Presidential Excellence Award Winners
Get to know the outstanding faculty and staff honored through the Presidential Excellence Awards. These individuals exemplify UofL’s commitment to excellence, leadership, and impact across our campus.
Past Winners by Award
| Year | Category | Winner | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Community of Care | Lamar Braggs | Registrar's Office |
| 2025 | Accountability | Sneha Thapa | College of Education and Human Development |
| 2025 | Respect | VaSean Baker | Physical Plant |
| 2025 | Diversity & Inclusion | Melanie Gast | Sociology |
| 2025 | Integrity & Transparency | Dylan Naeger | Office of Undergraduate Admissions |
| 2025 | Noble Purpose | Bobby Cortes | Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) Program |
| 2025 | Agility | Chris Sogard | Student Success Center |
| 2025 | Leadership | Linda Fuselier | Biology |
| 2024 | Community of Care | Paige Shank | CEHD - ELC |
| 2024 | Accountability | Elise Franklin | Arts & Sciences (History) |
| 2024 | Respect | Lance Flint | Dean's Office, College of Education and Human Development |
| 2024 | Diversity & Inclusion | Jennifer Porter | Pediatrics Department in School of Medicine |
| 2024 | Integrity & Transparency | Jessica Buckley | Educational Leadership, Evaluation and Organizational Development (ELEOD) |
| 2024 | Noble Purpose | Taylor Pratt | LEAD, SKILLS Collaborative |
| 2024 | Agility | Allysse Stokes | Kent School of Social Work and Family Science |
| 2024 | Leadership | Riece Hamilton | Health Promotion |
| 2023 | Community of Care | Jason Beare | School of Medicine Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery |
| 2023 | Accountability | Michel Ball | Health and Sport Sciences - College of Education and Human Development |
| 2023 | Respect | Kamari Wooten | Athletics |
| 2023 | Diversity & Inclusion | John Chenault | ULSOM Office of Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) |
| 2023 | Integrity & Transparency | Karen Blake | UPDC |
| 2023 | Noble Purpose | Gordon Stout | Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases |
| 2023 | Agility | Jessica Jackey | School of Nursing |
| 2023 | Leadership | Michelle Rodems | Graduate School |
| 2022 | Community of Care | Kathy Meyer | Office of Student Involvement |
| 2022 | Accountability | Asma Addarrat | University Advancement |
| 2022 | Respect | Leondra Gully | Cultural Center |
| 2022 | Diversity & Inclusion | Nakia Strickland | Alumni Relations |
| 2022 | Integrity & Transparency | Avery Kolers | A&S Philosophy |
| 2022 | Noble Purpose | Mani Vangalur | Speed Technology Solutions |
| 2022 | Agility | Cecilia Peredo | CEHD - Innovation & Strategic Partnerships |
| 2022 | Leadership | Dwayne M. Compton | School of Medicine |
| 2021 | Community of Care | Jenna Orwick | UofL Health Promotion |
| 2021 | Accountability | Human Subjects Protection Program | |
| 2021 | Respect | Tamara Russell | University Honors |
| 2021 | Diversity & Inclusion | Jonathan Hughes | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2021 | Integrity & Transparency | Julie Dials | University Advancement |
| 2021 | Noble Purpose | Karen Thompson | A&S Criminal Justice |
| 2021 | Agility | Commencement Planning Team | |
| 2021 | Leadership | Diversity & Equity Division |
Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity
| Year | Category | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Basic and Applied Sciences | Jiapeng Huang | School of Medicine |
| 2025 | Career Achievement | Jon B. Klein | School of Medicine |
| 2025 | Creative and Performing Arts | Kevin D. Gawley | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2025 | Humanities | Clare E. Sullivan | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2025 | Social Sciences | Brad Shuck | College of Education and Human Development |
| 2024 | Basic and Applied Sciences | Sanjay Srivastava | School of Medicine |
| 2024 | Career Achievement | Steven Koenig | School of Medicine |
| 2024 | Creative and Performing Arts | Emily Albrink | School of Music |
