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Awards & Honors

Annual Awards

Each year several awards are given to faculty members who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to the University. The awards are:

The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Outstanding Teaching

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The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Outstanding Teaching is presented to a faculty member who excels in undergraduate teaching.  The University President solicits nominations for this award annually.  A Subcommittee of the Committee on Faculty, consisting of previous recipients of this award, evaluates these nominations.  This award is presented to the selected faculty member during commencement exercises in May.

Award Recipients Since 1963
 

Award Winners Date
Dr. William G. Driscoll 1963
Joseph J. Hicks 1964
Dr. Benedict A. Paparella 1965
Thomas C. Linahan 1965
Dr. Robert E. Wilkinson 1966
William J. O’Neill 1966
Dr. Joseph George 1967
Dr. José R. de la Vega 1967
Joseph W. Ratigan 1968
Robert B. Whiting 1968
Dr. Ralph Koliner 1969
Alvin A. Clay 1970
Dr. Daniel T. Regan 1971
Dr. Robert W. Langran 1972
Dr. Gerald A. Dougherty 1973
Dr. Robert D. Lynch 1975
Dr. Edward V. McAssey 1975
Dr. Lewis Mathers 1976
Dr. Edward J. Mathis 1977
Dr. Robert P. Derstine 1977
Dr. Charles E. Zech 1978
Dr. Sebastian M. Rainone 1979
Dr. Brian J. Jones 1979
Dr. Nicholas M. Rongione 1980
Dr. James J. Clarke 1981
Dr. Bernard P. Prusak 1982
Jean M. Maurer 1983
Dr. Thomas F. Monahan 1983
Dr. John A. Doody 1984
Wesley E. Schwarz 1985
Dr. Rodger Van Allen 1986
Dr. Anthony Zygmont 1986
Dr. James J. Schuster 1987
Dr. James M. Emig 1988
Dr. Michael W. Varano 1988
Burke T. Ward, J.D. 1989
James C. O’Brien 1990
June Lytel-Murphy 1990
Dr. James N. Giordano, Jr. 1991
Dr. Barbara E. Wall 1991
Dr. John Immerwahr 1992
Dr. Robert L. Nydick 1992
Dr. J. Porter Tuck 1993
Daniel J. O’Mara 1993
Dr. Elaine Webster 1994
Dr. Anthony Godzieba 1995
Dr. James J. Murphy 1995
Dr. Sterling Delano 1996
Dr. Russell Gardner 1997
Rev. Lee Makowski, O.S.A. 1998
Dr. Rick Eckstein 1999
Dr. Thomas W. Smith 2000
Dr. Michael Berthold 2001
Dr. Theresa Capriotti 2002
Dr. John Olson 2003
Dr. Vito Punzi 2004
Dr. Eduard Casillas 2005
Dr. Sally Scholz 2006
Dr. Isabella “Belle” Erickson 2007
Dr. Philip Stephens 2008
Dr. Klaus Volpert 2009
Dr. Randy D. Weinstein 2010
Dr. Marycarol McGovern 2011

 

 

 

The Lawrence C. Gallen, OSA, Faculty Service Award

Lawrence C. Gallen, O.S.A. Faculty Service Award for 2006-2007

Introduction and Eligibility

The Lawrence C. Gallen, O.S.A. Faculty Service Award is intended to recognize an individual member of the Villanova University faculty who has, over many years, contributed outstanding service to the Villanova University community. There should be at most token compensation for this service. All active, tenured faculty members with ten years of service or longer are eligible, including those who currently hold administrative positions, provided that they have taught full-time at Villanova for at least ten years. Above all, the faculty member’s service should have consistently exceeded the normal requirements and ordinary expectations of their position.

The President will open the annual nominations for the award by sending a letter to faculty, chairpersons, academic directors, and deans, with a copy of these guidelines. The evaluation criteria and selection process will be generally publicized by electronic posting, with a link to VPAA, University Senate and Faculty Congress websites. These sites will contain a link to the Committee on Faculty, to enhance responses by email.

