This year has been exceptionally productive at Missouri State University. As we’ve focused on raising Missouri State’s academic profile, we’ve also invested in academics. We have focused on enrollment growth, implementing realignment changes and study team recommendations and moved to a new learning management system.

In this period of transformation, the constant has been our faculty, who continue to engage in high quality teaching, research and service.

On May 8, we celebrated some of our faculty’s special achievements this year at the All-Faculty Recognition Reception. We wish to highlight those recognitions here, as well as some other recognitions across other units. These achievements represent a fraction of what our faculty contribute each day! Thanks to all of our faculty and those that support faculty efforts!

John Jasinski
Office of the Provost

 

Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Congratulations to Natasha DeVore!

The Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching is presented to an outstanding faculty member from each participating higher education institution in the state. Learn more about the award and this year’s recipient.

 

 

Missouri State University Foundation Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service

Missouri State University Foundation Awards for Teaching

Nichole Busdieker-Jesse, School of Hospitality and Agricultural Leadership
Natasha DeVore, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Missouri State University Foundation Awards for Research

Seth Hoelscher,Finance, Economics and Risk Management
Cyren Rico, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Missouri State University Foundation Awards for Service

Kimberly Roam, School of Teaching, Learning and Developmental Sciences
Suzanne Walker-Pacheco, Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology

Academic Advising

Curtis P. Lawrence Excellence in Advising Award

Aida Hass-Wisecup, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Billie Follensbee, Art and Design
Heather M. Luellen, Theatre and Dance

Board of Governor’s Faculty Excellence in Public Affairs Awards

Suzanne Walker Pacheco, Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology
Ann Rost, School of Mental Health and Behavioral Science
Paul Durham, Biology

College Awards

Reynolds College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities

View the recipients of the 2024 Judy Awards

College of Business Awards

Outstanding Advisor Award

Jim Hornback, Business Advisement Center

Outstanding Empirical Paper Award

Jennifer Skiba (The Impact of Buying Groups on Buyer–Supplier Relationships: Group–Dyad Interactions in Business-to-Business Markets)

Outstanding Faculty Award

Kyle Goodin, School of Accountancy

Outstanding Non-Empirical Paper Award

Carol Miller (‘Experimental Populations’ Outside Historical Range Proposal – Will It Get the Frog Out of Hot Water?)

Public Affairs Award in Research

Wes Friske and Seth Hoelscher (The Impact of Voluntary Sustainability Reporting on Firm Value: Insights from Signaling Theory)

College of Natural and Applied Sciences Awards

View the CNAS 2024 faculty and staff awards

Eric Shade Memorial Award

Micheal Hudson, Public Health and Sports Medicine

Excellence in Community Engagement Award

John Prescott, Music
William Sandel, Criminology and Criminal Justice

Excellence in Education Abroad Programming Award

Mary Willis, Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology

Excellence in Service Learning Awards

Denise Cunningham, School of Teaching, Learning and Developmental Science

FCTL Excellence in Teaching Awards

Chloe Bolyard, School of Teaching, Learning & Developmental Sciences
Laszlo Kovacs, Biology
Jennifer LaPrade, Criminology and Criminal Justice
William Sandel, Criminology and Criminal Justice

Graduate College Awards

Outstanding Graduate Mentor

Margaret Weaver, English

Outstanding Thesis Advisor

Michael Czyzniejewski, English

Graduate Advising Award

Aida Hass, Criminology and Criminal Justice

Honors College Awards

Curtis P. Lawrence Master Teacher Award

Benjamin Beranek, Finance, Economics and Risk Management
Lanya Lamouria, English

Director’s Award for Outstanding Faculty Research

Telory Arendell, Theatre and Dance
Kyle Goodin, School of Accountancy

Summer 2024 Faculty Fellowship Grants

Laura Hart, Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology
Asif Ishtiaque, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability
Vadim Putzu, Language, Cultures and Religions
Jonathan Turner, School of Special Education, Learning & Professional Studies

