UTC Faculty Awards Past Winners
UTC Faculty Awards, Past Winners
Congratulations to recent UTC faculty award winners!
Mentorship Awards
These awards are given to faculty who have demonstrated commitment to fostering the intellectual, creative, scholarly, personal, or professional growth of their proteges.
- 2026, Laurie Allen (Theatre)
- 2025, Ruth Walker (Psychology)
Research Awards
These awards are given to faculty who have consistently demonstrated exceptional performance and advanced knowledge in their field through their research or creative works.
Lifetime Research Award
- 2026, Gary Wilkerson (Health & Human Performance)
- 2025, Irven Resnick (Philosophy and Religion)
Non-Tenure-Track Research Award
- 2026, Devori Kimbro (English)
- 2025, Laurie Allen (Theatre)
Tenure-Track Research Award
- 2026, Rahul Bhosale (Chemical Engineering)
- 2025, Tian Li (Chemistry and Physics)
Tenured Research Award
- TBA, Aaron Sheehan (English)
- 2025, Michelle Evans (Political Science and Public Service)
Service Awards
These awards are given to faculty who have consistently demonstrated exceptional service to their community, profession, or UTC.
Lifetime Service Award
- 2026, Joanie Sompayrac (Accounting)
- 2025, no award given
Non-Tenure Track Service Award
- 2026, Rebecca Stimson (Chemistry and Physics)
- 2025, Hilary Browder-Terry (Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures)
Tenure-Track Service Award
- 2026, Katelyn Hancock (Criminal Justice)
- 2025, Jejal Bathi (Civil Engineering)
Tenured Service Award
- 2026, Trevor Elliott (Mechanical Engineering)
- 2025, Tatiana Allen (Chemistry and Physics)
Teaching Awards
These awards are given to faculty who have consistently demonstrated exceptional teaching and enhanced student learning at UTC.
Lifetime Teaching Award
- 2026, Matt Greenwell (Art)
- 2025, Gary McDonald (Mechanical Engineering)
Adjunct Teaching Award
- 2026, Gwen Mullins Alegre (English)
- 2025, Dawn Ford
Non-Tenure-Track Teaching Award
- 2026, Emily Alonge (Chemistry and Physics)
- 2025, Monica Miles (Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science)
Tenure-Track Teaching Award
- 2026, Katelyn Hancock (Criminal Justice)
- 2025, no award given
Tenured Teaching Award
- 2026, Chapel Cowden (Library)
- 2025, Chuck Margraves (Mechanical Engineering)
General Education Teaching Award
- 2026, Stephanie Todd (English)