College Awards

The Carol Clark Ford Staff Achievement Award recognizes outstanding achievement by a staff member, clerical employee, or technical service employee of the college who “makes it easier for others to accomplish their objectives effectively and efficiently.”

The Joyce Hopson-King Diversity Achievement Award honors a faculty or staff member in the College of Health and Human Development who has made sustained and significant contributions to fostering diversity and inclusion at Penn State and/or in the College of Health and Human Development.

The Leadership in Outreach Award honors a full-time faculty or staff member who has made significant leadership contributions to the outreach mission of the College.

The Ann C. Crouter Early Career Faculty Award recognizes outstanding faculty members in the College of Health and Human Development who exhibit academic excellence early in their careers. Those eligible will have been in the College no longer than 10 years and will not yet have attained the highest faculty rank.

The Evelyn R. Saubel Faculty Award honors a faculty member committed to human service who is an accessible adviser in both academic and career decisions; who demonstrates a caring, professional style; and who symbolizes college values.

The Excellence in Teaching Award honors a college faculty member’s excellence in teaching and contributions to the art of teaching.

The Joyce Hopson-King Diversity Achievement Award honors a faculty or staff member in the College of Health and Human Development who has made sustained and significant contributions to fostering diversity and inclusion at Penn State and/or in the College of Health and Human Development.

The Pattishall Outstanding Research Achievement Award honors a tenured or tenure-track faculty member’s outstanding research contributions occurring or culminating within the past several years.

The Pauline Schmitt Russell Distinguished Research Career Award honors a senior faculty member who has made outstanding research contributions to the field across a major portion of his or her career.