Nutrition

Tarang Parekh

Mentor: Alison Cuellar, Professor, Health Administration and Policy

Research Mentor Awards

Andrew Guccione

Professor, Rehabilitation Science

Kevin Mallinson

Associate Professor, Nursing

Shirley Travis Habit of Excellence Award

Emily Ihara

Chair, Department of Social Work

Associate Professor, Social Work

Laura Poms

Graduate and Undergraduate Program Director, Public Health

Associate Professor, Global and Community Health

School of Nursing Awards 

Evelyn E. Cohelan Faculty Leadership Award

Kevin Mallinson

Associate Professor, Nursing 

Daisy Foundation Award for Extraordinary Faculty

Catherine Renner

Adjunct Faculty, Nursing