Previous recipients of TREC awards are listed below. Award recipient names are inscribed on a permanent plaque located in the Eugene S. Farley Library.
The academic support award recognizes full-time, non-faculty support personnel who facilitate classroom activities, laboratory activities or coordination of experiential learning opportunities. Nominees must demonstrate leadership and have a direct impact on student learning.
Year | Recipient |
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2007 | Carl Brigido |
2008 | Sylvia Elias & Barbara Nanstiel |
2009 | Maria Bianco & Karen O'Boyle |
2010 | Debra Chapman |
2011 | Megan Boone & Karen Riley |
2012 | Aniello Tambasco |
2013 | Bridget Turel & Godlove Fongweng |
2014 | Dina Udomsak |
2016 | Brian Sacolic |
2017 | Jason Wagner |
2018 | Kristina Powers |
2019 | Theresa Rule |
2020 | Genevieve Singer |
2021 | Pamela Koslosky |
2022 | Suzanna Calev |
2023 | Julia Jacien |
2024 | Susan Hritzak |
Awarded to an adjunct faculty instructor annually who demonstrates excellence in teaching through innovative practices, forming relationships with students, and/or contributing to the school/university.
Year | Recipient |
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2006 | Ruth Hughes |
2007 | Theresa Kintz |
2008 | Charles Resavy |
2009 | Patricia Reese |
2013 | Kimberly Ference |
2017 | Dave Rash |
2018 | Dorinda McHenry |
2019 | Christopher DeFrancesco |
2020 | Dina Udomsak |
2021 | Robert Richards |
2022 | Warna Gillies |
2023 | N/A |
2024 | Nancy McKinley |
The alumni mentoring award if given annually to a faculty member who demonstrates excellence in maintaining Wilkes' mentoring culture with University alumni.
Year | Recipient |
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2009 | Thomas Baldino & Anne Batory |
2011 | Steven Thomas & Susan Minsavage |
2013 | Prahlad Murthy |
2015 | Donald Mencer |
2016 | Jennifer Malinowski |
2017 | Thomas Baldino |
2018 | Daniel Longyhore |
2019 | Jonathan Kuiken |
2020 | Abas Sabouni |
2023 | Andreea Maierean |
2024 | Kyle Kreider |
The Carpenter Award is given annually to recognize an outstanding faculty member for their excellence in teaching and student-centered research/projects at Âé¶¹´«Ã½. This is the highest award offered by TREC.
Year | Recipient |
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1983 | James Rodechko |
1984 | Christopher B Fox |
1985 | Lester J Turoczi |
1986 | Claude W Anderson, III |
1987 | Susan Behuniak-Long |
1989 | Louise M Berard |
1990 | David R. Long |
1991 | Kenneth M Klemow |
1992 | Michael A Steele |
1993 | Benjamin F Fiester |
1994 | Diane M Polachek |
1995 | Brad Kinney |
1996 | Thomas Baldino |
1997 | James Merryman |
1999 | Patricia Herman |
2001 | Darin Fields |
2002 | Deborah Tindell |
2003 | John Hepp |
2004 | Kenneth Pidcock |
2005 | Jane Elmes-Crahall |
2007 | James Culhane |
2009 | Matthew Zukoski |
2010 | Kyle Kreider |
2013 | Linda Gutierrez |
2014 | Jonathan Ference & Gina Morrison |
2015 | Marianne Rexer |
2016 | Jeffrey Stratford |
2017 | Lisa Kadlec |
2018 | Edward Foote |
2019 | Helen Davis |
2020 | Jennifer Thomas |
2021 | Abas Sabouni |
2022 | Ajay Bommareddy |
2023 | Andrew Miller |
2024 | Joyce Victor |
Year | Recipient |
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2004 | Michael Steele |
2005 | Sharon Cosgrove |
2006 | Thomas Hamill |
2007 | Theresa Kintz |
2008 | Robert Gardner |
2009 | Thomas Thomas |
2010 | Deborah Zbegner |
2011 | Mischelle Anthony |
2012 | Marcia Balester |
2013 | Andrew Wilczak |
2014 | Dorinda McHenry |
2015 | Edward Bednarz III |
2016 | Thomas Hamill |
2017 | Amy Kuiken |
2018 | Andrew Miller |
2019 | Linda Winkler |
2020 | Carole Baddour |
2021 | Ka Lok Hong |
2022 | Ty Frederickson |
2023 | Benjamin Toll |
2024 | Dana Manning |
The interdisciplinary teaching award is given annually to recognize one cross-disciplinary team (2 or more faculty) who demonstrates outstanding initiatives in the classroom to further the ideals of interdisciplinary learning.
Year | Recipient |
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2007 | Marleen Troy & Ruth Hughes |
2010 | Jeffrey Alves & Rodney Ridley |
2014 | Abas Sabouni |
2016 | Del Lucent, William Terzaghi, & Adam Van Wert |
2017 | Thomas Franko & Kalen Churcher |
2018 | Marie Roke-Thomas, Jennifer Malinowski, and Morgan Clevenger |
2020 | Andrew Miller and Jeff Stratford |
2022 | Jane Blanken-Webb |
The Lifetime Achievement Award is a special award to recognize a longtime member of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½community who has made an impact amongst colleagues and students throughout their whole career at Âé¶¹´«Ã½. Eligible persons include faculty or staff members who have been full-time employees of the university for at least 15 years.
