Professional Development

FACULTY HONORS AND AWARDS 2023

The University of South Florida is proud to be the home to an immensely talented and dedicated group of distinguished scholars and faculty. Congratulations to our 2023 awardees. 

Bill Baker

Distinguished University Professor
Bill Baker 
College of Arts & Sciences 

Robert Bishop

Distinguished University Professor
Robert Bishop 
College of Engineering 

Frank Muller-Karger

Distinguished University Professor
Frank Muller-Karger 
College of Marine Science

Brian Williams

Provost's Award for Excellence in Advising
Brian Williams
Undergraduate Studies

Brian Bunnell

Excellence in Research, Pre-Tenure Award
Brian Bunnell
Morsani College of Medicine

Susan Mooney

Excellence in Research, Tenured Award
Susan Mooney
College of Arts & Sciences

Heather Agazzi

Kosove Distinguished Graduate Teaching and Service Award
Heather Agazzi
Morsani College of Medicine

Alexandro Castellanos

Kosove Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching and Service Award
Alexandro Castellanos
College of Engineering

Sanghoon Park

Innovation in Online Design and Teaching 
Sanghoon Park
College of Education

Judithanne Scourfield McLaughlin

Outstanding Community-Engaged Teaching Award
Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan
College of Arts & Sciences

Lindsay Persohn

Outstanding Community-Engaged Teaching Award
Lindsay Persohn
College of Education

Andrew Carroll

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Andrew Carroll
College of The Arts

Heather lively

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Heather Lively
Muma College of Business

Atsuko Sakai

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Atsuko Sakai
Judy Genshaft Honors College

Gulfem Yucelen

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
Gulfem Yucelen
College of Engineering

Kimberly Fields

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award with Distinction
Kimberly Fields
College of Arts & Sciences

Christian Tang

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award with Distinction
Christian Tang
College of Arts & Sciences

Adib Farhadi

Distinguished Service Award
Adib Farhadi
College of Arts & Sciences

Olukemi Akintewe

Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award
Olukemi Akintewe
College of Engineering

Jessica Dominguez rieg

Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award
Jessica Dominguez Rieg
Morsani College of Medicine

Shanu Gupta

Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award
Shanu Gupta
Morsani College of Medicine

Sarina Ergas

Theodore and Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar
Sarina Ergas
College of Engineering

Joan Eldridge

Advising Leadership Award
Joan Eldridge
College of Arts & Sciences

Julia Carter

New Advisor Award
Julia Carter
College of Arts & Sciences

Walter Davis

New Advisor Award
Walter A. Davis III
Undergraduate Studies

Megan Gorrell

New Advisor Award
Megan Gorrell
USF Health

Shawn Mallory

New Advisor Award
Shawn Mallory
College of Arts & Sciences

Megan Braunstein

Outstanding Academic Advisor Award
Megan Braunstein
Judy Genshaft Honors College

La'Tevia Lowe

Outstanding Academic Advisor Award
La'Tevia Lowe
Muma College of Business

Emily Mann

Outstanding Library Faculty Award
Emily Mann
USF Libraries

James Garey

Retirement & Emeritus
James Garey
College of Arts & Sciences

Mario Hernandez

Retirement & Emeritus
Mario Hernandez
College of Behavioral & Community Sciences

Thomas Unnasch

Retirement & Emeritus
Thomas Unnasch
College of Public Health


Not Pictured:

Excellence in Research, Pre-Tenure Award

Kristin Allukian, College of Arts & Sciences


Excellence in Research, Tenured Award

Liwang Cui, Morsani College of Medicine


Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award

Ambar Basu, College of Arts & Sciences


Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Award

Amanda Connella, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Keval Doshi, College of Engineering
MacLean Hall, College of Arts & Sciences
Yijie Zhu, College of Arts & Sciences


Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Honorable Mention

Jennifer Collins, College of Arts & Sciences
Davide Tanasi, College of Arts & Sciences


Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award

Yasin Elshorbany, College of Arts & Sciences
Larissa Kopytoff, College of Arts & Sciences
James Riordan, College of Arts & Sciences
Miguel Goni Rodrigo, College of Engineering


Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award with distinction

Elizabeth Herrmann, College of The Arts


Emeritus 

Roger Fox, Morsani College of Medicine
Nicholas Hall, College of Nursing
David Orban, Morsani College of Medicine
Joel Richter, Morsani College of Medicine
Jane Rose, College of Arts & Sciences


Retirement & Emeritus

Thomas Becker, Muma College of Business
Elizabeth Bell, College of Arts & Sciences
Timothy Boaz, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
V. Mark Durand, College of Arts & Sciences
Gloria Ferreira, Morsani College of Medicine
Jane Jorgenson, College of Arts & Sciences
Myung Kim, College of Arts & Sciences
William E. Lee, College of Engineering
Thomas Mason, College of Public Health
Victor Molinari, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
William Murray, College of Arts & Sciences
Daniel Powers, College of The Arts
Julian Pribaz, Morsani College of Medicine
Barbara Redding, College of Nursing
William Sappenfield, College of Public Health
Frederick Schatz, Morsani College of Medicine
David Smith, Morsani College of Medicine
Andrew Smith, USF Libraries
Elias Stefanakos, College of Engineering
Diane Te Strake, College of Arts & Sciences
Wallace Wilson, College of The Arts


Retirement

Rukhsana Azam, Morsani College of Medicine
Keith Barron, Muma College of Business
Thomas Cetwinski, USF Libraries
Genieveve Cline, College of Nursing
Andrew Franz, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Arcadii Grinshpan, College of Arts & Sciences
Sharon Hanna-West, Muma College of Business
Jenifer Hartman, College of Education
Carl Herndl, College of Arts & Sciences
Ann Joslin, College of Engineering
Ippokratis Kantzios, College of Arts & Sciences
Barbara Lewis, USF Libraries
Jay Mamel, USF Health
James Mayer, Morsani College of Medicine
Stephen Poff, Morsani College of Medicine
Donna Polelle, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences
Vasyl Sava, USF Health
David Shedden, USF Libraries
Mei Wa Szeto, USF Health
Laurie Walker, College of Arts & Sciences
Kristine Williams, College of Engineering
Donald Wood, Muma College of Business