| 2024 | Humanities | Andreas Elpidorou | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2024 | Social Sciences | Cheri Levinson | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2023 | Basic and Applied Sciences | Kevin M. Walsh | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2023 | Career Achievement | Janice E. Sullivan | School of Medicine |
| 2023 | Creative and Performing Arts | Christopher Brody | School of Music |
| 2023 | Humanities | Simona Bertacco | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2023 | Social Sciences | Lesley Harris | Kent School of Social Work |
| 2022 | Basic and Applied Sciences | Jun Yan | School of Medicine |
| 2022 | Career Achievement | Donald Miller | School of Medicine |
| 2022 | Creative and Performing Arts | Kristi Maxwell | College of Arts & Sciences |
| 2022 | Humanities | Andrew Rabin | College of Arts & Sciences |
| 2022 | Social Sciences | Manju Ahuja | College of Business |
| 2021 | Basic and Applied Sciences | Dan Popa | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2021 | Career Achievement | Craig McClain | School of Medicine |
| 2021 | Creative and Performing Arts | Matthew Nelson | School of Music |
| 2021 | Humanities | Matthew Biberman | College of Arts & Sciences |
| 2021 | Social Sciences | Laura McNeal | Brandeis School of Law |
| 2020 | Basic and Applied Sciences | J. Christopher States | School of Medicine |
| 2020 | Basic and Applied Sciences | Muriel Maurer | Arts & Sciences |
| 2020 | Career Achievement | Scott Whittemore | School of Medicine |
| 2020 | Humanities | Ranen Omer Sherman | Arts & Sciences |
| 2020 | Social Sciences | Martin Hall | Kent School of Social Work |
| 2019 | Basic and Applied Sciences | Ayman El-Baz | Speed School |
| 2019 | Career Achievement | Xiang Zhang | Arts & Sciences |
| 2019 | Creative and Performing Arts | Kryzysztof Wolek | School of Music |
| 2019 | Humanities | Rhonda Buchanan | Arts & Sciences |
| 2019 | Social Sciences | Crystal Collins-Carmargo | Kent School |
| 2018 | Basic and Applied Sciences | Charles Hubscher | School of Medicine |
| 2018 | Creative and Performing Arts | Stephen Mattingly | School of Music |
| 2018 | Social Sciences | Cynthia Logsdon | School of Nursing |
| Year | Category | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Service to UofL | Olfa Nasraoui | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2025 | Service to the Profession | Susan A. Peters | College of Education and Human Development |
| 2025 | Service to the Community, the Commonwealth and/or the Region | Lindsay J. Della | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2025 | National/International Service | Jackson H Williams | School of Medicine |
| 2025 | Career of Service | Tom Owen | University Libraries |
| 2024 | Service to UofL | Peter Quesada | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2024 | Service to the Profession | Eli Karam | Kent School of Social Work |
| 2024 | Service to the Community, the Commonwealth and/or the Region | Brandon McCormack | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2024 | Career of Service | Ronald Paul | School of Medicine |
| 2023 | Service to UofL | Emma Sterrett-Hong | Kent School of Social Work |
| 2023 | Service to the Profession | W. Mark McGinley | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2023 | Service to the Community, the Commonwealth and/or the Region | Melissa L. Currie | School of Medicine |
| 2023 | National/International Service | Ayman El-Baz | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2023 | Career of Service | Susan Galandiuk | School of Medicine |
| 2022 | Service to UofL | Chris Fitzgerald | School of Music |
| 2022 | Service to the Profession | Jose Manuel Fernandez | College of Business |
| 2022 | Service to the Community, the Commonwealth and/or the Region | Dr. Sharon E. Moore | Kent School of Social Work and Family Science |
| 2022 | National/International Service | Anne Wallis | School of Public Health & Info Systems |
| 2022 | Career of Service | Fannie Cox | University Libraries |
| 2021 | Service to UofL | Jason Smith | School of Medicine |
| 2021 | Service to the Profession | Kristina Bryant | School of Medicine |
