ABERDEEN, S.D. – Several ²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State University faculty members have been recognized with 2025 Faculty Awards for their continued commitment to research, academic collaboration and innovation.
This year’s Sanford Faculty Development Awards for Research—each including a $1,000 stipend—were awarded to:
- Dr. Eman Momeni, assistant professor of accounting, for Audit report lag and its contemporary issues: a comparative review of literature
- Dr. Jodie Ramsay, professor of biology, for Digitization of the NSU herbarium
- Dr. Jon Schaff, professor of government, for The end of literature: imagination and its enemies
- Dr. Lucas Wiscons, assistant professor of criminal justice, for his co-authorship of the Fourth Edition of The Criminalization of Mental Illness
The Sanford Faculty Development Award for Interdisciplinary Research, which provides $2,000 in support, was awarded to:
- Dr. Sal Villegas, assistant professor of banking, financial services, and management; and
- Dr. Pamela Monaghan-Geernaert, assistant professor of sociology, for No dead Indians—just spirits everywhere
The Nora Staael Evert Award, valued at $3,000, was presented to:
- Dr. Samantha St. Clair, assistant professor of biology, for her project Investigating metabolic effects of dietary tomato supplementation in overfed zebrafish
The Lauver Fund for Academic Excellence, a $10,000 award supporting collaborative academic initiatives, was awarded to:
- Jason Knowles, assistant professor of art/digital media;
- Meng Tian, assistant professor of communication studies; and
- Hannah Walters, associate professor of marketing, for Digital Futures: Experiential Learning in Media, Marketing, and Communication
²»Á¼Ñо¿Ëù State University congratulates these faculty members for their continued pursuit of knowledge and innovation, and thanks them for their meaningful contributions to the university’s academic community.