Pamplin Faculty and Staff Awards Celebration – May 2, 2025

Held at Eastern Divide Brewing Company on May 2, 2025, this year’s celebration brought together colleagues from across the College to recognize and honor the outstanding contributions of Pamplin faculty and staff. The event highlighted excellence in teaching, research, service, and student support—celebrating the individuals whose dedication continues to shape the success and future of the college.

Dean Saonee Sarker closed the proceedings by saying, “Thank you to every member of the Pamplin community. Each of you plays a vital role in shaping the direction of Next-Gen Pamplin—and it is your collective commitment that drives our momentum forward.”

View the event's photo gallery.

Pamplin Undergraduate Programs

Academic Advising & Curriculum

• 2025 Outstanding UG Advisor
  • Rachel Hall
• 2025 Outstanding UG Staff
  • Barbara Townley
• 2025 Outstanding UG Curriculum Admin
  • Jenene Belcher
• 2025 Outstanding UG Curriculum Faculty
  • Jeffrey Robert

Career Advising & Development

• 2025 Outstanding Career Advisor
  • Jordan Hurst
• 2025 Outstanding Career Faculty
  • Laura Raschke

International Programs & Mentorship

• 2025 Outstanding International Support
  • Alessandra Rosetti
• 2025 Outstanding Study Abroad Faculty
  • Tom Duetsch
• 2025 Outstanding Xidian Program Faculty
  • Ashley Beleny

Recruiting & Outreach Programs

• 2025 Outstanding Award Winner
  • Mark Michalisin

Student Organization Advising

• 2025 Outstanding Student Organization Faculty Advisor
  • Rachel Brassine

Engage TA Program

• 2025 Outstanding Engage TA Faculty Mentor
  • Josiah Showalter

Scholarship & Awards Support

• 2025 Outstanding UG Awards Faculty
  • Eric Martin

Living Learning Community

• 2025 Outstanding Pamplin LLC Staff
  • Derin Murphy
• 2025 Outstanding Pamplin LLC Faculty
  • Arianna Schuler-Scott

Teaching & Learning (TLC)

• 2025 Outstanding TLC Innovative Technology
  • Jim Dickhans
• 2025 Outstanding TLC Experiential Learning
  • Ron Poff

Departmental Teaching Awards

• 2025 Department Awards for Excellence in Teaching
  • Jacob Shortt (ACIS) 
  • Barb Fraticelli (BIT) 
  • Will Coleman (FIN) 
  • Tom Duetsch (HTM) 
  • Joe Simpson (MGT) 
  • Monica Hillison (MKTG) 
  • Jonathan Everett (REAL)

College Teaching Awards

• 2025 Pamplin College Award for Excellence in Teaching And University Award for Excellence in Teaching 
  • Tom Duetsch (HTM)
•  2025 Pamplin College Career Award for Excellence in Teaching And University Wine Award Nominee 
  • Laura Clark (BIT)

Pamplin Graduate Programs, Research, and Centers

Outstanding Staff

• 2025 Pamplin Graduate Programs Outstanding Staff
  • Ingrid Dema (MBA) 
• 2025 Pamplin Centers Outstanding Staff 
  • Shannon Dillon (CBA)

Graduate Teaching

• 2025 Pamplin MBA Certificate of Teaching 
  • Dirk Buengel (MGT) 
• 2025 Pamplin MSBA Certificate of Teaching 
  • Ryan Hamilton (ACIS)

Departmental Research Awards

• 2025 Department Awards for Excellence in Research 
  • Marshall Vance (ACIS) 
  • Anthony Vance (BIT) 
  •  Felipe Cabezón (FIN) 
  • Manisha Singal (HTM) 
  • David Townsend (MGT) 
  • Shane Wang (MKTG) 
  • Hainan Sheng (REAL)

College Research Awards

• 2025 Pamplin College Award for Excellence in Research 
  • Shane Wang (MKTG) 
• 2025 Pamplin Career Award for Excellence in Research 
  • Kevin Boyle (REAL)

University Research Awards

• 2025 University VT Engaged Research Award 
  • Rick Hunt (MGT) 
• 2025 University Jake A. Lutz III Award for Eminent Scholars
  • Phil Xiang (HTM)

2025 Pamplin Duo+ Seed Grant Winners

• General Track
  • Ni, Zobel, Zheng: AI-Powered Economic Network Analytics: Integrating Consumer Behavior Models with Graph Learning to Combat Financial Fraud 
  • Paye, Vance, Easterwood: Financial Data Intermediaries and the (Mis)-Measurement of Firm Profitability: Towards Open Source Standardized Financial Data 
  • Shen and Barkhi: Enhancing Online Donation Campaigns for Non-Profit Organizations Through Personalized AI-Generated Content 
  • Sheng and Nicolau: The Impact of AI Adoption on Commercial Real Estate: Evidence from the Hotel Industry 
  • Zach and Shen: The Effect of Deceptive Marketing Behavior on Online Platforms

• Entrepreneurship Track  
  • McGeHee, Townsend, Hajarrahman: Development of a Regenerative Tourism Digital Platform: A Customer Discovery Journey  
  • Zhu, Lamoureux, Borunda, Gipe-Lazarou, Goenka, Xiang: At the Intersection of AI, Marketing, and Tourism: Enhancing Visitor Experiences through Adaptive Spatial Intelligence

Pamplin Principles of Community

• 2025 Pamplin Principles of Community Faculty Winner 
  • Eli Jamison (MGT) 
• 2025 Pamplin Principles of Community Faculty Honorable Mention 
  • Ron Poff (MGT) 
• 2025 Pamplin Principles of Community Staff Winner 
  • Andy Santos (Pamplin Marketing) 
• 2025 Pamplin Principles of Community Staff Honorable Mention 
  • Shanti Freeman (Undergrad Programs)

Dean's Fellows

• 2025 Tenure Track Faculty Dean’s Fellows
  • Sudip Bhattacharjee (ACIS) 
  • Chris Zobel (BIT) 
  • Shreyans Goenka (MKTG) 
  • Tom Mayock (REAL)

• 2025 Non-Tenure Track Faculty Dean’s Fellows
  • Mike Kender (FIN) 
  • Tom Duetsch (HTM) 
  • Ron Poff (MGT) 
  • Donna Wertalik (MKTG)

• 2025 AP Faculty & Staff Dean's Fellows
  • Jenene Belcher (REAL) 
  • Jennifer Clevenger (Int Prog) 
  • Ashley Crawford (College Fin) 
  • Catherine Gould (Exec PhD)
  • Jennifer Riley (CBA)
  • Andy Santos (College Mktg)