May 15, 2023

In May, the Office of Research & Innovation and the Office of Faculty Advancement announced the recipients of the 2022-2023 Research, Scholarship and Creativity Awards and the Provost Awards for Teaching, Scholarship and Professional Service. This year, two new awards were created to recognize leadership and distinctive impact through excellence in teaching. Awardees of the Provost Award for Pedagogical Innovation and the Provost Award for Undergraduate Teaching Impact have demonstrated success engaging students in and out of the classroom with creative implementation of effective, inclusive, and student-centered teaching.

A record eleven faculty members of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design are recipients of the 2023 awards. The winners from Westphal are below:

Provost Award for Pedagogical Innovation – New

• June He, MFA, Assistant Professor, Product Design, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Provost Award for Undergraduate Teaching Impact – New

• Joshua Weiss, MFA, Teaching Professor, Art & Art History, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design 

Adjunct Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence 

• Heather Moqtaderi, Adjunct Professor, Art & Art History, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Alexander Stadel, Adjunct Associate Professor, Architecture, Design, & Urbanism, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching 

• Joseph Hancock, PhD, Professor, Design & Merchandising, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Freddie Reisman Faculty Scholarly & Creative Activity Awards 

• Jennifer Blazina, MFA, Professor, Art & Art History, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• James McKinney, Assistant Professor, Music Industry & Music, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Tom Quinn, MFA, Assistant Professor, Film & Television, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Summer Research Awards for Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty 

• Daniel Coslett, PhD, Assistant Professor, Architecture, Design & Urbanism, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Bill Fennelly, MFA, Associate Professor, Performing Arts, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Joseph Larnerd, PhD, Assistant Professor, Art & Art History, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Congratulations to our extraordinary faculty members on this well-deserved recognition!