Clark honors outstanding faculty

Clark University has recognized faculty for their outstanding work as teachers, advisors, and researchers. The annual awards were presented by President David Fithian and Interim Provost John Magee during a reception at Harrington House on October 9.

This year’s honorees are:

David P. Angel Senior Faculty Award established by the Steinbrecher Family

• Ravi Sharma, Philosophy

Oliver and Dorothy Hayden Junior Faculty Fellowship Award

• Neva Meyer, Biology

Hodgkins Junior Faculty Awards

• Abby Frazier, Geography
• Frances Tanzer, History

Rosalind S. Roberts Faculty Award

• Amy Heberle, Psychology

Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award

• Danielle Hanley, Political Science

Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor

• Danielle Hanley, Political Science
• Cynthia Caron, SSJ

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award

• Yue Gao, Business
• Yelena Ogneva-Himmelberger, SSJ

Outstanding Graduate Mentoring/Advising Award

• David Cuberes, Economics
• Jin Fang, Business
• Jude Fernando, SSJ

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

• Daley O’Keefe, doctoral student in Biology
• Pavlina Ziso, doctoral student in Economics

 In addition to the awards, the reception celebrated faculty members who were awarded tenure or promoted.

Faculty awarded tenure and/or promoted to associate professor:

• Jack Delehanty, Associate Professor, Sociology
• Alena Esposito, Associate Professor, Psychology
• Amy Heberle, Associate Professor, Psychology
• Ali Maalaoui, Professor, Mathematics
• Kaitlyn Mathis, Associate Professor, Biology
• Arundhati Nag, Associate Professor, Chemistry
• Alexander Petroff, Associate Professor, Physics
• Morgan Ruelle, Associate Professor, Sustainability and Social Justice
• Florencia Sangermano, Associate Professor, Geography
• Frances Tanzer, Associate Professor, History
• Edouard Wemy, Associate Professor, Economics

Faculty awarded tenure on hire:

• Christina Gerhardt, Professor, Language, Literature, and Culture

Faculty promoted to Full Professor, Teaching Professor, or Professor of Practice

• John Dobson, Professor of Practice, School of Business
• Betsy Huang, Professor, English
• Cailin Marcel Manson, Professor of Practice, Visual and Performing Arts
• Thomas Murphy, Professor of Practice, School of Business
• Ousmane Power-Greene, Professor, History
• Ravi Sharma, Professor, Philosophy
• Justin Thackeray, Professor, Biology