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Founders Award

Anyone from the UW-Green Bay community can nominate a faculty member, instructor, lecturer or staff member for the Founders Association Awards, the highest achievement at our university. The College of Science and Technology has had many Founders Award recipients. Here, we honor the four most recent winners in each award category.  

University Staff Award for Excellence

We recognize these University Staff whose activities, accomplishments and service within the institution and the community are most deserving of acknowledgement by the University. 

Tina Tackmier

2023: Tina Tackmier

Amy Ibuaka

2021: Amy Ibuaka

Janet Ludke

2017: Janet Ludke

Mark Damie

2012: Mark Damie

Academic Support Award for Excellence

We recognize these faculty for exemplary commitment to their work, showing innovation/creativity, being involved in activities that are valuable to the institution or helpful to a range of people in a number of different ways and being active in governance and/or professional associations.

Joe Schoenebeck

2023: Joe Schoenebeck

Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship

We recognize these faculty for the quality, number and impact of articles and books published as well as performances, exhibits, residences, commissions, workshops and/or conference presentations or grants. 

Patrick Forsythe

2019: Patrick Forsythe

Robert Howe

2017: Robert Howe

Mathew Dornbush

2015: Mathew Dornbush

Amy Wolf

2014: Amy Wolf

Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

We recognize these faculty members for evidence of teaching innovations and/or writing assignments as well as the number of independent studies, honors projects, internships or graduate projects undertaken. 

James Kabrhel

2022: James Kabrhel

2021 - Brian Merkel

2021: Brian Merkel

Warren Johnson

2000: Warren Johnson

Donna Ritch


1997: Donna Ritch

University Award for Excellence in Community Outreach

We recognize these recipients for functioning as liaisons between the University and the community; participating in volunteer work, clubs, service organizations, advisory boards or foundations; organizing forums or community programs; and making regular presentations to the public. 

Dietetics Program

2019: Dietetics Program

John Luczaj

2015: John Luczaj

Kevin Fermanich

2007: Kevin Fermanich

John Katers

2006: John Katers

University Award for Excellence in Institutional Development

We recognize these recipients for the number, importance and range of committees or activities that serve the institution on either the local or system wide level as well as their leadership qualities, knowledge of issues, capacity of encourage and motivate other (collegiality). 

2022- Mike Draney

2022: Mike Draney

Patricia Terry

2018: Patricia Terry

Steve Meyer

2016: Steve Meyer

Greg Davis

2010: Greg Davis

University Award for Excellence in Collaborative Achievement

We recognize these recipients for being members of a committee, task force, special group or department working to advance the mission of the University. 

Founders Award Group

2022: Cofrin Center for Biodiversity

Vicki Medland

2017: Vicki Medland

EMBI

2013: EMBI

Harold (Jack) Day

2005: Harold (Jack) Day

John Katers

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