SOCHE EXCELLENCE AWARDS
Excellence awards ANNUAL lists
SOCHE recognizes the importance of acknowledging the outstanding faculty and staff at our member institutions. To that end, the consortium has sponsored an annual awards program to honor the incredible talent and dedication represented by personnel on member campuses across the state. Click the links below to view each year’s awardees.
2020-2021 Excellence Award Winners
| Cedarville University | Andrew Straw | Asst. Prof. of Pharmacy Practice | 2020-2021 |
| Cedarville University | Dr. Joshua Kira | Asst. Prof. of Philosophy and Theology | 2020-2021 |
| Cedarville University | Rob McDole | Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning | 2020-2021 |
| Central State University | Dr. Nanyi Qiang | Assistant Professor of Music | 2020-2021 |
| Central State University | Dr. Mohammadreza Hadizadeh | Assistant Professor of Physics | 2020-2021 |
| Cincinnati State Techncial and Community College | Jon P. McKamey, PhD | Instructional Designer/Professor | 2020-2021 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Julianna Johns | Director | 2020-2021 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Jodie Driggs | End User and Classroom Support Specialist | 2020-2021 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Patricia ‘Patty’ Edwards | Manager, End User & Classroom Support | 2020-2021 |
| Clark State Community College | Tammy Watt | Professor of Social Services Technology | 2020-2021 |
| Clark State Community College | Lynn Geist | Instructor, Human Resources and Management | 2020-2021 |
| Edison State Community College | Beth Bengough | Associate Professor of Psychology | 2020-2021 |
| Edison State Community College | Erynn Hanford | Assistant Professor of Physical Therapist Assistant | 2020-2021 |
| Franklin University | Patrice Pam | Undergraduate Academic Advisor | 2020-2021 |
| Franklin University | Manuela Smith | Graduate Admissions Advisor | 2020-2021 |
| Franklin University | Meghan Raehll | Assistant Dean | 2020-2021 |
| Franklin University | Annette Hoelzer | Lead Faculty | 2020-2021 |
| Kettering College | Laurie Bromagen | Associate Professor | 2020-2021 |
| Kettering College | Tom Rule | Professor | 2020-2021 |
| Kettering College | George Shterev | Instructional Technologist | 2020-2021 |
| Miami University Regionals | Dr. Jeff H. Kuznekoff | Associate Professor | 2020-2021 |
| Miami University Regionals | Jerry Martin | Regional Director of Regional Campus Global Programs | 2020-2021 |
| Miami University Regionals | Maggie Simpson | Senior Student Services Technician | 2020-2021 |
| Miami University | Dr. Camilla M. McMahon | Assistant Professor | 2020-2021 |
| Southern State Community College | Dr. Sara Nielsen | Chemistry Instructor | 2020-2021 |
| Southern State Community College | Kelly Schradin | Associate Professor of Biology | 2020-2021 |
| University of Cincinnati | Bert Lockwood | Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Director, Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, College of Law | 2020-2021 |
| University of Cincinnati | Karen Machleit, PhD | Professor and Department Head, Department of Marketing | 2020-2021 |
| University of Dayton | Dr. Jun-Ki Choi | Associate Professor | 2020-2021 |
| University of Dayton | Dr. Umesh Haritashya | Associate Professor and Mann Chair in the Natural Sciences | 2020-2021 |
| University of Dayton | Professor Andrea Seielstad | Professor of Law and Director of Clinical Programs | 2020-2021 |
| University of Dayton | Kristen Altenau Keen | Assistant Dean of Students and Director of the Brook Center | 2020-2021 |
| University of Dayton | Robin Oldfield | ARC Assistant Vice President Compliance, Internal Audit & Chief Risk Officer | 2020-2021 |
| University of Dayton | Dr. Jun-Ki Choi | Associate Professor | 2020-2021 |
| Wilberforce University | Dr. Deok Nam | Professor of Computer Science and Computer Engineering | 2020-2021 |
| Wilmington College | Eileen Bowman | Office Manager – Physical Plant | 2020-2021 |
| Wilmington College | Jill Young | Director, Student Health Services | 2020-2021 |
| Wilmington College | Jane Bogan | Associate Professor of Education | 2020-2021 |
| Wilmington College | Daryl Nash | Assistant Professor of Agriculture | 2020-2021 |
| Wittenberg University | Dr. Julius Bailey | Associate Professor of Philosophy and Director of African and Diaspora Studies | 2020-2021 |
| Wittenberg University | Jenna Unterseher | Assistant Registrar | 2020-2021 |
| Wittenberg University | Ellen Crosbie | Head Certified Athletic Trainer | 2020-2021 |
| Wittenberg University | Dr. Brian D. Yontz | Associate Professor of Education | 2020-2021 |
2019-2020 Excellence Award Winners
