Gold Medal Winners

Each year, the Office of Nationally Competitive Awards recognizes exceptional faculty mentors and a department on the basis of supporting undergraduates and their research. We recognize those faculty and departments who support the intellectual development and research skills of aspiring students are the foundation for those students' post-graduate opportunities and success.

Departmental Gold Medals

• 2012 - Marketing and Logistics
• 2011 - International Relations
• 2010 - Biological Sciences
• 2009 - Chemical Engineering
• 2008 - History
• 2007 - Political Science
• 2005 - Chemistry
• 2004 - World Languages
• 2003 - Physics

Faculty Gold Medals

2012

• Bob Beitle, College of Engineering
• Freddie Bowles, College of Education and Health Professions
• Hope Christiansen, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
• Lanier Nalley, Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences
• Molly Rapert, Walton College of Business
• Curt Rom, Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences
• David Zaharoff, College of Engineering

2011

• Marcia Imbeau, Curriculum and Instruction
• William Quinn, English
• D. Keith Roper, Chemical Engineering
• Jeff Ryan, Political Science
• Mary Savin, Environmental, Soil, and Water Science
• Kim Sexton, Architecture
• Robert Stapp, Economics

2010

• Gilsela Erf, Poultry Science
• David Gay, Economics
• T.K.S. Kumar, Biochemistry
• Hoyt Purvis, Journalism
• Shannon Servoss, Chemical Engineering
• Janice Yoes, Music

2009

• Kameri Christy-McMullin, Social Work
• Jamie Hestekin, Chemical Engineering
• Scott Mason, Industrial Engineering
• Jennie Popp, Agricultural Economics
• Carol Reeves, Management
• Charles Riggs, Kinesiology
• Richard Rulli, Music

2008

• Magda El-Shenawee, Electrical Engineering
• Fran Hagstrom, Communication Disorders
• Lisa Margulis, Music
• Xiaogang Peng, Biochemistry
• Javier Reyes, Economics
• Charles Rosenkrans, Jr., Animal Science

2007

• Nan-Smith Blair, Nursing
• Amy Farmer, Economics
• Denise Greathouse, Chemistry
• Stephen Luoni, Architecture
• Marty Matlock, Biological engineering
• Steve Striffler, Anthropology

2006

• Susan Bristow, Education
• Fiona Davidson, Geography
• Deborah Thomas, Accounting
• Greg Salamo, Physics
• Alan Mantooth, Electrical Engineering

2005

• Susan Burkett, Electrical Engineering
• Kathleen Condray, German
• Navam Hettiarachchy, Food Science
• Craig Rennie, Finance
• Craig Thompson, Computer Science
• Reeta Vyas, Physics
• Doyle Z. Williams, Accounting

2004

• Neil Allison, Chemistry
• Lynda Coon, History
• Carol Gattis, Industrial Engineering
• Ajay Malshe, Mechanical Engineering
• Lin Oliver, Physics
• Judith Ricker, German
• Steve Sheppard, Law