Faculty Teaching & Service Awards

The Department of English is proud that so many members of our faculty have been recognized through Teaching and Service Awards.

Board of Regents’ Award for Excellence in Teaching

  • Steven Curry, 1983
  • Valerie Wayne, 1985
  • Stephen Canham, 1987
  • LaRene Despain, 1988
  • Cristina Bacchilega, 1991
  • Judith Kellogg, 1991
  • Miriam Fuchs, 1992
  • Joy A. Marsella, 1994
  • Laura Lyons, 1997
  • Craig Howes, 1998
  • Paul Lyons, 2004
  • Cynthia Franklin, 2007
  • Jim Henry, 2009
  • John Zuern, 2012

Presidential/Chancellor’s Citation for Meritorious Teaching

  • Nell G. Altizer, 1986
  • Craig Howes, 1986
  • Kathy Phillips, 1990
  • Todd Sammons, 1990
  • Joan Peters, 1991
  • Robert Shapard, 1997
  • Candace Fujikane, 2004
  • John Zuern, 2005
  • John Rieder, 2005
  • Daphne Desser, 2007
  • Susan Schultz, 2015
  • Georganne Nordstrom 2016
  • Craig Santos Perez, 2016

College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature:

Excellence in Teaching Award

  • Valerie Wayne, 1985
  • Craig Howes, 1986
  • Cristina Bacchilega, 1988
  • Judith Kellogg, 1988
  • Glenn Man, 1989
  • Kathy Phillips, 1990
  • Joseph H. O’Mealy, 1991
  • Susan Schultz, 1993
  • Jeffrey Carroll, 1994
  • Paul Lyons, 1996
  • Ann Rayson, 1996
  • Frank Stewart, 1998
  • Mark Heberle, 2001
  • Caroline Sinavaiana, 2001
  • Morgan Blair, 2003
  • Joan Peters, 2004
  • Suzanne Kosanke, 2005
  • Darin Payne, 2005
  • Rodney Morales, 2006
  • Gay Sibley, 2006
  • James Caron, 2012
  • Robert McHenry, 2013
  • Jonathan Morse, 2014
  • Shawna Yang Ryan, 2017

Frances Davis Memorial Award for Excellence in Teaching

  • Miriam Fuchs, 1992
  • Cynthia Franklin, 1998
  • Linda Middleton, 2003
  • ku‘ualoha ho‘omanawanui, 2012

Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award

  • Craig Howes, 2014

Hung Wo and Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Award for Faculty Service to the Community

  • Craig Howes, 2005

Robert W. Clopton Award for Distinguished Community Service

  • Todd Sammons, 2012