Awards and Recognitions
Wanda J. Monks Staff Member of the Year
This award recognizes a staff member who has demonstrated outstanding work on behalf of the college and/or unit therein, whether through dedicated performance over a period of time or through work performed on behalf of a project or initiative. The award honors the legacy of Wanda J. Monks for her distinguished 44-year career serving multiple units across the University, and, most notably, her resolute dedication to strengthening and advancing the mission and operations of the College of Arts & Sciences.
The winner of the 2025 Wanda J. Monks Staff Member of the Year Award is Fonda Martin, Senior Secretary for the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology.
Previous recipients of this award are:
- 2024 Pamela Cardell Cato
- 2023 Tanya Johnson
- 2022 Ila Grant
- 2021 Tracey Grant
Outstanding Contributions to Interdisciplinarity
This award recognizes a colleague who has made a sustained contribution to interdisciplinary teaching, scholarship, curriculum development, programs and/or activities.
The winner of the 2025 Outstanding Contributions to Interdisciplinarity Award is Dr. Katherine Greenwald, Professor in the Department of Biology and Coordinator of the Environmental Science and Society Program (ENVI).
Previous recipients of this award are:
- 2023 Elisabeth Däumer
- 2022 Heather Khan Welsh
- 2021 Renée Lajiness-O'Neill
- 2020 Marty Shichtman
- 2019 Tom Kovacs
Distinguished Service Award
The inaugural recipient of this award for 2021 was Steve Martin.