McDaniel faculty earn awards for outstanding achievements

Various awards were presented to McDaniel College faculty members during the Aug. 20 opening faculty meeting to kick off the 2024-25 academic year.

Faculty Book Award
The Faculty Book Award is presented to full- or part-time members of the faculty, active or emeritus, who have within the year had original book-length manuscripts published by nationally recognized publishers. 

• Francis "Skip" Fennell, professor emeritus of Education
• Brad Stoddard, associate professor of Religious Studies

Faculty Scholarly Publications Award
The Scholarly Publication Award is presented to full- or part-time members of the faculty, active or emeriti, who publish five or more articles in recognized publications over a three year period. ​​​

• Dana Ferraris, professor of Chemistry
• Allison Kerwin, assistant professor of Biology
• Jeff Marx, professor of Physics 
• Brad Stoddard, associate professor of Religious Studies

Faculty Creativity Awards
Faculty Creativity Awards are presented to full- or part-time members of the faculty, active or emeriti, typically in an area of the fine or performing arts, who receive unusual recognition.

• Linda M. Kirkpatrick, senior lecturer in Music
• Steven Pearson, professor of Art and the Joan Develin Coley Chair in Creative Expression and the Arts

Faculty Grant Award
The Faculty Grant Award is presented to faculty who have proposed and received $10k or more in grants from external sources in the past year.

• S. Farzad Ahmadi, assistant professor of Physics