Presidential Faculty Awards
Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D., kicked off the 2018-2019 academic year by honoring several faculty with presidential awards for their commitment to scholarship, excellence and mentoring.
2018 Award Recipients
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Assistant Professor
Giles Hall 205
404-270-5685 | rbrown61@spelman.edu
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Assistant Professor
Giles Hall, Room 107
mcharani@spelman.edu
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Assistant Professor
The Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center 318
404-270-5612 | MHite@spelman.edu
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Director of Cultural Orientation, Associate Professor
The Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center 407
404-270-5507 | klewis@spelman.edu
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Associate Professor
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Philosophy & Religious Studies
The Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby, Ed.D. Academic Center 432
404-270-5518 | swelch1@spelman.edu
Previous Award Recipients
2017 Recipients
- Richard Benson II, Ph.D., assistant professor of education, Excellence in Scholarship Award
- Margery Ganz, Ph.D., professor emerita of history, Excellence in Service Award
- Jerry Volcy, Ph.D., Brown-Simmons professor of computer and information sciences, director of the Spelman Innovation Lab, Excellence in Mentoring Award
- Ashante' Reese, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, Excellence in Teaching Award
- Dorian Crosby, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award
2016 Recipients
Newly Tenured Faculty
- Jacqueline Alvarez-Ogbesor, Ph.D., associate professor of world languages and literature
- Tracy Lang, M.F.A., associate professor of drama and dance
- Unislawa Williams, Ph.D., associate professor of political science
- Yonas Tekle, Ph.D., associate professor of biology
- Xuexin Liu, Ph.D., professor of world languages and literature
2015 Recipients
- Jeffrey Ehme, Ph.D., professor and chair of mathematics, Senior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
- Jimmeka Guillory, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, Junior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
- Christine Sizemore, Ph.D., professor emerita of English, Senior Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award
- Jakita Thomas, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science, Junior Faculty Excellence in Scholarship Award
- Anne Bradford Warner, Ph.D., associate professor of English (retired) and director emerita of the Comprehensive Writing Program, Distinguished Service Award
- Leyte Winfield, Ph.D., associate professor and chair of chemistry and biochemistry, Vulcan Award for Teaching Excellence
2014 Recipients
- Michael Burns-Kaurin, Ph.D., associate professor of physics, Senior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
- Jennifer Kovacs, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, Junior Faculty
Excellence in Teaching Award
- Aditi Pai, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, Senior Faculty Scholarship Award
- A. Nayena Blankson, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, Junior Faculty Scholarship Award
- Soraya Merkerta, director of the African Diaspora and the World Program and associate professor of French and Francophone studies, Distinguished Service Award
- Angelino Viceisza, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics, Vulcan Award for Teaching Excellence
2013 Recipients
- Mark Lee, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, Senior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
- Jakita Thomas, Ph.D., C'99, assistant professor of computer information science, Junior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
- Colm Mulcahy, Ph.D., professor of mathematics, Senior Faculty Scholarship Award
- Yonas Tekle, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, Junior Faculty Scholarship Award
- Pushpa Parekh, Ph.D., professor of English, Distinguished Service Award
- Erica Williams, Ph.D., assistant professor of sociology and anthropology,
Vulcan Award for Teaching Excellence