Nazareth Honors Faculty and Staff with Teaching Excellence and Student Success Awards

Nazareth College hosted a special ceremony to present its Teaching Excellence and Student Success Awards on Tuesday, April 2, in Medaille Formal Lounge. Congrats to the faculty & staff honored for teaching excellence, student support, and being a Life's Work champion for students.

“There are so many things I’m truly proud of here at Nazareth. If I had to pick one thing, it’s the faculty and staff commitment to student success,” said President Daan Braveman.

Mathematics Professor Nicole Juersivich, honored for Teaching Excellence, said Nazareth is the only place she applied. “I knew this was where I wanted to be. There’s a sense of unity here, focused on support for our colleagues and our students. We accept and value people for who they are.”

Other Honorees include:

Student Success Awards
    •    Innovation— Kristen Green, Controller's Office 

    •    Life's Work Champion — Al Cabral, School of Management

    •    Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advisor — Megan Tobin, Communication Sciences and Disorders

    •    Student Support - Kathy Hansen, Center for International Education


Distinction in Teaching
    •    Dr.  Padmini Das, Assistant Professor Biology

    •    Dr.  Melissa Johnson, Assistant Professor Communication Sciences and Disorders 

    •    Dr.  JJ Mowder-Tinney, Professor Physical Therapy

    •    Dr.  Yamuna Sangarasivam, Professor Anthropology

    •    Dr.  Shirley Sharp, Clinical Associate Professor

    •    Professor Laura Teoli, Visiting Assistant Professor Creative Arts Therapy


Distinction in Supporting Student Success
    •    Student Support —Sean Lalley

    •    Life's Work Champion —Eileen Beiter, Heather Coles, Nadia Hunt, Susan Mack, Mark Weber

Nazareth University is an inclusive community of inspired learners, educators, and changemakers who for nearly 100 years have been driven by a bold commitment to action, empathy, equity, and leading innovation for the common good. Impact experiences are at the heart of a Nazareth education, preparing each student to discover within themselves the potential to cultivate positive change in their life's work, in any career field, and in a world that is constantly evolving and infinitely interconnected.

Our broad academic offerings present a range of study options typical of larger universities, yet achieved in our supportive campus culture. Nearly 2,100 undergrad and 600 graduate students enroll in degree and certificate programs and engage in collaborative, transformative learning experiences, preparing for the professions and society of today and tomorrow. In a learning community that purposefully integrates liberal arts and professional programs, Nazareth University graduates are able to launch a lifetime of impactful leadership in communities and workplaces near and far.

• published: 2019 April
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