April 15, 2021

Dear Campus Community,

Please join me in congratulating the 2021 Week of Excellence Employee Award winners! These awards recognize the exceptional efforts and achievements of our fellow UM colleagues.

While we traditionally recognize award winners at the annual Employee Celebration Breakfast in the University Center Ballroom, this year we will present these awards during three Zoom celebrations. Below you will find the dates and times of each ceremony, as well as a list of the award winners that will be featured during each event. During the April 22 ceremony, we also will recognize and celebrate the contributions of UM’s newest retirees. 

Seth

2021 Week of Excellence Employee Award Winners

Honored at the Tuesday, April 20, Recognition Ceremony: 

Academic Administrator Award
Andrea Vernon, Academic Enrichment

Distinguished Service to International Education Award
Clint Walker, World Languages and Cultures

Outstanding Community Engagement Award
Nicholas Wethington, spectrUM Discovery Area

Outstanding Faculty Advising Award
Amanda Jackson, School of Speech, Language, Hearing and Occupational Sciences

Outstanding Staff Award for Campus Interaction and Meritorious Job Performance
Ruth Williams, Business Services

Outstanding Staff Award for Excellence in Job Performance
Meri Telin, UM Bitterroot

Outstanding Teamwork Award
Curry Health Center Medical Team

Robert T. Pantzer Presidential Humanitarian Award
Brian French, Office for Student Success

Honored at the Wednesday, April 21, Recognition Ceremony: 

Americans with Disabilities Act Award
Dan Bowling, Information Technology

Distinguished Scholar Award
Stephen Sprang, Division of Biological Sciences and Center for Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

George M. Dennison Presidential Faculty Award for Distinguished Accomplishment
David Beck, Native American Studies

J.B. Speer Award for Distinguished Administrative Service
Kent Haslam, Grizzly Athletics

Montana Faculty Service Award
Libby Metcalf, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation

Most Inspirational Teacher of the Year Award
Mike Morelli, Department of Management and Marketing

Nancy Borgmann Diversity Award
Daisy Rooks, Department of Sociology

Outstanding Service to Students Award
Lauren Fern, Department of Mathematics

Outstanding Service to the Campus Community Award
Kenneth Chatriand, Curry Health Center Pharmacy

Honored at the Thursday, April 22, Recognition Ceremony: 

Distinguished Teaching Award
Christina Yoshimura, Department of Communication Studies

George M. Dennison Presidential Staff Award for Distinguished Accomplishment
Neil Carson, School of Social Work

John Ruffatto Memorial Distinguished Teaching Award 2020
Sara Rinfret, Department of Public Administration and Policy

John Ruffatto Memorial Distinguished Teaching Award 2021
Theresa Floyd, College of Business