2020 Faculty Honors and Awards
Presidential Distinction Awards
Teaching
Deborah Balzhiser, English
Sara Damiano, History
Moira Di Mauro-Jackson, World Languages & Literatures
Deborah Harris, Sociology
Scholarly/Creative
Pat Shields, Political Science
Sharon Ugalde, World Languages & Literatures
Louie Valencia, History
Kate Warnell, Psychology
Service
Shannon Duffy, History
Patti Giuffre, Sociology
Valentina Glajar, World Languages & Literatures
Kristen Tooley, Psychology
Golden Apple Awards
Teaching
Deborah Balzhiser, English
Sara Damiano, History
Moira Di Mauro-Jackson, World Languages & Literatures
Scholarly/Creative
Sharon Ugalde, World Languages & Literatures
Louie Valencia, History
Service
John Davis, Psychology
Shannon Duffy, History
Everette Swinney Faculty Senate
Excellence in Teaching Award
Roque Mendez, Psychology
College Achievement Awards
Teaching
Gayle Gordon Bouzard, Sociology,
Brian J. Cooper, Geography
Jennifer A. Devine, Geography
Jeffrey L. Helgeson, History
Krista J. Howard, Psychology
Carole F. Martin, World Languages & Literatures
Sara A. Ramirez, English
Nandhini Rangarajan, Political Science
Scholarly/Creative
Carlos Abreu Mendoza, World Languages & Literatures
Natalie A. Ceballos, Psychology
Jose Carlos de la Puente, History
Jennifer J. du Bois, English
Suzon A. Jammes, Geography
Seoyoun Kim, Sociology
Susan S. Morrison, English
Nathan W. Pino, Sociology
Service
Charles Ben Arnold, Political Science
Nancy K. Berlage, History
Gregory Lynn Crossett, Political Science
John M. Davis, Psychology
Cecily G. Parks, English
Susana Villanueva Eguia-Lis, World Languages &
Literatures
Honorary Professor, International Studies
Alberto Giordano, Geography
Debarun Majumdar, Sociology
Liberal Arts Mentoring Award
Roque Mendez, Psychology
Tenure and Promotion
Tenure / Associate Professor
Carlos Abreu Mendoza, World Languages & Literatures
Michael J. Faber, Political Science
Joseph P. Laycock, Philosophy
David Dominguez Navarro, World Languages &
Literatures
Cecily G. Parks, English
Leah Schwebel, English
Kristen Tooley, Psychology
Logan T. Trujillo, Psychology
Yihong Yuan, Geography
Professor
Kyong Hee Chee, Sociology
Tzee Kiu E. Chow, Geography
Peter B. Dedek, History
William H. De Soto, Political Science
Nicholas P. Herrmann, Anthropology
Ty Schepis, Psychology
Excellence in Research Funding and
Sponsored Programs
National Center for Research in Geography
Michael Solem, Geography
Cyrus Cassells, English
Carmen Westerberg, Psychology
Part-Time Faculty Excellence in
Teaching Award
Kenneth Karrer, History
Faculty Service Awards
Ten Years
Suparno Banerjee, English
Emily K. Brunson, Anthropology
Jose C. de la Puente, History
Emily K. Hanks, Political Science
Jeffrey L. Helgeson, History
Krista J. Howard, Psychology
Ronald A. Johnson, History
Joseph A. Kotarba, Sociology
Holly M. Lewis, Philosophy
Jessica R. Pliley, History
Amy E. Reid, Center for Archaeological Studies
Fifteen Years
Charles B. Arnold, Political Science
Deborah A. Balzhiser, English
Nathan A. Currit, Geography
Reiko Graham, Psychology
Gloria P. Martinez, Sociology
Sergio M. Martinez, World Languages & Literatures
Amy M. Meeks, Psychology
Rebecca Montgomery, History
Crystal Oberle, Psychology
Octavio Pimentel, English
Jorge Y. Porras, World Languages & Literatures
Daniel J. Price, English
Robert Price, Sociology
Maria N. Pujalte, World Languages & Literatures
Robert T. Tally, Jr., English
Pinfan Zhu, English
Twenty Years
Elizabeth Erhart, Anthropology
Antonio Gragera, World Languages & Literatures
Paul Hart, History
Kathryn Ledbetter, English
Blake Locklin, World Languages & Literatures
Margaret E. Menninger, History
Twenty –Five Years
Richard W. Dixon, Geography
Richard D. Henderson, Political Science
Nancy A. Wilson, English
F. Benjamin Zhan, Geography
Thirty Years
Eugene J. Bourgeois II, History
Mary C. Brennan, History
William H. De Soto, Political Science
Jaime A. Mejia, English
Edward Mihalkanin, Political Science
Thirty-Five Years
Reece Jon McGee, Anthropology
Forty-Five Years
Howard R. Balanoff, Political Science
Ronald C. Brown, History
Faculty Retirements
Richard Archer, Psychology
Ida Benavides, World Languages & Literatures
Vicki Brittain, Political Science
Pierre Cagniart, History
Lillian Dees, Sociology
Rene DeHon, Geography
Richard Earl, Geography
Harvey Ginsburg, Psychology
Dickie Heaberlin, English
Richard Henderson, Political Science
Elvin Holt, English
Shirley Ogletree, Psychology
Dan Utley, History
Texas State University System
Regents Teacher
Mayumi Moriuchi, World Languages & Literatures
University Distinguished Professor
Patricia Shields, Political Science
University Distinguished Professor
Emeritus
Marilynn Olsen, English
Shirley Ogletree, Psychology