Provost Faculty, Librarian, and Staff Awards
Academic Innovation Award
The Academic Innovation Award was created by the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs in order to recognize and celebrate one or more faculty, librarians and/or staff who have discovered and implemented innovative ways of serving students, and/or advancing a more just, humane and sustainable world. Eligible projects may include academic and co-curricular programs, administrative systems, new technologies, start-ups and research discoveries.
WINNERS
- Claire Sharifi, Librarian and Head of Reference & Research Services
Outstanding Teamwork in Advancing the University’s Strategic Plan
The Outstanding Teamwork in Advancing the University’s Strategic Plan Award was created by the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs in order to recognize and honor a team of faculty, librarians and/or staff who have made exceptional contributions to advancing USF's Strategic Plan, with an emphasis on creative co-design, collaboration, and cross-departmental/divisional teamwork.
WINNERS
- Carolina Echeverria, Director of Partnerships and Communication, School of Nursing and Health Professions
- Annette Regan, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Health Professions and the SONHP team
Collaborative Leadership and Commitment to Shared Governance
The Collaborative Leadership and Commitment to Shared Governance Award was created by the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs in order to recognize and honor a USF faculty, librarian or staff member who has modeled collaborative leadership, built trust and mutual understanding, and made exceptional contributions to enhancing shared governance within the USF community.
WINNER
- Lori Prince, Director of Financial Aid, Student Financial Services
Innovation in Global Education Award
An award given to any faculty, staff, or librarian who demonstrates innovation in facilitating global educational opportunities, whether related to education abroad (study abroad, immersion programs, internships, research opportunities) or bringing global perspective to campus (incorporating global perspective into courses, development of new global courses, or developing initiatives that broaden access to global perspectives on campus).
WINNER
- Lindsay Harris, Professor, School of Law
Global Justice Award
An award given to any faculty, staff, or librarian working to further the university’s social justice mission in a global context, including, but not limited to, advancing ADEI work in communities around the world or in a intercultural space on-campus, work centered on sustainability initiatives and environmental justice in a global context, and efforts engaging partners and communities in the Global South with the goal of amplifying these voices through research, teaching, and service.
WINNER
- Kevin Lo, Professor, School of Management
Community Engaged Learning Faculty Award
The Community Engaged Learning Faculty Award recognizes full-time faculty work in developing service-learning opportunities for USF students. The awardee shall be a full-time faculty member who has demonstrated a commitment to service-learning through the integration of service-learning into the curriculum; innovation in employing a reflective teaching methodology to connect community and public service experience with the academic study; and demonstration of leadership that promotes service-learning on campus.
WINNER
- David Silver, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Ignatian Service Award
The Ignatian Service Award recognizes an exceptional commitment to the service of students, the University, and the community at large, in light of the religious and moral legacy of St. Ignatius. The awardee shall be a full-time faculty member who has demonstrated an ongoing and creative commitment to the realization of this legacy through his/her actions and accomplishments.
WINNER
- Angelika Williams, Assistant Vice Provost for Student Financial Services, Strategic Enrollment Management
Sarlo Prize
The Sarlo Prize recognizes excellence in teaching based on the moral values that lie at the foundation of USF's identity. The awardee shall be a proven, effective full-time faculty member who through his/her teaching exemplifies the ethical principles which inform the University's Vision, Mission, and Values.
WINNER
- David Philoxene, Assistant Professor, School of Education
Educational Effectiveness Award
The Educational Effectiveness Award (EEA) recognizes excellence in assessment practices at the University of San Francisco. The recognized assessment work should show evidence of student learning, use of student learning evidence, and help the university, or any part of the university or community, achieve its learning outcomes, goals, or mission. Exemplary assessment work should also support a culture of assessment at USF, and include a plan for closing the loop.
WINNERS
- Amy Flynn, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Law
Mentor of the Year Award
The Mentor of the Year Award was created by the Provost Council in order to recognize a faculty member and/or a staff person who furthers the Vision, Mission and Values of the University through her/his demonstrated commitment to and excellence in advising and mentoring our graduate and/or undergraduate students. The award recognizes individuals who help our students (1) identify their academic goals; (2) establish relationships between their curricular and co-curricular activities; (3) develop the expertise, skills and values that support academic and personal achievement; and, (4) discern how their USF experience will assist them in forming a more humane and just world.
WINNER
- Patricia Busk, Professor, School of Education
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Award
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Award given by the Office of Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion recognizes and honors a USF faculty or staff member who has made exceptional contributions to enhancing and supporting diversity and inclusion within the USF community.
WINNERS
- Nour Al-muhtasib, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished Research Award
The Distinguished Research Award is given jointly by the USF Faculty Association and the University to a full-time faculty member whose recent research and scholarship have made an outstanding contribution to his or her academic discipline.
WINNER
- Aparna Venkatesan, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished Teaching Award
The Distinguished Teaching Award, bestowed jointly by the USF Faculty Association and the University, is given to a full-time faculty member for extraordinary dedication to teaching and students, and for innovative and gifted approaches to teaching and the classroom.
WINNER
- Stephen Kraus, Assistant Professor, School of Management
Faculty Innovation in Teaching with Technology
This Educational Technology Services (ETS) award is for faculty who are finding new ways to use technology in education to improve student learning.
WINNERS
- John Shafer, Research Librarian & Assistant Professor, School of Law
- M. Sedique Popal, Associate Professor, School of Education
- Nicole Philips, Assistant Professor of Legal Writing, School of Law
Distinguished Adjunct Teaching Award
WINNERS
- Gaëlle Corvaissier, Adjunct Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
- Peter Kline, Adjunct Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
- Alyssa Lund, Adjunct Professor, School of Education
- Nathaniel Stevens, Adjunct Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
Sr. Vicki Siu Award for Outstanding Contributions and Service to the University of San Francisco
WINNER
- Susan Stryker, Adjunct Professor, School of Management