Each year several awards are given to faculty members who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to the University:
Awards and Honors
The Outstanding Faculty Research Award
The Outstanding Faculty Research Award is presented to a member of the faculty who demonstrates the highest standards of excellence in their research, scholarship, and contributions to their field. read more
The Pohlhaus-Stracciolini Award for Teaching Excellence
The Pohlhaus-Stracciolini Award for Teaching Excellence is presented to an adjunct faculty member who demonstrates a commitment to the life of the mind and to the well-being of students through teaching that is intellectually stimulating, challenging, and accessible, with efforts extending beyond the classroom. read more
The Outstanding Faculty Mentor Teaching Award
The Outstanding Faculty Mentor Teaching Award is presented to a full-time faculty member who has excelled at mentoring students, especially in scholarly research, at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. read more
The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Outstanding Teaching
The Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Outstanding Teaching is presented to a faculty member who excels in undergraduate teaching. read more
Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
The Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching is presented to a faculty member who has been in a full time position for less than seven years and has developed extraordinarily effective teaching approaches. read more
Faculty Award for Innovative Teaching
The Faculty Award for Innovative Teaching is given annually to a full-time professor whose courses employ creative techniques to enhance student learning and growth. read more
Lafferty Award
The Lafferty award recognizes faculty members who have made a distinctive and lasting contribution to enhancing the quality of the student experience by engaging with students in significant ways outs idea traditional teaching or research relationship and beyond their formal advising duties. read more
University Mid-Career Service Award
The University Mid-Career Service Award recognizes faculty members would have made extraordinary contributions to the welfare and functioning of their departments, colleges,the University, and their profession. Such service must have exceeded the normal requirements of the candidate’s position, and must have been minimally compensated. read more
The Lawrence C. Gallen, OSA, Faculty Service Award
The Lawrence C. Gallen, O.S.A. Faculty Service Award is presented to an individual member of the Villanova University faculty who has, over many years, contributed outstanding service to the Villanova University community. read more
The Meyer Innovation and Creative Excellence (ICE) Award
The Meyer Innovation and Creative Excellence Awards were created and endowed in 2009 by Patrick Meyer '74 VSB in honor of the Meyer family (Patrick '74, Edward '86, and C. Paul '30) to recognize a spirit of innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship that enhances Villanova University.
The University Scholarly Achievement Award
The University Scholarly Achievement Award will recognize excellence on the part of faculty for published research, scholarship, and/or creative expression. The awards will be given for accomplishments in the preceding three academic years.
The University Mid-Career Scholar Award
The University Mid-Career Scholar Award will recognize a growing body of scholarship or creative achievement made by a mid-career faculty member.
| Faculty member awarded Tenure with Promotion to Associate Professor |
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| Dr. Troy Shirangi | Biology |
| Dr. Kristin Sample-Lord | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Dr. Virginia Smith | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Dr. Peleg Kremer | Geography & the Environment |
| Dr. Stephen Strader | Geography & the Environment |
| Dr. Kabindra Shakya | Geography & the Environment |
| Dr. Andrew Liu | History |
| Dr. David Anderson | Management |
| Dr. Kyoungyong Kim | Management |
| Dr. Peter Chi | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Dr. Alexander Diaz-Lopez | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Dr. Jiangtao Gou | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Dr. Bo Li | Mechanical Engineering |
| Dr. Linda Maldonado | Nursing |
| Dr. Sunny Hallowell | Nursing |
| Dr. Farshid Baghai | Philosophy |
| Dr. Delia Popa | Philosophy |
| Dr. Timothy Hanchin | Theology & Religious Studies |
Associate Professor Awarded Tenure |
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Mr. Hezekiah Lewis |
Communication |
Faculty Members Awarded Promotion to Professor |
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Dr. Anna Moreland |
Humanities & Augustinian Tradition |
Dr. William Wagner |
Accountancy |
Dr. Jie Xu |
Communication |
Dr. Chiji Akoma |
Global Interdisciplinary Studies |
Dr. Michael Posner |
Mathematics & Statistics |
Dr. Ani Ural |
Mechanical Engineering |
Dr. Bette Mariani |
Nursing |
Dr. Jennifer Yost |
Nursing |
Dr. Mark Schrad |
Political Science |
Dr. Irene Kan |
Psychology & Brain Sciences |
Dr. Stefanie Knauss |
Theology & Religious Studies |
| Dr. Vincent Lloyd | Theology & Religious Studies |
Faculty Members Awarded Promotion to Professor Emeritus |
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|---|---|
Dr. Bernard Prusak |
Theology and Religious Studies |
Dr. Russell Gardner |
Biology |
Dr. Robert Beck |
Computing Sciences |
Dr. Matthew Liberatore |
Management |
Dr. Suzanne Smeltzer |
Nursing |
| Dr. Carment Peraita | Spanish |
CNT Faculty Awarded Promotion |
Promoted To |
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| Dr. R. David Ratigan | Associate Professor of Practice | Finance |
| Mrs. Patricia Dorris-Crenny | Professor of Practice | Accountancy & Information Systems |
| Dr. Wilma Febo-Ayala | Associate Teaching Professor | Chemistry |
