(DePaul University/Josh Woo)At 2019 Academic Convocation on Sept. 5, DePaul recognized a number of faculty and staff with annual awards. This year's honorees included 30 Via Sapientiae Award recipients, the highest honor to acknowledge the contributions of individuals who have served the university.
Congratulations to all those who received recognition.
Via Sapientiae Award Recipients
John Ahern, associate professor
School of Accountancy/MIS
Frances Casey, director
Community and Government Relations
Douglas Cellar, associate professor
Psychology Department
Nell Cobb, professor
College of Education
Stanley Cohn, professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Aminah Al-Deen, professor
Department of Religious Studies
Donna DelGiudice, assistant director
Alumni and Adult Career Services
Bruce Evenson, professor
College of Communication
Mark Frigo, professor
School of Accountancy/MIS
Frida Furman, professor
Department of Religious Studies
Ocelia "Faye" Harris, assistant director
Undergraduate College Office
Paula Kagan, associate professor
School of Nursing
David Kalsbeek, senior vice president
Enrollment Management and Marketing
Daniel Koys, professor
Department of Management & Entrepreneurship
Xing "Lucy" Lu, professor
College of Communication
Carl Luft, professor
Department of Finance
Catherine Marienau, professor
School for New Learning
Elizabeth Murphy, associate professor
School of Accountancy/MIS
Carolyn Narasimhan, professor
Department of Mathematical Sciences
Belverd Needles, Jr.; professor
School of Accountancy/MIS
Cathy O'Brien, executive assistant
Office of the Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Lazarus Rice, classroom technology support specialist
Information Services
Anita Rosso, director
TRIO Student Support Services
Barbara Schaffer, employee engagement and EEO Manager
Office of Human Resources
Susan Stachler, associate director
Institutional Research and Market Analytics
Charles Strain, professor
Department of Religious Studies
Kenneth Thompson, professor
Department of Management & Entrepreneurship
Rev. Edward R. Udovic, C.M.; Secretary of the University;
Vice President, Division of Mission and Ministry
Susan Wachowski, business analyst
Office of the University Registrar
Harold Welsch, professor
Department of Management & Entrepreneurship
Spirit of DePaul Award Recipients
Olya Glantsman
Psychology Department, College of Science and Health
Stacy Kvet
University Counseling Services
Maria Molina-Frias
Admission Operations & Articulation Center, Enrollment Management and Marketing
Jessica Peterson
Student Affairs
Dan Ursini
Law Library
Staff Quality Service Award Recipients
Sarah Brown
Faculty Instructional Technology Services
Megan Giedraitis
Adult, Commuter and Veteran Student Affairs
Karen Burgard
Driehaus College of Business
Michael Van Dorpe
Division of Mission and Ministry
Natalyn Williams
University Counseling Services
Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients
Christine Binder, associate professor
The Theatre School
Lamont Black, assistant professor
Driehaus College of Business
Elissa Foster, professor
College of Communication
Joseph Gardner, associate professor
College of Education
Xiaoru Guan, adjunct professor
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Theresa Luhrs, adjunct professor
College of Science and Health
Babacar Mbengue, adjunct professor
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Denise Nacu, associate professor
College of Computing and Digital Media
Ruben Parra, professor
College of Science and Health
Willie Reddic, assistant professor
Driehaus College of Business
Nicolas Sandys Pullin, adjunct professor
The Theatre School
Lisa Sigel, professor
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Gabriele Strohschen, associate professor
School for Continuing and Professional Education
Christopher Tirres, associate professor
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Spirit of Inquiry Award Recipient
Wendy Netter Epstein, professor
College of Law
Society of Vincent de Paul Professor Inductees
Dustin Goltz
Professor, College of Communication
Ann Russo
Professor, Women's and Gender Studies
Alyssa Westring
Associate Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship
Gerald Paetsch Academic Advising Award
Gwyneth Bailey Knorr
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Estela Barragan Sorensen
Department of Political Science
Harold Streeter
College of Computing and Digital Media
Erin Workman
Department of Writing, Rhetoric and Discourse