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The Excellence in Teaching (EIT) Committee recently announce this year’s Honor Roll, Semi-Finalists, and Finalists. Through their dedication, creativity, and commitment to students, these faculty members have made a lasting impact in and beyond the classroom.
This year, the committee received a record-breaking 329 nominations from students (210 full-time, 119 part-time), reflecting the deep appreciation for the outstanding teaching at Central. A record 156 faculty members (121 full-time, 35 part-time) submitted applications, making this one of the most competitive years yet.
The EIT Committee will visit the classrooms of each finalist before selecting this year’s award recipients. The committee will host the annual Excellence in Teaching Awards ceremony on recipients on Friday, April 25.
EIT Finalists, Full-Time
Michele Dischino (Technology & Engineering Education)
Maria Mongillo (Educational Leadership, Policy & Instructional Technology)
Jeremy Visone (Educational Leadership, Policy & Instructional Technology)
EIT Finalists, Part-Time
Michael Nicastro (Management & Organization)
Rachael Pelletti (Counselor Education & Family Therapy)
EIT Semi-Finalists, Full-Time
Yusuf Albayram (Computer Science)
Mark Cistulli (Marketing)
Christopher (Chul Ho) Lee (Management & Organization)
Namhum Lee (Manufacturing & Construction Management)
Chee Hoi Leong (Physical Education & Human Performance)
Viktoria Savatorova (Mathematical Sciences)
Chad Williams (Computer Science)
EIT Semi-Finalists, Part-Time
Silvia Bettega (World Languages, Literatures & Cultures)
Walter Lehner (Manufacturing & Construction Management)
Thomas Madden (Physical Education & Human Performance)
EIT Honor Roll, Full-Time
Keshab Acharya (Management & Organization)
Nilda Alicea-Velázquez (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Luz Amaya (Engineering)
Marian Anton (Mathematical Sciences)
Candace Barriteau-Phaire (Literacy, Elementary & Early Childhood Education)
Rebecca Boncoddo (Psychological Science)
Adam Bourgoin (Nursing)
Caleb Bragg (Psychological Science)
David Broderick (Computer Electronics & Graphics Technology)
Holly Brott (Psychological Science)
Jotham Burrello (English)
Junnan Cao (Engineering)
Erich Carlton (Manufacturing & Construction Management)
Jason Chen (Accounting)
Yinfei Chen (Finance)
Kuan-Ping Chiang (Marketing)
Jiyong Choi (Manufacturing & Construction Management)
Stacy Christensen (Nursing)
Stephen Cohen (English)
Mary Collins (English)
Cheryl Crespi (Accounting)
Heather DeSavage (Music)
Eric Dlugolenski (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Margaret Donohue (Counselor Education & Family Therapy)
Robert Dowling (English)
Anna Duffin (Mathematical Sciences)
Brian Flinn (Art)
Cassandra Forsythe (Physical Education & Human Performance)
Craig Frederick (Art)
James French (Literacy, Elementary & Early Childhood Education)
Ricardo Friaz (Philosophy)
Amy Gagnon (Physical Education & Human Performance)
Yuriy Garbovskiy (Physics & Engineering Physics)
Timothy Garceau (Geography)
Gilbert Gigliotti (English)
Susan Gilmore (English)
Eugena Givens (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Leah Glaser (History)
Priya Green (Art)
Md Rafiul Hassan (Computer Science)
Wesley Henry (Educational Leadership, Policy & Instructional Technology)
Shannon Holder (Educational Leadership, Policy & Instructional Technology)
Tamara Holland (Nursing)
Reginald Holt (Counselor Education & Family Therapy)
Xiaobing Hou (Computer Electronics & Graphics Technology)
Nan Hu (Design)
Laura Jacobson (Special Education & Interventions)
Ajeet Jain (Finance)
Dharshani Lakmali Jayasinghe (English)
Robin Kalder (Mathematical Sciences)
Julia Kara-Soteriou (Literacy, Elementary & Early Childhood Education)
Jelane Kennedy (Counselor Education & Family Therapy)
Ohjin Kwon (Marketing)
Kristine Larsen (Geological Sciences)
Angela Lauretano (Biology)
Wonil Lee (Manufacturing & Construction Management)
Ran Liu (Marketing)
Megan Mackey (Special Education & Interventions)
Amanda Marín-Chollum (Psychological Science)
Zdravko Markov (Computer Science)
Noemí Martín Santo (World Languages, Literatures & Cultures)
Christie Maturo (Theatre)
Mary McCarthy (Accounting)
John Mitrano (Sociology)
Dena Mortensen (Literacy, Elementary & Early Childhood Education)
Lisa Nigro (Biology)
Weihong Ning (Management Information Systems)
Oluyinka Oyewumi (Geological Sciences)
Oscar Perdomo (Mathematical Sciences)
Jennifer Piatek (Geological Sciences)
John Protzko (Psychological Science)
Linda Reeder (Manufacturing & Construction Management)
Karen Ritzenhoff (Communication)
Decorti Rodgers-Tonge (Accounting)
Alfredo Rosete (Economics)
Sinéad Ruane (Management & Organization)
Talat Salama (Manufacturing & Construction Management)
Leah Scharfenberger (Mathematical Sciences)
Samantha Schenck (Economics)
Julie Schnobrich-Davis (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Kareem Shabana (Management & Organization)
Nadeem Shahid (Accounting)
Nimmi Sharma (Physics & Engineering Physics)
Mackenzie Shell (Counselor Education & Family Therapy)
Reginald Simmons (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Rahul Singhal (Physics & Engineering Physics)
Young Moo Sohn (Engineering)
Carolyne Soper (Economics)
Sarah Stookey (Management & Organization)
Julien Strong (English)
Helena Swanson (Psychological Science)
Raymond Tafrate (Criminology & Criminal Justice)
Natsuko Takemae (Special Education & Interventions)
Radu Vlas (Management Information Systems)
Candice Wallace (Psychological Science)
Haoyu Wang (Manufacturing & Construction Management)
Tara Weese (Philosophy)
Shuju Wu (Computer Electronics & Graphics Technology)
Anna Young (Communication)
Mahdieh Zabihimayvan (Computer Science)
Leanne Zalewski (Art)
EIT Honor Roll, Part-Time
Stephanie Bertenshaw (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
Noëlle Boone (Music)
Cynthia Cayer (Communication)
Mitchell Charkiewicz (Economics)
Manika Chaudhary (Physics & Engineering Physics)
Nicholas Chhoeun (English)
Cathy Donahue (Marketing)
Colm Duffin (Mathematical Sciences)
William Eller (Mathematical Sciences)
Kurt Fuchs (Social Work)
Adam Golaski (English)
Jessica Grzegorek (Special Education & Interventions)
Ingrid Howe-Green (Physical Education & Human Performance)
Kelly Jarvis (English)
Daniel Jensen (Mathematical Sciences)
Steven Kaplan (Manufacturing & Construction Management)
Alana Ledford (Marketing)
Robin McHaelen (Psychological Science)
John Palmer (Computer Electronics & Graphics Technology)
Susan Raff (Communication)
Brian Romano (Manufacturing & Construction Management)
Martin Ross (Engineering)
Kara Russell (English)
Troy Schinkel (Geological Sciences)
Thomas Vasko (Engineering)
Jennifer Zering (Mathematical Sciences)