Congratulations to the UNT chemistry department for receiving a 2025 Academic Excellence Award from University Accreditation for their Ph.D. program!
The College of Science is proud to celebrate the UNT chemistry department for receiving the 2025 Academic Excellence Award for their Ph.D. program! The award was presented by University Accreditation at UNT's 7th Annual Institutional Effectiveness Award Ceremony that took place on February 26, 2026. (Pictured from left to right: Interim Dean Ed Dzialowski, Dr. Lee Slaughter, Dr. William
Acree.)
UNT's Institutional Effectiveness Awards and UNT Staff Appreciation Awards recognize faculty and staff who have gone above and beyond in their efforts to advance UNT’s mission and enhance student outcomes. We are proud of all our College of Science awardees:
- Academic Excellence Award: UNT Chemistry (for their Ph.D. program)
- Core Faculty Supporter of the Year: Ipsita Lahiri and Claudia Gonzalez-Villarreal (Biological Sciences)
- UNT Spirit Award: Becky Petrusky (Biological Sciences)
- Student Well-Being Champion: Elizabeth “Betsi” Goodman (Chemistry)
- Staff Excellence in Research: Kelly Basinger (Advanced Environmental Research Institute)
- Teamwork Award: Proposal Management team, including Kelly Basinger, Samara Cahill (BioDiscovery Institute), and Shantell McDonald (COS)
- Postdoctoral and Research Staff Excellence in Student Research Mentorship Award: Luis Cortes-Herrera (Physics)