Distinguished Faculty Awards

CSU recognizes extraordinary faculty members for the inspiring work that they do both in and out of the classroom. The Distinguished Faculty Awards highlight individuals who excel in at least one of three categories: research, service, and teaching. Names with asterisks denote winners of the Jennie S. Hwang Award. Below are award recipients from previous years. 

2021:

Research

• Christopher Mallett, Social Work       
• Valentin Gogonea, Chemistry   

Service

• Chansu Yu,  Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 

Teaching

• Karin Mika, Law 
• Heidi Robertson, Law     
• Robin Chilton, School of Health Science     

2020:

Research

• David Forte, Law
• Chandrasekhar Kothapalli, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Service

• Ashutosh Dixit, Marketing
• Julia Phillips, Doctoral Studies Education 

Teaching

• Kimberly Ruggeri, Marketing
• Bin Su, Chemistry
• Julie Wolin, BGES

2019:

Research

• Patricia Stoddard Dare, Social Work
• Moo-Yeal Lee, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

Service

• Crystal Weyman*, BGES
• Jonathan Witmer-Rich, Law

Teaching

• David Anderson, Chemistry
• Nolan Holland, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
• Linda Quinn, Mathematics
• Marnie Rodriguez, Criminology, Anthropology, Sociology 

2018:

Research

• Hanz Richter, Mechanical Engineering
• Milena Sterio, Law

Service

• Tachelle Banks, Teacher Education
• Adam Sonstegard, English

Teaching

• Carolyn Broering-Jacobs, Law
• Lili Dong, Eliectrical Engineering and Computer Science
• M. Ann Reinthal*, School of Health Sciences 

2017:

Research

• Zhiqang Gao, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
• Bibo Li*, BGES

Service

• Debbie Jackson, Teacher Education
• Jeff Karem, English

Teaching

• Petru Fodor, Physics
• Wenbing Zhao, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 

2016:

Research

• Katherine Judge, Psychology
• Anton Komar*, BGES

Service

• Cheryl Bracken, Communication
• Joan Thoman, Nursing

Teaching

• Michael Borden, Law
• Pong Chu, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science