2023 Chancellor’s Excellence Awards

Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2023 Chancellor’s Excellence Awards!  

WSU Spokane’s annual Chancellor’s Excellence Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of outstanding students, faculty, and staff who go above and beyond their normal duties, demonstrate strong leadership skills and serve as great representatives for WSU Spokane, both on campus and within the community.  

This year, Chancellor Daryll DeWald is pleased to honor 24 recipients who were nominated by colleagues and leaders and selected by a committee of campus representatives.

Faculty Excellence Awards

Excellence in Teaching
Sue Marsh, PhD., Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences  

Excellence In Research
Oladunni Oluwoye, PhD., Assistant Professor, Department of Community and Behavioral Health, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Excellence in Service
Patrik Johansson, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Northwest Health Education & Research Outcomes Network, Associate Professor, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Excellence in Interprofessional Education
Connie Remsberg, PharmD, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Jaime Bowman, MD, FAAFP, Clinical Education Director, Family Medicine, Dept. of Medical Education and Clinical Services, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
David Garcia, MEd, Assistant Dean for Health Equity and Inclusion, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Staff Excellence Awards

Administrative Professional
Tera Lessard, Faculty Development Learning Design Consultant, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Civil Service
Cody Oatman, Fiscal Specialist, Business Services, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Mitchell Imholt, Coordinator, Diversity and International Student Life, WSU Spokane

Group/Department Award
Vivarium Services, Animal Housing & Husbandry, WSU Spokane
Student Excellence Awards

Student Excellence Awards

Legacy Award
Baron Bechtold, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Community Engagement Award
Cayla Bullard, College of Nursing

Victoria Heinlen, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Speech and Hearing Sciences
Audrianna Heffernan, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Speech and Hearing Sciences

Leadership Award – Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine
Reilly Bealer
Lensa Moen
Maeve Alterio

Leadership Award – College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Kayla Huber
Pravita Balijepalli
Samer Nassar

Leadership Award – College of Nursing
Justin Donovan
Mason Hales
Kinsey Dewan
Abby Darr
Gabriella McRee

Congratulations to all of our outstanding award winners!