2023 Faculty Staff Awards

At the College of Health Professions' annual holiday celebration and award ceremony on December 18, we recognized the 2023 achievements of our faculty and staff. The following individuals were acknowledged for their hard work and dedication to the college, community, and their professions.

Faculty Awards

2023 Teacher of the Year

Eric Monsch, PT, DPT, NCS
Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

2023 Excellence in Service Award

Chris Gregory, Ph.D., PT
Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Research

2023 Developing Scholar of the Year

Janina Wilmskoetter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

2023 Scholar of the Year

Aiko Thompson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences and Research

2023 Developing Teacher of the Year

Theresa Hopkins-Rossabi, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S
Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Staff & Team Awards

2023 Staff of the Year

Diane Haskins
Program Assistant, Division of Speech-Language Pathology

2023 Team of the Year

HS&R Administration Team
Amy Ellis, Haynie Jurkowski, Katrina Grant

2023 Core Value Awards

Collaboration/Diversity

Mia Bradley
Student Services Coordinator

Creativity/Innovation

Lenzee Newman
Program Coordinator

Excellence/Leadership

Misty Henly
Program Coordinator

Peer/Integrity

Adam Barnett
Administrative Assistant

Alpha Eta Honor Society Inductees

Cynthia Dodds, Ph.D., PT, PCS
Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Dunc Williams, Ph.D., MHA
Associate Professor, 
Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management

Christopher Chillura, PA-C, MSPAS
Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Sciences

Amanda Giles, OTD, OTR/L
Associate Professor, Division of Occupational Therapy 

Years of Service

30 Years of Service

Michael Saladin, Ph.D.

20 Years of Service

Tony Eisenhart
Melissa Greene
Justin Muir

30 Years of Service

Lynn Cloud
Cynthia Dodds, Ph.D., PT, PCS
Mary Dooley, Ph.D.
Ter'Ra DuBois
Kristian Manley