14 TU Faculty, Staff Honored As USM Board Of Regents Award Nominees

Press release from Towson University:

March 3, 2021

Towson University has recognized 14 members of its faculty and staff for their professional
accomplishments and commitment to the TU community. The university award winners will be honored at the annual Faculty & Staff Recognition
virtual event scheduled for March 23. "I am so proud of our entire Towson University community, and I especially want to
thank our faculty and staff for the support you’ve shown our students, your colleagues
and our entire university community during these trying times," President Kim Schatzel
says. "These 14 honorees have earned the praise of their colleagues for their exemplary
work in helping form the backbone of TU, which is now one of the nation’s top 100
public universities. Congratulations to our honorees, thank you for your dedication
to TU and I look forward to being able to celebrate you all.”

The names of TU’s winners have been forwarded to the University System of Maryland
(USM) as nominees for the prestigious 2021 USM Board of Regents (BOR) Awards. The USM BOR Awards, which will be announced later this year, represent the highest
honor bestowed by the Board of Regents for achievements of faculty and staff (exempt
and non-exempt) from institutions within the USM.

Melanie Perreault, TU’s Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic and Student
Affairs, says, "We applaud this year’s faculty and staff winners, whose efforts have
fueled exceptional teaching, research, service and innovation at Towson University."

Steve Jones, associate vice president of human resources, says the TU community is
represented in every facet of the process.

"We are grateful for the members of these committees who worked diligently to review
each candidate to ensure they embody the commitment and forward-looking spirit that
drive TU to be its very best," says Jones.

"We are deeply appreciative of the extraordinary dedication and exceptional effort
our faculty and staff exhibit every day,” he continues. “They have gone above and
beyond in their commitment to the university while making a positive impact on the
TU community."

TU Faculty Awards

Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarship or Creative ActivitySaradha Ananthakrishnan, Ph.D., associate professorSpeech-Language Pathology & Audiology

Joel Moore, Ph.D., associate professorPhysics, Astronomy & Geosciences

Faculty Award for Excellence in MentoringElizabeth P. Crusse, clinical associate professorNursing Michelle Snyder, Ph.D., associate professorBiological Sciences

Faculty Award for Excellence in TeachingKaren Day, clinical associate professorSpeech-Language Pathology & AudiologyEllen Hondrogiannis, Ph.D., associate professorChemistry Katherine Holman, Ph.D., associate professorSpecial Education

Faculty Award for Excellence in Public ServiceNatalie Scala, Ph.D., associate professorBusiness Analytics & Technology Management

TU Staff Awards

Staff Award for Effectiveness and Efficiency Julie Leary, associate director, client servicesOffice of Technology Services

Staff Award for Outstanding Service to Students in an Academic or Residential SettingLiz Shearer, director, study abroadOffice of Study Abroad

Staff Award for Inclusion, Multiculturalism & Social JusticeJen Stano, senior HR partner Office of Human Resources

Staff Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Institution and/or the Unit to Which
the Person BelongsKelly Ward, auxiliary operations specialistFacilities Management Department

Bobby Zengel, associate directorProcurement Department

Staff Award for Extraordinary Public Service to the University or The Greater CommunityPatricia Watson, associate director, sustainabilityFacilities Management Department

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