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University Service


Questions? Email facultyawards@utsa.edu.

TWO AWARDS:

  • One award for tenured/tenure-track faculty
  • One award for fixed-term-track faculty

Purpose of Award

This award is to recognize, encourage and reward those tenured, tenure-track, and fixed-term track faculty who are exemplary in their commitment to service within the university whose service has had major impact on the opportunities, lives and future of UTSA undergraduate or graduate students, UTSA faculty, and/or UTSA by providing leadership in critical areas such as student, department, college and university committee service; creating new student or faculty programs and opportunities; contributing to policy and planning initiatives; and/or development of UTSA’s partner relationships.


Eligibility

Faculty nominated must have taught at least four consecutive long semesters (Fall-Spring) at UTSA. The awards are based on performance for the calendar year of the award. Priority will be given to candidates who have not previously won the award. Previous recipients of the President’s Distinguished Achievement Award for University Service will be eligible for nomination after seven years.


Criteria

The selection committee will consider the following criteria in selecting winners:

  • Significance of service (in terms of frequency, amount, scope)
  • Impact of service to the university, its mission, and/or our relationships with our stakeholders

Nomination Materials

A selection committee composed of faculty will review nomination packets. The nomination packet for this award will consist of only the following, assembled into a single PDF file in the order indicated:

  1. Complete award nomination form
  2. Recent letter of support/nomination from a peer colleague, department chair, or college leader
  3. Two recent letters of support from colleagues at the level of the service
  4. Self-statement of service to UTSA (not to exceed 2 pages). The statement should speak to
    • The nature and quality of service to the university
    • Impact on the students, faculty, and/or overall university
  5. CV of nominee

No additional materials should be submitted.

Each dean’s office should upload completed nomination packets by the deadline.

Previous recipients of the President’s Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in University Service are ineligible for nomination for this award.

Each college may submit a maximum number of three nominees (1 Tenured, 1 Tenure-Track, 1 Fixed-Term Track).

SEE TABLE BELOW

College Maximum Number of Nominees
CEID 3
ACOB 3
COEHD 3
COLFA 3
COS 3
HCaP 3
University College 3
Honors College 3

Past Recipients

2023

Felicia Castro-Villarreal, Education and Human Development
Terri Matiella, Sciences

2022

Dr. Sara Oswalt, Public Health

2021

Rita Mitra, Business
Johnelle Sparks, HCaP

2020 

Eugene John, Engineering
Hector Aguilar, Sciences

2019 

Jill Fleuriet, Liberal and Fine Arts
Max Kilger, Business

2018 

Michael Baumann, Liberal and Fine Arts
Patricia Jaramillo, Public Policy

2017 

Gregg Michel, Liberal and Fine Arts

2016 

Rhonda Gonzales, Liberal and Fine Arts
Martha Smith, University College

2015 

Elaine Sanders, Busines

2014 

James Dykes, Liberal and Fine Arts
Diane Abdo, University College

2013 

Mary McNaughton-Cassill, Liberal and Fine Arts
Thomas Cannon, Business

2012 

Carola Wenk, Sciences

2011 

Richard Gambitta, Liberal and Fine Arts
Lisa Montoya, Business 

2010 

Alan Shoho, Education and Human Development
Daniel Tablada, Business

2009 

Ann Eisenberg, Honors

2008 

Maricela Oliva, Education and Human Development
Weining Zhang, Sciences

2007 

Kay Robbins, Sciences

2005 

Cynthia Perez McCluskey, Public Policy

2004 

Marcheta Evans, Education and Human Development

2003 

Manuel P. Berriozabal, Sciences

2002 

Jahan Eftekhar, Engineering

2001 

Amir Karimi, Engineering

2000 

Steven R. Levitt, Fine Arts and Humanities

1999 

Scott D. Lipscomb, Fine Arts and Humanities

1998 

Linda Woodson, Fine Arts and Humanities

1997 

Ann Eisenberg, Social and Behavioral Sciences

1996 

Richard Diem, Social and Behavioral Sciences

1995 

David R. Johnson, Social and Behavioral Sciences

1994 

Rodolpho Sandoval, Business

1992 

William T. Flannery, Business

1991 

Betty Sue Polly Travis, Sciences and Engineering

1990 

Richard J. Harris, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Daphne D. Sipes, Business