Faculty Recognition
Our faculty are an important and vital part of all we do. We take great pride in recognizing their achievements in teaching, scholarship, research, creative activity, public service, and mentoring.
University System of Maryland Board of Regent’s Faculty Awards
The Board of Regents' Faculty Awards are the highest honor presented by the Board of Regents to exemplary faculty members within the University System of Maryland (USM). These awards publicly recognize distinguished performance in 1) Teaching, 2) Scholarship, Research, or Creative Activity, 3) Public Service, 4) Mentoring, and 5) Innovation on the part of faculty members. Each award carries a $2,000 prize provided by the institutions and the University System of Maryland Foundation.
Towson University’s Institutional Faculty Nominating Committee submits its recommendations to university leadership for consideration. Final nominations of outstanding TU faculty whose efforts have fueled exceptional teaching, research, service and innovation were then forwarded to the USM Office of Academic Affairs for final selection.
2020 Winners
Four Towson University faculty members were named as recipients of the 2020 University System of Maryland Regents' Faculty Awards, among the 17 honored across USM's institutions.
EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE
Dr. Dana Kollmann: Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
EXCELLENCE IN SCHOLARSHIP, RESEARCH, OR CREATIVE ACTIVITY
Dr. Christopher Salice: Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
EXCELLENCE IN MENTORING
- Dr. Josh Dehlinger: Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences
- Professor Lisa Martinelli: Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Family Studies & Community Development (FSCD) and the Director of Child Life program
2020 Faculty Finalists
- Mary Nadelen, M.A., Teaching
- James Overduin, PhD, Teaching
- Shanshan Qian, PhD, Scholarship, Research, or Creative Activity
Past Regents’ Faculty Award Recipients
Excellence in Teaching
- Siddarth Kaza, Ph.D. (2018)
- Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D. (2018)
- Karen Fallon, Ph.D. (2017)
Excellence in Mentoring
- Katherine Broadwater, Ph.D. (2017)
- Iona Johnson, M.S. (2017)
Excellence in Public Service
- Clare Muhoro, Ph.D. (2018)
- Robert Rook, Ph.D. (2017)
Excellence in Scholarship, Research or Creative Activity
- Vincent Thomas (2019)
- Vera Smolyaninova, Ph.D. (2018)
- Bethany Brand, Ph.D. (2017)