Undergraduate students nominated the following Illinois State faculty, staff, and students for a 2024 Impact Award.
Please join us in congratulating the following individuals for their significant contributions to our students and to first-year retention.
Academic Advisors:
Brian Aitken, Program Director, University College
Kate Boutilier, Academic Advisor, School of Communication
Laura Edwards, Academic Advisor, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Ryan Gray*, Assistant to Department Chairperson, Sociology and Anthropology
Jessica Hendricker, Academic Advisor, University College
Karen Huseman, Academic Advisor, University College
Rebecca Laible*, Academic Advisor, University College
Char-Michelle McDowell, Academic Advisor, University College
Kathryn Sims, Academic Advisor, College of Business
Students:
Amelia Craig*, Freshman, Elementary Education
Julia Growney, Sophomore, Elementary Education
Gianna Kieser*, Junior, Mathematics
Courtney Loncka, Freshman, Elementary Education
Isabella Rohrig, Senior, Biochemistry
Anna Ruffin, Alum, Social Work
Mariah Wilson, Freshman, Mennonite College of Nursing
Staff:
Marcus Alouan, Director, Gamma Phi Circus, College of Applied Science and Technology
Faith Anderson, Coordinator Residence Hall, University Housing Services
Krista Barth, Coordinator Residence Hall, University Housing Services
Cara Boester, Director, Clinical Experiences, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Ingrid Brown, Coordinator, Field Placement, School of Social Work
Corey Burgess, Program Coordinator, University College
Whitney Canterbury, Marketing Associate, Mennonite College of Nursing
Lisa Lawless, Program Coordinator, University College
Paul Meister, Coordinator, Academic Services, Geography – Geology – and the Environment
Jacob Pourchot, Coordinator, Service Area, University Housing
Faculty/ Instructors:
Susil Baral, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Michael Barrowclough, Associate Professor, Agriculture
Charles Bell, Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice Sciences
Alan Cring*, Instructional Assistant Professor, Finance, Insurance and Law
Chelsea Dauenbaugh, Instructional Assistant Professor, School of Teaching and Learning
William Dowell, Instructional Assistant Professor, Sociology and Anthropology
Jason Dunda, Assistant Professor, Wonsook Kim School of Art
Deborah Garrahy*, Professor, Kinesiology and Recreation
Richard Gordon, Instructional Assistant Professor, Marketing
Mark Grizzard, Instructional Assistant Professor, School of Music
Sheryl Henry, Professor, Mennonite College of Nursing
Ellis Hurd, Professor, School of Teaching and Learning
Jillian Joyce, Lecturer, School of Communication
Daniel Lannin, Associate Professor, Psychology
Miranda Lin, Professor, School of Teaching and Learning
Erin Marchand, Graduate Assistant Teaching, Psychology
Alexander Martin, Instructional Assistant Professor, Wonsook Kim School of Art
Joseph McDonald, Instructional Assistant Professor, Management
Allison Meyer, Professor, School of Teaching and Learning
Holly Ng, Instructional Assistant Professor, Mennonite College of Nursing
Katherine Peeples, Assistant Professor, Special Education
Kierra Peterson, Graduate Assistant Pre-Professional, Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology
Tonya Pierce, Instructional Assistant Professor, School of Information Technology
Cynthia Pulley*, Instructional Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Adrienne Riegle, Instructional Assistant Professor, Sociology and Anthropology
Andrew Rummel, Professor, School of Music
Bianca Sanchez, Graduate Assistant Teaching, Psychology
Joellen Scott, Instructional Assistant Professor, School of Teaching and Learning
Natalie Shaheen, Assistant Professor, Special Education
Jonathan Shapiro, Associate Professor, Politics and Government
Shraddha Shende, Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders
Taylor Soja, Assistant Professor, History
Jay Solomonson, Assistant Professor, Agriculture
Bridget Sundin, Instructional Assistant Professor, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Elisha Swanson, Instructional Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Jennifer Talbot, Instructional Assistant Professor, Mathematics
Bruce Weldy, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Teaching and Learning
Amanda White, Instructional Assistant Professor, Special Education
Heather Wiegand*, Instructional Assistant Professor, Mennonite College of Nursing
*Received more than one nomination
