Emory University faculty and staff were recognized with multiple awards in conjunction with the 2025 school ceremonies and the conclusion of the academic year. The following awards were conferred across the university’s nine schools:
Candler School of Theology
- Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education: Elizabeth Corrie, professor in the practice of youth education and peacebuilding
- Outstanding Service to the Candler Community by a Faculty Member: Elizabeth Corrie, professor in the practice of youth education and peacebuilding
- Outstanding Service to the Candler Community by a Staff Member: Jess Cusick, academic programs associate for Methodist Studies
- On Eagle’s Wings Excellence in Teaching Award: Joel Kemp, assistant professor of Hebrew Bible
Emory College of Arts and Sciences
- George P. Cuttino Award for Excellence in Mentoring: Sam Cherribi, teaching professor, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies
- Emory Williams Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award:
- Shaunna Donaher, associate teaching professor, Department of Environmental Sciences
- Andrew Kazama, associate teaching professor, Departments of Psychology and Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
- Geoffrey Levin, assistant professor, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies and Tam Institute for Jewish Studies
Emory University School of Law
- Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education: Alex Zhang, assistant professor of law
- Most Outstanding Professor Award: Kamina A. Pinder, director of academic excellence and professor of practice
- Faculty Marshal: Andrew Jennings, associate professor of law
Emory University School of Medicine
- Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education: Karen Law, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology
- Evangeline T. Papageorge Distinguished Teaching Award: Jennifer Spicer, associate professor, Department of Medicine
Goizueta Business School
- Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education: Kevin Crowley, associate professor in the practice of finance
- Emory Williams Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award: Marina Cooley, associate professor in the practice of marketing
- Keough Staff Award: Brian Mitchell, associate dean, Full-Time MBA Programs and Goizueta Global Strategy and Initiatives
- Department Distinguished Teaching Awards:
- BBA Distinguished Educator: Shankar Ramachandran, associate professor in the practice of finance
- Evening MBA Distinguished Core Educator: Rod McCowan, associate professor in the practice of organization and management
- Evening MBA Distinguished Elective Educator: Klaas Baks, professor in the practice of finance
- Executive MBA Distinguished Educator (Core): Shehzad Mian, associate professor of finance
- Executive MBA Distinguished Educator (Elective): Kevin Crowley, associate professor in the practice of finance
- Master of Finance (MF) Distinguished Educator: Kevin Crowley, associate professor in the practice of finance
- Master of Finance (MF) Distinguished Educator: Nicholas Valerio, professor in the practice of finance
- Full-Time One-Year MBA Distinguished Accounting Educator Award: Usha Rackliffe, associate professor in the practice of accounting
- Full-Time Two-Year MBA Distinguished Accounting Educator Award: Suhas Sridharan, associate professor of accounting
- Full-Time Two-Year MBA Distinguished Finance Educator Award: JB Kurish, professor in the practice of finance
- Full-Time One-Year MBA Distinguished Finance Educator Award: JB Kurish, professor in the practice of finance
- Full-Time MBA Distinguished Information Systems and Operations Management Educator Award: Steve Walton, professor in the practice of information systems and operations management
- Full-Time MBA Distinguished Information Systems and Operations Management Educator Award: Wenjun Gu, associate professor in the practice of information systems and operations management
- Full-Time One-Year MBA Distinguished Marketing Educator Award: Marina Cooley, assistant professor in the practice of marketing
- Full-Time Two-Year MBA Distinguished Marketing Educator Award: Ryan Hamilton, associate professor of marketing
- Full-Time Two-Year MBA Distinguished Organization and Management Educator Award: Rod McCowan, associate professor in the practice of organization and management
- Full-Time One-Year MBA Distinguished Organization and Management Educator Award: Rod McCowan, associate professor in the practice of organization and management
- Master in Business for Veterans (MBV) Distinguished Educator Award: JB Kurish, professor in the practice of finance
- Master in Management (MiM) Distinguished Educator Award: JB Kurish, professor in the practice of finance
- MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) Distinguished Core Educator: Rajiv Garg, associate professor of information systems and operations management
- MS in Business Analytics (MSBA) Distinguished Elective Educator: Alvin Lim, adjunct instructor
James T. Laney School of Graduate Studies
- Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education: Steven Sloan, associate professor of human genetics, Emory University School of Medicine, Laney Graduate School
- Eleanor Main Graduate Student Mentor Award (Faculty): Patricia Brennan, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
- Eleanor Main Graduate Student Mentor Award (Student): Chaela Nutor, psychology, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
- Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education: Nicole Carlson, associate professor
- Emory Williams Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award: Danielle Larkin, assistant clinical professor
- Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award: Susan Brasher, assistant professor
- Master in Cardiovascular Perfusion Heart of the Students Award: Erick McNair, Master in Cardiovascular Perfusion program director
- Master of Nursing Heart of the Students Award: Katie Kennedy, senior assistant dean of admission and financial aid
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Heart of the Students Award: Danielle Larkin, assistant clinical professor
- Distance Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing Heart of the Students Award: Ashley Coombe, associate clinical professor
Oxford College
- Emory Williams Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award: Gwendolynne Reid, associate professor of English and director of the writing and communication program
Rollins School of Public Health
- Exemplary Teacher of the Year Award: Amita Manatunga, Donna J. Brogan Distinguished Professor in Biostatistics
- Provost’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Excellence in Graduate and Professional Education: Rameshbabu Manyam, research assistant professor of biostatistics and bioinformatics
- Faculty Established Practice Excellence Award: Lavanya Vasudevan, associate professor of global health
- Thomas F. Sellers Jr. Award: John Hanfelt, professor of biostatistics and bioinformatics
- Early Career Research Excellence Award:
- Stephanie Eick, assistant professor of environmental health
- Bethany Caruso, assistant professor of global health
- Senior Research Excellence Award:
- Elizabeth Rogawski McQuade, associate professor of epidemiology
- Matthew Magee, associate professor of global health
- Department Excellence in Teaching Awards:
- Gangarosa Department of Environmental Health: Mike Caudle, research associate professor
- Executive MPH Program: Juan Leon, associate professor of global health
- Department of Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences: Briana Woods-Jaegar, associate professor
- Department of Health Policy and Management: Victoria Phillips, associate professor
- Hubert Department of Global Health: Lavanya Vasudevan, associate professor
- Department of Epidemiology: Julie Gazmararian, professor
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics: Joshua Lukemire, research assistant professor
- Dean Surbey Staff Award of Distinction:
- Mary Abosi
- Sarah Piper
- Laura Lloyd
- Vanda Hudson
- Award for Excellence in Research or Practice: Erin Lebow-Skelley
- Staff Excellence Award in Leadership: Kia Colbert
- Rising Star Award: Marina Bruck
- Innovation Award: Deepthi Vijayan