| 2021 | Service to the Community, the Commonwealth and/or the Region | Lisa Nicholson | Brandeis School of Law |
| 2021 | National/International Service | Mary Fallat | School of Medicine |
| 2021 | Career of Service | V. Faye Jones | School of Medicine |
| 2020 | Service to UofL | Bibhuti Sar | Kent School of Social Work |
| 2020 | Service to the Profession | J. David Richardson | School of Medicine |
| 2020 | Service to the Community, the Commonwealth and/or the Region | Laura Rothstein | Brandeis School of Law |
| 2020 | National/International Service | Karen Kayser | Kent School of Social Work |
| 2020 | Career of Service | Enid Trucio-Haynes | Brandeis School of Law |
| 2019 | Service to UofL | Armon Perry | Kent School |
| 2019 | Service to the Profession | Frederick Luzzio | Arts & Sciences |
| 2019 | Service to the Community, the Commonwealth and/or the Region | Montray Smith | School of Nursing |
| 2019 | National/International Service | Tom Lawson | Kent School |
| 2019 | Career of Service | Anita Barbee | Kent School |
| 2018 | Service to UofL | John Gibson | Arts & Sciences |
| 2018 | Service to the Profession | Roman Yampolskiy | Speed School |
| 2018 | Service to the Community, the Commonwealth and/or the Region | Chris Reitz | Arts & Sciences |
| 2018 | Career of Service | Cedric Merlin Powell | School of Law |
| Year | Category | Winner | School |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Full-time | Rebecca Gesler | School of Nursing |
| 2025 | Full-time | Rachel M. Pigg | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2025 | Full-time | Jason J. Saleem | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2025 | Full-time | Staci W. Saner | School of Medicine |
| 2025 | Part-time | Linda K. Bledsoe | Kent School of Social Work |
| 2024 | Full-time | Siobhan Smith-Jones | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2024 | Full-time | Caroline Sheffield | College of Education and Human Development |
| 2024 | Full-time | Aaron Calhoun | School of Medicine |
| 2024 | Full-time | Stuart Williams | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2024 | Part-time | Elizabeth Gentry | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2023 | Full-time | Denise M. Cumberland | Educational Leadership, Evaluation and Organizational Development |
| 2023 | Full-time | Shamus McNamara | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2023 | Full-time | Shawnise Martin Miller | Kent School of Social Work |
| 2023 | Full-time | Chad Sloan | School of Music |
| 2023 | Part-time | T Cantrell | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2022 | Full-time | Matthieu Dalle | College of Arts & Sciences |
| 2022 | Full-time | Tamer Inanc | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2022 | Full-time | Kimcherie Lloyd | School of Music |
| 2022 | Full-time | John Pierce Wise, Sr | School of Medicine |
| 2022 | Part-time | Edgardo N Mansilla | Kent School of Social Work and Family Science |
| 2021 | Full-time | Amy Acklin | School of Music |
| 2021 | Full-time | Mary Ashlock | College of Arts & Sciences |
| 2021 | Full-time | Amy Holthouser | School of Medicine |
| 2021 | Full-time | Cedric Merlin Powell | Brandeis School of Law |
| 2021 | Part-time | Carl Enoch | Kent School of Social Work |
| 2020 | Full-time | JoAnne Sweeny | Brandeis School of Law |
| 2020 | Full-time | Karen Christopher | Arts & Sciences |
| 2020 | Full-time | Kristen Lucas | College of Business |
| 2020 | Full-time | Sara Robertson | School of Nursing |
| 2020 | Full-time | Sharon Sanders | Kent School of Social Work |
| 2020 | Part-time | Angela Orend | Arts & Sciences |
| 2020 | Part-time | Kimberly Meyer | School of Nursing |
| 2020 | Part-time | Lori Paris | Kent School of Social Work |
| 2019 | Full-time | Ariana Levinson | Law School |
| 2019 | Full-time | Larry Michalczyk | Kent School |
| 2019 | Full-time | Lenore Hoyt | Arts & Sciences |
| 2019 | Full-time | Diane Chlebowy | School of Nursing |
| 2019 | Part-time | Jennifer Bobo | Kent School |
| 2018 | Full-time | Chris Fitzgerald | School of Music |
| 2018 | Part-time | Allison Ogden | School of Music |
