Awards

Faye A. Gary, the Medical Mutual of Ohio Kent W. Clapp Chair and professor of nursing, received the congressional recognition Unsung Heroes. Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge honored Gary for having “dedicated herself to supporting minority students seeking higher education, and for her work as a…

Geneva Magsino, a rising second-year student, was honored with the First Year Experience Award at the National Association of College and University Residence Hall's (NACURH) annual conference. This award recognizes a first-year student who has made significant contributions to their residence…

The Weatherhead School of Management has been working with Jenzabar, a software provider for higher education, to implement new solutions for Executive Education and Youth Community Programs that can be used for various business operations. The partnership includes working to build new…

The Office of Education Abroad selected the winners of the fifth annual Study Abroad Photo Contest. More than 100 photos were submitted across four categories: Landscapes, Buildings, and Bridges; The World is Your Classroom; Cultural Selfie; and General. The winning photos were: Cultural…

Timothy Beal’s The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and the Arts recently won the Library Journal’s award for Best Print Reference/Best Reference work for 2015 in the humanities category. Beal, the Florence Harkness Professor of Religion and chair of the Department of Religious Studies, is…

President Barbara R. Snyder recognized four staff members for their exemplary service and commitment to Case Western Reserve University during the university’s annual staff awards brunch on Wednesday. Rachel Begley, Dwayne Bible and Diane Domanovics received this year’s President’s Award for…

The Bill of Rights Defense Committee/Defending Dissent Foundation recognized Rhonda Y. Williams, founder and director of the Social Justice Institute, as its June 2016 Patriot Award winner. Williams was recognized for her work to respond to racism, police violence and systematic injustice. She…

Sarah Shick, a PhD candidate in sociology, was selected for a Byron Fellowship, a five-day program for emerging leaders who are making an impact on their communities and attuned to global challenges. Fellows work with academic teachers and active practitioners to achieve transformative inquiry.…

Yunmei Wang, assistant professor of medicine, and Philip A. Cola, adjunct assistant professor of medicine and management, won the best overall manuscript at the 21st International Academy of Management and Business Conference held in Montreal, Canada, May 18-20. Their paper, “Socio-Cultural…

Kathy Kwiatkowski, director of Math and Science for the Leonard Gelfand STEM Center, was named the Most Valuable Trainer for 2016 for her work with the Population Education program. Population Education, a program of Population Connection, trains a broad audience of K-12 educators to deliver its…