Faculty Awards – 2025
Outstanding Junior Faculty Scholar
Beth Schinoff
Assistant Professor of Management
The Lerner College Outstanding Junior Faculty Scholar Award is awarded to a full-time, untenured faculty member to recognize outstanding scholarship or other contributions to Lerner College initiatives. Their scholarship includes publications in high-quality, well-respected journals and may also include conference presentations and publications, citation by other scholars, or other external recognition of a potentially consequential and impactful research stream. The 2025 recipient is Beth Schinoff.
Outstanding Teacher
Caroline Swift
Assistant Professor of Operations Management
The Lerner College Outstanding Teacher Award is awarded to a full time faculty member to recognize outstanding overall contribution to the Lerner College’s educational mission. They evidence classroom performance by outstanding teaching evaluations or letters of recommendation by current or former students, pedagogical innovation and program development, advising, mentoring and career guidance. The 2025 recipient is Caroline Swift.
Outstanding Faculty Scholar
Matt Fleckenstein, Associate Professor of Finance and Gang Wang, Associate Professor of MIS
The Lerner College Outstanding Scholar Award is awarded to a full-time faculty member to recognize outstanding scholarship by a Lerner College faculty member over a sustained period of time. Scholarship may include books and chapters, journal publications, conference presentations and publications, invited lectures, editorships, citation by other scholars and other external recognition (e.g., professional society nominations, prizes). The 2025 recipients are Matt Fleckenstein and Gang Wang.
Outstanding Faculty Outreach and Service
Vince DiFelice
Senior Instructor of Entrepreneurship
The Lerner College Outstanding Faculty Outreach and Service Award is awarded to a full-time faculty member to recognize outstanding outreach/service contributions, particularly those which significantly impact the department, college, community, state, region and/or international constituencies. The 2025 recipient is Vince DiFelice.
Staff Excellence in Service
Gary Field, Computer Support Specialist and Michele Housman, Business Administrator
The Lerner College Staff Excellence in Service Award is awarded to an exempt or non-exempt staff for exemplary service to the College. The recipient demonstrates a sustained commitment to provide excellent service to students, alumni, faculty and staff, go above and beyond to be helpful and ensure that interactions with students and colleagues are exceptional and problems are resolved. The 2025 recipients are Gary Field and Michele Housman.
Staff Excellence in Innovation
Mike Evans
Manager of Computer Operations
The Lerner College Staff Innovation Award is awarded to a staff member for dedication to continuously improving customer satisfaction and finding creative and appropriate solutions to customer problems. They demonstrate exceptional ability to foster collaboration, communication and cooperation among colleagues and members of the college community. The 2025 recipient is Mike Evans.
Slocomb Professional Excellence Award
Claire O’ Neal
Academic Advisor lI
The Leon & Margaret Slocomb Professional Excellence Award is awarded each year to a full-time faculty or professional staff member in the Lerner College who exhibits a caring attitude in the interest of students and clients. They demonstrate an exemplary commitment to public service, community involvement and innovative activity. The 2025 recipient is Claire O’Neal.
Outstanding Adjunct Instructor Award
Todd Whitlow
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Business Administration
The Outstanding Adjunct Instructor Award is awarded each year to an instructor of Lerner College courses who is not a full-time employee of the University of Delaware. This award recognizes outstanding contributions through adjunct teaching, mentoring students and providing experiences which enrich the academic programs of the college. The 2025 recipient is Todd Whitlow.
MBA Teaching Award
John Stocker, Associate Professor of Finance and Asli Basoglu, Associate Professor of Accounting (honorable mention)
The MBA Teaching Award is given annually by the MBA & Graduate Student Association to the Lerner professor who best exemplifies excellence in teaching graduate MBA courses. The 2025 recipient is John Stocker. Asli Basoglu received the honorable mention.
Student Choice Teaching Award
Roger Coffin, Director of Corporate Affairs, Professor of Practice and Ahmad A. Rabaa’i, Associate Professor of MIS
The Excellence in Teaching Award is given annually by the Lerner Student Advisory Board to the Lerner professor who best exemplifies excellence in teaching undergraduate business courses. The 2025 recipients are Roger Coffin and Ahmad A. Rabaa’i.