{"id":11826,"date":"2025-05-16T21:10:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T21:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/?p=11826"},"modified":"2025-05-16T21:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T21:10:40","slug":"augsburg-faculty-recognized-with-2024-25-outstanding-teaching-and-service-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/2025\/05\/16\/augsburg-faculty-recognized-with-2024-25-outstanding-teaching-and-service-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Augsburg Faculty Recognized With 2024\u201325 Outstanding Teaching and Service Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/03\/favicon300.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-11213 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/03\/favicon300-300x300.png\" alt=\"Augsburg A\" width=\"196\" height=\"174\" \/><\/a>On May 8, the Augsburg University community gathered to recognize outstanding faculty contributions during the 2024\u201325 academic year. This annual celebration recognizes length of service; tenure and promotions; committee, program, and department leadership; grant applications; and individual awards chosen by students and faculty peers.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Three individuals were recognized for their achievement in receiving tenure and promotion to associate professor, effective Fall 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Moumita Dasgupta, physics<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Amy Larson, computer science<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Juyoung Lee, music therapy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Promotion to Full Professor<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Three individuals were recognized for their promotions to full professor effective Fall 2025, in recognition of their exemplary practice and mastery in teaching, scholarship, and leadership.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">George Dierberger, business and economics\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">O. Evren Guler, psychology<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\">Robert Groven, communication studies<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Augsburg Day Student Government Excellence in Teaching Award<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Andy Aoki, political science<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Faculty Innovation Award<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">John Zobitz, mathematics and data science<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Excellence in Teaching Award (Adjunct Faculty)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Steven Brehmer, physics\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Early Career Teaching Award\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Mallory Alekna, music education<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Excellence in Teaching Award (Full-Time Faculty)<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Kao Nou Moua, social work<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Service to the Community Award<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Katie Martin, nursing<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Distinguished Service to the University Award<\/span><\/h4>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Stacy Freiheit, psychology<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 8, the Augsburg University community gathered to recognize outstanding faculty contributions during the 2024\u201325 academic year. This annual celebration recognizes length of service; tenure and promotions; committee, program, and department leadership; grant applications; and individual awards chosen by students and faculty peers. 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