Thirty-one women at the University of Central Florida will be honored in March – Women’s History Month – by the Center for Success of Women Faculty for their contributions in shaping an inclusive culture at UCF. Plus, for the first time, the center will honor 12 men who also have enhanced UCF’s inclusivity.
This year’s women honorees have presented research on a national and international level, have acted as role models and mentors for students, colleagues and community partners, have led UCF’s Pride Faculty and Staff Association and have been active in other organizations in addition to their teaching, service and administrative roles. They are:
Elizabeth Klonoff, professor and vice president for research, and dean of graduate studies
Lori Walters, Institute for Simulation and Training research assistant professor
Stacy Van Horn, College of Education & Human Performance associate lecturer
Amy Hesse, Creative School for Children director
Carrie Moran, UCF Libraries user-engagement librarian
Staci Zavattaro, public administration associate professor
Angela Rounsaville, writing and rhetoric associate professor
Julia Listengarten, theatre professor
Evelyn Lynn, retired College of Education & Human Performance lecturer
Lisa Massi, College of Engineering & Computer Science academic affairs director of operations analysis
Caridad Hernandez, associate professor of medicine
Jeanette Schreiber, associate vice president for medical affairs and chief legal officer
J. Marla Toyne, anthropology assistant professor
Deborah Weaver, writing and rhetoric associate instructor
Susan Chase, nursing associate dean for graduate affairs and graduate department chair
Cyndia Muniz, Multicultural Academic and Support Services assistant director
Stephanie Vie, writing and rhetoric interim chair
Ayanna Lopez, Graduate Student Services assistant director
Kristina Childs, criminal justice assistant professor
Pam Thomas, biology instructor
Vicki Loerzel, nursing associate professor
Belinda Boyd, theatre associate professor
Denise Gammonley, School of Social Work associate professor
Wendy Howard, Center for Distributed Learning associate instructional designer
Leandra Preston-Sidler, Women’s and Gender Studies associate lecturer
Judit Szente, College of Education & Human Performance associate professor
Adrienne Dove, physics assistant professor
Diane Andrews, nursing associate professor
Maureen Ambrose, College of Business professor
Martine Vanryckeghem, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders professor
Rani Vajravelu, biology associate lecturer
Check out the Center for Success of Women Faculty’s website for profiles on each of the honorees. One profile is being posted each day this month.
The 12 men are being honored for making a difference at UCF in ways that range from leading a charge to add expectant-mother parking on campus, add nursing-mothers’ rooms in their colleges, establish paid parental leave for men and women faculty, and expand the Creative School for Children at UCF to also care for babies and toddlers, among others. The honorees are:
Richard Tucker, professor emeritus of psychology and UCF liaison to the Learning Institute for Elders
Michael Hynes, School of Teaching, Learning and Leadership director
Benton Anderson, leave-administration manager at UCF Human Resources
Melvin Rogers, personnel and student affairs associate dean, public administration associate instructor
Richard Harrison, associate librarian at UCF Libraries
Stephen King, Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences associate professor
Rick Schell, vice president and chief of staff
Charles Reilly, College of Engineering & Computer Science associate dean and professor
Kris Singh, Parking Services director
John Fauth, biology associate professor
David Pavlonnis, Student Development and Enrollment Services, assistant vice president for budgets and personnel
Alvin Wang, Burnett Honors College dean and professor
The Center for Success of Women Faculty’s 20-member executive council nominates faculty and staff members at UCF for the recognition. Executive council members range from the College of Health & Public Affairs, Rosen College of Hospitality Management, Nursing, Engineering, Theatre, Women’s Studies and more.
“Together we represent a lot of areas within UCF – many colleges, ranks and campuses. We trust each council member to nominate people who reflect well on all of us,” said Linda Walters, Pegasus professor of biology and director of the Center of Success of Women Faculty.
This is the fifth year the center has honored faculty and staff for Women’s History Month.
Plus, numerous events are scheduled to celebrate Women’s History Month. Events include guest speakers like Kayla Harrison, an Olympic gold medalist, the Vagina Monologues and an Equal Pay Day, among others. See here for more on Women’s History Month events at UCF.