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, which was held on Aug. 19 this year. The 2022 winners are:
Lawhead Award in General Education: Prof. Kendra Zenisek, School of Kinesiology, College of Health
Excellence in Teaching Award: Ms. Dusty Rademacher, Department of Social Work, College of Health; and Dr. Kristin Richey, Department of Psychological Science, College of Sciences and Humanities
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award: Dr. Gerardo Ramirez, Department of Educational Psychology, Teachers College
Outstanding Administrator Award: Dr. Paaige Turner, Dean of College of Communication, Information, and Media
Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award: Dr. Lisa Kuriscak, Department of Modern Languages and Classics, College of Sciences and Humanities
Outstanding Faculty Service Award: Dr. Maria Williams-Hawkins, Department of Media, College of Communication, Information, and Media
Outstanding Research Award: Dr. Sergei Zhuk, Department of History, College of Sciences and Humanities
Outstanding Creative Endeavor Award: Prof. Ted Neal, School of Art, College of Fine Arts
Outstanding Teaching Award: Dr. Molly Ferguson, Department of English, College of Sciences and Humanities
Outstanding Faculty Award: Prof. David Largent, Department of Computer Science, College of Sciences and Humanities
Outstanding Diversity Advocate Award: Dr. Emily Rutter, Associate Dean in Honors College (Dr. Rutter was nominated and selected for this award when she was in the Department of English.)
Rawlings Outstanding Distance Education Teaching Award: Prof. Mya Ajanku, Theatre and Dance, College of Fine Arts