Faculty & Staff Awards

Joel Karty Named St. Andrews Global Fellow

Sydney F. & Kathleen E. Jackson Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemistry Joel Karty was selected as a Global Fellow (Education) by the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and will collaborate with STEM faculty there to develop and implement chemistry pedagogy.

As a Global Fellow, Karty will work closely with faculty at St. Andrews, to examine educational trends among American and European undergraduates, and to collaborate in the development of teaching methods and strategies that deepen scientific learning. Karty was one of three 2024-25 Global Fellows (Education), and among a select few professors from American institutions to receive the education fellowship.

Sarah Bunnell Named Russell Edgerton Innovation Fellow

Associate Professor of Psychology Sarah Bunnell was named a Russell Edgerton Innovation Fellow. This three-year fellowship, awarded by the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, recognizes leaders who are advancing transformative efforts in postsecondary education. As a Russell Edgerton Innovation Fellow, she will benefit from mentorship, collaborative cohort engagement and annual participation in the Gardner Institute Symposium on Transforming the Postsecondary Experience.