APSU Faculty Award Recipients

Austin Peay State University recognizes outstanding faculty each year through a series of awards for teaching, scholarship, and community service. Recipients are honored at commencement.

Socrates Award

The Socrates Award is given to tenure-track faculty members judged to be outstanding classroom teachers.

1993 — Judith Bartley, Nell K. Rayburn, Marilyn Rhoads, Lori L. Slavin
1994 — Linda A. Barnes, Michael D. Phillips, Nanci S. Woods
1995 — Susan Calovini, Kathy Martin, Stephanie Newport, Ronald Robertson
1996 — Kell Black, Joyce A. Jarrett-Hargrove, Don Luck, Mickey Wadia
1997 — Doris Davenport, Mark Ginn, Barry Kitterman, Larry Lowrence
1998 — Margaret Duffy, John Mark Hunter, Carolyn O'Drobinak, Jaime Taylor
1999 — Anne Black, Anne Edwards, David O'Drobinak, April Purcell
2000 — Susan Simms, Timothy Winters, Faye Zeigler
2001 — Connie Medford-Bowman, Rhonda M. Bryant, John X. Volker
2002 — Jill Eichhorn, Alex King, Jerry Plummer, Omie Shepherd
2003 — Robin Reed, Jordy Rocheleau, Patti Wilson
2005 — Spencer Buckner, Dwonna Goldstone, Uma Iyer
2006 — Gilbert Pitts, Anne Wall, Greg Wolynec
2007 — Chad Brooks, Blas Falconer, Brian J. Hock
2008 — Gina Garber, Norbert Puszkar, Tamara Robertson
2009 — Gregory A. Moore, Kevin D. Schultz, Minoa Uffelman
2010 — Christos Frentzos, Karen McFarland Meisch, James Gary Stewart
2011 — Michelle Rogers, Christina Chester-Fangman, Benita Bruster, David Nelson, Mercy Cannon
2012 — Lisa O'Dear Lewis, Jeannette Zyko, Christopher Gentry
2013 — Lynn Sims, Eric Branscome, Grace Moodt, Rebecca Johansen
2014 — Osvaldo Di Paolo, Timothy Leszczak, John Nicholson
2015 — Kristen Hershey, Jane Semler, Andrea Spofford
2016 — Korre Foster, Melissa Gomez, Rodney Mills
2017 — Tara Alvey, Timothy Wesley, Jennifer Yantz
2018 — Kallina Dunkle, Gloria Miller, Katherine Honea
2019 — McLean Fahnestock, Mollie Cashner, Kathryn Woods
2020 — James Church, Dzavid Dzanic, Jennifer Thayer
2021 — Talon Beeson, Eva Gibson, Rebecca Darrough
2022 — Jessica Fripp, Florian Gargaillo, Catherine Haase
2023 — Leslie Binford, Michael Chandler, Brandon Di Paolo Harrison, Erik Haroldson, Donna Short
2024 — Wansoo Kim, Grayson Elmore, Joanne Philhower, Eugene Donev
2025 — Min Sang Kim, Tianyu Li, Eren Cifci, Allison Oliver, Mir Hasan

Richard M. Hawkins Award

Faculty members who receive the Richard M. Hawkins Award have made noteworthy contributions to scholarship or creative activity.

1970 — Sharon Mabry
1980 — Phillip Kemmerly
1981 — Olen L. Bryant
1982 — James X. Corgan
1983 — George L. Mabry
1984 — Richard P. Gildrie
1985 — Malcolm Glass
1986 — Dolores Gore
1987 — Ernest Woodward
1988 — Jeffrey Neal Wood
1989 — Larry Hoehn
1990 — Anthony Golden
1991 — Harvey F. Blanck
1992 — Malcolm "Kip" Muir
1993 — Albert B. Randall Jr.
1994 — James Michael Gotcher
1995 — Victor Ukpolo
1996 — James Michael McClusky
1997 — DeAnn Campbell
1998 — Carl Stedman
1999 — Steven Ryan
2000 — Dewey A. Browder
2001 — Roger Clark
2002 — Stanley Yates
2003 — Allene Phy-Olsen
2004 — Carlette Hardin
2005 — Michele Butts
2006 — No recipient selected
2007 — Dixie Dennis
2008 — J. Allyn Smith
2009 — Samuel Jator
2010 — Jill Franks
2011 — Sergei Markov
2012 — Kevin Harris
2013 — Andriy Kovalskyy
2014 — Osvaldo Di Paolo
2015 — Dwonna Goldstone
2016 — Roman Holovchak
2017 — Billy Renkl
2018 — David Steinquest
2019 — Dwayne Estes
2020 — Debra Wilson
2021 — Kathryn Woods
2022 — Lisa Barron
2023 — Rebecca Johansen
2024 — Emily Pica
2025 — Frank Ferdik

