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Faculty Prizes & Awards
Trinity College bestows these honors annually to recognize the teaching excellence of Trinity faculty, which is central to Trinity’s mission as a liberal arts college.
Faculty Prizes & Awards
The Thomas Church Brownell Prize for Teaching Excellence, presented at Commencement, recognizes consistently outstanding teaching by a senior faculty member. Tenured associate and full professors who have been at the College for at least three years and teach full time are eligible.
| Winners of the Brownell Prize | |
| 2025 | Irene Papoulis |
| 2024 | David Mauro |
| 2023 | Kifah Hanna & Ethan Rutherford |
| 2022 | Dan Lloyd |
| 2021 | Stefanie Chambers & Erik Vogt |
| 2020 | Cheryl Greenberg |
| 2019 | Adrienne Fulco |
| 2018 | Diana Paulin |
| 2017 | Sarah Bilston |
| 2016 | John Platoff |
| 2015 | Daniel Blackburn |
| 2014 | Gerald Moshell |
| 2013 | Samuel D. Kassow |
| 2012 | Ellison Banks Findly |
| 2011 | Frank Kirkpatrick |
| 2010 | Timothy P. Curran |
| 2008 | Ralph A. Morelli |
| 2004 | Sheila M. Fisher |
| 2002 | John H. Chatfield |
| 2000 | Henry A. DePhillips, Jr. |
| 1998 | Dirk A. Kuyk, Jr. |
| 1996 | Craig W. Schneider |
| 1994 | Dina L. Anselmi |
| 1992 | Milla C. Riggio |
| 1990 | Drew A. Hyland |
| 1988 | Diane Zannoni |
| 1986 | Robert C. Stewart |
The Dean Arthur H. Hughes Award for Achievement in Teaching, presented at Commencement, recognizes excellence in teaching by junior members of the Faculty. Full-time junior faculty (assistant professors and lecturers) who are in at least their third through ninth year of service are eligible.
| Winners of the Hughes Award | |
| 2025 | Arianne A. Bazilio & Brianna Halladay |
| 2024 | Ibrahim Shikaki & Shunyuan Zhang |
| 2023 | Clayton Byers, Lindsey Hanson, & Gerardo Ruiz Sánchez |
| 2022 | Gabriel Hornung & Ewa Syta |
| 2021 | Benjamin Carbonetti & Amber Pitt |
| 2020 | Michael Grubb |
| 2019 | Michelle Kovarik |
| 2018 | Tamsin Jones |
| 2017 | Katherine Bergren & Abigail Williamson |
| 2016 | Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre |
| 2015 | Daniel Mrozowski |
| 2014 | Emilie Dressaire & Kifah Hanna |
| 2013 | Ciaran Berry |
| 2012 | Seth Markle |
| 2011 | Laura Holt & Mark Stater |
| 2010 | Christopher Hager |
| 2009 | Eric A. Galm |
| 2008 | Chloe Wheatley & Anne Gebelein |
| 2007 | Christoph Geiss |
| 2006 | Scott R. Smedley & David Rosen |
| 2005 | Lisa-Anne Foster & Luis A. Figueroa |
| 2004 | Gail H. Woldu |
| 2003 | Lise Waxer & Thomas M. Mitzel |
| 2002 | Sarah A. Raskin & Paul D. Assaiante |
| 2001 | Jennifer Beineke |
| 2000 | Vijay Prashad |
| 1999 | E. Kathleen Archer & Carol Clark |
| 1998 | Robert F. Peltier |
| 1997 | Kathleen A. Curran & Ronald R. Thomas |
| 1996 | Michael A. O’Donnell |
| 1995 | M. Joshua Karter |
| 1994 | Dario Del Puppo |
| 1993 | Paula A. Russo |
| 1992 | John H. Chatfield & Leslie Craine |
| 1991 | Arthur Feinsod |
| 1990 | Dan Lloyd |
The Dana Research Professorship was established to support one full professor and two associate professors for whom a period of reduced teaching responsibilities would enable the recipients to move forward with an important piece of research. Historically, the award has been given to faculty with a considerable track-record of published scholarship who are at critical junctures of research and who would benefit from having the released time.
