Honors and Awards

Our faculty, individually and collectively, are one of the major forces that drive our college. They are committed to providing their students with the best educational experience possible by sharing their talents, interests, knowledge, and vision with the students in and out of the classroom.

Every year our faculty receive honors and awards that recognize their commitment to excellence in teaching and research. A few of the more prestigious awards are listed below:

2008

Mayo Teaching Excellence Award – Kiku Jones
Mayo Research Excellence Award – Jill Hough

2007

Fulbright Scholarship - J. Markham Collins
Mayo Teaching Excellence Award - Karen S. Cravens
Mayo Research Excellence Award - Saeed Samiee
Oklahoma Society of CPAs Outstanding Accounting Educator - Tracy Manly

2006

Mayo Teaching Excellence Award - Richard Burgess
Mayo Research Excellence Award - Saeed Samiee
TURC Mentor of the Year - John F. Caruso
TU Outstanding Teacher Award - Richard C. Burgess

2005

Mayo Teaching Excellence Award- Lori N. Leonard
Mayo Research Excellence Award - John F. Caruso, Wen-Chyuan Chiang and Robert Russell

2004

Dean's Innovation In Teaching Award - Charles M. Wood
Mayo Teaching Excellence Award - Timothy L. Urban
Mayo Research Excellence Award - Gary J. Castrogiovanni
Outstanding Scholar on the Practice of Marketing in China- Charles M. Wood
TU Outstanding Teacher Award - Timothy L. Urban

2003

Dean's Innovation in Teaching Award - Patrick A. Hennessee and Roger P. Bey
Mayo Teaching Excellence Award - Tracy S. Manly
Mayo Research Excellence Award - Wen-Chyuan Chiang and Timothy L. Urban
Mortar Board Professor of the Year in Business - James Cagley
Oklahoma Nurses Association Region 2 Nightingale Award for Outstanding Nursing Practice - Marie Ahrens

2002

Certified Trainer of the Year - Patrick Hagerman
Elected member of National Strength & Conditioning Association Board of Directors - Patrick Hagerman
Elected member CAAHEP Joint Review Committee for accreditation of athletic training education programs - Greg Gardner

2001

Fulbright Scholarship - Lester Neidell
Mayo Teaching Excellence Award - Kristie Nix
Mayo Research Excellence Award - Karen Cravens
Mortar Board CBA Teaching Excellence Award - Jim Payne
AHEC (Area Health Education Center) OKAHEC Professional Partner 2001 - Marie Ahrens

2000

Allied Academies' Distinguished Research Award - George Vozikis
Chi Omega Faculty Member of the Year - Susan Boyd
Dean's Innovation in Teaching Award - James Cagley
Mortar Board professor of the Year - Richard Burgess
Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame Inductee - P.C. Smith
Student Athlete Advisory Council Faculty Member of the Year Susan Boyd
Student Association Lewis Duncan Advisor of the Year - Mike McCrary

1999

Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Master Teacher Award Susan Boyd
Dean's Innovation in Teaching Award - Susan Gaston
Mayo Teaching Excellence Award - Susan Boyd
Mayo Research Excellence Award - Timothy L. Urban
Oklahoma Society of CPAs Outstanding Accounting Educator - Patrick Hennessee
TU Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award - Susan Boyd