Faculty and Staff Fall 2017 Convocation Awards
Faculty and staff were honored at Fall Convocation for their contributions to the university:
Academic Staff Distinguished Service Award - Richard Karwatka
University Staff Award - Constance "Connie" Minton and Barb Wallner
Faculty Distinguished Service Award - Rich Walasek
Advising Excellence Award - Kim Armstrong
Community Engaged Learning and Research Award - Suresh Chalasani
Diversity Award - Kelly Andrichik
Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Award - Sahar Bahmani
Stella C. Gray Teaching Excellence Award - Simon Akindes and Jay McRoy
Academic Staff Distinguished Service Award
Richard Karwatka- Mathematics Department, Senior Lecturer
As Chair of the UW Mathematics Placement Test Development Committee, Rich works closely with mathematics and testing professionals from across UW System to address areas of common interest in curriculum and policy. Read more
University Staff Distinguished Service Awards
Constance "Connie" Minton - Criminal Justice Department
Connie began her service to the State of Wisconsin with the Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS) at Southern Wisconsin Center in 1984. Read more
Barb Wallner- first shift lead custodian in Residence Life, Facilities Team
Barb is first shift lead custodian in Residence Life. Barb joined UW-Parkside in 1999. Read more
Faculty Distinguished Service Award
Rich Walasek - Geography Professor
Rich has taught thousands of students, advised hundreds of students, chaired the Geography Department and many other committees, directed the Sustainable Management program, championed the Geography Bowl and the Geography Raffle, and has personally established a scholarship for Geography and Education students. Read more
Advising Excellence Award
Kim Armstrong - Associate Advisor
As an academic advisor, Kim says the best part of her job is helping students maneuver through their academic careers. Read more
Community Engaged Learning and Research Award
Suresh Chalasani - MIS Professor
As the first director of the Ralph Jaeschke Solutions for Economic Growth Center, Suresh helped build best practices for community-based projects. Read more
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Diversity Award
Kelly Andrichik - Parkside Police Department
Kelly has been a police officer representing UW Parkside in the community for 19 years. Read more
Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Award
Sahar Bahmani - Associate Professor of Economics
Sahar is originally from Milwaukee. She spent four years as a double major at UW-Madison in Economics and Political Science and then spent four years at UW-Milwaukee for her M.A. and her Ph.D. in Economics, graduating in 2007. Read more
Stella C. Gray Teaching Excellence Award
Simon Akindes - Political Science Professor
Professor Akindes came to UW-Parkside in 1998 from Cleveland State University and Ohio University where he taught and worked. Read more
Jay McRoy - Professor of English
Professor McRoy began his career in UW-Parkside's Department of English in 2001. Read more