2025 Awards for Academic Unit Service recipients announced

The Award for Excellence in Academic Unit Service recognizes ongoing institutional service at the local level. One award is available for each department or unit, across all five campuses. From among those nominated for the Award for Excellence in Academic Unit Service, seven individuals were chosen for higher-level awards. These awards, the Provost’s Unit Service Award, and the University of Minnesota Unit Service Award, emphasize and elevate the importance of this type of service to the University’s success.

University of Minnesota Unit Service Award ($10,000)

• Katherine Scheil, English, Twin Cities

Provost's Unit Service Award ($5,000)

• Wei Huang, Department of Accounting and Finance, Duluth
• Lindsey Jungman, English, Linguistics, and Writing Studies, Duluth
• Aaron Massari, Chemistry, Twin Cities
• Eman Ramadan, Computer Science & Engineering, Twin Cities
• Brian Reese, Institute of Linguistics, Twin Cities
• Allison Shaw, Ecology, Evolution & Behavior, Twin Cities

Award for Excellence in Academic Unit Service ($500)

• Natasha Adams, Biomedical Sciences, Duluth
• David Anderson, Electrical Engineering, Duluth
• Dunja Antunovic, Kinesiology, Twin Cities
• Abraham Ayebo, Center for Learning Innovation, Rochester
• Emily Barrell, Veterinary Population Medicine, Twin Cities
• Sophia Beal, Spanish and Portuguese Studies, Twin Cities
• Sebastian Behrens, Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, Twin Cities
• Megan Bell, Communication Studies, Crookston
• Mary Benbenek, Child and Family Health, Twin Cities
• Rex Bernardo, Agronomy and Plant Genetics, Twin Cities
• Cynthia Bradley, Adult & Gerontological Cooperative Unit, Twin Cities
• Kathleen (Kat) Cantner, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Twin Cities
• Daniel Card, Writing Studies, Twin Cities
• David Cram Helwich, Communication Studies, Twin Cities
• Scott Currie, School of Music, Twin Cities
• Ruth Dill-Macky, Plant Pathology, Twin Cities
• Edward Downs, Communication, Duluth
• Jeannie Entenza, Leadership and Management, Twin Cities
• Shaeleen Fagre, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences, Twin Cities
• Dawn Foster-Hartnett, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Twin Cities
• Andrew Gallia, Department of History, Twin Cities
• Anjali Ganapathy, School of Architecture, Twin Cities
• Laura Garbes, Sociology, Twin Cities
• Lora Gauthier-Dixon, Music, Duluth
• Ed Goetz, Master of Urban and Regional Planning program, Twin Cities
• Jessica Gordon-Roth, Philosophy, Twin Cities
• Briana Gross, Biology, Duluth
• Thomas Gurke, Dept of German, Nordic, Slavic and Dutch, Twin Cities
• Brock Hedegaard, Civil Engineering, Duluth
• Adrian Hegeman, Horticultural Science, Twin Cities
• Kyle Herkenhoff, Economics, Twin Cities
• Deborah Levison, Humphrey School, Global Policy, Twin Cities
• Scott Libin, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Twin Cities
• William Lindeke, Geography, Environment, and Society, Twin Cities
• Jana Lo Bello Miller, Curriculum & Instruction, Twin Cities
• Joshua Madsen, Accounting, Twin Cities
• Michael Manno, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Twin Cities
• Ezequiel Marron Fernandez de Velasco, Pharmacology, Twin Cities
• Keitha-Gail Martin-Kerr, Curriculum and Instruction, Twin Cities
• Brett McDonnell, Law, Twin Cities
• Charles McNamara, Classical and Near Eastern Religions and Cultures, Twin Cities
• Carter Meland, American Indian Studies, Duluth
• Liza Meredith, Psychology, Twin Cities
• Michael Minta, Political Science, Twin Cities
• Hannah Oldenburg, Occupational Therapy, Rochester
• Laurie Parker, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, Twin Cities
• Amy Pittenger, Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems, Twin Cities
• Elliott Powell, American Studies, Twin Cities
• Lynette Renner, Social Work, Twin Cities
• Jean-Philippe Richard, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Twin Cities
• Roger Rose, Political Science, Morris
• Roger Ruan, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, Twin Cities
• Ali Saeedi, Business, Crookston
• Melissa Saftner, Child and Family Cooperative, Twin Cities
• Guy Sander, Chemical Engineering, Duluth
• Anita Schuchardt, Department of Biology Teaching and Learning, Twin Cities
• Ron Siegel, Pharmaceutics, Twin Cities
• Matthew Simmons, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Crookston
• Christopher Stauthammer, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Twin Cities
• Mary Stenson, Department of Applied Human Sciences, Duluth
• Sharon Stewart, Math, Science and Technology, Crookston
• Tim Stratton, Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Duluth
• Frances (Fancy) Trice, Design Innovation, Twin Cities
• Misty Wilkie, Population Health and Systems, Twin Cities
• Neil Wilmot, Economics & Health Care Management, Duluth
• David Woodward, History, Political Science, and International Studies, Duluth