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Outstanding University Researcher Award Winners

The Outstanding University Researcher Award recognizes faculty members for excellence in research. Candidates for this award must be nominated by their college dean, and must be previous recipients of the Outstanding College Research Award.

2025 Award Winners

Jeremy Driskell

Jeremy Driskell

Department of Chemistry

Allison Harris

Allison Harris

Department of Physics

Past Recipients

2024

  • Marilyn Prasun, Mennonite College of Nursing
  • Ben Sadd, Department of Biological Sciences
  • Eric Wesselmann, Department of Psychology

2023

  • Kelly Laurson, School of Kinesiology and Recreation
  • Eric Peterson, Department of Geology, Geography, and the Environment
  • Wolfgang Stein, Department of Biological Sciences

2022

  • Kathryn Sampec, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
  • Justin Vickers, School of Music

2021

  • Lara Handsfield, School of Teaching and Learning
  • Aslihan Spaulding, Department of Agriculture

2020

  • Andrew Hartman, Dept of History
  • John Sedbrook, School of Biological Sciences

2019

  • Aysen Bakir, Dept of Marketing
  • Jeffrey Wagman, Dept of Psychology

2018

  • Thomas Critchfield, Dept of Psychology
  • Issam Nassar, Dept of History

2017

  • Nerida Ellerton, Dept of Mathematics
  • Cheri Simonds, School of Communication

2016

  • Guang Jin, Dept of Health Sciences
  • Jeffrey Kahn, Dept of Psychology