The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce the 2022-23 Arts and Sciences Achievement Award winners. This year we are recognizing 11 faculty and staff members for their exemplary dedication and contributions to our students, the college and Western Michigan University as a whole. We are also recognizing two students for their exceptional scholarship and engagement.
2022-23 Award Winners
Excellence in Promoting Student Success Award
Megan Larson, Department of Biological Sciences
Faculty Achievement Award in Research and Creative Activity
Dr. Shu Yang, Department of World Language and Literatures
Faculty Achievement Award in Professional and Community Service
Dr. Bill Warren, Department of History
Dean鈥檚 Appreciation Award
Deirdre Courtney, Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
Dean鈥檚 Appreciation Award
Michelle Hrivnyak, Institute for Intercultural and Anthropological Studies
Diversity and Inclusion Student Writing Prize
The college also awarded two students the Diversity and Inclusion Student Writing Prize, which is designed to celebrate ideas expressed in student writing that exemplify the college鈥檚 commitment to diversity, inclusion, and multiculturalism.