Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
The Saint Louis University Doisy College of Health Sciences bestows annual awards to honor faculty and staff for a wide range of achievements.
Faculty members from the Doisy College of Health Sciences may receive the awards for Excellence in Scholarship, Distinguished Teaching or Distinguished Service. The college also awards a clinical preceptor for Excellence in Clinical Education.
Nominations for the awards can be made by fellow faculty, students or staff. Faculty, staff and students are also encouraged to submit nominations for the Outstanding Staff Award. Nominees must be Saint Louis University Doisy College of Health Sciences faculty or staff members.
Nominations for this year's awards are closed.
2026 College Excellence Award Winners
- Sarah Zimmerman, O.T.D., Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Elizabeth A. Rhyne, Award for Distinguished Service
- Cara Pulcher, Award for Outstanding Staff
- Jason Longhurst, Ph.D., D.P.T., Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- Katie Boxdorfer Smith, Award for Excellence in Clinical Education
Read the full story about the 2026 College Excellence Award winners
Past College Excellence Award Winners
- Kim Levenhagen, D.P.T., Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Sherry Bicklein, Award for Distinguished Service
- Julie Miller, Award for Outstanding Staff
- Alexander Hubbs, Award for Excellence in Clinical Education
Read the full story about the 2025 College Excellence Award winners
- Whitney Linsenmeyer, Ph.D., Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Patrick Corrigan, Ph.D., D.P.T., Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- Julie Howe, Award for Distinguished Service
- Karen Vespa, Award for Outstanding Staff
- Colin Sobol, Award for Excellence in Clinical Education
Read the full story about the 2024 College Excellence Award winners
- Caroline Chang, Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Selena Washington, Ph.D., Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- Saneta Thurmon, Ph.D., Award for Distinguished Service
- Tabitha Robinson, Award for Outstanding Staff
- Erin Stamm, Award for Excellence in Clinical Education
Read the full story about the 2023 College Excellence Award winners
- Andrea Vaughan, Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Oluwatoyosi Owoeye, Ph.D., Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- Barb Yemm, D.P.T., Award for Distinguished Service
- Sue McGahan, Award for Outstanding Staff
- Jim Nanney, Award for Excellence in Clinical Education
- Sarah Frye, Award for Distinguished Service
- Marcey Kennedy, Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Jaclyn Sneed, Award for Excellence in Clinical Education
- Whitney Linsenmeyer, Ph.D., Award for Excellence in Scholarship:
- Matt Campbell, Award for Outstanding Staff
Read the full story about the 2021 College Excellence Award winners
- Elissa Held Bradford, Ph.D., Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Lisa Jaegers, Ph.D., Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- Crystal Botkin, Ph.D., Award for Distinguished Service
- Kathy Wolf, Award for Outstanding Staff
- Kathleen Quenelle, Award for Excellence in Clinical Education
- Elaina Osterbur, Ph.D., Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Rita Heuertz, Ph.D., Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- Lori Jones, Ph.D., Award for Distinguished Service
- Kristin Hrasky, Award for Outstanding Staff
- Marlene Barro, Award for Excellence in Clinical Education
Read the full story about the 2019 College Excellence Award winners
- Kellie Dalton, Award for Outstanding Staff
- Hillary Daniel, Award for Outstanding Staff
- Julie Howe, Award for Distinguished Service
- Mike Markee, D.P.T., Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Anthony Breitbach, Ph.D., Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- Louise Neiman, Award for Outstanding Staff
- Tim Randolph, Ph.D., Award for Distinguished Service
- Sarah Walsh, Award for Distinguished Teaching
- Beccy Aldrich, Award for Excellence in Scholarship
Read the full story about the 2017 College Excellence Award winners
- Minh Kosfeld, Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching
- Julie Wolter, Award for Excellence in Mentoring and Interaction with Students
- Austin Turner, Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- Teresa Neal, Award for Excellence in Service
- Andrea Flynn, Award for Staff Excellence
Read the full story about the 2016 College Excellence Award winners