APSU National Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award

The APSU National Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award recognizes a faculty member who has shown exemplary professional performance, with an emphasis on teaching.

1975 — Edward Irwin
1976 — Elizabeth H. Stokes
1977 — Haskell Phillips
1978 — Floyd Ford
1979 — Charles M. Waters
1980 — Richard P. Gildrie
1981 — Malcolm Glass
1982 — Ernest Woodward
1983 — George L. Mabry
1984 — Durward S. Harris
1985 — Aaron Schmidt
1986 — William G. Stokes
1987 — Lewis C. Tatham Jr.
1988 — Aaron A. Hutcheson
1989 — Betty Joe Wallace
1990 — Eleanor Beiswenger
1991 — I. Joe Filippo
1992 — Robert F. Sears
1993 — Ellen W. Kanervo
1994 — David H. Snyder
1995 — Albert Joseph Bekus
1996 — Lawrence E. Baggett
1997 — Edward Irwin
1998 — Dolores Gore
1999 — Carlette Hardin
2000 — Malcolm "Kip" Muir
2001 — John Butler
2002 — David Till
2003 — Sharon Mabry
2004 — Ronald Robertson
2005 — Susan Calovini
2006 — David Kanervo
2007 — Mickey Wadia
2008 — Dewey Browder
2009 — Tim Winters
2010 — Karen Sorenson
2011 — Bert Randall
2012 — Mary Lou Witherspoon
2013 — Bruce Myers
2014 — John Moseley
2015 — Nell Rayburn
2016 — Mike Gotcher
2017 — Steven T. Ryan
2018 — Doris Davenport
2019 — Gilbert Pitts
2020 — Minoa Uffelman
2021 — Patty Orr
2022 — Amy Hamlin
2023 — Tamara Smithers
2024 — Ann Silverberg
2025 — Benita Bruster

Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Faculty Award for Community Service

This award is based on service to the greater Clarksville–Montgomery County community, with emphasis on contributions that have enhanced, or will enhance, the quality of life in the area.

1986 — Elizabeth H. Stokes
1987 — JF Burney
1988 — Gaines C. Hunt
1989 — Allan S. Williams
1990 — No recipient selected
1991 — George L. Mabry
1992 — Dolores Gore
1993 — T. Howard Winn
1994 — No recipient selected
1995 — Camille B. Holt
1996 — Rebecca A. Glass
1997 — Carlette Hardin
1998 — Richard Gildrie
1999 — Max Hochstetler
2000 — Phillip R. Kemmerly
2001 — Allen Henderson
2002 — No recipient selected
2003 — Bruce Myers
2004 — Carmen Reagan
2005 — Robert Robison
2006 — Nell Rayburn
2007 — Anne Black
2008 — Ronald Robertson
2009 — Cindy Marsh
2010 — Gregg Schlanger
2011 — Dewey Browder
2012 — Tim Winters
2013 — Doris Davenport
2014 — Carrie Brennan
2015 — Minoa Uffelman
2016 — David Steinquest
2017 — Benita Bruster
2018 — Victoria McCarth
2019 — Jill Eichhorn
2020 — Gail Robinson-Oturu
2021 — Jennifer Thayer
2022 — Leong Lee
2023 — Michelle Rogers
2024 — Allyn Smith
2025 — Eva Gibson

Tenured Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

The Tenured Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes a tenured faculty member who demonstrates outstanding teaching, advising, and pedagogical scholarship.

2023 — Kadi Bliss
2024 — Audrey Bullock
2025 — Emily Pica