Faculty Recognition

Our faculty are an important and vital part of all we do. We take great pride in recognizing their achievements in teaching, scholarship, research, creative activity, public service, and mentoring.

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University System of Maryland Board of Regent’s Faculty Awards

The Board of Regents' Faculty Awards are the highest honor presented by the Board of Regents to exemplary faculty members within the University System of Maryland (USM). These awards publicly recognize distinguished performance by faculty members in

  • Teaching
  • Scholarship or Research 
  • Creative Activity 
  • Public Service 
  • Mentoring

Each award carries a $2,000 prize provided by the institutions and the University System of Maryland Foundation.

Towson University’s Institutional Faculty Nominating Committee submits its recommendations to university leadership for consideration. Final nominations of outstanding TU faculty whose efforts have fueled exceptional teaching, research, service and innovation were then forwarded to the USM Office of Academic Affairs for final selection.

Timeline for USM BOR Faculty Award

1

Call for Nominations 

The Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs sends out the Call for Nominations for the awards to USM Presidents (Usually in September). This includes a brief description about the awards in addition to the deadline for the final packets. Once the Call for Nominations comes out the Office of the Provost notifies Deans and Associate Deans. There will also be posts in the TU Today. to view a copy of this year's memo. to view more details about each award category. 

2

Step One of the Application Process: 

The USM BOR Faculty Awards consists of a 20-page application. The TU Faculty Nominating Committee, comprised of representatives from each college, reviews the first five pages of the application to determine who should move forward to represent TU. Faculty who are interested in applying need to consult with their college Dean before submitting application materials. Faculty are not able to self nominate and need the approval of their Dean. Faculty who are interested and have the approval from their Dean should send the first five pages of the application to the Office of the Provost by the end of business on September 27, 2024. Send the following materials to

a. summary resume,

b. a one-page essay from the nominee describing how he or she has contributed to excellence in the category of the nomination,

c. a letter of recommendation from the department chairperson or dean,    

d. brief documentation of exemplary achievement summarizing the materials listed below for the category.

3

Selection Process

The first Friday in October the TU Faculty Nominating Committee meets to review the applications and select the candidates to move forward in the process. Faculty selected to move forward are notified via email of their nomination and next steps. to view a checklist of all the materials needed to complete the application. 

4

Department Chair and Deans

Department Chairs will be sent an email with a copy of the Certification Form to fill out on behalf of the faculty member. 

Deans will be sent an email asking them to draft a letter from the President on behalf of the faculty member. 

5

Final 20 Pages

The final 20 pages of the application are due to by the end of business on November 8th, 2024.

6

Notification 

The Office of the Provost will forward the application packets to the USM. The Regents will announce winners the following Spring. 
to view a list of past winners from across all the USM Institutions. 

 

Past USM BOR Faculty Award Winners 

Mariana Lebron, Ph.D. (2023) - CBE 
Emily Bailey, Ph.D. (2022) - CLA
Karen Day, M.S. (2021) - CHP
Katherine Holman, Ph.D. (2021) - COE
Sidd Kaza, Ph.D. (2018) - FCSM
Pamela Lottero-Perdue, Ph.D. (2018) - FCSM
Karen Fallon, Ph.D. (2017) - CHP
Rommel Miranda, Ed.D. (2016) - FCSM 
Judy Harris, Ph.D. (2014) - CBE

Paz Galupo, Ph.D. (2023) - CLA

Brian Fath, Ph.D. (2022) - FCSM
Joel Moore, Ph.D. (2021) - FCSM
Christoper Salice, Ph.D. (2020) - FCSM 
Vincent Thomas, M.F.A. (2019) - COFAC
Vera Smolyaninova, Ph.D. (2018) - FCSM
Bethany Brand, Ph.D. (2017) - CLA 
Johnathan Lazar, Ph.D. 2017) - FCSM
Wei Yu, Ph.D. (2015) - FCSM 

Natalie Scala, Ph.D. (2021) - CBE
Dana Kollman, Ph.D. (2020) - CLA
Clare Muhoro, Ph.D. (2018) - FCSM
Marlene Riley, M.M.S. (2018) - CHP 
Robert Rook, Ph.D. (2017) - CLA 
Jane Wolfson, Ph.D. (2016) - FCSM 
Sarah Haines, Ph.D. (2014) - FCSM

Jennifer Potter, Ph.D. (2024) - COFAC
Min Deng, Ph.D. (2023) - FCSM
Stella Tomasi, Ph.D. (2023) -CBE
Petra Tsuji, Ph.D. (2022) - FCSM
Elizabeth Crusse, D.N.P., M.S, (2021)
Josh Dehlinger, Ph.D. (2020) - FCSM 
Lisa Martinelli Beasley, M.P.S., ATR-BC (2020)
Katherine Broadwater, Ph.D. (2017) - COFAC
Iona Ringgold, Ph.D. (2017) - CHP
Matthew R. Hemm, Ph.D. (2016) - FCSM

2022 and before Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity were combined into one category. There are no winners in Creative Activity as a separate category yet. 


Articles on Past Winners:


2024
/news/2024/board-of-regents-jennifer-potter.html

2023
/news/2023/faculty-board-of-regents-awards.html

2022
/news/2022/usm-board-of-regents-faculty-awards.html

2021
/news/2021/bor-winners-announced-from-tu-2021.html

2020
/news/2020/usm-faculty-awards-2020.html

2018
/news/2018/2018usmbor.html

2017
/news/2017/usmregentsawards.html

2016
/news/2016/regentsawards.html