2025-2026 KSU Faculty Awards

KSU is incredibly proud of its faculty and their accomplishments. Many of our faculty boast national and international recognition for their leadership and innovation in their teaching, scholarship and creative activity, and other professional endeavors. Thanks to our robust faculty recognition program, we have historically recognized our faculty with awards in several categories.

Academic Affairs is pleased to announce the 2025-2026 KSU Faculty Awards, managed by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Our rigorous selection process involves an initial selection at the college level, culminating with each Dean nominating their outstanding candidates. University wide committees with faculty representation from each college then review the finalists’ nominations and select the winners.

Timeline

  • December 1, 2025: Call for nominations opens
  • January 30, 2026 at 5:00 pm: Deadline for Deans or designees to submit nominations
  • February and March 2026: Selection committees review nominations and make recommendations for winners and finalists where applicable
  • April 2026: Announcement

Congratulations to the 2024-2025 KSU Faculty Award Recipients

 

Award Recipient
Distinguished Professor Award Roxanne A. Donovan, Department of Psychological Science & Interdisciplinary Studies Department
Outstanding Teaching Award Ayse Tekes, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Outstanding Teaching Award Stephen M. Bartlett, Department of History and Philosophy 
Outstanding Online Teaching Award Dabae Lee, School of Instructional Technology and Innovation
Outstanding Part-time Teaching Award Carlos F. Pérez, School of Art and Design
Outstanding Professional Service and Community Engagement Award Tanja C. Link, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Outstanding Scholarship and Creative Activity Award Andrea Knowlton, Department of Dance
Outstanding Scholarship and Creative Activity Award Eric Stachura, Department of Mathematics
Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award Mahmoud Asmar, Department of Physics
Outstanding Early Career Faculty Award Kristin Horan, Department of Psychological Science 
Conference USA Faculty Achievement Award May Hongmei Gao, School of Communication and Media

 

Past Winners