Deadlines for 2012*

Nominations for the Gallen Faculty Service Award will be accepted until Friday, January 20, 2012. Supporting materials may be submitted after that date, but no later than Friday, February 10, 2012. After the nominating committee of the Committee on Faculty has made a careful review of these materials, to be completed by the end of March, the Committee on Faculty will recommend three faculty finalists to the VPAA for submission to the President of the University.

Instructions for Nominators

Full-time tenured faculty, chairpersons, academic directors, and deans are eligible to nominate. Eligible faculty may self-nominate. Nominators should consult the eligibility guidelines below and then contact the prospective nominee to ensure that he or she agrees to be nominated. Then submit the name of the nominee via the online submission form available here: 

http://webster.csc.villanova.edu:18088/~tway/awards/gallen/   Please direct any questions about this form or the nomination procedure to Thomas Way (thomas.way@villanova.edu) and Maggie Wang (xiaofang.wang@villanova.edu) , members of the Awards Subcommittee of the Committee on Faculty.  

As nominator, you may submit by email a one-page supporting statement on behalf of the nominee. If more than one nominator chooses to nominate the same person, they may each provide a separate statement, or together they may submit a joint supporting statement of no more than three pages.

Instructions for Nominees

The Awards Subcommittee will notify the nominee by email, and the nomination will become effective when the nominee responds, confirming his or her willingness to be considered. The nominee will then need to submit by email a list of service activity at Villanova, with dates of service and a description of the nature of each type of service activity. This description may be in outline or narrative form, and should include the following information (overall length, up to five pages):

  1. Leadership role in the service activity: to what extent did the nominee initiate the activity and take a formal or informal leadership role in carrying it out (the Committee on Faculty will give significant weight to the nominee’s level of contribution and initiative rather than just participation).
  2. Impact of the service: indicate specific outcomes as they have affected the Villanova University community.
  3. Level of compensation: if compensated, to what degree (reduced load, small amount, 20%, paid position, etc.); if uncompensated, indicate if it was an appointed or elected position (e.g. departmental committee, Faculty Senator), vs. a more informal, voluntary activity.  Work that is significantly supported with a salary or other monetary compensation does not qualify as service.

  4. Include service that was both ‘visible’ and ‘invisible,’: ‘visible’ service would occur within a formal position (e.g., chair of Faculty Congress), whereas ‘invisible’ service could be extensive work on curriculum development, voluntary student counseling, etc.  

Procedures for Review and Selection

The Awards Subcommittee of the Committee on Faculty will be charged with the process of reviewing nominations for the Gallen Award and returning the names of finalists to the Committee on Faculty.  The Awards Subcommittee members are not eligible to nominate or to be nominated for any award overseen by the committee. The Awards Subcommittee will meet, discuss the nominations (considering the criteria noted above as well as the nominees’ record of past nominations), and will then recommend three faculty finalists to the Committee on Faculty who, after review and approval, will pass these names to the VPAA. The recommendation will list the finalists alphabetically, but indicate the vote for each finalist. A brief statement explaining the results may be attached. Supporting materials will also be forwarded. The VPAA will forward the recommendation and materials to the President, who will make the final selection. The chair of the Committee on Faculty will send to the Villanovan and Blueprints a statement describing the award, process and criteria, and alphabetically listing the finalist and other nominees. The presentation of the award will take place at Commencement.

Previous Winners

Year Gallen Faculty Service Award Winner Department
1994 Dr. John A. Doody Philosophy
1995 Dr. Michael J. Hones Physics
1996 Dr. Rodger Van Allen Theology
1997 Dr. Robert W. Langran Political Science
1998 Dr. Donald B. Kelley History (ret.)
1999 Dr. Michael L. Levitan Mathematical Sciences
2000 Dr. Michael E. Burke History (ret.)
2001 Dr. Harry R. Strack  Political Science (ret.)
2002 Dr. Lowell Gustafson Political Science
2003 Dr. Charles L. Cherry English
2004 Dr. Teresa Anne Nance  Communication
2005 Dr. Walter Conn Theology & Religious Studies
2006 Dr. Nancy Sharts-Hopko College of Nursing
2007 Dr. Barbara E. Wall Office of Mission Effectiveness
2008 Dr. Susan Mackey-Kallis Communication
2009 Dr. Joseph Betz Philosophy
2010 Mr. James C. O'Brien Mechanical Engineering
2011 Dr. Sally J. Scholz Philosophy

* Procedures approved by the Committee on Faculty with revised deadlines for 2012.

