Several awards were presented at last Friday's CBCS Spring Assembly. Employee Recognition Awards were awarded to Sheryl Stire (MHLP) and Kayvrie Vega (CSD). Thad Haddad, BS, CRA, who presented the award to Sheryl Stire, commended Stire's knowledge, quality of work, high level of customer service, and dedication to the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, CBCS, and USF. Kayvrie Vega, administrative specialist in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was described by those who nominated her as an integral part of the daily function of the department whose dedication is shown through her strong work ethic and acceptance of additional responsibilities.
The Dean's Awards for Faculty and Students were presented by Associate Dean Jennifer Lister, PhD, CCC-A, FAAA. These awards recognize the members of the college who have demonstrated exemplary service, teaching, research, and dedication to advancing CBCS.
The Dean's Outstanding Teaching Awards recognize excellence in teaching at the undergraduate or graduate level. Kimberly Crosland, PhD, BCBA-D (CFS) received the Outstanding Teaching Award for the tenure track level. Nominated by Raymond Miltenberger, PhD, BCBA-D, professor and director of the ABA program, Crosland has been an integral part of the ABA program for 16 years and has shown exceptional dedication and commitment to teaching. Lauren Baxley, PhD (CFS) received the Outstanding Teaching Award for the instructor level. Baxley's colleagues and students remarked on her caring personailty, willingness to help further the Marriage and Family Therapy program, and her commitment to instruction shown through her dedication to mentoring students in the field and completion of independent trainings to advance her teaching abilities.
The Dean's Outstanding Service Award was presented to Devon Weist, AuD, CCC-A (CSD). This award is given to tenure or non-tenure faculty of any rank in CBCS who demonstrated at least three years of outstanding service to the department, college, university, profession, and/or local community in the past year. Weist was nominated by Lisa Hansel, AuD, CCC-A and Theresa Anthony, MA, MHA, CCC-SLP and was commended for her nationally-recognized service and leadership.
Associate Dean Howard Goldstein, PhD received the USF Outstanding Research Award, which is given to tenure or non-tenure CBCS faculty of any rank with at least three years of significant and continuous research productivity. Nominated by Nathan Maxfield, PhD, CCC-SLP, Goldstein has demonstrated an extraordinarily productive and impactful career as a researcher in the field of child language and literacy, having published 22 journal articles, 3 book chapters, and contributed to 40 scholarly presentations in the past 3 years.
The Dean's Student Awards were also presented during the assembly. Megan Sullivan Kirby, MEd, BCBA, a doctoral student in Behavioral & Community Sciences, received the Outstanding Graduate Student Research Award. Kirby, who was nominated by Trina Spencer, PhD, BCBA-D and Matthew Foster, PhD, has shown exceptional vision in her studies since entering USF. She has demonstrated high-impact community-based collaborative research, has served as principal investigator on five studies, and has published a book chapter and has two more in currently in press. Sarah Ardis, a doctoral student in Criminology, received the Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award. Nominated by Elizabeth Cass, PhD, Ardis has been instrumental in the teaching of many courses, and students have commeded her for being responsive and commited to their learning and success.