Faculty and Staff Award Recipients
The University of Michigan-Flint is proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of its faculty and staff through a range of prestigious awards. These honors celebrate excellence in teaching, research, creative endeavors, service, and leadership, highlighting the dedication and contributions of faculty members who inspire students and advance knowledge in their fields. From the esteemed David M. French Professorship to the Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year award, these recognitions showcase the remarkable impact of faculty members across disciplines. Join us in celebrating the individuals whose commitment to excellence strengthens our university community.
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David M. French Professorship
- 2024 – Hiba Wehbe-Alamah
- 2022 – Brian Blume
- 2020 – Marilyn McFarland
- 2018 – Thomas Hemphill
- 2016 – Clement Chen
- 2014 – Ricardo Alfaro
- 2012 – Mojtaba Vaziri
Frances Willson Thompson Fellowship
- 2021 – Mihai Burzo
- 2021 – Beverly Dabney
- 2021 – Gergana Kodjebacheva
Frances Willson Thompson Professorship
- 2021 – Randall Duncan
Myron and Margaret Winegarden Professorship
- 2021 – Erin Cavusgil
- 2021 – Terrence Horgan
- 2021 – Amy Yorke
Scholarly or Creative Achievement
- 2025 – Khalil Khanafer
- 2024 – Halil Bisgin
- 2023 – Mark Allison
- 2022 – Julie Ma
- 2021 – Victoria Morckel
- 2020 – Suleyman Uludag
- 2019 – Terrence Horgan
- 2018 – Greg Rybarczyk
- 2017 – Hiba Wehbe-Alamah
- 2016 – Jami Anderson
Teaching Excellence
- 2025 – No award given
- 2024 – Gregory Laurence
- 2023 – Aderemi Artis
- 2022 – Elizabeth Cunningham
- 2021 – Murali Mani
- 2020 – No award given
- 2019 – Stephanie Roach
- 2018 – Cameron McLeman
- 2017 – Quamrul Mazumder
- 2016 – Hiba Wehbe-Alamah
Distinguished Service
- 2025 – No award given
- 2024 – No award given
- 2023 – Teresa Yoder-Nowak
- 2022 – No award given
- 2021 – Jennifer Alvey
- 2020 – No award given
- 2019 – Shelby Newport
- 2018 – Gabriela Hristova
- 2017 – Maureen Tippen
- 2016 – Suzanne Selig
Alvin D. Loving Junior Faculty Initiative
- 2025 – Elizabeth Fulks
- 2024 – Woojong Kim
- 2023 – No award given
- 2022 – Charlotte Tang
- 2021 – Julie Ma
- 2020 – Melissa Sreckovic
- 2019 – No award given
- 2018 – Sasha Drummond-Lewis
- 2017 – Mark Allison
- 2016 – Pamela Ross McClain
Alvin D. Loving Senior Faculty Initiative
- 2016-25 – No award given
Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Junior Award
- 2025 – Yasser Aboelkassem
- 2024 – No award given
- 2023 – No award given
- 2022 – Besa Xhabija
- 2021 – Linda Zhu
- 2020 – No award given
- 2019 – Emily Feuerherm
- 2018 – Charlotte Tang
- 2017 – Jennifer Blackwood
- 2016 – Victoria Morckel
Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Senior Award
- 2025 – No award given
- 2024 – Laura Smith
- 2023 – Marilyn Filter
- 2022 – Ahmal Alhosban
- 2021 – Charlotte Tang
- 2020 – Annie Whitlock
- 2019 – Jessica Tischler
- 2018 – Heather Laube
- 2017 – Heather Dawson
- 2007-16 – No award given
Lawrence D. Kugler Academic Advisor Excellence Award
- 2025 – Marisa Eynon-Ezop
- 2024 – Tiffany Bishop
- 2023 – Jeff Dobbs
- 2022 – Megan Presland
- 2021 – Todd Womack
- 2020 – Maris Gilles & Christine Kenne
- 2019 – No award given
- 2018 – No award given
- 2017 – Jessica Kelts
- 2016 – Jessica Tischler
Dr. Lois Matz Rosen Junior Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award
- 2025 – Jeyoung Oh
- 2024 – Thiago Ferreira
- 2023 – No award given
- 2022 – Biplob Barman
- 2021 – Matthew Spradling
- 2020 – Reza Amini
- 2019 – Helil Bisgin
- 2018 – Emily Feuerherm & Nathaniel Miller
- 2017 – Seung-Jin Lee
- 2016 – Amy Yorke
Dorothea E. Wyatt Award
Staff members receive the award in even-numbered years.
Faculty members receive the award in odd-numbered years.
- 2025 – No award given
- 2024 – Diamond Wilder
- 2023 – No award given
- 2022 – Sadé Wilson
- 2021 – Jessica Tischler
- 2020 – Sandra Alberto
- 2019 – Jennifer Alvey
- 2018 – No award given
- 2017 – Shelley Spivack
- 2016 – Kristen Campbell
The Olivia P. Maynard and Olof Karlstrom Faculty Award for Civil Engagement
- 2019-25 – No award given
- 2018 – Erica Britt
- 2017 – No award given
- 2016 – Annie Whitlock
LEO Collegiate Lecturer Award
- 2025 – Emma Davis & Yael Sela
- 2024 – Greg Havrilcsak
- 2023 – Nancy Grigg & Marina Ionina-Prasov
- 2022 – Margaret Ware & James Wade
- 2021 – Theresa Knoll & Alan Grafe
- 2020 – Stephanie Irwin-Booms & Derwin Munroe
- 2019 – Patricia Emenyonu & Anthony McGill
- 2018 – Dave Larsen Jr.
- 2017 – Michael B. McCarthy
- 2016 – Dennis Viele
- 2015 – Tracie Currie
- 2014 – Stevens Wandmacher
- 2013 – Jan Worth-Nelson & Maureen Thum
- 2012 – Ernest Szuch
Lecturer Excellence in Inclusive Teaching Award
- 2025 – Christian Vannier
- 2024 – Caitlin Rossman
- 2023 – Lydia Sanchez-Merritt
Provost Teaching Innovation
- 2025 – Sulyman Uludag & Halil Bisgin
- 2024 – No award given
- 2023 – John Girdwood, Megan Keiser and Carman Turkelson
- 2022 – Melissa Sreckovic
- 2021 – Stephanie Dean
- 2021 – Mary Jo Kietzman
- 2021 – Suzanne Trojanowski
Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year
- 2025 – Gregory Laurence
- 2024 – No award given
- 2023 – Christopher Molnar
- 2022 – Murali Mani
- 2021 – Stephanie Roach
- 2020 – Thomas Hemphill
- 2019 – Hiba Wehbe-Alamah
- 2013 – Mojtaba Vaziri