Please join me in congratulating the 2024 University Faculty Award recipients. The individuals listed below have contributed immeasurably to the AU community, to their disciplines, and to the lives of their students and colleagues. They have demonstrated excellence in their teaching, scholarship, service, and community engagement, as well as in their efforts to promote inclusive excellence. Many thanks to the Faculty Senate’s University Faculty Awards Committee for their conscientious review of this year’s nominations, with special thanks to Jennifer Axe for serving as chair. 

I am also pleased to announce the faculty members who have reached milestone anniversaries ranging from 25 to 55 years of service, as well as recent and upcoming retirees. I know you join me in honoring these dedicated colleagues, who have shaped American University in so many significant ways. 

University Faculty Awards

Faculty Award for Inclusive Excellence
Noemí Enchautegui-de-Jesús, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences

Morton Bender Prize
Raychelle Burks, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences

Outstanding Community Engagement Award
Ocheze Joseph, School of Education

Outstanding Contribution to Fostering Collaborative Scholarship Award
Carolyn A. Parker, School of Education

Outstanding Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity, and Other Professional Contributions Award
Benjamin Stokes, Communication Studies, School of Communication

Outstanding Service to the University Community Award (Tenure/Library Continuing)
Rachel Borchardt, University Library

Outstanding Service to the University Community Award (Term)
Garret Martin, Foreign Policy and Global Security, School of International Service
Beverly Peters, Office of Graduate and Professional Studies

Outstanding Teaching in a Full-Time Appointment Award (Tenure)
Gregg Ivers, Government, School of Public Affairs

Outstanding Teaching in a Full-Time Appointment Award (Term)
John Simson, Management, Kogod School of Business

Outstanding Teaching in an Adjunct Appointment Award
Elsie Guerrero, Government, School of Public Affairs

Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award
Todd A. Eisenstadt, Government, School of Public Affairs

Years of Service Honorees

Adjunct Faculty – 25+ Years of Service
Adam D. Konowe, Public Communication, School of Communication
The Hon. Patricia Mitchell, Justice, Law and Criminology, School of Public Affairs

25 Years of Service
Vikki Connaughton, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Christine Haight Farley, Washington College of Law
Tamar L. Gutner, Politics, Governance, and Economics, School of International Service
Mary Eschelbach Hansen, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
Leena Jayaswal, Film and Media Arts, School of Communication
Monika I. Konaklieva, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Keith D. Leonard, Literature, College of Arts and Sciences
Chemi Montes-Armenteros, Art, College of Arts and Sciences
Christopher Tudge, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Vivian Maria Vasquez, School of Education
Lacey T. Wootton, Literature, College of Arts and Sciences

30 Years of Service
Michele M. Carter, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Eileen J. Findlay, History & Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
Alan M. Levine, Government, School of Public Affairs
Shoon Murray, Foreign Policy and Global Security, School of International Service
Cathy Lisa Schneider, Politics, Governance, and Economics, School of International Service

35 Years of Service
Bryan D. Fantie, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Bob Feinberg, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
David A. F. Haaga, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
Jeffrey L. Hakim, Mathematics and Statistics, College of Arts and Sciences
Manoj Hastak, Marketing, Kogod School of Business
Gregg Ivers, Government, School of Public Affairs
Mieke E. Meurs, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences
Saul Newman, Government, School of Public Affairs
Amy A. Oliver, World Languages and Cultures & Philosophy and Religion, College of Arts and Sciences
Jill Olmsted, Journalism, School of Communication
Patricia Lee Sykes, Government, School of Public Affairs

40 Years of Service
Mary M. Mintz, University Library

45 Years of Service
Ira P. Robbins, Washington College of Law
John A. Willoughby, Economics, College of Arts and Sciences

50 Years of Service
Alan M. Kraut, History, College of Arts and Sciences
Michael A. Mass, Accounting, Kogod School of Business

55 Years of Service
Robert C. Karch, Health Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

Retiring Faculty
Randall Blair, Film and Media Arts, School of Communication
Terry Davidson, Neuroscience, College of Arts and Sciences
Paul Figley, Washington College of Law
Rick Gibson, Information Technology and Analytics, Kogod School of Business
Clement Ho, University Library
Stefan Kramer, University Library
Mary M. Mintz, University Library
Amy A. Oliver, World Languages and Cultures & Philosophy and Religion, College of Arts and Sciences
Cathy Lisa Schneider, Politics, Governance, and Economics, School of International Service
Robert D. Stokes, Office of Graduate and Professional Studies
Robert M. Tobias, Public Administration and Policy, School of Public Affairs
Donald T. Williamson, Accounting, Kogod School of Business

Congratulations and thanks to all of our 2024 honorees for their exceptional contributions!