UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Five faculty members, a staff member, two graduate students and an adjunct instructor received Deans’ Excellence Awards during the annual Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications Faculty and Staff Awards and Recognition Reception. Additionally, a trio of faculty members were recognized for 25 years of service.
The annual awards recognize people who put the mission of Penn State and the college into practice on a daily basis.
Faculty members honored were:
- Catharine Axley, assistant professor, Department of Film Production and Media Studies, Deans’ Excellence Award for Teaching
- Anne Doris, assistant teaching professor, Department of Telecommunications and Media Industries, Deans’ Excellence Award for Teaching
- Martin Marinos, assistant professor, Department of Film Production and Media Studies, Deans’ Excellence Award for Research and Creative Accomplishments
- Maggie Messitt, the Norman Eberly Professor of Practice in the Department of Journalism, Deans’ Excellence Award for Integrated Scholarship
- Dave Wozniak, the Donald P. Bellisario Career Advancement Professor in the Department of Advertising/Public Relations, Deans’ Excellence Award for Service
Jeff Rice, associate editor of The Penn Stater magazine, who teaches journalism courses in the college, was honored with the Outstanding Faculty Associate Award.
Emily Miller, the Bellisario College’s undergraduate recruiter, received the Deans’ Excellence Award for Outstanding Staff.
Graduate students Yasemin Beykont and Megan Norman each earned the Djung Yune Tchoi Graduate Teaching Award.
Additionally, faculty members Russell Frank, Matt Jackson and Mary Beth Oliver were recognized for 25 years of service.