Faculty Research Grants

Fall 2023

Jesse Carroll, School of Agricultural Science and Conservation
Hailey Hyunjin Choi, School of Teaching, Learning and Developmental Sciences
Timothy Flannery, Finance, Economics and Risk Management
Amber Howard, School of Teaching, Learning and Developmental Sciences
Caitlin Masterson, School of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences
Xin Miao, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability
Robert Pavlowsky, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability
Erin Plisco, Music
Bonnie Slavych, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Spring 2024

Tasnuba Jerin, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability
Daniel Ketter, Music
Sean Maher, Biology
Keith McShan, Kinesilogy
Sarah Morrison, Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science
Avery Russell, Biology
Xiaoning Sun, School of Special Education, Leadership and Professional Studies
Andrew Twibell, Communication, Media, Journalism and Film
Jennice Wright, School of Teaching, Learning and Developmental Sciences

Promotion and Tenure

Tenure

Jessica Elliott, History

Promotion to Senior Instructor

Melanie Carden-Jessen, School of Earth, Environment and Sustainability
Joel Coltharp, English
Katelyn McCoy, School of Hospitality and Agricultural Leadership
Judy Tarbox, English
Wajeana White, School of Hospitality and Agricultural Leadership
Jessica Willis, McQueary College of Health and Human Services
Fan Zhou, Mathematics

Promotion to Clinical Assistant Professor

Salina Bollinger, School of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences
Kelly Dudley, School of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences
Wendy Jackson, School of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences

Promotion to Clinical Professor

Sarah Barber, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Edith Bobbitt-Boyce, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure

Andrea Applegate, Physician Assistant Studies
Jamie Atkinson, School of Special Education, Leadership and Professional Studies
A. Minor Baker, School of Teaching, Learning and Developmental Sciences
Sarah Baker, School of Teaching, Learning and Developmental Sciences
Tiglet Besara, Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science
Christopher Collins, Communication, Media, Journalism and Film
Jeffrey Foster, School of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences
Lyle Foster, Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology
William Harwood, Political Science and Philosophy
Raza Hassan, School of Teaching, Learning and Developmental Sciences
Daniel Ketter, Music
Michael Kyle, Criminology and Criminal Justice
LaToya Kissoon-Charles, Biology
Jennifer LaPrade, Criminology and Criminal Justice
Kewman Lee, School of Teaching, Learning and Developmental Sciences
Siming Liu, Computer Science
Jennice McCafferty-Wright, School of Teaching, Learning and Developmental Sciences
Jeremy Neely, History
Erin Plisco, Music
William Sandel, Criminology and Criminal Justice
CaSandra Stanbrough, School of Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences
Abby Templar Rodrigues, Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology
Jamie Grigsby, Marketing
Rebecca Rast, Marketing
Feibo Shao, Management
Kanu Priya Tapis, Management
Ravi Thambusamy, Information Technology and Cybersecurity
Randi Ulbricht, Biomedical Sciences
Xiuye Xie, Kinesiology

Promotion to Professor

Amber Abernathy, School of Mental Health and Behavioral Science
Richard Amberg, Communication, Media, Journalism and Film
Hugh Gibson, Kinesiology
Lisa Hall, Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology
Andrea Hellman, English
Christopher Hines, School of Accountancy
Catherine Hoegeman, Sociology, Anthropology and Gerontology
Andrew Homburg, Music
Michael Hudson, Public Health and Sports Medicine
Razib Iqbal, Computer Science
Joshua Lambert, Libraries
Andrea Miller, Libraries
Chris Myers, School of Mental Health and Behavioral Science
Marjorie Shavers, School of Special Education, Leadership and Professional Studies
Karrie Swan, School of Mental Health and Behavioral Science
Carly Yadon, School of Mental Health and Behavioral Science

Promotion to Distinguished Professor

Chin-Feng Hwang, School of Agricultural Science and Conservation
Ajay Katangur, Computer Science
Kyoungtae Kim, Bilogy
Brian Ott, Communication, Media, Journalism and Film

 

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