| Year | Winner | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Linda A. Leake | Delphi Center |
| 2024 | Angela Taylor | Student Affairs |
| 2023 | Margaret Wilson Pentecost | Graduate Student Success - College of Education and Human Development |
| 2022 | Marvin Mitchell | UofL Athletics |
| Year | Winner | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Vanessa Blair | Registrar's Office |
| 2025 | Luke Button | Human Resources |
| 2025 | Asa Douangasa | Physical Plant |
| 2025 | Courtney Gagel | Speed School (SPD) Administration |
| 2025 | Anthony Hundley | Sociology, Poly Sci, Geog Envi Sci, Anthropology |
| 2025 | Jennifer Lee | Special Education, Early Childhood and Prevention Science |
| 2025 | Geri L. Morgan | Dean of Students Office |
| 2025 | Jessiemarie Voigt | Disability Resource Center |
| 2025 | Dakota M. Walker | Center for Military Connected Students |
| 2025 | Hao Zhang | SOM Faculty Affairs and Advancement |
| 2024 | Debbie Aldi | Facilities - Physical Plant Ops |
| 2024 | Rebecca Barrett | School of Nursing |
| 2024 | Mary Ann Campbell | Center for Military Connected Students |
| 2024 | Geeta Gulati | Student Affairs |
| 2024 | Jetta Hall | Office of Admissions |
| 2024 | Paula Huffman | Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Sciences |
| 2024 | Courtney Kerr | Graduate School |
| 2024 | Troy Rice | Office of Admissions- Transfer and Adult Services |
| 2024 | Donnie Thomas | Physical Plant |
| 2024 | Marissa Williams | Student Success Cooridnator |
| 2023 | Katie Gardner Adamchik | Student Success Center |
| 2023 | Kenneth A Carey | Physical Plant |
| 2023 | Dr. Jennifer Foreman | Kent School of Social Work and Family Science |
| 2023 | Carissa Gentry | Office of the Provost |
| 2023 | Adam M. Gibson | School of Nursing, Information Technology |
| 2023 | Alex Isham | Bioengineering |
| 2023 | Karen D. Ramsey | Department of Medicine-Infectious Diseases |
| 2023 | Rob Smith | Innovation |
| 2023 | M. Yvette Stith | Graduate School |
| 2023 | Charles R. Williams Jr. | Physical Plant |
| 2022 | John D. Burton | University Libraries--Technical Services |
| 2022 | Connie Cox | Kent School of Social Work and Family Science |
| 2022 | Jim Creg | Department of Continuing Medical Education |
| 2022 | Robert L. Fry | University Planning Design & Construction |
| 2022 | Victoria King | Physical Plant |
| 2022 | Colleen Martin | Disability Resource Center |
| 2022 | Christy Metzger | Student Success Center |
| 2022 | Betty Nunn | Bioengineering |
| 2022 | Steve Riley | Chemistry |
| 2022 | Vanessa Rose Streble | UofL Innovation & Commercialization |
| 2021 | Beverly Cooper | Interational Affairs |
| 2021 | Carol Hines | Peds-ID |
| 2021 | Carrie Faller | Metropolitan College |
| 2021 | Eunice Salazar | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2021 | Jody Carroll | VPR-Technology Dev |
| 2021 | Joshua Spurgeon | Speed School of Engineering |
| 2021 | Justin Peterson | Intramurals |
| 2021 | Marcus L Hayes | Physical Plant |
| 2020 | Brittany Blake | Speed School Academic and Student Affairs |
| 2020 | Jason Polete | Metropolitan College |
| 2020 | Kathy Meyer | Office of Student Involvement |
| 2020 | Kevin Lush | Physical Plant |
| 2020 | Megan Johnson | School of Nursing |
| 2020 | Robin Newlon | Epidemiology & Population Health |
| 2020 | Shari Barrow | Institutional Research and Planning |
| 2020 | T. Vernon Foster | College of Business |
| Year | Winner | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Greg Vittitow | Student Success Center |
| 2024 | Brittany Blake | Speed School Undergraduate Affairs |
| 2023 | Anthony Kron | Physical Plant |
| 2022 | Amber Roberts | CEHD's Office of Undergraduate Advising and Student Development |
| 2021 | Danielle Dolan | Arts & Sciences |
| 2020 | Robert (Bob) Goldstein | Office of Academic Planning and Accountability |
| Year | Team |
|---|---|
| 2025 | UofL Grounds Crew - Physical Plant |
| 2024 | CEHD Summer Bridge Program |
| 2023 | Center for Military-Connected Students Team |
| 2022 | PEACC Center Team |
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Stanley Levinson |