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Research Awards

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The College of Liberal Arts employs more than 300 dedicated faculty to mold the minds of over 4,000 students in 12 departments. Members of our world-class faculty are nationally and internationally recognized as experts in their field and renowned for their award-winning research.

 2013
 Mary Vaccaro
  Art + Art History
 2008  Wendy Faris
  English
 2007
  David Keens
  Art + Art History
 2006
  Jerold Edmonson
  Linguistics and TESOL
 2005
  Kenneth M. Roemer
  English
 2004
  Susan Hekman
  Political Science
 2004
  Richard Francaviglia
  History
 2004
  Joseph W. Bastien
  Anthropology


 2022  Christian Zlolniski  Sociology and Anthropology
 2020  Beninto Huerta   Art + Art History
 2019  Ignacio Ruiz-Perez  Modern Languages
 2018  Nancy Palmeri  Art + Art History
 2011  Douglas Richmond
  History
 2005  Wendy B. Faris
  English
 2005  Jerold A. Edmondson
  Linguistics and TESOL
 2004  Kenneth M. Roemer
  English
 2000  Richard V. Francaviglia
  History
 1998  Susan Hekman
  Political Science
 1993  Linton Powell
  Music
 1993  Joesph W. Bastien
  Sociology and Anthropology
 1990  Robert Longacre
  Linguistics Program
 1985  Vincent Bruno
  Art + Art History
 1979  David Keens
  Art + Art History


 2022  Kelly Bergstrand  Sociology and Anthropology
 2022  Jack Unzicker   Music
 2022  Grace Brannon  Communication
 2021  David Arditi  Sociology and Anthropology
 2020  Ashley Lemke  Sociology and Anthropology
 2019  Sarah Rose  History
 2013  Ya'Ke Smith
  Art + Art History
 2009  Mary Vaccaro
  Art + Art History
 2006  Laurin Porter
  English
 1999  Deborah Reed-Danahay
  Sociology and Anthropology
 1998  Beth Wright
  Art + Art History
 1996  Christopher C. Morris
  History
 1995  C. Jan Swearingen
  English
 1989  Stanley Palmer
  History
 1988  Dale Story
  Political Science
 1984  Jerold Edmondson
  Linguistics Program
 1983  Sandra Myres
  History
 1983  Sandra Myres
  History
 1983  Anthony C. Anderson
  Art + Art History
 1982  C. W. Postlewate
  Music
 1981  Charles W. Royster
  History
 1980  Joseph W. Bastien
  Sociology and Anthropology
 2022  Charlie Travis  History
 2022  Tim Richardson  English
 2020  David Arditi   Sociology & Anthropology
 2020  Paul Conrad   History
 2020  Jacqueline Fay  English
 2020  Justin Ginsburg  Art & Art History
 2020  Benito Huerta   Art & Art History
 2020  Cindy Kilpatrick  Linguistics & TESOL
 2020   Cedrick May   English
 2020  Patty Newton  Art & Art History
 2020  Detra Payn  Theatre Arts & Dance
 2020  Bart Weiss   Art & Art History
 2020 Naoko Witzel  Linguistics & TESOL
 2014  Ignacio Ruiz Perez
  Modern Languages
 2013  Ya'Ke Smith
  Art + Art History
 2013  Stacy Alaimo
  English
 2012  Sam Haynes
  History

UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers [inaugurated 2013]

 Year  Name  Department
 2014  Ken Roemer
  English
 2013  David Silva (Vice-Provost)
  Linguistics and TESOL

 

UT System Regents Outstanding Teaching Awards

 Year  Name  Department
 2021  Alicia Rueda-Acecdo  Modern Languages
 2015  Jeffery Witzel
  Linguistics
 2015  A. Raymond Elliot
  Modern Languages
 2013  Rebecca Deen
  Political Science
 2013  Josephine Caldwell-Ryan
  Anthropology
 2012  Victoria Farrar-Myers
  Political Science
 2012  Jonathon Davis-Secord
  English & Philosophy
 2012  Elisabeth Cawthon
  History
 2012  Christopher Conway
  Modern Languages
 2011  Stacy Alaimo
  English
 2011  Peggy Kulesz
  English
 2011  Laura Kopchickr  English
 2011  Ken Roemer
  English
 2010  Joanna Johnson
  English
 2009  Elizabeth Morrow
  Music
 2009  David Silva (Vice-Provost)
  Linguistics and TESOL

