August 31, 2021
Every year, Ball State presents awards to select faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to the University community. The award winners are announced at Fall Opening Convocation, held on August 20 this year. The 2021 winners are:
Lawhead Award in General Education: Dr. Matthew R. Hotham, Department of Philosophy & Religious Studies
Excellence in Teaching Award: Ms. Holly L. Dickin, Department of Mathematical Sciences; and Dr. Nilou Assar Lueke, Department of Psychological Science
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award: Dr. Philip J. Smaldino, Department of Biology
Outstanding Administrator Award: Dr. David E. McIntosh, Teachers College
Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award: Dr. Kristin M. Perrone, Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology & Counseling
Outstanding Faculty Service Award: Dr. Kiesha Warren-Gordon, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
Outstanding Research Award: Dr. S. Serena Shim, Department of Educational Psychology
Outstanding Creative Endeavor Award: Ms. Susan Koper, Department of Theatre and Dance
Outstanding Teaching Award: Dr. Adam J. Kuban, Department of Journalism
Outstanding Faculty Award: Dr. W. Holmes Finch, Department of Educational Psychology
Outstanding Diversity Advocate Award: Dr. Melinda J. Messineo, Department of Sociology
Rawlings Outstanding Distance Education Teaching Award: Dr. Kesha K. Coker, Department of Marketing