Dr. Richard Garlitz, professor of history, was announced as a recipient of the Ohio Valley Conference Outstanding Faculty – Commitment to Student Success Award during the OVC basketball championship tournament held March 4-7 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
The award for Garlitz was announced March 5 at the OVC men’s basketball tournament game between the Skyhawks and Eastern Illinois.
“It was a nice experience, and not something I expected to happen,” Garlitz said in an email statement. “It was very meaningful to me to be chosen by student-athletes, and it was an honor that athletics administrators and the provost supported their choice.”
The award began in March 2023 and was created by the provosts from each OVC member institution to recognize outstanding faculty at each OVC member institution.
Each OVC member institution has the opportunity to nominate a faculty member with the rank of associate professor or full-time professor who has been employed at the institution for at least five years.
The criteria includes impacts of students, contributions made to the department, university and curriculum development, consistent professional development, community involvement and institutional service.
Other recipients of the award this year were:
• University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Dr. Casey Rockwell, associate professor of marketing and advertising.
• Eastern Illinois University: Cameron Craig, instructor, geology and geography.
• Lindenwood University: Steven Coleman, professor of accounting.
• Morehead State University: Dr. Donell Murphy, senior instructor of communication.
• Southeast Missouri State University: Dr. Scott Brandhorst, instructor of psychology and director of the Jane Stephens Honors Program.
• Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville: Dr. Carnie Frick, professor of history.
• University of Southern Indiana: Dr. Alexandra Natoli, assistant professor of French and director of the Global Studies Program.
• Tennessee State University: Dr. Andrea Ringer, associate professor of history.
• Tennessee Technological University: Jeanne Schmitzer, instructor of history.
• Western Illinois University: Kyle Mayborn, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, professor of earth, atmospheric and geographic information sciences.
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PHOTO: The announcement of Dr. Richard Garlitz, professor of history, being named an OVC Outstanding Faculty – Commitment to Student Success Award was made March 5 during the men’s basketball tournament game between the Skyhawks and Eastern Illinois.
