Faculty Awards Honor Research and Service

The Division of Academic Affairs, the Academic Senate and the Emeritus Faculty Association hosted the annual Faculty Awards Reception on February 8, in the University Student Union Ballroom at CSU Dominguez Hills. President James E. Lyons, Sr. and Provost Allen Mori welcomed the campus community, including faculty, deans, and staff. The many past faculty awards recipients in attendance were acknowledged by Herman Loether, vice president, Emeritus Faculty Association, and the recipient of the 1984 Outstanding Professor Award.

The recipients of the 2007 Faculty Awards were honored at the event, and presented with their awards by Rod Butler, chair, Academic Senate. Noel Sturm, chair and associate professor, Chemistry Department, received the Lyle E. Gibson Dominguez Hills Distinguished Teacher Award; H. Leonardo Martinez, professor of chemistry, was given the Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award; and Catherine Jacobs, lecturer, Interdisciplinary Studies/PACE, received the Excellence in Service Award.

Faculty who have served 5 to 35 years of service at CSUDH were also honored. Below is a list of those who were recognized by their deans and given a commemorative pin for their years of service.

5 Years

Iris A. Baxter, College of Business Administration and Public Policy
Kelli Beard-Jordan, College of Education
Martin Bohman, College of Business Administration and Public Policy
Daniel T. Brassell, College of Education
Dennis L. Dulyea, College of Education
Mary C. Esposito, College of Education
Joseph D. Flanagan, Student Affairs
Kang-Hu Hsu, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Lisa A. Hutton, College of Education
Barbara L. Kennedy, College of Health and Human Services
Jose R. Lopez-Morin, College of Liberal Arts
James A. Maier, Student Affairs
Deandrea L. Newton, College of Education
Monica Rosas-Baines, Student Affairs
Sue A. Schaar, College of Education

10 Years

Thomas Landefeld, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Hernan Leonardo Martinez, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Noel S. Sturm, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences

15 Years

Rodney H. Butler, College of Liberal Arts
Prakash L. Dheeriya, College of Business Administration and Public Policy
Dorothy M. Fisher, College of Business Administration and Public Policy
Farah L. Fisher, College of Education
Richard K. Gordon, College of Education
Stephen R. Jenner, College of Business Administration and Public Policy
Suzanne L. Medina, College of Education
Jerry D. Moore, College of Liberal Arts
Kathleen F. O’Connor, College of Health and Human Services
Kimberly D. Trimble, College of Education
Vanessa E. Wenzell, College of Liberal Arts

20 Years

Mohamed El Badawi, College of Business Administration and Public Policy
Rex L. Heuschkel, College of Liberal Arts
Davood Soleymani, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences
Rudolph Vanterpool, College of Liberal Arts

25 Years

Burhan F. Yavas, College of Business Administration and Public Policy

30 Years

Melvin P. Auerbach, College of Business Administration and Public Policy
Joanna E. Dunklee, University Library
Larry D. Rosen, College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences 

35 Years

Louise H. Ivers, College of Liberal Arts
Jay B. Kaplan, College of Business Administration and Public Policy

A photo gallery of the Academic Affairs Faculty Awards Reception is available;
click here to view.

- Joanie Harmon-Whetmore

Photo above: The 2007 Faculty Awards honorees are (L-R): H. Leonardo Martinez, professor of chemistry, Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award; Catherine Jacobs, lecturer, Interdisciplinary Studies/PACE, Excellence in Service Award; and Noel Sturm, chair and associate professor, Chemistry Department, Lyle E. Gibson Dominguez Hills Distinguished Teacher Award. Photo by GK