College of Education and Human Development Faculty & Staff Awards

Each year, the University of Maine College of Education and Human Development recognizes faculty and staff excellence through several awards, as nominated by the college community and selected by the college’s Awards Committee. Past award winners are listed below (Note: Not all awards are given out every year).

For 2022-23, our faculty and staff award winners are:

College Awards: Past Winners

Full-Time Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

Walter Abbott (2005-06)
Eric Pandiscio (2006-07)
Phyllis Brazee (2007-08)
Dianne Hoff (2008-09)
Gary Schilmoeller (2009-10)
Richard Ackerman (2010-11)
Gail Garthwait (2011-12)
Susan Gardner (2011-12)
Gary Schilmoeller (2013-14)
Ken Martin (2014-15)
Susan Bennett-Armistead (2015-16)
Craig Mason (2016-17)
Julie DellaMattera (2017-18)
Richard Ackerman (2018-19)
Sherrie Weeks (2020-21)
Ian Cameron (2021-22)
Sara Flanagan (2022-23)
Kathleen Gillon (2023-24)

Part-Time Faculty Teaching Excellence Award

Joan Staffiere (2014-15)
Richard Young (2015-16)
Margo Brown (2016-17)
Phil Pratt (2017-18)
Renate Klein (2018-19)
Arianna Anagnostis (2021-22)
Jamie Treworgy (2022-23)
Trudy Eldridge (2023-24)

Research and Creative Achievement Award

Susan Gardner (2012-13)
Richard Kent (2013-14)
Robert Milardo (2014-15)
Sandra Caron (2015-16)
William “Dee” Nichols (2016-17)
Elizabeth Allan (2017-18)
Shihfen Tu (2018-19)
Craig Mason (2021-22)
Timothy Reagan (2022-23)
Justin Dimmel (2023-24)

Faculty Service Award

Mary Ellin Logue (2014-15)
John Maddaus (2015-16)
Elizabeth Allan (2016-17)
Shihfen Tu (2017-18)
Deborah Rooks-Ellis (2018-19)
William “Dee” Nichols (2020-21)
Ian Mette (2021-22)
Catharine Biddle (2022-23)
Lauren Jacobs (2023-24)

Staff Service Award

Roxanne Lee (2012-13)
Karen Keim (2013-14)
Pam Kimball (2014-15)
Phyllis Thibodeau (2015-16)
Vi Thai (2016-17)
Erin Straine (2017-18)
Janice Bacon (2018-19)
Amy Cates (2020-21)
Casey Kelly (2021-22)
Jo-Ellen Carr (2022-23)
Gail Agrell (2023-24)

Mark R. Shibles Award

Catharine Biddle (2016-17)
Deborah Rooks-Ellis (2017-18)

Robert Cobb Distinguished Faculty Awardee

Elizabeth Allan (2016-17)
Craig Mason (2017-18)

Past University-Wide Award Winners

In addition to the college-wide awards given annually to faculty and staff from the College of Education and Human Development, several college employees have been honored with university-wide awards given annually by the University of Maine. Below are some of the college’s past winners of university-wide awards.

Presidential Outstanding Teaching Award

  • Constance Perry (2001)
  • Sandra Caron (1998)

Presidential Public Engagement Achievement Award

  • Sandra Caron (2002)
  • Catharine Biddle (2023)

Presidential Research & Scholarly Achievement Award

  • Janice V. Kristo and Rosemary A. Bamford (2000)
  • Elizabeth Allen (2021)

UMaine Alumni Association’s Distinguished Maine Professor

  • Brenda Power (1999)
  • Sandra Caron (2019)