May 2024

Bonus Edition

Leadership Corner

Greetings MaPS Community,


Welcome to this special bonus edition of our MaPS Digest, dedicated entirely to celebrating the incredible achievements of our faculty members. We are thrilled to unveil the nominees for this year's faculty awards, recognizing the outstanding contributions and dedication of our colleagues. Their hard work and commitment to excellence inspire us all and shape the future of education.

To honor these exceptional individuals, we will be hosting a Virtual Faculty Awards Ceremony. We invite you to join us for this joyous occasion where we will announce the winners and celebrate together as a community.

Date: Thursday, May 30th
Time: 3:00 PM ET
Link: Join the Celebration

We look forward to seeing you at the ceremony and sharing this special moment with you. Below, you will find a list of all the nominees for each award category. Let’s take this opportunity to acknowledge and appreciate the remarkable efforts of our faculty.

Mya Fields, Assistant DeanSchool of of Multidisciplinary and Professional Studies

Outstanding Faculty of The Year Nominees

Michael Heeren, MA.  

Math Faculty 

Carolyn Stevenson, EdD 

Professional Studies Faculty

Kirsten Meymaris, MS

Math Faculty

Laurie Leet, MS

Science Faculty

Josef Vice, EdD

English & Rhetoric Faculty 

Jonathan Racster, MA

Humanities & Social Sciences

Julie Mcnamera, MS

Professional Studies Faculty

Kim Halverson,PHD

Math Faculty 

Teresa “TK” Kelly

English & Rhetoric Faculty

 OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD Nominees

Julie Torres-Roman, MS

Science Faculty

William Johnson, MFA

English & Rhetoric Faculty

Kimberly Bracey, MS 

Math Faculty

TRAILBLAZER AWARD Nominees

Shama Grimmage, PHD

Professional Studies Faculty

Michael Quails, MBA

Math Faculty

Brook Bernhardt, MA

Math Faculty 

 OUTSTANDING RESEARCH AWARD Nominees

Carolyn Stevenson, EdD 

Professional Studies Faculty

Mary Bruce, PHD

Math Faculty

Barry Regan, EdD

Professional Studies Faculty

Lilly Moreno, PHD

Science Faculty

Christiana Bevier, MA

Professional Studies Faculty

 REcognition Planning Committee

STEPHANIE THOMPSON, PHD

LAURIE LEET, MS

ASHLEY LEININGER, MS

KEVIN MUIR, MA

JENNIFER CASELDINE-BRACHT, PHD
AMY SMITH, MS
MYA FIELDS, PHD

JAN WATSON, MFA

HEATHER BOOTH, MS


JAMIE LINVILLE, PHD

JEFF MESSINGER, MBA