Faculty Outreach Award

2024 — Edward Jenkins, Professor of Practice in Accounting, Smeal College of Business
2024 Exemplary Distinction — Dr. Lori Stepan, Teaching Professor of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
2023 — Dr. Christopher Fowler, Associate Professor of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
2022 — Dr. Melanie Hetzel-Riggin, Professor of Psychology, Penn State Behrend
2021 — Dr. Sascha D. Meinrath, Palmer Chair in Telecommunications, Bellisario College of Communications
2021 Exemplary Distinction — Dr. William P. Bahnfleth, Professor of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering
2020 — Dr. Jacob Benfield, Associate Professor, Psychological & Social Sciences; Director, Abington Center for Civic Engagement and Social Scholarship (ACCESS)
2019 — Dr. Carleen Maitland, Associate Professor; Co-director, Institute for Information Policy, College of Information Sciences and Technology
2019 Exemplary Distinction — Mark Lusk, Professor (Trombone), School of Music, College of Arts and Architecture
2018 — Dr. Paul Patterson, Professor, Poultry Science and Extension Specialist, College of Agricultural Sciences
2017 — Dr. Arthur Hattel, Assistant Professor, Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Agricultural Sciences
2016 — Dr. Roger Finke, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies, Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives, College of the Liberal Arts
2015 — Dr. Laurie Grobman, Professor of English and Women’s Studies, Penn State Berks
2014 — Dr. Yuefeng Xie, Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg
2013 — Dr. Timothy Kelsey, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Community Development
2012 — Dr. Samuel W. Monismith, Associate Professor of Health Education, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg
2011 — Dr. Collins Airhihenbuwa, Professor and Head of the Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
2010 — Dr. Karen Bierman, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts, and Director of the Child Study Center
2009 — Dr. Robert P. Brooks, Professor of Geography and Ecology, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Director of the Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center
2008 — Dr. Eugene Lengerich, Professor of Public Health Sciences, Family and Community Medicine, and Health Policy and Administration, Director of Community Outreach and Education, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute
2007 — Dr. Barbara Sims, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg
2006 — Dr. Charles Abdalla, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, College of Agricultural Sciences
2005 — Dr. James A. Pawelczyk, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Physiology, College of Health and Human Development
2004 — Dr. Cheryl A. Dellasega, Associate Professor of Humanities and Chair of the Arts, Healing and Humanities Committee of The Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine, College of Medicine
2003 — Dr. Mark T. Greenberg, Bennett Chair in Prevention Research and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
2002 — Dr. Audrey Maretzki, Professor of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
2001 — Dr. Keith Verner, Chief of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Learning, College of Medicine
2000 — Dr. Lakshman Yapa, Associate Professor of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
1999 — Dr. James Van Horn, Professor of Rural Sociology, College of Agricultural Sciences
1998 — Dr. Jawaid Haider, Professor of Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture

