May 08, 2026 | Ethan Simmons
At the spring college meeting for the College of Applied Health Sciences, our faculty and staff gathered to celebrate this year’s college award winners, and give send-offs to two faculty leaders who are entering retirement: Speech and Hearing Science Professor and former Department Head Pamela Hadley and AHS Professor and Associate Dean for Research Jeff Woods.
(Two of our award winners, Christy Bazan and Mary Flaherty, won equivalent awards from campus as well.)
Here are our AHS college award winners for 2025-26. A recording of the meeting is available on Media Space:
AHS Staff Excellence Award
- Chez Veterans Center Outreach Coordinator and Veteran Recruiter, Garrett Anderson
- College of AHS Assistant to the Dean, Robbin King
AHS Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award
- Health and Kinesiology Academic Advisor, Patty Hudek
AHS Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award – Faculty
- Speech and Hearing Science Associate Professor, Mary Flaherty
AHS Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award – Teaching Assistant
- Health and Kinesiology Graduate Teaching Assistant, Ashley Morgan
AHS Access, Belonging and Community Awards
- SHS student Zhitong Zhu
- RST graduate research assistant Jenna Fesemyer-Ayers
- RST Assistant Professor Yannick Kluch
- Chez Veterans Center Research Assistant Professor Michael Lotspeich-Yadao
AHS Excellence in Guiding Undergraduate Research Award
- Recreation, Sport and Tourism Assistant Professor, Joelle Soulard
AHS Excellence in Graduate and Professional Teaching Award
- SHS Associate Professor, Dan Fogerty
AHS Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award
- HK Associate Professor, Laura Rice
AHS Excellence in Online Teaching Award
- HK Instructor, Christy Bazan
Phyllis J. Hill Faculty Award for Exemplary Mentoring
- HK Teaching Assistant Professor, Jesse Couture
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