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Faculty Prizes & Awards
Trinity College bestows these honors annually to recognize the teaching excellence of Trinity faculty, which is central to Trinity’s mission as a liberal arts college.
Faculty Prizes & Awards
The Thomas Church Brownell Prize for Teaching Excellence, presented at Commencement, recognizes consistently outstanding teaching by a senior faculty member. Tenured associate and full professors who have been at the College for at least three years and teach full time are eligible.
| Winners of the Brownell Prize | |
| 2024 | David Mauro |
| 2023 | Kifah Hanna & Ethan Rutherford |
| 2022 | Dan Lloyd |
| 2021 | Stefanie Chambers & Erik Vogt |
| 2020 | Cheryl Greenberg |
| 2019 | Adrienne Fulco |
| 2018 | Diana Paulin |
| 2017 | Sarah Bilston |
| 2016 | John Platoff |
| 2015 | Daniel Blackburn |
| 2014 | Gerald Moshell |
| 2013 | Samuel D. Kassow |
| 2012 | Ellison Banks Findly |
| 2011 | Frank Kirkpatrick |
| 2010 | Timothy P. Curran |
| 2008 | Ralph A. Morelli |
| 2004 | Sheila M. Fisher |
| 2002 | John H. Chatfield |
| 2000 | Henry A. DePhillips, Jr. |
| 1998 | Dirk A. Kuyk, Jr. |
| 1996 | Craig W. Schneider |
| 1994 | Dina L. Anselmi |
| 1992 | Milla C. Riggio |
| 1990 | Drew A. Hyland |
| 1988 | Diane Zannoni |
| 1986 | Robert C. Stewart |
The Dean Arthur H. Hughes Award for Achievement in Teaching, presented at Commencement, recognizes excellence in teaching by junior members of the Faculty. Full-time junior faculty (assistant professors and lecturers) who are in at least their third through ninth year of service are eligible.
| Winners of the Hughes Award | |
| 2024 | Ibrahim Shikaki & Shunyuan Zhang |
| 2023 | Clayton Byers, Lindsey Hanson, & Gerardo Ruiz Sánchez |
| 2022 | Gabriel Hornung & Ewa Syta |
| 2021 | Benjamin Carbonetti & Amber Pitt |
| 2020 | Michael Grubb |
| 2019 | Michelle Kovarik |
| 2018 | Tamsin Jones |
| 2017 | Katherine Bergren & Abigail Williamson |
| 2016 | Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre |
| 2015 | Daniel Mrozowski |
| 2014 | Emilie Dressaire & Kifah Hanna |
| 2013 | Ciaran Berry |
| 2012 | Seth Markle |
| 2011 | Laura Holt & Mark Stater |
| 2010 | Christopher Hager |
| 2009 | Eric A. Galm |
| 2008 | Chloe Wheatley & Anne Gebelein |
| 2007 | Christoph Geiss |
| 2006 | Scott R. Smedley & David Rosen |
| 2005 | Lisa-Anne Foster & Luis A. Figueroa |
| 2004 | Gail H. Woldu |
| 2003 | Lise Waxer & Thomas M. Mitzel |
| 2002 | Sarah A. Raskin & Paul D. Assaiante |
| 2001 | Jennifer Beineke |
| 2000 | Vijay Prashad |
| 1999 | E. Kathleen Archer & Carol Clark |
| 1998 | Robert F. Peltier |
| 1997 | Kathleen A. Curran & Ronald R. Thomas |
| 1996 | Michael A. O’Donnell |
| 1995 | M. Joshua Karter |
| 1994 | Dario Del Puppo |
| 1993 | Paula A. Russo |
| 1992 | John H. Chatfield & Leslie Craine |
| 1991 | Arthur Feinsod |
| 1990 | Dan Lloyd |
The Dana Research Professorship was established to support one full professor and two associate professors for whom a period of reduced teaching responsibilities would enable the recipients to move forward with an important piece of research. Historically, the award has been given to faculty with a considerable track-record of published scholarship who are at critical junctures of research and who would benefit from having the released time.
