Dear UVM community, 

Each year, the university honors our esteemed faculty members with prestigious awards, acknowledging their contributions to innovative scholarship, exceptional teaching and advising, and outstanding community engagement.

 
 
With immense pride, I am delighted to announce the recipients of the 2025 University of Vermont Faculty Awards (pdf). 
 
I would also like to acknowledge all the Chairs and members of the faculty award review committees for volunteering their time and expertise to identify excellent nominees and outstanding recipients for each award.

 
 
My warmest congratulations to the recipients of the following awards!

Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Awards

The Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Awards recognize faculty members for their excellence in teaching, including creating an environment conducive to and encouraging learning. Each year, one faculty member in the four faculty ranks (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Clinical Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor) receives this honor. The 2025 award recipients are:

More information about the Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching AwardOutstanding Faculty Advisor Award


The Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award recognizes a faculty member who has achieved excellence in displaying and enacting responsiveness, availability, concern, respect, and depth of knowledge in undergraduate academic advising. This award is a collaboration of the Office of the Provost, the Faculty Senate Student Affairs Committee, and the Student Government Association. The 2025 award recipient is: 

  • Instructor Karin Hodge, M.A., Department of  Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Larner College of Medicine 

More information about the Outstanding Faculty Advisor AwardOutstanding Part-time Faculty Teaching Award


The Outstanding Part-time Faculty Teaching Award recognizes the teaching contributions of part-time United Academics–represented faculty. The award is presented to a faculty member who has demonstrated a record of excellence in teaching, commitment to student learning and pedagogy innovation, evidence of inclusive practices in teaching and commitment to diversity, and notable achievement(s) in teaching, scholarship, or service recognized beyond the university that bring recognition to the department, program, college, or school. The 2025 award recipient is: 

More information about the Outstanding Part-time Faculty Teaching AwarPresident’s Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award 

Nominees for the President’s Distinguished University Citizenship and Service Award are lecturers or clinical faculty, full-time tenure or tenure-track faculty, research faculty, library faculty, or Extension faculty who have worked at the University of Vermont for at least five years and have demonstrated sustained and exceptional leadership and service to our community. This includes, but is not limited to, service at the department, college, school, or university-wide level as a member of committees, governance groups, and advising student organizations or committees. The 2025 award recipient is: 

  • Mark J. Zwynenburg Green and Gold Professor of Financial History & Professor of Economics Jane Knodell, Ph.D., Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences 

More information about the President’s Distinguished University Citizenship and Service AwardPresident’s Distinguished Senior Lecturer and Lecturer Awards

The President’s Distinguished Senior Lecturer and Lecturer Awards recognize the distinguished accomplishments of faculty who hold the Senior Lecturer or Lecturer rank for their outstanding teaching, scholarship, and service. The 2025 award recipient is: 

More information about the President’s Distinguished Senior Lecturer and Lecturer AwardsProvost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring 

This award celebrates and honors exemplary mentoring of Ph.D. students by members of the Regular Graduate Faculty. Each academic year, the Graduate College and the Provost will recognize colleagues who exemplify the considerable efforts and accomplishments of members of the graduate faculty who serve as effective mentors of Ph.D. students. These awards are integral to the university’s continuing efforts to cultivate a culture of excellence in mentoring. With these awards, the Graduate College and the Provost seek to reinforce and highlight practices that enhance the overall quality of graduate education. The 2025 award recipients are: 

  • Heinz and Rowena Ansbacher Green and Gold Professor in Psychology Kelly Rohan, Ph.D., Department of Psychological Science, College of Arts and Sciences  

  • Associate Professor Nick Cheney, Ph.D., Department of Computer Science; Core Faculty in Complex Systems and Data Science, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences 

More information about the Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral MentoringUniversity Distinguished Professor Award


The University Distinguished Professor Award is the highest academic honor that UVM bestows upon a faculty member. Holders of this title are recognized for having achieved international eminence within their respective fields of study and for the truly transformative nature of their contributions to advancing knowledge. The 2025 award recipient is: 

  • George H. Perkins Professor of Zoology Nicholas Gotelli, Ph.D., Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences 

More information about the University Distinguished Professor Award University Scholars Awards

The University Scholars Awards recognize distinguished UVM faculty members for sustained excellence in research and creative and scholarly activities in the following two categories: Social Sciences, Humanities, Creative Arts, and Basic and Applied Sciences (including biological, medical, and physical sciences). The 2025 award recipients are: 

  • Social Sciences, Humanities, and Creative Arts: Professor Boğaç Ergene, Ph.D., Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences  

  • Basic and Applied Sciences: Professor Taylor Ricketts, Ph.D., Rubenstein School of the Environment and Natural Resources; Director, Gund Institute for Environment 

  • Green & Gold Professor in Surgical Research Brian Sprague Ph.D., Departments of Surgery, Radiology and Biochemistry, Larner College of Medicine; UVM Cancer Center Population Science (CPS) Program Co-Leader 

More information about the University Scholars AwardAgain, congratulations to all of our 2025 outstanding award recipients! 
 
Warmly,

 
 
Linda S. Schadler
 
Acting Provost and Senior Vice President