The College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) has recognized 12 outstanding faculty and staff members with awards for their contributions to service, research and the No. 1 student experience during the 2025-2026 school year.
The honorees were recognized at the College’s spring meeting on April 30. Two awards — Faculty Member of the Year and Advisor of the Year — were selected by a committee of CAH students and presented at the College’s Honors and Awards Ceremony on April 10. The remaining awards were selected by the CAH Awards Committee.
“I am deeply moved by the commitment, dedication and excellence these awards seek to recognize. Behind each award lies years of toil and sacrifice. In these times, especially, none of that should be taken for granted. What’s more, these outstanding faculty and staff represent an incredibly deep bench of excellence that saturates this wonderful College, which daily transforms the lives of students in ways large and small.”
Dean Nicholas Vazsonyi, College of Arts and Humanities
Faculty Awards
Faculty Member of the Year
Jody Cripps, associate professor, Department of Languages
The John B. & Thelma A. Gentry Award for Teaching Excellence in the Humanities
Lee Wilson, associate professor, Department of History & Geography
Dean’s Outstanding Lecturer Award
Anthony Fattibene, lecturer, Department of Languages
Dean’s Outstanding Principal Lecturer Award
Adam Gies, principal lecturer, Department of Philosophy & Religion
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
Kathryn Langenfeld, assistant professor, Department of History & Geography
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research: Junior Faculty
Quinn Hiroshi Gibson, assistant professor, Department of Philosophy & Religion
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research: Senior Faculty
Susanna Ashton, Professor, Department of English
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Service
Joshua Catalano, associate professor, Department of History & Geography
Staff Awards
Advisor of the Year
Rachel Mustin, assistant director of student services, CAH Dean’s Office
Dean’s Staff Innovation Award
Josh Rinker, associate production manager, Brooks Center for the Performing Arts
Dean’s Team Player Award
Marsha Roach, fiscal analyst, Department of Performing Arts
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Outstanding Customer Service
Jennifer DeLong, program coordinator, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
About the College of Arts and Humanities
Established in 2023, the College of Arts and Humanities (CAH) is centered on exploring and understanding the human condition. It encourages students to engage with culture, history, literature, performance, and the intersections of differing fields of study. Students learn the skills to make a living, while also being confronted with the question of how to make a life. Through expert pedagogy in supportive environments, students are trained to think deeply, write effectively, express their thoughts with confidence and interact respectfully with others. The College of Arts and Humanities is where Clemson students prepare to meet the world.
