Faculty and Staff Awards

Faculty and staff within the UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences have been recognized for their outstanding accomplishments in academics, in research, and in the community.

Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity

The chancellor created the Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity in 2005 for faculty members from across campus who have, within the past three years, demonstrated outstanding achievement that has received national and/or international recognition appropriate to the discipline. Each of the honorees receives a crystal award engraved with the Amherst campus seal at Convocation in the fall.

SPHHS recipients include:

Patty S. Freedson (Kinesiology) 2007
Priscilla M. Clarkson (Kinesiology) 2005

Chancellor's Citation for Excellence

The Chancellor’s Citation Award recognizes outstanding work performance by university staff. Any staff member who has demonstrated outstanding performance in helping the university achieve its goals and objectives may be nominated. Specifically sought are examples of original contributions to the university, attainment of high-priority university objectives, performance “beyond the call of duty,” and achievement of significant improvements in productivity or savings in university operations.

Staff recipients include:

Lisa Sullivan-Werner (Nutrition Extension) 2012–2013
Linda Downs-Bembury (SPHHS Research Administration Office) 2011–2012

College Outstanding Teaching Award

The College Outstanding Teaching Award was instituted in 1995 to augment the University Distinguished Teaching Award in an effort to recognize a larger number of talented teachers. The award is sponsored by the UMass Amherst Provost’s Office and the Center for Teaching & Faculty Development, and given annually to honor individual faculty members for their teaching accomplishments.

SPHHS recipients include:

Gwyneth Rost (Communication Disorders) 2015–2016
Judi LaBranche (Kinesiology) 2014–2015
Jerusha Peterman (Nutrition) 2013–2014
Lorraine Cordeiro (Nutrition) 2012–2013
Frank Rife (Kinesiology) 2011–2012
Christine Rogers (Environmental Health Sciences) 2010–2011
Brian Umberger (Kinesiology) 2009–2010
Sarah Poissant (Communication Disorders) 2008–2009
Alayne Ronnenberg (Nutrition) 2007–2008
Elizabeth R. Bertone-Johnson (Epidemiology) 2006–2007
Gary Kamen (Kinesiology) 2005–2006
Daniel Gerber (Community Health Education) 2004–2005
Elena Carbone (Nutrition) 2003–2004
Barry Braun (Kinesiology) 2002–2003
Shelley Velleman (Communication Disorders) 2001–2002
Lisa Chasan-Taber (Epidemiology) 2000–2001
Mary Andrianopoulos (Communication Disorders) 1999–2000
Stella Volpe (Nutrition) 1998–1999
Graham Caldwell (Kinesiology) 1997–1998
Jane Baran (Communication Disorders) 1996–1997

Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series/Chancellor's Medal

This lecture series celebrates the value of academic excellence and recognizes the distinguished achievements of faculty. Those chosen for the series also receive the Chancellor's Medal, the highest honor bestowed to faculty by the campus.

SPHHS recipients include:

Lisa Chasan-Taber (Epidemiology) 2013–2014
Patty S. Freedson (Kinesiology) 2003–2004
Priscilla M. Clarkson (Kinesiology) 1997–1998
Robert Tuthill (Public Health) 1995–1996
Kenneth Mundt (Public Health) 1994–1995
E. Harris Nober (Communication Disorders) 1993–1994
Nancy Sheard (Nutrition) 1993–1994
David Buchanan (Community Health Education) 1992–1993
William Darity (Public Health) 1988–1989
Virginia Beal (Nutrition) 1985–1986
Peter Pellett (Nutrition) 1981–1982

Distinguished Teaching Award

Honoring individual excellence, the campuswide Distinguished Teaching Award is highly competitive and prestigious. Only current students and alumni may nominate faculty for this award. Each year faculty, graduate, and undergraduate student committees review more than 100 nominations in a two-step process of data collection and analysis prior to selecting three faculty and two teaching assistant awardees. Recipients receive a monetary prize and are recognized at both the undergraduate and graduate commencements.

SPHHS recipients include:

Lorraine Cordeiro (Nutrition) 2014–2015
Shelley Velleman (Communication Disorders) 2009–2010
Barry Braun (Kinesiology) 2006–2007
Stella Volpe (Nutrition) 1998–1999
Paula Stamps (Health Policy and Management) 1993–1994
Howard Peters (Public Health) 1987–1988
Esther Wallace (Kinesiology) 1978–1979

Lilly Teaching Fellows

Fellows are tenure-track faculty selected by the Center for Teaching at UMass Amherst “for their promise in teaching and research, their interest in undergraduate teaching and in developing innovative teaching skills, and their potential for making a positive impact on the teaching culture in their department, college, and broader campus community.”

SPHHS recipients include:

Young-Cheul Kim (Nutrition) 2010–2011
Christine Rogers (Environmental Health Sciences) 2008–2009
William Bartosch (Public Health) 2006–2007
Elizabeth Bertone-Johnson (Epidemiology) 2003–2004
Barry Braun (Kinesiology) 2001–2002

Research Leadership in Action

Research Leadership in Action is an internal grant competition sponsored by the Vice Provost for Research for full-time UMass Amherst tenure-track and research faculty to showcase leadership in research and scholarly activity. The program's inaugural year was 2005.

SPHHS recipients include:

David Buchanan & Lisa Wexler (Community Health Education) 2007–2008

SPHHS Outstanding Online Teaching Award

The SPHHS Outstanding Online Teaching Award was instituted by the school in 2010 to recognize online faculty. Recipients include:

Melissa Brown (Nutrition) 2015–2016
Daniel Goldstein (Public Health Practice) 2014–2015
Renee Turzanski-Fortner (Public Health Practice) 2013–2014
Anne Hewitt (Public Health Practice) 2012–2013
Carol Bigelow (Public Health Practice) 2011–2012
Patsy Beffa-Negrini (Nutrition) 2010–2011

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