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Amy Cox | Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering | 2019-2020 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Richard Mansfield | Electronic Resources Librarian for the D’Azzo Research Library | 2019-2020 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Dr. Brian J. Lunday | Associate Professor of Operations Research | 2019-2020 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Dr. Benjamin F. Akers | Associate Professor of Mathematics | 2019-2020 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Tim Frazier | Executive Support Officer of Graduate School of Engineering and Management | 2019-2020 |
| Antioch College | Luisa Bieri | Assistant Professor of Cooperative Education | 2019-2020 |
| Cedarville University | Esther Lanham | Administrative Assistant for the Department of Social Work | 2019-2020 |
| Cedarville University | Dan Estes | Distinguished Professor of Old Testament, School of Biblical and Theological Studies | 2019-2020 |
| Cedarville University | Kim Higginbotham | Asst. Prof. of Nursing, Asst. Dean/Director of Graduate Programs for the School of Nursing | 2019-2020 |
| Cedarville University | Kelly Hellwig | Administrative Assistant to the Assistant Dean of Graduate Programs | 2019-2020 |
| Cedarville University | Michael Shepherd | Associate Professor of Biblical Studies | 2019-2020 |
| Cedarville University | Fran Campbell | Registrar | 2019-2020 |
| Central State University | Edith Davidson | Associate Professor and Department Chair for the Department of Business Administration | 2019-2020 |
| Central State University | W. Lynn Rigsbee | Chair, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2019-2020 |
| Central State University | Dr. Amy Hobbs Harris | Professor of English | 2019-2020 |
| Central State University | Jeng-Hong Chen | Associate Professor of Business Administration | 2019-2020 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Linda Romero-Smith | Academic Advisor for the Department of Enrollment and Student Development | 2019-2020 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Debbie Greenlee | Director of the Success Center | 2019-2020 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Cindy Sefton | Director, Johnnie Mae Berry Library | 2019-2020 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Mark Tiemeier | Department Chair of Biology | 2019-2020 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Marianne Niese | Program Chair of Human and Social Services | 2019-2020 |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Neisha Wiley | Counselor | 2019-2020 |
| Clark State Community College | Jessica Johnson | Assistant Professor of Nursing | 2019-2020 |
| Clark State Community College | Dee Malcuit | Professor of Sociology | 2019-2020 |
| Clark State Community College | John Hale | Professor of Business and Applied Technology | 2019-2020 |
| Edison State Community College | Kerry Dowling | Instructor of Nursing | 2019-2020 |
| Edison State Community College | Eileen Thompson | Associate Professor of English | 2019-2020 |
| Miami University Regionals | Dr. Brian Keane | Professor for the Department of Biological Sciences | 2019-2020 |
| Miami University Regionals | Christina Grote | Senior Academic Advisor | 2019-2020 |
| Miami University Regionals | Aaron Renner | Systems Administrator I for Regional Technology Services | 2019-2020 |
| Miami University Regionals | Dr. Jennifer Yamashiro | Teaching Professor of Humanities and Creative Arts | 2019-2020 |
| Miami University Regionals | Susan Baim | Professor of Commerce | 2019-2020 |
| Miami University Regionals | Jackie Webb | Administrative Assistant, Department of External Relations & Communications | 2019-2020 |
| Sinclair Community College | Myla Cardona-Jones | Instructor, Department of Law and Public Safety | 2019-2020 |
| Sinclair Community College | Cari Gigliotti | Associate Professor of Chemistry | 2019-2020 |
| Sinclair Community College | Mia Hubbard | Instructor of Communication | 2019-2020 |
| Southern State Community College | Dr. David Garippa | Assistant Professor of Biology and Biotechnology | 2019-2020 |
| University of Dayton | Ryan W. McEwan | Associate Professor for the Department of Biology | 2019-2020 |
| University of Dayton | Dr. Shuang-Ye Wu | Professor for the Department of Geology | 2019-2020 |
| University of Dayton | Dr. Yvonne Sun | Assistant Professor of Biology | 2019-2020 |
| Urbana University | Chloe Hart, Ph.D. | Science Lab Manager for the College of Art, Science, and Technology | 2019-2020 |
| Urbana University | Kelly Evans-Wilson | Executive Director of Student Affairs and Retention | 2019-2020 |
| Urbana University | Brenda Jones, PhD | Department Chair, Communications & Behavioral Sciences | 2019-2020 |
| Urbana University | Shana Loveless | Administrative Director of Academic Affairs | 2019-2020 |
| Wilmington College | Carl Coatney | Equipment Manager, Department of Athletics | 2019-2020 |
| Wilmington College | Audrey Wagstaff | Associate Professor of Social Science | 2019-2020 |
| Wilmington College | Debbie Triance | Student One Stop Representative | 2019-2020 |
| Wilmington College | Russell Kincaid | Professor of Mathematics | 2019-2020 |
