College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences celebrates faculty and staff excellence during annual awards presentation

The College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS) recognized faculty and staff for their commitment to academic excellence, research innovation and community outreach during the College’s Spring Faculty and Staff Meeting and Awards Ceremony on May 1.

“Each year, we celebrate the hard work and achievements of our incredible faculty and staff – whose dedication to our mission to build people and communities allows us to transform lives statewide and beyond,” said Leslie Hossfeld, CBSHS dean. “Their unwavering commitment to excellence in research, teaching and service sets CBSHS apart, and I am honored to gather together to recognize their accomplishments.”

Faculty Awards

• Junior Non-Tenure-Track Outstanding Teaching Award – Sam Hakim, lecturer, Department of Communication
• Senior Non-Tenure-Track Outstanding Teaching Award – Lena Burgess, senior lecturer, School of Nursing
• Junior Tenure-Track Outstanding Teaching Award – Felipe Tobar, assistant professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
• Senior Tenured Outstanding Teaching Award – Betty Baldwin, associate professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
• Excellence in Research Emerging Scholar Award – Casey Hopkins, assistant professor, School of Nursing
• Excellence in Research Senior Scholar Award – Heidi Zinzow, professor, Department of Psychology
• Excellence in Service – Lucia Gonzales, associate director of research and associate professor, School of Nursing

Staff Awards

• New Employee Award for Exceptional Performance and Outstanding Service – Shea Mazique, administrative assistant, Department of Political Science
• Team Player Award – Michelle Cater, human resources and payroll liaison, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
• Team Player Award – Rob Atkinson, administrative operations manager, School of Nursing
• Outstanding Student Service Award – Rylee Bowman, academic advisor, CBSHS Advising Center

$1 Million Club Awards

Awarded to researchers with over $1 million in expenditures over a three-year period, CBSHS recognized:

• Kathleen Cartmell, associate research professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
• Xia Jing, associate professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
• Shirley Timmons, professor, School of Nursing

Length of Service Recognitions

10 Years

• Ed Bowers, CBSHS director of assessment and engagement and professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
• Barry Garst, professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
• Ron Gimbel, director of Clemson Rural Health and professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
• Stacie Hamilton, clinical placement coordinator, School of Nursing
• Stephen Lewis, senior lecturer, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
• Andrew Pyle, associate professor, Department of Communication
• Sarah Sanborn, principal lecturer, Department of Psychology
• Natallia Sianko, associate professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
• Jason Thrift, assistant professor, School of Nursing
• Jasmine N. Townsend, associate professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
• Jasmine S. Townsend, administrative coordinator, Clemson Rural Health

20 Years

• Dan Anderson, principal lecturer, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
• Lydia Arneson, administrative coordinator, Department of Psychology
• Claudio Cantalupo, associate professor, Department of Psychology
• Bill Haller, professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

30 Years

• Sue Limber, Dan Olweus Professor, Department of Psychology
• Veronica Parker, Alumni Distinguished Professor, School of Nursing

40 Years

• Diann Groomes, account fiscal analyst, CBSHS Business Office
• Bill Lasser, Alumni Distinguished Professor, Department of Political Science

The College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS) was established in July 2016. CBSHS is a 21st-century, land-grant college that combines work in seven disciplines – communication; nursing; parks, recreation and tourism management; political science; psychology; public health sciences; sociology, anthropology and criminal justice – to further its mission of “building people and communities” in South Carolina and beyond.