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AADRA Award Winners

Distinguished Research in the Sciences, Engineering, and Math

1999 - George Anastassiou       Mathematical Sciences
2000 -Thomas R. Cundari     Chemistry
2001 - Gladius Lewis     Mechanical Engineering
2002 - Jerome Goldstein      Mathematical Sciences
2003 - Donald R. Franceschetti                      Physics
2004 - Paul Bodin     CERI, Earth Sciences
2005 - Robyn Cox     AUSLP
2006 - Joan T. Schmelz     Physics
2007 - Carl E. Halford     Electrical and Computer Engineering
2008 - George Anastassiou     Mathematical Sciences
2009 - Ernő Lindner     Biomedical Engineering
2010 - Robert Kozma     Mathematical Sciences
2011 - Abby Parrill     Chemistry
2012 - Sanjay Mishra     Physics
2013 - Santosh Kumar     Computer Science
2014 - Ebenezer O. George     Mathematical Sciences
2015 - Thomas Sutter     Biological Sciences
2016 - Mohamed Laradji     Physics
2017 - Paul Balister     Mathematical Sciences
2018 - Yongmei Wang     Chemistry
2019 - Lan Wang      Computer Science
2020 - Roberto Triggiani     Mathematical Sciences
2021 - Bentuo Zheng     Mathematical Sciences
2022 - Sajjan Shiva     Computer Science
2023 - Duane McKenna     Biological Sciences
2024 - Xiaohua Huang     Chemistry
2025 - Mohd Hasan Ali     Electrical and Computer Engineering

           

Distinguished Research in the Social Sciences, Business, & Law

1999 - Bruce Bracken      Psychology
2000 - Kenneth L. Lichstein    Psychology
2001 - Kenneth Holland   Political Science
2002 - Albert Okunade   Economics
2003 - Barbara Ellen Smith   Sociology
2004 - Rabi Bhagat   Management
2005 - Doug Imig   Political Sciences
2006 - No Nominees    
2007 - Shannon Blanton   Political Sciences
2008 - William T. Smith   Economics
2009 - Marla Royne Stafford                         Marketing & Supply Chain Management
2010 - Danielle McNamara   Psychology
2011 - Charles Blaha   Psychology
2012 - Margaret Vandiver   Criminology and Criminal Justice
2013 - Guy Mittleman   Psychology
2014 - Ruthbeth Finerman   Anthropology
2015 - Roger Kreuz   Psychology
2016 - James Murphy   Psychology
2017 - Marla Royne Stafford   Marketing & Supply Chain Management
2018 - Nicole Detraz   Political Science
2019 - Thomas H. McInish   Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
2020 - Dursen Peksen   Political Science
2021 - Joy Goldsmith   Communication and Film
2022 - Xiangen Hu   Psychology
2023 - Wesley James   Sociology
2024 - Andrew Olney           Psychology
2025 - Huigang Liang   Management Information Systems

         

Distinguished Research in the Humanities

1999 - Terence Horgan, John Tienson            Philosophy
2000 - William J. Murnane, Jr.   History
2001 - Carol Purtle   Art
2002 - Leonard Lawlor    Philosophy
2003 - Fernando Burgos   Foreign Languages and Literatures
2004 - Allison Graham   Communication
2005 - Gene Plunka   English
2006 - William H. O’Donnell   English
2007 - Catherine G. Martin   English
2008 - James E. Fickle   History
2009 - David Patterson
  Bornblum Judaic Studies
2010 - Charles W. Crawford
  History
2011 - Lorelei Corcoran
  Art
2012 - Emily Thrush
  English
2013 - Katherine Hendrix  
  Communication
2014 - Aram Goudsouzian   History
2015 - Eric Link   English
2016 - Stephen Tabachnick    English
2017 - Ralph Albanese   World Languages & Literatures
2018 - Somogy Varga   Philosophy
2019 - Andrei A. Znamenski   History
2020 - Peter Brand
  History
2021 - Beverly Bond
  History
2022 - Andre Johnson
  Communication and Film
2023 - Cristina Maria Cervone
  English
2024 - Marcus Wicker
  English
2025 - Evelyn Wright   English

 

Distinguished Achievement in Creative Arts

1999 - Gloria Baxter       Theatre and Dance
2000 - Greely Myatt   Art
2001 - No Nominees    
2002 - No Nominees    
2003 - Gordon Osing   English
2004 - David Appleby   Communication
2005 - John Baur   Music
2006 - No Nominees    
2007 - Robert A. Hetherington   Theatre and Dance
2008 - Stephen Hancock   Theatre and Dance
2009 - James (Jed) Jackson
  Art
2010 - Jack T. Cooper
  Music
2011 - Cary Holladay 
  English
2012 - Elizabeth “Beth” Edwards              
  Art
2013 - Kamran Ince
  Music
2014 - Kristen Iversen
  English
2015 - John Bensko   English
2016 - Sarah Brown   Theatre and Dance
2017 - Richard Lou   Art
2018 - Earnestine Jenkins   Art History
2019 - Anita Jo Lenhart   Theatre & Dance
2020 - No Nominees
   
2021 - Brandon Bell
  Art
2022 - Mary Wilson
  Communications and Fine Arts
2023 - No Nominees
   
2024 - No Nominees
   
2025 - Sarah Brown   Theatre and Dance

       

Excellence in Engaged Scholarship (est. 2005)

2005 - Stanley Hyland      Anthropology  
2006 - James P. Whelan   Psychology  
2007 - Phyllis Betts, Richard Janikowski     SUAPP, Criminology & Criminal Justice  
2008 - Michael Schmidt    Art  
2009 - Dorothy Norris-Tirrell   Public and Non-Profit Administration  
2010 - Michael Hagge   Architecture  
2011 - No Recipient      
2012 - Joy Clay   Interdisciplinary Studies  
2013 - Lynda Sagrestano   Psychology  
2014 - Katherine Lambert-Pennington   Anthropology  
2015 - David Cox
  Public and Non Profit Administration
 
2016 - Charles Santo
  City and Regional Planning
 
2017 - Gregory Washington
  Social Work
 
2018 - Latrice Pichon
  School of Public Health
 
2019 - Elena Delavega
  Social Work
 
2020 - Susan Elswick   Social Work  
2021 - Kathryn Howell    Psychology  
2022 - Diana Ruggerio    World Languages and Literatures  
2023 - Robin Lennon-Dearing   Social Work  
2024 - Laura Casey   Instruction Curriculum Leadership  
2025 - Amaia Iratzoqui   Criminal Justice  

                                                              

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