The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has selected 17 outstanding faculty members to receive the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Teaching.
The award winners represent all 16 of North Carolina’s public universities and the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. Recipients were nominated by special committees at each institution and selected by the Board of Governors Committee on Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs.
“These extraordinary faculty members have dedicated their lives to teaching and are committed to lifting up their students to become the next generation of leaders for North Carolina and the nation,” said UNC Board of Governors Chair Randy Ramsey. “We are grateful for their service and congratulate them on these awards.”
Each of the winners will receive a commemorative bronze medallion and a $12,500 cash prize. The recipients will be honored at each of their institutions at a future date.
Award winners:
Appalachian State University
Brooke Elizabeth Christian
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
East Carolina University
Anne Marie Spuches
Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry
Elizabeth City State University
Kim S. Downing
Professor and Director, Social Work Program
Fayetteville State University
Robert D. Taber
Associate Professor Intelligence and Geospatial Sciences, Political Science, History
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
Devona L. Dixon
Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences
North Carolina Central University
Dr. Stefanie Frigo
Associate Professor, Language and Literature
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
Tamar Avineri
Instructor of Mathematics
North Carolina State University
Paul W. Mulvey
Associate Professor, Management, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Trey Adcock
Associate Professor of American Indian and Indigenous Studies; International Studies,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Florence Dore
Professor, English and Comparative Literature
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
M. Lyn Exum
Associate Professor, Criminal Justice and Criminology
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Eric J. Willie
Professor, School of Music
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Ryan Anderson
Professor, American Studies Minor Coordinator
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Paul Colin Sharpe
Professor, School of Music
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock
Professor, Communication Studies
Western Carolina University
Alvin Malesky
Professor, Psychology
Winston-Salem State University
Sara James Migliarese
Professor, Physical Therapy