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Change is never easy, and we know this is a challenging time as you navigate recent announcements affecting programs and operations at Oakland City University. We want you to know that your educational journey doesn’t have to pause.

At the University of Southern Indiana, we are fully committed to helping you transition seamlessly so you can stay on track with your education journey. We’ve designed this dedicated page specifically for you to explore our programs, access resources, learn about credit transfers and continue your education with minimal interruption.

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2024 Award Recipients

2024 Faculty Excellence Awards

Excellence in Teaching

Dr. Kirat Baath

Excellence in Scholarship

Dr. Cody Strom

Excellence in Service

Dr. Rick Hudson

Excellence in Advising

Dr. Darrin Sorrells

Staff Excellence

Mr. Justin Amos

The faculty members chosen to receive these awards have gone above and beyond the call of educator and have succeeded in excelling expectations. These selected have been gone through a selection process by their respected committees and were sought to be the best of the best and deserve to be represented as such.

SEERGA Award
  • Dr. Scott Grady - Design and Synthesis of Selenium-Reactive Chemical Tags for Mass Spectrometry-Based Metabolomics
Innovation Award
  • Mrs. Erin Holinger - Teacher Education Professional Development Program
Barnett Award
  • Hanno de Coning and Dr. Milad Rezvani Rad (Faculty Mentor) - Design of a 2 Stage Plastic Shredder for Plastic Waste Recycling
  • Alexandria Humphrey and Dr. Brian Kiessling (Faculty Mentor) - Do different modifications (grip type and hand placement) affect the results of the flexed arm hang test when compared to the common protocol of the test?
  • Leo Osborne and Dr. Milad Rezvani Rad (Faculty Mentor) - Determining components and programming a PlC for use in a thermoplastic recycling system.

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