 

The Outstanding Faculty Research Award

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Villanova University, as befits all universities, has as one of its primary objectives the discovery of new knowledge. Support for the scholarly activity of its faculty within the well-known teacher-scholar model is evident in many forms.

The University routinely grants sabbatical leaves and teaching reductions; it supports summer faculty research programs; it maintains an Office of Research and Sponsored Projects to assist faculty in preparing research proposals and managing grants; and it explicitly stipulates scholarly research in its formal considerations regarding faculty evaluation (e.g., tenure, promotion, and merit). In short, scholarly research is integral to the University’s mission. Thus, it is appropriate that those faculty members who have become outstanding scholars should receive clear recognition for their accomplishments.

The Outstanding Faculty Research Award is administered by the Dean of Graduate Studies of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. The recipient is selected by a committee of previous award recipients plus a representative of the Committee on Faculty. The award includes an honorarium, a medallion presented at commencement ceremonies in May, and a certificate presented at a formal luncheon. The recipient also delivers a lecture as part of the Falvey Library lecture series.

Award Recipients Since 1981 

Award Winners Date
Dr. José R. de la Vega 1981
Dr. Ingeborg L. Ward 1981
Dr. John D. Caputo 1982
Dr. Roman Maksymowych 1982
Dr. Edward F. Guinan 1983
Dr. Robert L. Grob 1983
Dr. George T. Radan 1984
Dr. Bernard F. Reilly 1984
Dr. Alain J. Phares 1986
Dr. Wayne G. Bremser 1987
Dr. Walter E. Conn 1987
Dr. Gerald M. Long 1988
Dr. Rodger Van Allen 1988
Dr. Edward M. Sion 1989
Dr. Philip J. Stephens 1989
Dr. Lucy McDiarmid 1990
Dr. Charles E. Zech 1990
Dr. Thomas W. Busch   1991
Dr. Rachel T. Hare-Mustin 1991
Dr. Matthew J. Liberatore 1992
Dr. Bernard J. Gallagher III 1993
Dr. George P. McCook 1994
Dr. Vincent B. Sherry 1994
Dr. R. Kelman Wieder 1995
Dr. Andrew Woldar 1996
Dr. Moeness Amin 1997
Dr. Jeffrey W. Hahn 1998
Dr. Richard N. Juliani 1999
Dr. Michael F. Brown 2001
Dr. Aaron M. Bauer 2002
Dr. John A. Pearce II 2003
Dr. Ann Mosely Lesch 2004
Dr. Mary Desmond 2005
Dr. Suzanne Smeltzer 2006
Dr. Ahmad Hoorfar 2007
Dr. Robert H. DeFina 2008
Dr. Charles R. Taylor 2009
Dr. Charles L. Folk 2010
Dr. Robert T. Jantzen 2011

 

The Pohlhaus-Stracciolini Award for Teaching Excellence

The Pohlhaus-Stracciolini Adjunct Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

The Pohlhaus-Stracciolini Award for Teaching Excellence is presented to an adjunct faculty member who demonstrates a commitment to the life of the mind and to the well-being of students through teaching that is intellectually stimulating, challenging, and accessible, with efforts extending beyond the classroom.  The University President solicits nominations for this award annually.  The Awards Subcommittee of the Committee on Faculty evaluates these nominations.  This award is presented to the selected faculty member during commencement exercises in May.

Award Recipients Since 2008

Award Winners Date
Mr. James Barnes, Chemistry Dept. 2008
Dr. Michael H. Prosch, Philosophy Dept. 2009
Ms. Stephanie B. Sena, History Dept. 2010
Not given out this year 2011

Faculty Award for Innovative Teaching

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The Faculty Award for Innovative Teaching is given annually to a full-time professor whose courses employ creative techniques to enhance student learning and growth.  The University President solicits nominations for this award annually.  The Awards Subcommittee of the Committee on Faculty evaluates these nominations.  This award is presented to the selected faculty member during commencement exercises in May.