| Wilmington College | Alan Ledford | Assistant Professor of Sport Management | 2019-2020 |
| Wilmington College | Patti Kinsinger | Head Reference Librarian of the Watson Library | 2019-2020 |
| Wittenberg University | Mike Daiga | Assistant Professor for the Department of Education | 2019-2020 |
| Wittenberg University | Daniel Marous | Assistant Professor for the Department of Chemistry | 2019-2020 |
| Wittenberg University | Bret Billhardt | Senior Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations | 2019-2020 |
| Wittenberg University | Elizabeth George | Professor of Physics | 2019-2020 |
| Wittenberg University | Beth Hallauer | Academic/Administrative Assistant of Math, Computer Science and Honors | 2019-2020 |
| Wittenberg University | Jon Duraj | Sr. Associate Dean of Students | 2019-2020 |
2018-2019 Excellence Award Winners
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Jason Anderson | Assistant Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management | 2018-2019 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Jacob Freeman | Deputy Department Head and Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics | 2018-2019 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Robert D. Loper | Research Assistant Professor of Physics | 2018-2019 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Scott Nykl | Assistant Professor of Computer Science | 2018-2019 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Christine M. Schubert Kabban | Associate Professor of Statistics | 2018-2019 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Jeremy Slagley | Assistant Professor of Systems Engineering & Management | 2018-2019 |
| Antioch College | Julia Schiavone Camacho | Assistant Professor of Latin American History | 2018-2019 |
| Antioch College | Mary Ann Davis | Assistant Professor of Western Literature | 2018-2019 |
| Antioch College | Didier Franco | Instructor of Spanish Language & Culture | 2018-2019 |
| Antioch College | Brian Kot | Assistant Professor of Biology & Environmental Science | 2018-2019 |
| Antioch College | Rahul Nair | Assistant Professor of World History | 2018-2019 |
| Antioch College | Dean Snyder | Assistant Professor of Political Economy | 2018-2019 |
| Cedarville University | Seth Hamman | Associate Professor of Computer Science | 2018-2019 |
| Cedarville University | Adam Hammett | Associate Professor of Mathematics | 2018-2019 |
| Cedarville University | Austin Jaquith | Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition | 2018-2019 |
| Cedarville University | Emily Laswell | Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice | 2018-2019 |
| Cedarville University | Barb Loach | Professor of Spanish, English, Literature, and Modern Languages | 2018-2019 |
| Cedarville University | Robert Parr | Senior Professor of Sociology, History & Government | 2018-2019 |
| Central State University | Jonathan Holmes | Assistant Professor of Humanities | 2018-2019 |
| Central State University | Omesh Johar | Assistant Professor of Psychology, Social & Behavioral Sciences | 2018-2019 |
| Central State University | Anthony Milburn | Chair, Department of Humanities | 2018-2019 |
| Central State University | Katie Shinkle | Assistant Professor of Humanities | 2018-2019 |
| Central State University | Rajeev Swami | Chair and Professor of Education | 2018-2019 |
| Central State University | Kevin Tennon | Assistant Professor of Accounting | 2018-2019 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Tom Burns | Professor of Civil Engineering Technology | 2018-2019 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Brian Hooten | Co-op Coordinato | 2018-2019 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Stanislava Kantcheva | Professor of Accounting | 2018-2019 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Marianne Niese | Chair of Addiction Studies | 2018-2019 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Peggy Rolfsen | Professor of Biology | 2018-2019 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Joanne Steelman | Instructor of Mathematics | 2018-2019 |
| Clark State Community College | Lisa Crispin | Associate Professor of Licensed Practical Nursing | 2018-2019 |
| Clark State Community College | Lawrence Everett | Professor and Coordinator of Precision Agriculture, Business and Applied Technology | 2018-2019 |
| Clark State Community College | Susan Everett | Professorm of Business and Applied Technology | 2018-2019 |
| Clark State Community College | Carol Miller | Instructor of Psychology, Arts & Sciences | 2018-2019 |
| Edison State Community College | Dustin Wenrich | Assistant Professor of English | 2018-2019 |
| Edison State Community College | Sandra Streitenberger | Associate Professor of Accounting | 2018-2019 |
| Kettering College | Elizabeth Golba | Associate Professor of Respiratory Care | 2018-2019 |
| Miami University Regionals | Marianne Cotugno | Associate Professor of Languages, Literatures, and Writing | 2018-2019 |