2024 — Edward Jenkins, Professor of Practice in Accounting, Smeal College of Business
2024 Exemplary Distinction — Dr. Lori Stepan, Teaching Professor of Chemistry, Eberly College of Science
2023 — Dr. Christopher Fowler, Associate Professor of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
2022 — Dr. Melanie Hetzel-Riggin, Professor of Psychology, Penn State Behrend
2021 — Dr. Sascha D. Meinrath, Palmer Chair in Telecommunications, Bellisario College of Communications
2021 Exemplary Distinction — Dr. William P. Bahnfleth, Professor of Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering
2020 — Dr. Jacob Benfield, Associate Professor, Psychological & Social Sciences; Director, Abington Center for Civic Engagement and Social Scholarship (ACCESS)
2019 — Dr. Carleen Maitland, Associate Professor; Co-director, Institute for Information Policy, College of Information Sciences and Technology
2019 Exemplary Distinction — Mark Lusk, Professor (Trombone), School of Music, College of Arts and Architecture
2018 — Dr. Paul Patterson, Professor, Poultry Science and Extension Specialist, College of Agricultural Sciences
2017 — Dr. Arthur Hattel, Assistant Professor, Animal Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Agricultural Sciences
2016 — Dr. Roger Finke, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies, Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives, College of the Liberal Arts
2015 — Dr. Laurie Grobman, Professor of English and Women’s Studies, Penn State Berks
2014 — Dr. Yuefeng Xie, Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Penn State Harrisburg
2013 — Dr. Timothy Kelsey, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Community Development
2012 — Dr. Samuel W. Monismith, Associate Professor of Health Education, School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, Penn State Harrisburg
2011 — Dr. Collins Airhihenbuwa, Professor and Head of the Department of Biobehavioral Health, College of Health and Human Development
2010 — Dr. Karen Bierman, Distinguished Professor of Psychology, College of the Liberal Arts, and Director of the Child Study Center
2009 — Dr. Robert P. Brooks, Professor of Geography and Ecology, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, and Director of the Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center
2008 — Dr. Eugene Lengerich, Professor of Public Health Sciences, Family and Community Medicine, and Health Policy and Administration, Director of Community Outreach and Education, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute
2007 — Dr. Barbara Sims, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, School of Public Affairs, Penn State Harrisburg
2006 — Dr. Charles Abdalla, Associate Professor of Agricultural and Environmental Economics, College of Agricultural Sciences
2005 — Dr. James A. Pawelczyk, Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Physiology, College of Health and Human Development
2004 — Dr. Cheryl A. Dellasega, Associate Professor of Humanities and Chair of the Arts, Healing and Humanities Committee of The Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine, College of Medicine
2003 — Dr. Mark T. Greenberg, Bennett Chair in Prevention Research and Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Health and Human Development
2002 — Dr. Audrey Maretzki, Professor of Food Science, College of Agricultural Sciences
2001 — Dr. Keith Verner, Chief of the Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Learning, College of Medicine
2000 — Dr. Lakshman Yapa, Associate Professor of Geography, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
1999 — Dr. James Van Horn, Professor of Rural Sociology, College of Agricultural Sciences
1998 — Dr. Jawaid Haider, Professor of Architecture, College of Arts and Architecture

Established 1998

The Penn State Award for Faculty Outreach, established in 1998, is supported by the Vice President for Outreach and Vice Provost for Online Education in collaboration with the University Network for Student Engagement and the Faculty Senate.

General Description

The award recognizes faculty who make significant contributions to engaged scholarship through outreach. Outreach is the process of extending the intellectual expertise and resources of the University through teaching, research, and/or service to address the social, civic, economic, and environmental issues and opportunities facing our Commonwealth, nation, and world. The established Penn State Award for Faculty Outreach consists of a stipend of $1,000.

Eligibility, Criteria, and Submission Materials

Full-time faculty members, including librarians, at all locations, whose primary responsibilities are teaching, research, and/or service, are eligible. See Faculty Senate Committee on Committees and Rules, Revision to the Constitution, for a definition of “University Faculty” (PDF).

The award recognizes those who have extended their scholarship to external constituents resulting in a significant outcome for individuals, organizations, or communities in problem solving or development. They have been successful in special efforts or initiatives that generated, transmitted, and enhanced knowledge, between the University and external audiences within the Commonwealth and beyond. Outreach and engaged scholarship beyond the scope of a faculty member’s normally expected outreach and extension work will receive special consideration. Outreach and engaged scholarship is embodied in the teaching, research, and service missions of the University. As such, outreach and engaged scholarship activities can take a number of forms, including but not limited to credit and noncredit instruction, technical assistance, community-based research, evaluation studies, and policy analysis.

The following information should be included in the nomination dossier:

A completed Faculty Outreach Award nomination form (DOC).
Vita that includes items relevant to the award. (Please limit size to no more than 5 pages.)
Two letters of support from University colleagues, which may include the nominator.
Two letters from external beneficiaries of outreach initiatives regarding the nominee’s outreach activity, the value, and the impact of the activity. Letters from external beneficiaries may be up to one year old.

Nomination Committee and Submission

Nominations are being sought from the University community and will be reviewed and selected by a committee representing the University Network for Student Engagement, the Faculty Senate, student representation, and the previous year’s Faculty Outreach Award recipient.

Nomination forms, with supporting nomination materials, should be submitted by email to COEAwards@outreach.psu.edu no later than December 20, 2024.

Questions

Questions concerning eligibility and nomination packet content should be directed to Richard Smith, co-chair of the Selection Committee, at res32@psu.edu.

Past Award Recipients

Established 1998

General Description

Eligibility, Criteria, and Submission Materials

Nomination Committee and Submission

Questions