Award Recipients Since 2007-08

Award Winners Date
Dr. Randy Weinstein, Chemical Engineering 2008
Dr. Debra Arvanites, Management & Operations 2008
Dr. Marycarol McGovern, College of Nursing 2009
Dr. Michael A. Posner, Mathematical Sciences 2010
Dr. Seth A. Whidden, Romance Languages & Literatures 2011

The Outstanding Faculty Mentor Teaching Award

Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

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The Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching is presented to a faculty member who has been in a full time position for less than seven years and has developed extraordinarily effective teaching approaches.  The University President solicits nominations for this award annually.  The Awards Subcommittee of the Committee on Faculty evaluates these nominations.  This award is presented to the selected faculty member during commencement exercises in May.

Award Recipients Since 2007-08
 

Award Winners Date
Dr. Mary T. Kelly, Economics & Statistics Dept. 2008
Dr. Bridget Wadzuk, Civil & Environmental Engr. 2009
Dr. Dennis Wykoff, Biology 2010
Dr. Patrick G. Maggitti, Mgt. & Operations 2011

Faculty Awarded Tenure, Promotion and Emeritus Status

Effective August 22, 2011
Faculty Awarded Tenure  Department
Dr. Christopher Kilby Economics & Statistics

 
Faculty Awarded Tenure with Promotion to Assoc. Prof. Department
Dr. Hibba Abugideiri History
Dr. Michael Capella Marketing & Business Law
Dr. Alice Dailey English
Dr. Timothy Dudley Chemistry
Dr. Jesse Frey Mathematics & Statistics
Dr. Amanda Grannas Chemistry
Dr. Paul Hanouna Finance
Dr. Krista Malott Education & Counseling
Dr. Letizia Modena Romance Languages & Literature
Dr. Sergey Nersesov Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Christine Palus Political Science
Dr. Michael Posner Mathematics & Statistics
Dr. Mark Shiffman Humanities & Augustinian Traditions
Dr. Michael Tomko Humanities & Augustinian Traditions
Dr. Kimberly Trout Nursing
Dr. Bridget Wadzuk Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. Kelly Welch Sociology & Criminal Justice
Dr. Qianhong Wu Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Rosalind Wynne Electrical & Computer Engineering

 

Faculty Members promoted to Associate Professor Department
Dr. Louise Russo Biology

 

Faculty Members promoted to Professor Department
Dr. Metin Duran Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. Mirela Damian Computing Sciences
Dr. Q Chung Accountancy & Information Systems

 

Faculty Members promoted to Emeritus Professor Department
Dr. Walter E. Conn Theology & Religious Studies
Dr. Raymond Heitzmann Education & Counseling

 

Faculty Members promoted to Emeritus Associate Professor Department
Dr. Norman Soong Computing Sciences
Dr. Donald Shaw Physics

Effective August 22, 2011
Faculty Awarded Tenure  Department
Dr. Christopher Kilby Economics & Statistics

 
Faculty Awarded Tenure with Promotion to Assoc. Prof. Department
Dr. Hibba Abugideiri History
Dr. Michael Capella Marketing & Business Law
Dr. Alice Dailey English
Dr. Timothy Dudley Chemistry
Dr. Jesse Frey Mathematics & Statistics
Dr. Amanda Grannas Chemistry
Dr. Paul Hanouna Finance
Dr. Krista Malott Education & Counseling
Dr. Letizia Modena Romance Languages & Literature
Dr. Sergey Nersesov Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Christine Palus Political Science
Dr. Michael Posner Mathematics & Statistics
Dr. Mark Shiffman Humanities & Augustinian Traditions
Dr. Michael Tomko Humanities & Augustinian Traditions
Dr. Kimberly Trout Nursing
Dr. Bridget Wadzuk Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. Kelly Welch Sociology & Criminal Justice
Dr. Qianhong Wu Mechanical Engineering
Dr. Rosalind Wynne Electrical & Computer Engineering

 

Faculty Members promoted to Associate Professor Department
Dr. Louise Russo Biology

 

Faculty Members promoted to Professor Department
Dr. Metin Duran Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. Mirela Damian Computing Sciences
Dr. Q Chung Accountancy & Information Systems