| Miami University Regionals | Donna Evans | Senior Lecturer of Computer and Information Technology | 2018-2019 |
| Miami University Regionals | Tracey Hoffman | Assistant Professor of Education | 2018-2019 |
| Miami University Regionals | Michelle Lawrence | Visiting Faculty Member, | 2018-2019 |
| Miami University Regionals | Tom Mays | Associate Professor of Commerce | 2018-2019 |
| Miami University Regionals | Barbard Oswald | Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2018-2019 |
| Miami University Regionals | Leland Spencer | Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary and Communication Studies | 2018-2019 |
| Sinclair Community College | Dair Arnold | Assistant Professor of English | 2018-2019 |
| Sinclair Community College | Valerie Cope | Faculty of Mathematics | 2018-2019 |
| Sinclair Community College | Angela Fernandez | Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice | 2018-2019 |
| Sinclair Community College | Heidi McGohan | Program Director of Occupational Therapy | 2018-2019 |
| Southern State Community College | Jody Bishop | Associate Professor of Sociology | 2018-2019 |
| University of Dayton | Jackie M. Arnold | Assistant Professor of Education | 2018-2019 |
| University of Dayton | Sandra Furterer | Assistant Professor of Engineering Management Systems and Technology | 2018-2019 |
| University of Dayton | Jeffrey Jones | Professor of Art and Design | 2018-2019 |
| University of Dayton | Jeff Schmitt | Associate Professor of Law | 2018-2019 |
| University of Dayton | Feng Ye | Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2018-2019 |
| University of Dayton | Lynne Yengulalp | Associate Professor of Mathematics | 2018-2019 |
| Wilberforce University | Buffy Andrews | Adjunct Instructor of Continuing Education | 2018-2019 |
| Wilberforce University | Charles Fox | Director of Telecommunications and Assistant Professor of Mass Communications | 2018-2019 |
| Wilmington College | Al Beatty | Assistant Professor of Accounting | 2018-2019 |
| Wilmington College | Savitha Krishna | Assistant Professor of Biology | 2018-2019 |
| Wittenberg University | Sha’Dawn Battle | Assistant Professor of English | 2018-2019 |
| Wittenberg University | Alyssa Hoofnagle | Assistant Professor of Mathematics | 2018-2019 |
| Wittenberg University | Adam Parker | Professor of Mathematics | 2018-2019 |
| Wittenberg University | Cynthia Richards | Professor of English | 2018-2019 |
| Wright State University | Kristen Halling | Professor of Modern Language | 2018-2019 |
| Wright State University | Kerry Martin | Instructor of Economics | 2018-2019 |
2017-2018 Excellence Award Winners
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Anthony L. Franz | Assistant Professor of Physics | 2017-2018 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Carl R. Hartsfield | Assistant Professor of Aerospace Engineering | 2017-2018 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Dr. Douglas D. Hodson | Associate Professor of Computer Engineering | 2017-2018 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Dr. Brian J. Lunday | Associate Professor of Operational Sciences | 2017-2018 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Dr. Michael Miller | Associate Professor of Systems Integration | 2017-2018 |
| Air Force Institute of Technology | Jonah A. Reeger | Assistant Professor of Mathematics | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch College | Beth Bridgeman | Cooperative Education Instructor | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch College | Brooke Bryan | Cooperative Education Instructor | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch College | Kelly Gallagher | Assistant Professor of Media Arts | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch College | Kim Landsbergen | Associate Professor of Biology & Environmental Science | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch College | Sean Payne | Assistant Professor of Political Economy | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch College | Flavia Sancier-Barbosa | Assistant Professor of Mathematic & Statistics | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch University Midwest | Sonya Fultz | Chair of Undergraduate Studies | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch University Midwest | Hays Moulton | Chair of Education and Interdisciplinary Studies | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch University Midwest | Michele Nobel | Chair of Education | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch University Midwest | Rand Oliver | Chair of Management | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch University Midwest | Denise Sharp | Clinical Faculty of Education | 2017-2018 |
| Antioch University Midwest | Steve Shaw | Core Faculty of Library | 2017-2018 |
| Cedarville University | Dr. Melissa Burns | Assistant Professor of Biology | 2017-2018 |