| Dana Research Professors | |
| 2025-2027 | Zayde G. Antrim |
| 2023-2025 | Joseph Palladino |
| 2021-2023 | Dario Euraque |
| 2019-2021 | Pablo Delano |
| 2017-2019 | Kent Dunlap |
| 2015-2017 | Sarah Raskin |
| 2013-2015 | Mark Setterfield |
| 2011-2013 | James Trostle |
| 2009-2011 | Leslie Desmangles |
| 2007-2009 | Diana Evans |
| 2005-2007 | Gary Reger |
| 2003-2005 | Miguel Ramirez |
| 2001-2003 | Daniel Blackburn |
| 1999-2001 | Ellison Findly |
| 1997-1999 | Priscilla Kehoe |
| 1995-1997 | Craig Schneider |
| 1993-1995 | Frank Kirkpatrick |
| 1991-1993 | Samuel Kassow |
| 1989-1991 | Karl Haberlandt |
| 1987-1989 | Howard Delong |
| 1985-1987 | Albert Howard |
| 1983-1985 | Glenn Weaver |
| Dana Research Associate Professors | |
| 2025-2027 | Rosario Hubert & Ewa Syta |
| 2023-2025 | Cheyenne Brindle & Diana Paulin |
| 2021-2023 | Kifah Hanna & Laura Holt |
| 2019-2021 | Lin Cheng & Abigail Williamson |
| 2017-2019 | Christopher Hager & Sara Kippur |
| 2015-2017 | Stefanie Chambers & Anne Lambright |
| 2013-2015 | Zayde Antrim & Jeffrey Bayliss |
| 2011-2013 | Sonia Cardenas & Kevin McMahon |
| 2009-2011 | Susan Masino & Beth Notar |
| 2007-2009 | Kent Dunlap & Joan Morrison |
The annual Trinity College Faculty Excellence Awards, established in 2024, recognize outstanding work in teaching, research, mentorship, leadership, and community engagement in the most recent academic year. The awards, presented at a ceremony in the fall, are chosen by committees of peer faculty members and administrative leaders.
| 2025 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients | |
| Career Achievement In recognition of consistently strong lifetime contributions across teaching, scholarship, and service/leadership. |
Pablo Delano |
| Teaching Innovation In recognition of a recent example of curricular or pedagogical innovation enhancing student engagement and learning. |
Arianne Bazilio Timothy Landry |
| Teacher Scholar In recognition of research excellence and a promising project. |
Daniel Mrozowski |
| Outstanding Scholar In recognition of completion in the past year of significant scholarship impacting a field or public discourse, highlighting arts and humanities, social sciences, or STEM disciplines. |
Ciaran Berry Belén Fernández Milmanda Lindsey Hanson Kevin McMahon |
| Mentoring Students In recognition of faculty who have successfully performed an exceptional number of mentoring-intensive activities. |
Benjamin Carbonetti Elizabeth Casserly Brian Chin Christoph Geiss Eric Galm Jonathan Gourley Glenn Falk Eric Galm Christoph Geiss Jonathan Gourley Michael Grubb Brianna Halladay Alisha Holland Maminur Islam Michelle Kovarik Luis Martinez Seth Markle Garth Myers Amber Pitt Michael Puljung Mary Sandoval Sally Bernardina Seraphin Madalene Spezialetti Charles Swart |
| Academic Leadership Award In recognition of faculty whose recent efforts on campus advanced the college’s mission and built inclusive community. |
Eric Galm |
| Professional Engagement Award In recognition of recent leadership in or contributions to one’s profession, elevating Trinity’s reputation. |
Jonathan Ashby |
| Community Engagement Award In recognition of a recent outstanding contribution that enhances the reciprocal and impactful exchange of knowledge with Hartford-area partners. |
Amber Pitt |
| Mid-Career Research Award In recognition of faculty with a strong record and planned trajectory to promotion to full professor. |
Seth Markle Katherine Bergren |
| Senior Faculty Mentoring Award In recognition of exceptional contributions to mentoring faculty. |
Dina Anselmi |
Click here to view the previous Faculty Excellence Award recipients