| Dana Research Professors | |
| 2023-2025 | Joseph Palladino |
| 2021-2023 | Dario Euraque |
| 2019-2021 | Pablo Delano |
| 2017-2019 | Kent Dunlap |
| 2015-2017 | Sarah Raskin |
| 2013-2015 | Mark Setterfield |
| 2011-2013 | James Trostle |
| 2009-2011 | Leslie Desmangles |
| 2007-2009 | Diana Evans |
| 2005-2007 | Gary Reger |
| 2003-2005 | Miguel Ramirez |
| 2001-2003 | Daniel Blackburn |
| 1999-2001 | Ellison Findly |
| 1997-1999 | Priscilla Kehoe |
| 1995-1997 | Craig Schneider |
| 1993-1995 | Frank Kirkpatrick |
| 1991-1993 | Samuel Kassow |
| 1989-1991 | Karl Haberlandt |
| 1987-1989 | Howard Delong |
| 1985-1987 | Albert Howard |
| 1983-1985 | Glenn Weaver |
| Dana Research Associate Professors | |
| 2023-2025 | Cheyenne Brindle & Diana Paulin |
| 2021-2023 | Kifah Hanna & Laura Holt |
| 2019-2021 | Lin Cheng & Abigail Williamson |
| 2017-2019 | Christopher Hager & Sara Kippur |
| 2015-2017 | Stefanie Chambers & Anne Lambright |
| 2013-2015 | Zayde Antrim & Jeffrey Bayliss |
| 2011-2013 | Sonia Cardenas & Kevin McMahon |
| 2009-2011 | Susan Masino & Beth Notar |
| 2007-2009 | Kent Dunlap & Joan Morrison |
The annual Trinity College Faculty Excellence Awards, established in 2024, recognize outstanding work in teaching, research, mentorship, leadership, and community engagement in the most recent academic year. The awards, presented at a ceremony in the fall, are chosen by committees of peer faculty members and administrative leaders.
| 2024 Faculty Excellence Award Recipients | |
| Career Achievement In recognition of consistently strong lifetime contributions across teaching, scholarship, and service/leadership. |
Tim Curran |
| Teaching Innovation In recognition of a recent example of curricular or pedagogical innovation enhancing student engagement and learning. |
Dang Do Alisha Holland James Truman |
| Teacher Scholar In recognition of research excellence and a promising project. |
Tanetta Andersson Chris Swart |
| Outstanding Scholar In recognition of completion in the past year of significant scholarship impacting a field or public discourse, highlighting arts and humanities, social sciences, or STEM disciplines. |
Kent Dunlap Michael Grubb Peter Kyle Ewa Syta |
| Mentoring Students In recognition of faculty who have successfully performed an exceptional number of mentoring-intensive activities. |
Aidalí Aponte-Avilés Arianne Bazilio Benjamin Carbonetti Elizabeth Casserly Chandranil Chakraborttii Brian Chin Glenn Falk Eric Galm Christoph Geiss Jonathan Gourley Laura Holt Maminur Islam Reo Matsuzaki Tennyson O’Donnell Michael Puljung Sally Seraphin Madalene Spezialetti Chris Swart Chris Swist Jia-Hui Stefanie Wong |
| Academic Leadership Award In recognition of faculty whose recent efforts on campus advanced the college’s mission and built inclusive community. |
Peter Kyle |
| Professional Engagement Award In recognition of recent leadership in or contributions to one’s profession, elevating Trinity’s reputation. |
Michelle Kovarik Christopher Houlihan |
| Community Engagement Award In recognition of a recent outstanding contribution that enhances the reciprocal and impactful exchange of knowledge with Hartford-area partners. |
Serena Laws Anna Terwiel |
| Mid-Career Research Award In recognition of faculty with a strong record and planned trajectory to promotion to full professor. |
Tasmin Jones Kari Theurer Kifah Hanna |
| Senior Faculty Mentoring Award In recognition of exceptional contributions to mentoring faculty. |
Stefanie Chambers |
