Research + Innovation Week 2025 ends on high note with the Faculty and Staff Award Ceremony, co-sponsored by the Office of Research and the Office of the Provost. This event highlights UC’s commitment to fostering academic and research excellence
by recognizing outstanding faculty members who have made significant contributions in teaching, research, service, and leadership. The ceremony also honors the Office of Research Core Value Partnership Awardees. These individuals are recognized for
their respectfulness, positivity, and professionalism in interactions with the Office of Research staff, exemplifying the university’s ethos of building a culture of respect and trust.
During the ceremony, UC’s Vice President for Research, Patrick A. Limbach, alongside the Executive Vice President and Provost, Kristi Nelson, will present the annual Faculty Excellence Awards and Research Mentoring Awards. The Award for Faculty
Excellence is given to faculty whose work significantly impacts their field, whether through innovative teaching methods, notable research achievements, or transformative service that changes departmental or college culture. Similarly, the Award for
Faculty-to-Faculty Research Mentoring highlights faculty who excel in guiding their peers’ research, enhancing UC’s collaborative environment and contributing to our community’s collective expertise.
The awardees, who were nominated by college leadership, receive $1,500 in professional development funds, affirming UC’s dedication to investing in top talent and cultivating programs of excellence. These awards underscore UC’s strategic goals
outlined in the Research2030 plan, aiming to position UC among the top 25 public research universities nationally. They reflect our commitment to leading urban, public universities into a new era of innovation and impact, fostering the next culture
of research that builds respect and trust among researchers.
Congratulations to this year’s awardees!
Faculty Excellence Awardees
A. Christopher Bryant
College of Law
Sarah Ferguson
UC Clermont
Mathematics
Kevin Holzman
College-Conservatory of Music
Wind Studies
Tom Huston
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Engineering
Annie Kelly
College of Cooperative Education and Professional Studies
Multidisciplinary Career
Steve Jones
Lindner College of Business
Operations, Business Analytics, & Information Systems
Amy McMahon
Allied Health Sciences
Social Work
Murat Ozer
College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services
School of IT
Sarah Pickle
College of Medicine
Family & Community Medicine
Erin Rinto
University Libraries
Research, Teaching, & Services
Shaunak Sastry
College of Arts & Sciences
Communication, Film, & Media Studies
Krista Sigler
UC Blue Ash
History, Philosophy, & Political Science
Ming Tang
College of Design, Architecture, Art, & Planning
Architecture & Interior Design
Rebecca Wingo
College of Arts & Sciences
History
Research Mentoring Awardees
Rashmi Adaval
Lindner College of Business
Marketing
Hairong Guan
College of Arts & Sciences
Chemistry
Dana Harley
College of Allied Health Sciences
Social Work
Brittany Hayes
College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services
Criminal Justice
Kevin Haworth
College of Medicine
Cardiology
Amy Johnson
College-Conservatory of Music
Voice
Eric Nauman
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Biomedical Engineering
Jill Shirokawa
UC Clermont
Chemistry
Office of Research Core Values Partnership Awardees
Michael Borchers
College of Medicine
Internal Medicine—Pulmonary
Amy Jones
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Administration
Ou Ma
College of Engineering and Applied Science
Aerospace Engineering & Engineering Mechanics