George Denny STAR

This award recognizes a faculty member for achieving balance by exhibiting outstanding performance during the past year in service, teaching, mentoring/advising AND research.

☞ Nominations for 2024 have closed. The deadline was March 15, 2024. The cover sheet form (PDF) has instructions. ☜

The College of Education and Health Professions honors faculty and staff members each year for their teaching, research and service to the college and the University of Arkansas. Announcement about the 2023-24 winners.

  • 2023-24 — Wen-Juo Lo, Associate Professor, Educational Statistics and Research Methods
    2022-23 — Christine Holyfield, Associate Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • 2021-22 — Suzanne Kucharczyk, Associate Professor, Special Education
  • 2020-21 — Nicholas P. Greene, Associate Professor,Exercise Science
  • 2019-20 — Christian Z. Goering, Professor, English Education
  • 2018-19 — Brendon McDermott, Associate Professor, Health, Human Performance and Recreation
  • 2017-18 — Sean Connors, Associate Professor, English Education
  • 2016-17 — Ronna Turner, Associate Professor, Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • 2015-16 — Wen-Juo Lo, Associate Professor, Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • 2014-15
    • Stavros Kavouras, Associate Professor, Exercise Science
    • Ed Bengston, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership
  • 2013-14 — Brent Thomas Williams, Associate Professor, Rehabilitation Education
  • 2012-13 — George Denny, Professor, Educational Statistics and Research Methods
  • 2011-12 — Kate Mamiseishvili, Associate Professor, Higher Education
  • 2010-11 Christian Goering, Assistant Professor, Secondary Education
  • 2009-10
    • John Pijanowski, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership (STAR Award)
    • Barbara Gartin, Professor, Special Education (All-Around Performance)
  • 2008-09 — Gary Ritter, Twenty-First Century Chair, Education Policy
  • 2007-08 — Michael Wavering, Associate Professor, Secondary Education (All-Around Performance)
  • 2006-07 — Barbara Gartin, Professor, Special Education (All-Around Performance)
  • 2005-06 (All-Around Performance)
    • Barbara Gartin, Professor, Special Education
    • Lori Turner, Assistant Professor, Health Science
  • 2004-05 — Bobbie Biggs (All-Around Performance)
  • 2003-04 (All-Around Performance)
    • Glenn Anderson
    • Charles Riggs, Professor, Kinesiology
  • 2002-03 — Samuel Totten, Professor, Curriculum and Instruction (All-Around Performance)
  • 2001-02 — No award this term