Faculty & Staff Convocation
Convocation is a time for the university community to come together and officially usher in the academic year by celebrating academic and service honorees, selected by their peers, to be awarded for their achievements.
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Recipients of the President’s Medal, President’s Distinguished Service Awards, Distinguished University Professors, Distinguished Scholar-Teachers, Sharon La Voy Data Impact, and Kirwan Teaching Awards are recognized at Convocation.
President’s Medal
The President’s Medal is the highest honor bestowed upon a member of the university community. It is intended to recognize extraordinary contributions to the intellectual, social, and cultural life of Maryland.
- Robert "Bob" Infantino, Jr.
Kirwan Faculty Research and Scholarship Prize
This prize is presented annually to a member of the faculty in recognition of a highly significant work of research, scholarship or artistic creativity that has been achieved within the past three years.
- Andrew Childs
Kirwan Undergraduate Education Award
This prize is presented annually in recognition of the faculty or staff member who has made exceptional contributions to the quality of undergraduate education at the university.
- Katerina Thompson
President's Distinguished Service Award
The President’s Distinguished Service Awards recognize exceptional performance, leadership and service by members of the university staff. The recipients of this award have a record of exemplary performance and distinctive contributions to the operation of an administrative, academic, research or service unit on campus.
- Anne Carswell
- Nina Harris
- Curtis Shade
- Stacy Sims
- Erin Rooney-Eckel
- Julie Wright
Sharon La Voy Data Impact Award
The Sharon A. La Voy Data Impact Award recognizes faculty or staff members who have made exceptional contributions to the University of Maryland community through effective utilization of institutional data.
- Megan Masters
Provost’s Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty
The Provost's Excellence Awards for Professional Track Faculty honor consistently excellent contributions from full-time faculty who have served for at least five years and do not have nor are eligible for tenure. Honorees are recognized in one of the three core areas of academic activity: teaching, research and service.
- Bonnie Dixon
- Paul Goeringer
- Deborah Goldberg
- Nicole Nguyen
- Gregory Payne
- Sarah Sohns
- Kirsten Stoebenau
- Alyssa Whitcraft
Distinguished Scholar-Teacher
Winners of the Distinguished Scholar-Teacher awards represent a broad range of academic excellence. The program honors tenured faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments as educators. Each scholar will present a lecture during the school year.
- Matthew Goupell
- Brooke Liu
- Gottlieb Oehrlein
- Linda Steiner
- Gregory Sullivan
- Vijaya Venkataramani
Distinguished University Professor
The highest honor the university bestows, this title is conferred in recognition of extraordinary achievement as a teacher, scholar, and public servant.
- John Fisher
- John Horty
- Alan Kaufman
- Melanie Killen
- Howard Milchberg
- Min Wu