Lifetime Teaching Excellence Recognitions
Lifetime teaching excellence recognitions celebrate individuals who have made outstanding contributions in teaching over the span of their careers. These recognitions acknowledge sustained excellence and significant impact made by the recipient throughout their professional life.
- Christine Whitlock, Ph.D.
- Tricia Brown, Ph.D.
- Michele McGibony, Ph.D.
- Shainaz Landge, Ph.D.
- Donna Mullenax
- Christine Whitlock, Ph.D.
- Michele McGibony, Ph.D.
- Kathy Sherman-Morris, Ph.D.
- Scott Mateer, Ph.D.
- Shainaz Landge, Ph.D.
- Clifford Padgett, Ph.D.
- Sue Ellen Dechenne-Peters, Ph.D.
- Heidi Eisenreich, Ph.D.
- Tuyin An, Ph.D.
- Eric Johnson, Ph.D.
- Beulah Narendrapurapu, Ph.D.
- Carl Reiber, Ph.D.
- Christine Whitlock, Ph.D.
- Michele McGibony, Ph.D.
- Shainaz Landge, Ph.D.
- Lea Padgett, Ph.D.
Lifetime Research Excellence Recognitions
Lifetime research excellence recognitions celebrate individuals who have made outstanding contributions to their field of research over the span of their careers. These recognitions acknowledge sustained excellence and significant impact made by the recipient throughout their professional life.
1,000 – 4,999
- Aller, Monique C.
- Chen, Gang
- Chukwu, Chidozie *Williams*
- Colon-Gaud, Checo
- Cutler, Christopher
- Cyronak, Tyler Jarrod
- Dechenne-Peters, Sue Ellen
- Durach, Maxim
- Gibson, Joshua D.
- Gleason, Daniel F.
- Greiman, Stephen
- Harvey, Alan W.
- He, Jianzhou
- Heller, Clayton
- Hladik, Christine M.
- Jimenez, Jose A.
- Lange, Shainaz Moula
- Li, Wenjie
- Lopes Quirino, Rafael
- Ma, Li
- McBrayer, Lance D.
- Mondor, Edward Brian
- Moore, Georgianne W.
- Padgett, Clifford W.
- Piltner, Reinhard
- Quillian, Brandon
- Shartner, Delana
- Schey, Aaron W.
- Secrest, Jeffery A.
- Tu, Wei
- Wu, Tiehang
5,000 – 9,999
- Apanaskevich, Dmitry
- Beatie Ziegler, Lorenza
- Edwards, Mark
- Ming, Weihua
- Wu, Ji
10,000+
- Wang, Xiao-Jun
- Weindorf, David
75-149
- Beati Ziegler, Lorenza
- Chukwu, Chidozie *Williams*
- Cutler, Christopher
- DiCesare, John C.
- Durach, Maxim
- Eisenreich, Heidi Allison
- Feske Brent
- Greiman, Stephen
- Heller, Clayton
- Iacob, Alina
- Jimenez, Jose A.
- Landge, Shainaz Moula
- Li, Wenjie
- Lopes Quirino, Rafael
- Lynch, Will E.
- McBrayer, Lance D.
- Padgett, Clifford W.
- Piltner, Reinhard
- Shartner, Delana
- Sills, Andrew
- Alexander, Stokolos
- Wanduku, Divine
- Wu, Ji
150-224
- Apanaskevich, Dmitry
- Edwards, Mark
- Beatie Ziegler, Lorenza
- McBrayer, Lance D.
- Edwards, Mark
- Moore, Georgianne W.
- Schrey, Aaron W.
300+
- Wang, Xiao-Jun
- Weindorf, David
20-34
- Apanaskevich, Dmitry
- Chen, Gang
- Chukwu, Chidozie *Williams*
- Cutler, Christopher
- Cyronak, Tyler Jarrod
- Edwards, Mark
- Gleason, Daniel F.
- Harvey, Alan W.
- Heller, Clayton
- Jimenez, Jose A.
- Kocerha, Rebecca
- Landge, Shainaz Moula
- Li, Wenjie
- Lopes Quirino, Rafael
- McBrayer, Lance D.
- Moore, Georgianne W.
- Padgett, Clifford
- Reinhard, Pritchard
- Schrey, Aaron W.
- Secrest, Jeffery A.
- Wu, Ji
- Wu, Tiehang
35-49
- Ma, Li
- Ming, Weihua
50+
- Beati Ziegler, Lorenza
- Weindorf, David
- Wang, Xiao-Jun
$1 Million
- Carrol, John M.
- Edwards, Mark
- Chen, Gang
- Feske, Brent
- Ming, Weihua
- Simone Aiken, Karelle
- Vives, Stephen P.
- Whitlock, Christine
$2 Million
- Beati Zielger, Lorenza
- Gremillion, Sara
- Harrison, J. Scott
$3 Million
- Colon-Gaud, Checo
- Hessinger, Sabrina
$4 Million
- Schartner, Delana
10-19
- Beati Ziegler, Lorenza
- Carrol, John M.
- Edwards, Mark
- Gleason, Daniel F.
- Heller, Clayton
- Hladik, Christine
- Jackson, Chester Wood
- Leege, Lissa
- Cohen, Risa
- Roberts, James H.
- Vance, Robert Kelly
20-29
- Colon-Gaud, Checo
Staff Award Recipients
2026
- Ayesha Samuel (Dean’s Office)— Rising Star Award
- Dillon Marcy (Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Physics) — Outstanding Service Award
- Sandra Ferguson (Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Physics)— Teamwork Champion Award
- Ashley Kings (Dean’s Office) — Distinguished Leadership Award
- Morgan Dunn (Botanic Garden) — Trailblazer Award