| Dr. Thomas Umile | Associate Teaching Professor | Chemistry |
| Dr. Nathan Corwin | Associate Teaching Professor | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Dr. Vikram Kamat | Associate Teaching Professor | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Dr. Elizabeth Pantesco | Associate Teaching Professor | Psychological & Brain Sciences |
| Dr. Mikel Lorenzo- Arza | Associate Teaching Professor | Spanish |
| Dr. Kevin Waters | Associate Teaching Professor | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Dr. James Mendez | Clinical Associate Professor | Nursing |
| Dr. Susan Meyers | Clinical Associate Professor | Nursing |
| Mrs. Noel Dolan | Senior Instructor | Augustine & Culture Seminar Program |
| Ms. Juanita Weaver | Senior Instructor | Communication |
| Ms. Elizabeth Springuel | Associate Instructor | Augustine & Culture Seminar Program |
| Ms. Maria Baranski | Associate Instructor | Mathematics & Statistics |
| Dr. Chara Armon | Teaching Professor | Augustine & Culture Seminar Program |
| Dr. William Cowen | Teaching Professor | Communication |
| Dr. Steven Krauss | Teaching Professor | Psychological & Brain Sciences |
| Dr. James O'Brien | Teaching Professor | Mechanical Engineering |
| Dr. Alicia Strandberg | Professor Non-Tenure (NT) | Management & Operations |
| Dr. Charles Coe | Research Professor | Chemical & Biological Engineering |
In addition to annual awards, Villanova recognizes faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, research and service through the Endowed Chairs Program. In honoring a faculty member with an endowed chair, we in effect charge them to be premier scholars, academic leaders, and models for other faculty. As they fulfill their obligations as chair holders, they produce value -- in the classroom, in the laboratory, in public venues, and, among their colleagues in their departments and colleges. Additional criteria for appointment include compatibility with the particular academic specifications established by the donor of the chair or professorship and compatibility with and ability to contribute to the University's Catholic and Augustinian values and mission.
| Endowed Deanship Name |
Current Dean |
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| Connelly Endowed Deanship | Dr. Donna Sullivan Havens, M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing | |
| The Helen and William O'Toole Endowed Deanship | Dr. Joyce E. A. Russell, School of Business | |
| The Drosdick Endowed Deanship | Dr. Michele Marcolongo, Dean of Engineering |
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| Endowed Chair Name | Current Chairholder | |
| The Augustinian Endowed Chair in the Thought of St. Augustine | Dr. James R. Wetzel Philosophy Department |
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| Heimbold Endowed Chair in Irish Studies |
Mr. Maurice Fitzpatrick Center for Irish Studies |
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| James R. Birle Endowed Chair in Energy Technology, inaugurated 8/22/2005 |
Dr. Alfonso Ortega, Mechanical Engineering Department | |
| Edward A. Daylor Endowed Chair in Civil Engineering inaugurated 12/14/94 |
Dr. Bridget Wadzuk Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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| Robert M. Birmingham Endowed Chair in Humanities inaugurated 9/17/98 |
Dr. Judith Giesberg History Department |
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| Josephine C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Christian Theology inaugurated 12/2/92 |
Sr. Ilia Delio, OSF Theology & Religious Studies Department |
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| David R. Cook Endowed Chair of Philosophy, inaugurated 3/30/93 | Dr. William Desmond Philosophy Department |
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| John F. Connelly Endowed Chair in Management, inaugurated 10/15/98 | Dr. Matthew Liberatore Management and Operations Department |
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| The Robert J. and Mary Ellen Darretta Endowed Chair in Finance, inaugurated 12/7/10 | Dr. Michael S. Pagano, Finance Department | |
| The Dennis M. Cook Endowed Gregor Mendel Chair in Genetics, inaugurated June 2013 | Dr. Dennis Wykoff Biology Department |
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| Nance K. Dicciani PhD ’69 Endowed Professor in Chemical Engineering, inaugurated 8/20/2019 | Dr. Jacob Elmer, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department | |
| The Harron Family Endowed Chair in Communication, Fall 2019 | Dr. Raka Shome Communication Department |
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| Thomas G. Labrecque Endowed Chair in Business, inaugurated 11/11/99 | Dr. Stephen Andriole Management and Operations Department |
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| Gerald M. Lemole, M.D., Endowed Chair in Integrated Biology effective 8/22/08 |
Dr. Aaron Bauer Biology Department |
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| Luckow Family Endowed Chair in English inaugurated 11/2/11 |
Dr. Lisa Sewell English Department |
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| Moritz Endowed Chair in Systems Engineering inaugurated 10/5/06 |
Dr. C. Nataraj Mechanical Engineering |
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| Diane L. and Robert F. Moritz, Jr. Endowed Chair in Nursing Research inaugurated 8/2013 |
Dr. Helene Moriarty Nursing |
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| Richard J. and Barbara Naclerio Endowed Chair in Business inaugurated 11/2006 |
Dr. Jeremy Kees, Marketing & Business Law | |
| Herbert G. Rammrath Endowed Chair in International Business inaugurated 4/2007 |
Dr. Jonathan Doh, Management and Operations |
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| The Anne Quinn Welsh Endowed Chair and Director of Honors Program inaugurated 5/2012 | Dr. Anna Bonta Moreland, Theology |