 

Members of the UTA Academy of Distinguished Teachers

 Year  Name  Department
 2022  Pete Smith  Modern Languages
 2021  James Warren  English
 2020  Graham Hunt  Music
 2020  Andrew Milson  History
 2019  Diane Lange  Music
 2018  Naomi Cleghorn   Sociology & Anthropology
 2017  Jeffrey Witzel  Linguistics &TESOL
 2017  Penny Ingram  English
 2017  Jaya Davis  CRCJ
 2015  Alicia Rueda-Acedo
  Modern Languages
 2014  Raymond Elliott
  Modern Languages
 2013  Robert Kunovich
  Sociology & Anthropology
 2011  Victoria Farrar-Myers
  Political Science
 2011  Chris Conway
  Modern Languages
 2010  Stacy Alaimo
  English
 2010  Charles Chiaisson
  Philosophy (Classics)
 2009  Harry Reeder
  Philosophy
 2008  Elizabeth Morrow
  Music
 2007  Rebecca Deen
  Political Science
 2005  David Silva
  Linguistics
 2003  Alan Saxe
  Political Science
 2000  Joseph A. Ignagni
  Political Science
 1999  Donald G. Kyle
  History
 1998  Karin McCallum
  History
 1998  Kenneth Roemer
  English
 1996  Stanley Palmer
  History
 1996  Elisabeth Cawthon
  History

 

President's Award for Undergraduate Teaching [formerly the UTA Chancellor's Council Award and the AMOCO Award]

 Year  Name  Department
 2020  Alicia Rueda-Acecdo  Modern Languages
 2020  Ashley Lemke  Sociology & Anthropology
 2019  Herschel "Trey" Thomas  Political Science
 2019  Martha Walvoord  Music
 2015  Naomi Cleghorn
  Anthropology
 2013  Darryl Lauster
  Art + Art History
 2010  Graham Hunt
  Music
 2007  Stacy Alaimo
  English
 2007  Joyce Goldberg
  History
 2005  Rebecca Deen
  Political Science
 2001  Victoria A. Farrar-Myers
  Political Science
 1998  Joseph A. Ignagni
  Political Science
 1994  Stanley Palmer
  History
 1993  Elisabeth Cawthon
  History
 1991  Harry Reeder
  Philosophy & Humanities
 1990  Donald G. Kyler
  History
 1988  Kenneth M. Roemer
  English
 1987  Mary Ridgway
  Exercise Sports Activities
 1983  Gary Stark
  History
 1981  Arlie V. Goyne Jr.
  English
 1976  Charles McDowell  Foreign Languages
 1973  Charles McDowell
  Foreign Languages
 1972  Allan Saxe
  Political Science

 

Provost's Award/Ward Endowment for Excellence in Teaching [Awarded to Adjuncts and Non-Tenure Track Faculty]

 Year  Name  Department
 2020  Julian Rodriguez  Communication
 2018  Amy Austin  Modern Languages
 2016  Kathryn Warren  English
 2015  Sabine Harvey
  Modern Languages
 2012  Joci Ryan
  Anthropology
 2011  Jonathon Davis-Secord
  English
 2010  Laura Kopchick
  English
 2009  Joanna Johnson
  English
 2007  Peggy Kulesz
  English
 2003  Vicki Sapp
  English
 2001  Eric J. Bosterli
  History

 

President's Award for Excellence in Distance Education Teaching

 Year  Name  Department
 2014  Klaus Driessen
  Modern Languages
 2013  Peggy Kulesz  English
 2011  Shelly Christie
  English
 2009  Sara Skiles-Dutoit
  Sociology & Anthropology
 2004  Caryl Segal
  Criminology & Criminal Justice

 

Minnie Piper Stevens Foundation Piper Professor Nominee

 Year  Name  Department
 2012  Stacy Alaimo
  English
 2012  Kenneth Roemer
  English
 2007  Richard Francaviglia
  History
 2004  Dennis Maher
  Theatre Arts
 2003  Martin Danahay
  English
 2002  Donald Kule
  History
 1999  Stanley Palmer
  History
 1998  Elisabeth Cawthorn
  History
 1992  Dana Dunn
  Sociology
 1988  Kenneth Roemer  English
 1984  Louanna Frank
  English
 1983  Getrude Golladay
  English
 1982  Andy Anderson
  Art
 1980  Charles McDowell  Foreign Languages & Linguistics
 1978  West  History
 1977  Hamblett  Political Science
 1976  Charles McDowell
  Foreign Languages & Linguistics

