Honoring 2025 Chancellor’s Excellence Award Winners

Excellence award trophies in a line

Congratulations to the following recipients of this year’s Chancellor’s Excellence Awards. These awards honor the exceptional students, faculty, and staff who go above and beyond in their roles, demonstrate strong leadership, and serve as outstanding representatives of WSU Spokane—both on campus and in the greater community. Award winners were recognized during a special ceremony on April 21.

Faculty Awards

  • Annette Jenkins, Excellence in Teaching, College of Nursing
  • Josh Neumiller, Excellence in Service, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Jiyue Zhu, PhD, Excellence in Research, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Staff Awards

Group/Department/Committee Award

  • Center for Experiential Learning, College of Nursing
  • Accreditation-Operations Team, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine

Administrative Professional

  • Heidi Belcher, Undergraduate Clinical Onboarding Coordinator, College of Nursing
  • Taylor Kensel, Director of Development, College of Nursing
  • Danielle Desormier, Director of Finance and Administrative Services, College of Nursing
  • Miranda Henrich, Academic and Student Success Advisor, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Civil Service

  • Ross Bindler, Research Investigator, College of Nursing

Student Awards

Excellence in Leadership

  • Anoud Ailabouni, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Ayobami Diyaolu, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Diana Pham, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Speech and Hearing Sciences
  • Liam Quinn, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
  • Noushyar Panahpour, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, MD

Community Engagement

  • Anneka Siems, College of Nursing
  • Kishanee Haththotuwegama, Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, MD
  • Kappa Psi – Beta Pi Chapter, College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Congratulations to this year’s award recipients!