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Tenure Achievements and Board of Regents’ Awards The Â鶹ӳ»­ System of Higher Education Board of Regents announced recipients for the Â鶹ӳ»­ Regents’ Awards as well as faculty members who have earned tenure through their achievements in scholarship, teaching, mentoring, service and leadership.

March 14, 2025
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Tenure Achievements and Board of Regents’ Awards

The Â鶹ӳ»­ System of Higher Education Board of Regents announced recipients for the Â鶹ӳ»­ Regents’ Awards as well as faculty members who have earned tenure through their achievements in scholarship, teaching, mentoring, service and leadership.

March 14, 2025

Dear Wolf Pack Family,

The life of the University revolves around our people. We take great pride whenever our students, faculty, and staff reach important milestones, including those important moments when their accomplishments have merited special recognition for the work they have done.

Recently the Â鶹ӳ»­ System of Higher Education Board of Regents announced recipients for the Â鶹ӳ»­ Regents’ Awards, which honor contributions of the highest magnitude throughout the System. In addition, faculty members who have earned tenure through their achievements in scholarship, teaching, mentoring, service and leadership, were also recently approved by the Board of Regents.

Those honored from the University this year include:

  • Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship - Graduate - Olufemi Erinoso
  • Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship - Undergraduate - Riley Gillis
  • Â鶹ӳ»­ Regents’ Academic Advisor Award - Malia Mitooka-Ferranto
  • Â鶹ӳ»­ Regents’ Researcher Award - Dr. Vladimir Pravosudov
  • Â鶹ӳ»­ Regents’ Researcher Award - Dr. Monica K. Miller
  • Â鶹ӳ»­ Regents’ Rising Researcher Award - Dr. Joanna Blaszczak
  • Â鶹ӳ»­ Regents’ Rising Researcher Award - Dr. Pengbo Chu
  • Â鶹ӳ»­ Regents’ Rising Researcher Award - Dr. Li Ke

Tenured faculty:

  • Dr. Joanna Blaszczak
  • Dr. Christina Restaino
  • Dr. Won Yim
  • Dr. Allison Evans
  • Ms. CJ Greer
  • Dr. Natalie Higgins
  • Dr. Lydia Huerta
  • Dr. Joshua Reed
  • Dr. Chuong Do
  • Dr. Kym Pram
  • Dr. Alan Yang
  • Dr. Sarah Mitchell
  • Dr. Randall Owen
  • Dr. Hamed Ebrahimian
  • Dr. Christos Papachristos
  • Dr. Jeongwon Park
  • Dr. Floriana Petrone
  • Dr. Maryam Raeeszadeh-Sarmazdeh
  • Dr. Floris Van Breugel
  • Dr. Ji Yoon
  • Dr. Jun Zhang
  • Dr. Pengbo Chu
  • Dr. Mark Lescroart
  • Dr. Michael Logan
  • Dr. Daniel Trugman
  • Dr. Li Li
  • Dr. Ann Weber
  • Dr. Kimberly Anderson
  • Ms. Emily Boss
  • Dr. Sal Baker
  • Dr. Cam Ha Thai Tran

To all of these individuals, I wish to express my sincere gratitude and congratulations. We value everything that you have done to help advance the mission and vision of our great University. We look forward to what new projects and collaborations you will embark on in the future, and appreciate all that you have done to make the University of Â鶹ӳ»­ the finest institution in all of higher education.

Congratulations and Go Pack!

Sincere regards,

Brian Sandoval
President

March 14, 2025