SSCA Award Committees

 
To nominate someone for an SSCA Award, submit the required materials (see the SSCA Award Guidelines) so they are received by all members of the appropriate committee by December 5th.  Electronic submission is preferred, and current email addresses are provided below.
 

Dwight L. Freshley Outstanding New Teacher Award

Chair: Crystal Daugherty,Western Kentucky University

  • crystal.daugherty@wku.edu

Member: Pui Charoensap-Kelly, Southern Methodist University

  • pckelly@smu.edu

MemberSarah Cho, University of Texas, Permian Basin

  • cho_s@utpb.edu

The John I. Sisco Excellence in Teaching Award 

Chair: Camille Lewis, Furman University

  • camille.lewis@furman.edu

Member: Margaret Butcher, University of Arkansas

  • mbutcher@uark.edu

Member: Heather Hayes, University of Alabama

  • heather.hayes@ua.edu

Janice Hocker Rushing Early Career Research Award

Chair: Benjamin Medeiros, State University New York - Plattsburgh

  • bmede001@plattsburgh.edu

Member: Joshua Miller, Texas State University

  • jhm110@txstate.edu
Member: Joe Hatfield, University of Arkansas 
  • jeh058@uark.edu

Shawn D. Long Outreach Award

Chair: Joy HartUniversity of Louisville

  • joy.hart@louisville.edu

Member: Kennaria Brown, Berea College

  • brownke@berea.edu

Member: George Pacheco, West Texas A&M University

  • gpacheco@wtamu.edu

T. Earle Johnson – Edwin Paget Distinguished Service Award

Chair: Wendy Atkins-Sayre, University of Memphis

  • wendy.atkins-sayre@memphis.edu

Member: John Haas, University of Tennessee

  •  jhaas1@utk.edu

Member: Jim Kuypers, Virginia Tech

  • kuypers@vt.edu 

Michael M. Osborn Teacher-Scholar Award

Chair: Rico Self, North Carolina State

  • cself@ncsu.edu

Member: Jason Edward BlackUniversity of North Carolina, Charlotte

  • jblac143@uncc.edu

Member: Jennifer Mize Smith, Western Kentucky University

  • jennifer.mize.smith@wku.edu

Minority Recruitment and Retention Award 

Chair: Antonio Spikes, Coe College

  •  aspikes@coe.edu

Determined by the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee

Suzanne Osborn Community College Outstanding Educator Award

Chair: Nakia Welch, San Jacinto College

  • nakia.welch@sjcd.edu

Member: Karen Hill, Volunteer State Community College

  • karen.hill@volstate.edu

Member: Jeff Sorrels, Collin College

  • jdsorrels@collin.edu

J. Donald Ragsdale Award for Mentoring

Chair: Andre E. Johnson, University of Memphis

  • ajohnsn6@memphis.edu

Member: Matt Spialek, University of Arkansas

  • mspialek@uark.edu

Member: Amy Heuman, Texas Tech University

  • a.heuman@ttu.edu

Katherine Grace Hendrix Award

Chair: Jacob Metz, Tennessee Tech

  • jmetz@tntech.edu

Member: Colleen Mestayer, Tennessee Tech

  • cmestayer@tntech.edu

Member: Varaidzo Nyamandi, Amberton University

  • vnyamandi@amberton.edu
Determined by Instructional Development Division committee

ROSE B. JOHNSON SCJ ARTICLE AWARD

Chair: Rebekah Fox, Texas State University

  • rf24@txstate.edu

Determined by SCJ Editor Rebekah Fox and Editorial Board