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. 18 this year. The 2023 winners are:
Outstanding Administrator Award
Dr. Jill Coleman, Associate Dean
College of Sciences and Humanities
Outstanding Advisor Award
Prof. Eric Klosterman
School of Kinesiology
College of Health
Outstanding Diversity Advocate Award
Dr. Chin-Sook Pak
Department of Modern Languages and Classics
College of Sciences and Humanities
Outstanding Faculty Award
Dr. Jerrell Cassady
Educational Psychology
Teachers College
Outstanding Faculty Service Award
Dr. Deborah Mix
Department of English
College of Sciences and Humanities
Outstanding Creative Endeavor Award
Dr. Katy Didden
Department of English
College of Sciences and Humanities
Outstanding Research Award
Dr. Lan Lin
Department of Computer Science
College of Sciences and Humanities
Outstanding Teaching Award
Dr. Sarah Vitale
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
College of Sciences and Humanities
Lawhead Award for Core Curriculum
Dr. Kathryn Ludwig
Department of English
College of Sciences and Humanities
Excellence in Teaching Award Winners (ExIT)
Dr. Rebecca Brown
Elementary Education
Teachers College
Dr. Tom McConnell
Biology
College of Sciences and Humanities
Prof. Ann Reichle
Accounting
Miller College of Business
Rawlings Award for Distance Education
Dr. Kristie Speirs Neumeister
Department of Educational Psychology
Teachers College