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
Department of Chemistry

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