 

College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Teaching Award [inaugurated 2012]

 Year  Name  Department
 2021  Felicia Bertch  Theatre Arts & Dance
 2020  Shelley Wigley  Communication
 2020  LaDonna Aiken  Communication
 2020  Lisa Graham   Art + Art History
 2016  Anne Healy
  Theatre Arts
 2016  Penny Ingram
  English
 2015  Lonny Harrison
  Modern Languages
 2015  James Warren
  English
 2014  Neal Liang
  Modern Languages
 2014  Thomas Christie
  Communication
 2014  Szu-yen  Modern Languages
 2014  Raymond Elliott
  Modern Languages
 2014  Kenyon Zimmer
  History
 2014  Charla Markham Shaw
  Communication
 2014  Alicia Rueda-Acedo
  Modern Languages
 2013  Penelope Ingram
  English
 2013  Naomi Cleghorn
  Anthropology
 2012  Robert Kunovich
  Sociology
 2012  Darryl Lauster
  Art + Art History

 

Dean's Accolade Award [formerly the Alicia Wilkerson Smotherman Award]

 Year  Name  Department
 2022  Karen Kenaston-French  Sociology &Anthropology
 2022  Grace Brannon  Communication
 2022  Mary Vaccaro     Art + Art History
 2020  Teresa Sanchez  Music
 2020  Lisa Graham   Art + Art History
 2016  Jason Shelton
  Sociology
 2016  Nancy Palmeri
  Art + Art History
 2016  Naomi Cleghorn
  Anthropology
 2015  Nancy Palmeri
  Art + Art History
 2015  Colleen Fitzgerald
  Linguistics
 2014  Krystal Beamon
  Sociology
 2014  Julian Rodriguez
  Communication
 2014  Ya'KeSmith
  Art + Art History
 2014  Laurel Smith Stvan
  Linguistics
 2013  Cedric May
  English
 2013  Lance Liguez
  Communication
 2013  Jeffery Witzel
  Linguistics
 2013  James Warren
  English
 2012  Sasha Grant
  Communication
 2012  Michael Varner
  Music
 2012  David Silva
  Linguistics
 2012  Charla Markham Shaw
  Communication
 2012  Andrew Clark
  Communication

 

College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Lecturer Award [inaugurated 2012]

 Year  Name  Department
 2016  Kathryn Warren
  English
 2015  Matthew Clark
  Art + Art History
 2014  Scott Ingram
  Anthropology
 2014  Julian Rodriguez
  Communication
 2014  Cathy Forbes
  Music
 2013  Jim Yakas
  Music
 2013  Gyde Martin
  English
 2013  Carlos Donjuan
  Art + Art History
 2012  Severine Rebourcet
  Modern Languages
 2012  Joci Ryan
  Anthropology
 2012  Ana Savic
  English

 

College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Advisor Award [inaugurated 2012]

 Year  Name  Department
 2019  Barrie Hill  Communication
 2016  Amy Austin
  Modern Languages
 2016  Barrie Hill
  Communication
 2015  John Garrigus
  History
 2015  Bethany Schaffer
  English
 2014  Jessica Rose
  Art + Art History
 2013  Elise Elliott
  English
 2013  Alicia Soueid
  Modern Languages
 2012  Natalie Gaupp
  Theatre Arts
 2012  Charles Hermes
  Philosophy & Humanities

 

College of Liberal Arts Exemplary Service Award [inaugurated 2013]

 Year  Name  Department
 2016  Ami Keller
  College of Liberal Arts Office
 2015  Cathy Moseley
  Criminal Justice
 2014  Sarah Rose
  History
 2013  Elisabeth Cawthon
  History

 

Gertrude Golladay Memorial Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of Liberal Arts Awarded by the Liberal Arts Constituency Council [students]