| Cedarville University | John Delano | Associate Professor of Information Technology Management | 2017-2018 |
| Cedarville University | John R. Gilhooly | Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Theology | 2017-2018 |
| Cedarville University | Tim Norman | Distinguished Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering | 2017-2018 |
| Cedarville University | Annis Shaver | Professor of German and Linguistics | 2017-2018 |
| Cedarville University | Denise Simpson | Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences | 2017-2018 |
| Central State University | Dr. Kathleen Allen | Assistant Professor of Voice | 2017-2018 |
| Central State University | Saima Bashir | Associate Professor of Business Administration | 2017-2018 |
| Central State University | Erick Kitenge | Associate Professor of Business Administration | 2017-2018 |
| Central State University | Dr. Arunasalam Rahunanthan | Assistant Professor of Mathematics | 2017-2018 |
| Central State University | Wendy Berry-West | Associate Professor of Business Administration | 2017-2018 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Mike Day | College Credit Plus Mathematics Teacher | 2017-2018 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Julee Johns | Professor of Biology | 2017-2018 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Dr. Sara Shierling | Business Instructor | 2017-2018 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Paula Kirch Smith | Program Chair of Business Management/Marketing/Hospitality | 2017-2018 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Tanya Williams | Cooperative Education Coordinator | 2017-2018 |
| Cincinnati State Technical & Community College | Abigail Yee | Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology | 2017-2018 |
| Clark State Community College | Dr. Melinda Mohler | Associate Professor of History | 2017-2018 |
| Clark State Community College | Elisa Ratliff | Instructor of Anatomy and Physiology | 2017-2018 |
| Clark State Community College | Diane Roux | Associate Professor Computer Software | 2017-2018 |
| Edison State Community College | Vickie Kirk | Assistant Professor of Allied Health | 2017-2018 |
| Edison State Community College | Dr. T.R. Ruddick | Professor of Communication and Humanities | 2017-2018 |
| Miami University Regionals | Dr. David J. Berg | Professor of Biological Sciences | 2017-2018 |
| Miami University Regionals | Ziying Jiang | Assistant Professor of Social & Behavioral Sciences and Geography | 2017-2018 |
| Miami University Regionals | Dr. Wenxi Liu | Associate Professor of History and Humanities and Creative Arts | 2017-2018 |
| Miami University Regionals | Jim McCutcheon | Adjunct Instructor, Humanities & Creative Arts and Music | 2017-2018 |
| Miami University Regionals | Stephanie Nicely | Assistant Professor of Nursing | 2017-2018 |
| Miami University Regionals | Gina Petonito | Visiting Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2017-2018 |
| Sinclair Community College | Deborah Atkinson | Assistant Professor of Medical Technology | 2017-2018 |
| Sinclair Community College | Sarah EW Finch | Assistant Professor of Biology | 2017-2018 |
| Sinclair Community College | Amanda Hayden | Assistant Professor of Humanities, Government and Modern Languages | 2017-2018 |
| Sinclair Community College | Richard Kyle Jones | Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems | 2017-2018 |
| Sinclair Community College | Lisa Tyler | Professor of English & Literature | 2017-2018 |
| Southern State Community College | Travis Martin | Assistant Professor of Business/Accounting | 2017-2018 |
| Southern State Community College | Toni Penwell | English Instructor | 2017-2018 |
| Union Institute and University | Dr. Linwood Rumney | Professor of General Education | 2017-2018 |
| University of Dayton | Anne Crecelius | Assistant Professor of Health & Sport Science | 2017-2018 |
| University of Dayton | Dr. Kenya Crosson | Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Mechanics | 2017-2018 |
| University of Dayton | Dennis Doyle | Professor of Religious Studies | 2017-2018 |
| University of Dayton | Fred Jenkins | Associate Dean for Collections and Operations | 2017-2018 |
| University of Dayton | Dr. Charles Russo | Chair of Education | 2017-2018 |
| University of Dayton | Andy Slade | Professor of English | 2017-2018 |
| Wilmington College | Bill Kincaid | Professor of Mathematics | 2017-2018 |
| Wittenberg University | Jeff Brookings | Professor of Psychology | 2017-2018 |
| Wittenberg University | Scott Dooley | Professor of Art | 2017-2018 |
| Wittenberg University | Beth Sorensen | Director of Nursing | 2017-2018 |
| Wittenberg University | Nancy Woehrle | Assistant Professor of Psychology | 2017-2018 |
| Wright State University | Dr. Pola Gupta | Marketing Professor | 2017-2018 |
| Wright State University | Joe Tritschler | Industrial and Human Factors Engineering Lecturer | 2017-2018 |
