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Lindner faculty, staff recognized for excellence at awards ceremony

Honors arrive from the college, university

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4 minute read April 27, 2026

The Carl H. Lindner College of Business honored exemplary faculty and staff who received college- and university-level accolades on April 20 at Lindner Hall. Retirees were also recognized.

Lindner dean Marianne Lewis, PhD, opened the ceremony by thanking faculty and staff for their “tremendous dedication, innovation and collaboration.”

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From left to right: Lindner marketing faculty Beth Willman (Outstanding Marketing Adjunct), Oriana Aragon (Lindner Research Excellence, Emerging Scholar Award), Dianne Hardin (The Michael L. Dean Excellence in Classroom Education and Learning Excel Graduate Teaching Award) and Christina Shin (Drew and Wendy Boyd Breakthrough in Innovative Teaching Excellence Award).

Awards were presented by Lewis, Lindner faculty and staff, and a member of former marketing professor Ron Dornoff’s family:

  • Andrew Harrison, PhD, associate dean of graduate programs and associate professor of operations, business analytics, and information systems (OBAIS).
  • Suzanne Masterson, PhD, senior associate dean for faculty, research and Lindner culture, and professor of management.
  • Sherae Daniel, PhD, doctoral programs academic director, and associate professor of OBAIS.
  • Becky Williamson, senior director of experiential learning and teaching excellence.
  • Jaimie Windeler, PhD, associate dean for undergraduate programs and student experience, and associate professor of OBAIS.
  • Jeff Dornoff, son of former Lindner professor Ron Dornoff.
  • Jenn Wiswell, senior assistant dean, student services.
  • Ruby (Ngoc) Nguyen, Accounting
  • Kevin Allen, Economics
  • Chad Dulle, Finance
  • Dan Dressman, Management
  • Beth Willman, Marketing
  • Jack Cohen, Operations, Business Analytics, and Information Systems
  • Lindner Research Excellence, Emerging Scholar Award: Oriana Aragon
  • Excellence in Service to Research Award: John (Changjiang) Wang
  • Lindner Research Excellence Award: Chris Sutter
  • Outstanding Doctoral Student Teaching Award: Yujin Lee
  • Outstanding Doctoral Student Research Award: Sharmeen Merchant
  • Evette (Yueting) Liu
  • Zachery (Ziqi) Ma
  • Eda Ozturk
  • Angel Perez Villa
  • Adriana Gonzalez Sanchez
  • Ang Zhang
  • Jenny (Sirui) Zhang
  • The Harold J. Grilliot Award for Exemplary Service to Undergraduate Organizations: Chauncey Joyce
  • The Michael L. Dean Excellence in Classroom Education and Learning Excel Undergraduate Teaching Award: Steven Jones
  • The Michael L. Dean Excellence in Classroom Education and Learning Excel Graduate Teaching Award: Dianne Hardin
  • The Daniel J. Westerbeck Junior Faculty Graduate Teaching Award: Kanix Wang
  • Drew and Wendy Boyd Breakthrough in Innovative Teaching Excellence Award: Christina Shin
  • Ronald J. Dornoff Fellow of Teaching Excellence: Jeffrey Shaffer
  • Phyllis Trosper Service Excellence Award: Toshia Watkins
  • The Lindner Way Award: Michael Nuttle
  • The Julie Menchen Distinguished Service Award: Ashley McFarland
  • Lindner Staff Excellence in Teaching Award: Jack O'Toole
  • The Innovation & Impact Award: Joyce Mueller
  • The Team Problem Solving Award: First-Year Experience Team
    • Weston Atchison
    • Chamina Curtis
    • Shane Fudge
    • Anita Ingram
    • Chris Sutter
    • Lauren Thomas
    • Brittany Wagner
    • Erica Zaretsky
  • Faculty-to-Faculty Mentoring Award: Dungang Liu
  • Faculty Excellence Award: Jason Bangert
  • Distinguished Teaching Professor Award: Craig Froehle
  • Mrs. A.B. “Dolly” Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching: Roseann Hassey
  • Presidential Medal of Graduate Student Excellence: Saani Rawat
  • UC Staff Excellence Award: Robin Brinkman
  • UC Staff Excellence Award: Jenn Wiswell

Carl Goertemoeller, Executive Director, UC Real Estate Center

2026 Lindner Faculty & Staff Awards Photo Gallery

Lewis closed the event with another token of gratitude for Lindner’s faculty and staff.

“I’m grateful to be surrounded daily by individuals who go the extra mile to ensure the success of our students and the college. Through our collective commitment, we will continue to raise the bar while elevating our students and community.”

Featured image: Pictured with Lindner dean Marianne Lewis (second from left) are members of the First-Year Experience Team, which was recognized with the Team Problem Solving Award (left to right): Weston Atchison, Brittany Wagner, Lauren Thomas, Chris Sutter, Chamina Curtis, Shane Fudge and Erica Zaretsky. Photos/Joseph Fuqua II.

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