After a two-year hiatus, the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences gathered together to honor staff and faculty for their achievements in teaching, research and service.
The recognition honoring 2020-21 and 2019-20 award recipients was part of the college’s December 2 Fall Faculty and Staff Meeting at the Clemson Memorial Stadium IPTAY Suite.
“It is truly remarkable what we have achieved as a college over the past two years,” said Leslie Hossfeld, dean of the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences. “Our incredible growth in research and our commitment and outreach to the state of South Carolina, and beyond, has not diminished in the least and indeed has surpassed all our benchmarks. The contributions our faculty and staff made to the University and the public related to COVID-19, our collaborative and innovative initiatives, and our unwavering commitment to the success of our students, all combine to make us a truly special college.”
2020-21 Awards of Excellence
- Award of Excellence in Global Engagement – Jeff Peake, professor and chair, Department of Political Science
- Award of Excellence in Student Engagement – Sarah Griffin, professor and interim chair, Department of Public Health Sciences
- Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching – Teresa Tucker, senior lecturer, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Award of Excellence in Graduate Teaching – Kristie Boswell, clinical instructor, Joseph F. Sullivan Center
- Award of Excellence in Graduate Student Advising and Mentoring – Mariela Fernandez, associate professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Award of Excellence for Innovation – Marianne Glaser, senior lecturer, Department of Communication
- Award of Excellence in Research / Emerging Scholar – Lior Rennert, assistant professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
- Award of Excellence in Research / Senior Scholar – Robert Sinclair, professor, Department of Psychology
- Award of Excellence in Service and Outreach – Caitlin Kickham, associate director of clinical operations, Clemson Rural Health
- Award of Excellence in New Faculty Mentoring – Harrison Pinckney, assistant professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Award for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Collaboration – Corey Kalbaugh, assistant professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
2020-21 Classified Staff Awards
- New Employee Award – Donna Buss, administrative coordinator, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management/Summer Scholars
- Outstanding Student Services Award – Allysa Sutton, nursing advisor, CBSHS Advising Center
- Team Player Award – Logan McFall, health educator, Joseph F. Sullivan Center
- Team Player Award – Diane Hannon, administrative coordinator, School of Nursing
2019-20 Awards of Excellence
- Award of Excellence in Global Engagement – Micky Ward, lecturer, Department of Public Health Sciences
- Award of Excellence in Student Engagement – Laura Olson, professor, Department of Political Science
- Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching – Robin Kowalski, professor, Department of Psychology
- Award of Excellence in Graduate Student Advising and Mentoring – Lior Rennert, assistant professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
- Award of Excellence in Academic Advising – Dan Anderson, senior lecturer, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Award of Excellence for Innovation – Brandi Crowe, Marieke Van Puymbroeck, Stephen Lewis, Brent Hawkins, Jasmine Townsend and Deborah Tysor, Recreational Therapy Online Ph.D. Program, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Award of Excellence in Research / Emerging Scholar – Heather Kettrey, assistant professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
- Award of Excellence in Research / Senior Scholar – Bryan Denham, professor and interim chair, Department of Communication
- Award of Excellence in Service and Outreach – Heidi Zinzow, professor, Department of Psychology
- Award of Excellence in New Faculty Mentoring – Lauren Duffy, associate professor, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Award of Excellence in New Faculty Mentoring – Tracy Fasolino, associate professor, School of Nursing
2019-20 Classified Staff Awards
- New Employee Award – Ben Card, IT consultant, School of Nursing
- Outstanding Student Services Award – Robin Metler, lead student services coordinator, School of Nursing
- Team Player Award – Karen Edwards, research associate/director, Department of Public Health Sciences
- Team Player Award – Annette Parker, accountant, Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
Length of Service Recognitions
10-Year Honorees
- Michael Bennett – CBSHS Office of Research
- Alice Chiles – School of Nursing
- Tracy Fasolino – School of Nursing
- Michael Hunter – CBSHS IT Support
- Tracy Kelly – CBSHS Dean’s Office
- Jessica H. Martin – School of Nursing
- Jeff Moore – Advising
- Jeffrey S. Peake – Department of Political Science
- Leslie Ravan – School of Nursing
- Brandon P. Turner – Department of Political Science
- John Whitcomb – School of Nursing
20-Year Honorees
- Thomas Britt, Jr. – Department of Psychology
- Bryan Denham – Department of Communication
- Kevin Fowler – Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Kristin Goodenow – Advising
- Xiaobo Hu – Department of Political Science
- Richard Lucas – Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Sabrina McCall – Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- June Pilcher – Department of Psychology
- Nancy Watkins – CBSHS Business Office
30-Year Honorees
- Ken Backman – Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Sheila Backman – Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Portia Botchway – School of Nursing
- Pat Harris – CBSHS IT Support
- Nancy Meehan – School of Nursing
- Mary A. Taylor – Department of Psychology
40-Year Honoree
- Teresa Sharpe – Department of Psychology
Established in 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; and Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice – to further its mission of “building people and communities” in South Carolina and beyond.