Year | Recipient |
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2023 | Kenneth Klemow |
2024 | Michael Steele |
The multiculturalism award is given annually to recognize an outstanding faculty member who demonstrates leadership in the advancement of multiculturalism ideals in the classroom.
Year | Recipient |
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2007 | James Merryman |
2008 | Marcia Farrell |
2009 | Evene Estwick |
2010 | Jennifer Edmonds |
2012 | Helen Davis & Phillip Simon |
2013 | Andrew Miller |
2015 | Paola Bianco Sobejano |
2018 | Blake Mackesy |
2019 | Andreea Maierean |
2021 | Michael Berry |
2022 | Robert Galella |
2023 | HyeRyeon Lee |
Year | Recipient |
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2023 | Jen McLaughlin |
2024 | Jayme Hines |
Prior to 2023, an award was given in each individual college & school, as archived below.
School of Education
Year | Recipient |
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2015 | Karen Frantz-Frey |
2016 | William Terzaghi |
2017 | Anne Thomas |
2018 | Paul Reinert |
2021 | Charles Smargiassi |
2022 | Stephanie Wasmanski |
Jay S. Sidhu School of Business & Leadership
Year | Recipient |
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2006 | Jeffrey Alves |
2007 | Jeffrey Alves |
2008 | Jennifer Edmonds |
2011 | Jennifer Edmonds |
2012 | Anne Batory |
2014 | N/A |
2015 | Dean Frear |
2016 | Marianne Rexer |
2017 | Shaokang Wang |
2019 | HyeRyeon Lee |
2020 | Ken Wang |
2021 | Dina Udomsak |
2022 | Tanya Pyke |
College of Arts, Humanities, & Social Sciences
Year | Recipient |
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2007 | Linda Paul |
2008 | Diane Wegner |
2010 | Paola Bianco Sobejano |
2011 | Deborah Tindell |
2012 | Jennifer Thomas |
2013 | Mark Stine |
2015 | Kalen Churcher |
2016 | Andrew Wilczak |
2018 | Helen Davis |
2019 | Ellen Newell |
2020 | Andrew Miller |
2021 | Deborah Tindell |
University College
Year | Recipient |
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2007 | Blake Mackesy |
2008 | Mary Beth Mullen |
2010 | Amy Patton |
2011 | Mary Beth Mullen |
2015 | Gretchen Yenninas |
2016 | Mary Beth Mullen |
2017 | Megan Jones |
2018 | Megan Jones |
College of Science & Engineering
Year | Recipient |
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2007 | Hernando Trujillo |
2010 | Marele Troy |
2011 | Debra Chapman |
2014 | Debra Chapman |
2015 | Prahlad Murthy |
2017 | Abas Sabouni |
2018 | Prahlad Murthy |
2019 | Lisa Kadlec |
2020 | Linda Gutierrez |
2021 | Prahlad Murthy |
2022 | Wei Du |
Passan School of Nursing
Year | Recipient |
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2007 | Bridgett Zielinski |
2011 | Mary Beth Mullen |
2015 | Maria Grandinetti |
2019 | Joyce Victor |
Nesbitt School of Pharmacy
Year | Recipient |
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2013 | KarenBeth Bohan |
2015 | Jonathan Ference |
2016 | Julie Olenak |
2017 | Ajay Bommareddy |
2018 | Ka Lok Hong |
2019 | Kimberly Ference |
2020 | Steven Kheloussi |
2021 | Letitia Warunek |
The outstanding new faculty award is given annually and recognizes the outstanding contributions of a junior member of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½ faculty.
Year | Recipient |
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2007 | Kyle Kreider |
2008 | Chad Stanley |
2009 | Jennifer Thomas |
2010 | Jeff Stratford |
2011 | Merideth Selden |
2012 | Xioli Zhang |
2014 | Christopher Henkels |
2015 | Andrew Wilczak |
2016 | Abas Sabouni |
2017 | Thomas Franko |
2018 | Nicole Pezzino |
2019 | Wei Du |
2020 | Troy Lynn Lewis |
2021 | Benjamin Toll |
2022 | Anna Ma |
2023 | Ghazaleh Taherzadeh |
2024 | Lauren Rossiter |
Awarded to a member of the faculty who demonstrates commendable success in the area of research and scholarly activity within the past five years that influences Wilkes University and its students.
Year | Recipient |
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2017 | Abas Sabouni |
2018 | Zbigniew Witczak |
2019 | Linda Gutierrez & Yong Zhu |
2020 | Sean Kelly |
2021 | Adam VanWert |
2022 | Ajay Bommareddy |
2023 | Jin Joy Mao |
2024 | Ned Fetcher |