 

Faculty Members promoted to Emeritus Professor Department
Dr. Walter E. Conn Theology & Religious Studies
Dr. Raymond Heitzmann Education & Counseling

 

Faculty Members promoted to Emeritus Associate Professor Department
Dr. Norman Soong Computing Sciences
Dr. Donald Shaw Physics

Endowed Chairs/Deanships

In addition to annual awards, Villanova recognizes faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, research and service through the Endowed Chairs Program. In honoring a faculty member with an endowed chair, we in effect charge them to be premier scholars, academic leaders, and models for other faculty. As they fulfill their obligations as chair holders, they produce value -- in the classroom, in the laboratory, in public venues, and, among their colleagues in their departments and colleges. Additional criteria for appointment include compatibility with the particular academic specifications established by the donor of the chair or professorship and compatibility with and ability to contribute to the University's Catholic and Augustinian values and mission.

Current Endowed Chairs/Deanships

Endowed Chairs/Deanships
Award Winners Date
Connelly Endowed Deanship Dr. M. Louise Fitzpatrick, College of Nursing
The Helen and William O'Toole Endowed Deanship Mr. James Danko, School of Business
The Drosdick Endowed Deanship Dr. Gary A. Gabriele, College of Engineering
Endowed Chair Name Current Chairholder
The Augustinian Endowed Chair in the Thought of St. Augustine Dr. James R. Wetzel
Philosophy Department
Heimbold Endowed Chair in Irish Studies S2012
TBA
English Department
James R. Birle Endowed Chair in Energy Technology
inaugurated 2/21/95
Dr. Alfonso Ortega
Mechanical Engineering Department
Edward A. Daylor Endowed Chair in Environmental Engineering
inaugurated 12/14/94
Dr. Ronald Chadderton
Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept.
Robert M. Birmingham Endowed Chair in Core Humanities
inaugurated 9/17/98
Dr. John Doody
Associate Dean for First Year Studies, LA&S
Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Christian Theology
inaugurated 12/2/92
Rev. Michael Scanlon, O.S.A.
Theology & Religious Studies Department
David R. Cook Endowed Chair of Philosophy, inaugurated 3/30/93 Dr. William Desmond
Philosophy Department
John F. Connelly Endowed Chair in Management, inaugurated 10/15/98 Dr. Matthew Liberatore
Management and Operations Department
The Robert J. and Mary Ellen Darretta Endowed Chair in Finance, inaugurated 12/7/10 Dr. Michael S. Pagano, Finance Department
The Harron Family Endowed Chair in Communication, Fall 2011 (inaugurated 9/27/11) Dr. Raka Shome
Visiting Professor
Thomas G. Labrecque Endowed Chair in Business, inaugurated 11/11/99 Dr. Stephen Andriole
Management and Operations Department
Gerald M. Lemole, M.D., Endowed Chair in Integrated Biology
effective 8/22/08
Dr. Aaron Bauer
Biology Department
Luckow Family Endowed Chair in English

inaugurated 11/2/11

Dr. Lauren Shohet

English Department

Moritz Endowed Chair in Systems Engineering
inaugurated 10/5/06
TBA
Chemical Engineering
John A. Murphy Endowed Chair in School of Business, inaugurated 3/17/99 Dr. C. Raymond Taylor
Marketing and Business Law Department
John M. Cooney Professorship
inaugurated 10/5/99
Dr. Thomas Monahan
Accountancy and Information Department
Richard J. and Barbara Naclerio Endowed Chair in
Business
Dr. Ronald Hill
Professor, Marketing & Business Law
Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business Dr. Jonathan Doh
Management and Operations Department
Katherine M. & Richard J. Salisbury, Jr. Endowed
Professorship in Finance
Dr. David N. Nawrocki
Finance Department
Fred J. Springer Endowed Chair in Business Leadership
effective 8/2002
Dr. Stephen Stumpf
Management and Operations Department
Barbieri Fellowship Dr. Jonathan Yates
Center for Liberal Education
VSB Chair in Strategic Management & Entrepreneurship, effective 1/1998. Dr. John A. Pearce
Management and Operations Department