A&S Honors Faculty, Staff, and Alumni
Celebrating Excellence
The College of Arts and Science gathered on March 6, 2025, to celebrate progress and achievement. The program highlighted the college's top awards for faculty, staff, and alumni.
Each year, faculty and staff are nominated for a series of service awards. Those selected are then suprised by the college's leadership team as they take on the role of Prize Patrol, attending classes and meetings to present the awards leading up to the event. Awardees were recognized at the event for their exceptional service to the university.
A&S Student Council also presented its Chalk Awards, which come from nominations by students, and are selected by StuCo.
Alumni chosen for recognition returned to campus to visit classrooms, meet with students, and take tours. They each shared remarks about the impact of their time at Mizzou on their lives and careers.
Staff Awards
Advisor of the Year
Xander Negozio, School of Visual Studies
Staff Member of the Year
Karen Aitkens, Student Success
Heather Creamer, Information Technology
Joanna Griffith, School of Music
Anthony Scimeca, Anthropology; Classics, Archaeology, and Religion
A&S Staff Award recipients (left to right): Karen Aitkens, Heather Creamer, Joanna Griffith, Xander Negozio, and Anthony Scimeca
Faculty Awards
Professor of the Year
Brian Silvey, School of Music
Assistant Professor of the Year
Donte Bernard, Psychological Sciences
Alyssa Carlson, Economics
Joseph Santin, Biological Sciences
Associate Professor of the Year
Michael Volz, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
A&S Faculty Award recipients (left to right): Donte Bernard, Alyssa Carlson, Joseph Santin, Brian Silvey, and Michael Volz
Chalk Awards
The Chalk Awards are presented by Arts & Science Student Council in recognition of excellence in teaching, advising, and mentorship.
Blue Chalk: Advising
Lauren Hynes, School of Music
Green Chalk: Teaching Assistant
Amanda Greenbacker-Mitchell, School of Music
Purple Chalk: Teaching
Bethany Stone, Biological Sciences
Red Chalk: Research Faculty Mentor
Mary Beth Miller, Psychological Sciences
Yellow Chalk: Research Graduate Mentor
Sydney Shoemaker, Psychological Sciences
A&S Chalk Award recipients (left to right): Amanda Greenbacker-Mitchell, Lauren Hynes, Mary Beth Miller, Sydney Shoemaker, and Bethany Stone
A&S Alumni Awards
Dean's Enduring Excellence
Dale Prouty, B.S. in Physics and B.S. E.E. '74
Spirit of Philanthropy
Cathy Boain and Ron Boain, B.S. '65 and M.S. '67 in Physics
Distinguished Alumni
Katie Snider, B.A. in Art and Communication '09
Vice President and Executive Creative Director for
Cloud and Industry Marketing, Salesforce
Aaron Stoller, B.A. in Communication '98
Director, Biscuit Filmworks
Brent Stoller, B.A. in Communication '98
Founder and Managing Director, Gravy Films
Distinguished Recent Alumni
Samantha Franks, B.A. in English and Political Science '16
International Trade Associate, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Katherine Hobbs, Ph.D., B.A. in English and History '16
Public Historian
Distinguished Service
Heather S. Heidelbaugh, B.A. in Economics
and Political Science '81, J.D. '84
Equity Partner, Leech Tishman
A&S Alumni Award recipients (top left to bottom right): Dale Prouty, Cathy Boain and Ron Boain, Katie Snider, Aaron Stoller, Brent Stoller, Samantha Franks, Katherine Hobbs, and Heather S. Heidelbaugh.