 Year  Name  Department
 2013  Andrew Clark
  Communication
 2012  Jaya Davis
  Criminology and Criminal Justice
 2011  William Arce
  English
 2011  Shelley Wigley
  Communication
 2010  Allan Saxe  Political Science
 2009  Stanley Palmer
  History
 2008  Allan Saxe  Political Science
 2007  Allan Saxe  Political Science
 2006  Rhonda Dobbs
  Criminology and Criminal Justice
 2005  Elmer Polk
  Criminology and Criminal Justice
 2004  Andrew Gaupp
  Theatre Arts
 2003  Charla Markham-Shaw
  Communication
 2002  Rebecca Dean
  Political Science
 2001  Alejandro del Carmen
  Criminology and Criminal Justice
 2000  Donald Kyle
  History
 1999  Simone Turbeville
  English
 1999  Gail O'Brien
  Criminology and Criminal Justice
 1998  George Chave
  Music
 1998  Beth Anne Shelton
  Sociology & Anthropology
 1997  Joseph A. Ignagni
  Political Science
 1997  Joe Chapa
  Theatre Arts Program
 1996  Chinita A. Heard
  Criminology and Criminal Justice
 1995  David J. Silva
  Linguistics Program
 1994  Dallas L. Lacy
  English
 1993  James W. Stevens
  Political Science
 1992  Mark Thompson
  Exercise Sports
 1992  Dana L. Dunn
  Sociology & Anthropology
 1991  Elizabeth Cawthon
  History
 1990  Wm. Marvin Dulaney
  History
 1990  Ted R. Watkins
  Sociology & Anthropology
 1989  Jerry Rodnitzky
  History
 1988  Mary Ridgway
  Exercise Sports
 1988  Ira Colby
  Sociology & Anthropology
 1987  Thomas Prehoditch
  Political Science
 1986  Allan Saxe
  Political Science
 1986  Joyce Goldberg
  History

 

Outstanding Adjunct Teacher Award for Outstanding Teaching in the College of Liberal Arts Awarded by the Liberal Arts Constituency Council [students]

 Year  Name  Department
 2014  Geoffrey Campbell
  Communication
 2012  Mindia Whittier
  Communication
 2011  Jonathan Davis-Secord
  English
 2009  Leonardo (Buddy) Strittmatter
  Modern Languages
 2008  Cynthia Northrup  History
 2007  Cynthia Northrup
  History
 2006  Patricia Eddings
  Criminology and Criminal Justice
 2005  James Hawthorne  Criminology and Criminal Justice
 2004  James Hawthorne
  Criminology and Criminal Justice
 2003  Cora Mosley
  Criminology and Criminal Justice
 2002  Dallas Lacy
  English
 2001  Eric Bolsterli
  History
 2000  Vicki Sapp
  English

 

College of Liberal Arts Outstanding Teaching Award for Distance Education

 Year  Name  Department
 2022  Peggy Semingson   Linguistics &TESOL
 2021  Sergio Espinosa  Music
 2020  Cindy Kilpatrick  Linguistics &TESOL
 2016  Kim Breuer
  History
 2015  Catherine Ortiz
  Modern Languages
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Faculty Awards

Each year, the College of Liberal Arts recognizes its outstanding faculty for their tireless efforts in furthering CoLA’s mission, vision, and commitment to elevate the human condition through creativity, innovation, diversity, and exploration of curiosity in and around the UT Arlington campus community.

Faculty Awards and Reception 2022

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Student Awards

acCOLAdes

The acCOLAdes event is a recognition ceremony for student recipients of awards and scholarships from the College of Liberal Arts (CoLA) and the University of Texas at Arlington. The CoLA students that receive recognition represent many disciplines, but they have one thing in common: a standard of excellence.

The 2018 acCOLAdes Ceremony is April'19, from 3:30 PM to 4 PM in the MAC, Lonestar Theatre. A reception is immediately following on the 2nd floor until 5:30 PM. All CoLA Faculty are invited to attend to honor student excellence. Select students will receive a personal invitation from the Dean to attend the ceremony.

The acCOLAdes ceremony allows an opportunity highlight student excellence in a single sitting, college-wide. We also want to acknowledge the generosity of CoLA friends and supporters and the long-term impacts which their gifts are having. The lengthy list of student achievers is reflecting the generous support of our these community partners and reflects great credit upon them, the College of Liberal Arts and The University of Texas at Arlington.

To learn more about opportunities to support student achievement and research, contact CoLA's Office of Development at (817) 272-6315 or (817) 272-6314.



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