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Previous Faculty Excellence Recipients

The annual Trinity College Faculty Excellence Awards, established in 2024, recognize outstanding work in teaching, research, mentorship, leadership, and community engagement. The awards, presented at a ceremony in the fall, are chosen by committees of peer faculty members and administrative leaders.

Previous Faculty Excellence Recipients

Career Achievement
In recognition of consistently strong lifetime contributions across teaching, scholarship, and service/leadership.		 Tim Curran
Teaching Innovation
In recognition of a recent example of curricular or pedagogical innovation enhancing student engagement and learning.		 Dang Do
Alisha Holland
James Truman
Teacher Scholar
In recognition of research excellence and a promising project.		 Tanetta Andersson
Chris Swart
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.		 Kent Dunlap
Michael Grubb
Peter Kyle
Ewa Syta
Mentoring Students
In recognition of faculty who have successfully performed an exceptional number of mentoring-intensive activities.		 Aidalí Aponte-Avilés
Arianne Bazilio
Benjamin Carbonetti
Elizabeth Casserly
Chandranil Chakraborttii
Brian Chin
Glenn Falk
Eric Galm
Christoph Geiss
Jonathan Gourley
Laura Holt
Maminur Islam
Reo Matsuzaki
Tennyson O’Donnell
Michael Puljung
Sally Seraphin
Madalene Spezialetti
Chris Swart
Chris Swist
Jia-Hui Stefanie Wong
Academic Leadership Award
In recognition of faculty whose recent efforts on campus advanced the college’s mission and built inclusive community.		 Peter Kyle
Professional Engagement Award
In recognition of recent leadership in or contributions to one’s profession, elevating Trinity’s reputation.		 Michelle Kovarik
Christopher Houlihan
Community Engagement Award
In recognition of a recent outstanding contribution that enhances the reciprocal and impactful exchange of knowledge with Hartford-area partners.		 Serena Laws
Anna Terwiel
Mid-Career Research Award
In recognition of faculty with a strong record and planned trajectory to promotion to full professor.		 Tamsin Jones
Kari Theurer
Kifah Hanna
Senior Faculty Mentoring Award
In recognition of exceptional contributions to mentoring faculty.		 Stefanie Chambers