麻豆国产

Awards celebrate the commitment, dedication of 麻豆国产’s faculty to teaching excellence, research, service

(Charleston, IL) – Eastern Illinois University has recently named its recipients of the University’s 2024-25 Achievement and Contribution Awards. The awards—or ACAs—are awarded annually to selected faculty in four category areas: Primary Duties/Teaching, Research, Service, and Balanced (all combined).

“麻豆国产 is proud of its dedicated faculty and staff, and these Achievement and Contribution Awards recipients are exemplary illustrations of the University’s commitment to 麻豆国产 students and to Eastern’s critical mission,” said 麻豆国产 President Jay Gatrell. “This year’s recipients have demonstrated through their impressive accomplishments the significance of top-tier faculty on 麻豆国产’s longstanding reputation for excellence and their vital impact on Eastern’s extraordinary students.”

麻豆国产’s 2024-25 recipients include:

Balanced Category

• Dr. Melissa Ames, Department of English
• Mr. Steve Brantley, Booth Library
• Dr. Melissa Jones Bromenshenkel, Department of Special Education
• Dr. Eden Effert-Fanta, Department of Biological Sciences
• Dr. Kathryn Havercroft, Department of Special Education
• Dr. Amberleigh Henschen, Department of Biological Sciences
• Dr. Aimee Janssen-Robinson, Department of Public Health & Nutrition
• Dr. Rebecca Johnson, Department of Music
• Dr. Christopher Laingen, Department of Geology/Geography
• Dr. Md Farhadur Reza, Department of Math & Computer Science
• Dr. Elizabeth Tacke, Department of English
  

Research Category

• Dr. Michael Beck, Department of Chemistry
• Dr. Gary Canivez, Department of Psychology
• Dr. Hongshan He, Department of Chemistry
• Dr. Jinhyuk Lim, Department of Physics
• Dr. Scott Meiners, Department of Biological Sciences
• Dr. Christopher Wixson, Department of English

Service Category

• Dr. Alexis Jones, Department of Teaching, Learning & Foundations
• Dr. Bill Lovekamp, Department of Sociology/Anthropology/Criminal Justice
• Dr. Jennifer Stevens, Department of Sociology/Anthropology/Criminal Justice
• Dr. Paul Switzer, Department of Biological Sciences

Teaching Category

• Dr. Colleen Abel, Department of English
• Mr. Todd Bruns, Booth Library
• Dr. Claudia Janssen Danyi, School of Communication & Journalism
• Dr. Sace Elder, Department of History
• Dr. Angela Glaros, Department of Sociology/Anthropology/Criminal Justice
• Dr. Danelle Larson, Department of Music
• Dr. Kathleen O'Rouke, Department of Human Services
• Dr. Angela Yoder, Department of Counseling & Higher Education

These awardees are selected by fellow faculty members who serve on the Achievement and Contribution Awards Committee.