On Thursday, April 25, 2024, faculty and staff gathered in UNCG’s Cone Ballroom for the annual College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) End-of-Year Celebration.
Interim Dean Amy Adamson delivered remarks and bestowed awards for excellence in teaching, advising, service, and more.
“This year, we were pleased to honor our retirees, who have an accumulated 593 years of service to UNCG!” said Adamson. “This annual event is always a great time to celebrate the accomplishments and service of our tremendous faculty and staff in the College of Arts & Sciences, who show their commitment to student success every day.”
RETIREES
Robert Anemone (Anthropology) – 11 years
Karen Katula (Biology) – 31 years – Recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award
John Z. Kiss (Biology) – 8 years
John Lepri (Biology) – 35 years – Recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award
Lynn Sametz (Biology) – 16 years
Mary Katsikas (Chemistry & Biochemistry) – 62 years – Recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award and the Caswell Award
Patricia Reggio (Chemistry & Biochemistry) – 19 years
Karen Kilcup (English) – 27 years
Nancy Myers (English) – 28 years
Anne Wallace (English) – 18 years
Stephen Yarbrough (English) – 31 years – Recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award
Keith Debbage (Geography, Environment & Sustainability) – 36 years – Recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award
Zhi-Jun Liu (Geography, Environment & Sustainability) – 23 years
Mark Moser (History) – 23 years
Laurie O’Neill (History) – 20 years
Sarah Carrig (Languages, Literatures, & Cultures) – 12 years
Kathleen Macfie (Languages, Literatures, & Cultures) – 31 years
Muktha Jost (Liberal & Professional Studies) – 3 years
Brett Tangedal (Mathematics & Statistics) – 16 years
Jeffrey Adams (Media Studies) – 39 years
Cheryl Hylton (Political Science) – 23 years
Douglas Levine (Psychology) – 19 years
Terri Shelton (Psychology) – 29 years
Alyssa Gabbay (Religious Studies) – 12 years
Derek Krueger (Religious Studies) – 33 years – Recipient of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award
Eugene Rogers (Religious Studies) – 19 years
DEAN’S AWARD FOR THE PROMOTION OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVENESS
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry – Submitted by Nadja Cech and Maia Popova
COLLEGE TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Senior: Jeff Jones (History)
Junior: Maia Popova (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Professional Track: Chiaki Takagi (Languages, Literatures, & Cultures)
COLLEGE STAFF EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Reynaldo Diaz (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Kimberly Mozingo (Anthropology)
Paul Cloninger (English)
COLLEGE ADVISING AWARDS
Veteran Adviser: Nadja Cech (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
New Adviser: Calvin Lowery (CASA)
UNIVERSITY-WIDE AWARDS
Mary Settle Sharp Award for Teaching Excellence: Jeff Jones (History)
James Y. Joyner Award for Teaching Excellence: Robert Wiley (Psychology)
Anna Maria Gove Award for Teaching Excellence: Elizabeth Tomlin (Biology)
Thomas Undergraduate Research Award for Tenured Faculty: Sat Gupta (Mathematics & Statistics) Read more.
Thomas Undergraduate Research Award for Pre-tenured Faculty: Michaeline Jensen (Psychology) Read more.
Oliver Max Gardner Award Nominee: Jeff Kaplan (Philosophy)
Senior Research Excellence Award: Nick Oberlies (Chemistry & Biochemistry) Read more.
View photos from the College of Arts & Sciences End-of-Year Celebration:
Compiled by Elizabeth Keri, College of Arts & Sciences
Photography by Kennedy Childs, College of Arts & Sciences
