J. Calvin Keene Faculty Award

The Keene Award was established in 1975.  It is made annually to a a faculty member who demonstrates high standards of personal scholarship, effective teaching and moral concern.

Keene Award Recipients

1975   Robert M. Crowell, Professor of Biology

1976   Joan O. Donovan, Associate Professor of Speech

1977   Henry H. Crimmel, Professor of Philosophy

1978   Donald R. Makosky, Professor of English

1979   Lauren V. Clute, Professor of Economics

1980   J. Kenneth Munson, Professor of Music

1981   Samuel S. Stradling, Professor of Chemistry

1982   Robert N. Wells, Professor of Government

1983   Bernard J. Lammers, Professor of Government

1984   Lawrence Baron, Associate Professor of History

1985   Donald C. Peckham, Hayward Professor of Physics

1986   David E. Hornung, Dana Professor of Biology

1987   Stuart L. Hills, Piskor Professor of Sociology

1988   Patricia A. Alden, Associate Professor of English

1989   J. Ansil Ramsay, Professor of Government

1990   Ahmed I. Samatar, Associate Professor of Government

1991   Ruth H. Kreuzer, Associate Professor of Modern Languages & Literatures

1992   David H. Richardson, Dana Professor of Economics

1993   No Award Given This Year


1994   Patti Frazer Lock, Professor of Mathematics

1995   Glenn R. Harris, Professor of Environmental Studies

1996   Alan Draper, Professor of Government

1997   J. Mark Erickson, Chapin Professor of Geology

1998   Sidney L. Sondergard, Professor of English

1999   Alan Searleman, Professor of Psychology

2000   Tom L. Berger, Craig Professor of English

2001   Robin H. Lock,  Burry Professor of Statistics

2002   J. Kerry Grant, Professor of English

2003   Steve G. Horwitz, Professor of Economics

2004   Elizabeth L. Kahn, L. M. Flint Professor of Fine Arts

2005   Steve Papson, Professor of Sociology

2006   Robert Thacker, Professor of Canadian Studies

2007   Steven F. White, Professor of Modern Languages

2008   Ana Y. Estevez, Assistant Professor of Biology

2009   Jeffrey R. Chiarenzelli, Associate Professor of Geology

2010   Joseph S. Erlichman, R. Sheldon and Virginia Johnson Professor of Biology

2011   Ali Pomponio, Professor of Anthropology

2012   Karl Schonberg, Hanson Professor of Government & Associate Dean for International and Intercultural Studies

2013   Peter Bailey, Piskor Professor of English

2014   Erika Barthelmess, Associate Professor of Biology


2015   Cynthia Bansak, Professor of Economics

2016   Erin McCarthy, Professor of Philosophy

2017   Samantha Glazier, Associate Professor of Chemistry

2018   Michael Schuckers, Rutherford Professor of Statistics

2019   Mindy Pitre, J. Ansil Ramsay Associate Professor of Anthropology

2020   Damon Berry, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies

2021   Ronnie Olesker, Associate Professor of Government

2022   Liz Regosin, Charles A. Dana Professor of History

2023 Jon Rosales, Professor of Environmental Studies