Faculty Awards

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

First presented in 1996, the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching is designed to honor outstanding achievement in the teaching of undergraduate students. These awards are presented at the Spring Faculty and Staff Convocation that follows the year for which the award was given (for example, 2018 awards were presented in Spring 2019).

Dean’s Award Recipients

2023:

Charles McNelis, Classics

Donatella Melucci, Italian

Joseph McCartin, History

2022:

Dr. Abigail Marsh, Psychology

Dr. Natsu Onoda Power, Performing Arts

Dr. Iris Smorodinsky, French & Francophone Studies

2021:

Julia Watts Belser, Theology and Religious Studies

Yulia Chentsova, Psychology

Janeth Presores, Chemistry

2020:

Dr. Patrick Johnson, Physics

Dr. Chandra Manning, History

Dr. Libbie Rifkin, English

2019:

Dr. Nathan Hensley, English

Dr. Catherine Keesling, Classics

Dr. Manus Patten, Biology

2018:

Dr. Louise Hipwell, Italian

Dr. Katherine Withy, Philosophy

Dr. Jennifer Woolard, Psychology

2017:

Dr. Jennifer Fox, Biology

Dr. Amy Liu, Physics

Dr. Sarah Stoll, Chemistry

2016:

Dr. Leslie Hinkson, Sociology

Dr. Barbara Mujica, Spanish and Portuguese

Dr. Kathryn Olesko, History

2015:

Dr. Diana Glick, Chemistry

Dr. Angelyn Mitchell, English

Dr. Alissa Webel, French

2014:

Rev. David Collins, S.J., History

Dr. Anthony Del Donna, Performing Arts

Dr. Cristina Sanz, Spanish and Portuguese

2013:

Dr. Maya Roth, Performing Arts

Dr. Astrid Weigert, German

Dr. Gina Wimp, Biology

2012:

Dr. Jennifer Fink, English

Dr. Sylvia Önder, Arabic and Islamic Studies

Dr. Verónica Salles-Reese, Spanish and Portuguese

2011:

Dr. Maria Donoghue, Biology

Dr. Bryan Mc Cann, History

Dr. Sarah Stiles, Sociology

2010:

Dr. Meredith McKittrick, History

Dr. Makarand Paranjape, Physics

Dr. Anne Rosenwald, Biology

2009:

Dr. Osama Abi-Hershed, History

Dr. Michael Ferreira, Spanish and Portuguese

Dr. Victor Cha, Government

2008:

Dr. Susan Lynskey, Performing Arts

Dr. Edward Van Keuren, Physics

Dr. Timothy Wickham-Crowley, Sociology

2007:

Dr. Denise Brennan, Sociology and Anthropology

Dr. David Egolf, Physics

Dr. Amy Leonard, History

2006:

Dr. Alisa Carse, Philosophy

Dr. James Sandefur, Mathematics

Dr. Steve Wurtzler, English

2005:

Dr. Thomas Finkel, Psychology

Dr. Nicoletta Pireddu, Italian

Dr. Jennifer Swift, Chemistry

2004:

Dr. Carol Anne Benedict, History

Dr. Angel de Dios, Chemistry

Dr. Leona Fisher, English and Women’s Studies

2003:

Dr. Paul F. Betz, English

Dr. John B. Brough, Philosophy

Dr. Steve R. Sabat, Psychology

2002:

Dr. Der-Chen Chang, Mathematics

Dr. Heidi Elmendorf, Biology

Rev. Thomas M. King, S.J., Theology

2001:

Dr. John Morrell, Art, Music and Theater

Dr. Terrence Reynolds, Theology

Dr. Susan Terrio, French

2000:

Dr. Francis J. Ambrosio, Philosophy

Dr. Tommaso Astarita, History

Dr. Donna Wallace-Taylor, Biology

1999:

Dr. David Andrews, Slavic Languages

Dr. Joan Holmer, English

Dr. Joseph McClure, Physics

1998:

Dr. Ellen Henderson, Biology

Dr. Joseph Murphy, Theology

Dr. Penn Szittya, English

1997:

Dr. Donn B. Murphy, Art, Music & Theatre

Dr. Deborah Lesko-Baker, French

Dr. Olga Meerson, Slavic Languages

1996:

Dr. Dorothy Brown, History

Dr. Joseph Neale, Biology

Dr. Robert Kulawiec, Chemistry

Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Award for Faculty Excellence

The Edward B. Bunn, S.J. Award for Faculty Excellence was established in 1967 to honor Rev. Edward B. Bunn, S.J., for his years of devotion and service to Georgetown University as president and chancellor. Each year, the senior class selects a faculty member to receive the Bunn Award, and it is presented during the College Tropaia Exercises.

Plaques with all awardees’ names may be viewed in the College dean’s office in 108 White-Gravenor.