Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Education

In support of the University’s vision of cultivating excellence among scholars and leaders in the global community, International Affairs has established the Award for Distinguished Contributions to International Education.

This award honors an individual within the university community (faculty, staff, administrator) who has an exemplary record of distinguished, meritorious, and longstanding contributions to international education and internationalization at UNT.

The individual’s record should include multiple areas of impact to international education at UNT. For example, 1) demonstrated positive impact on UNT students’ growth and development as global citizens 2) internationalizing course curriculum 3) outstanding international publications that include student contribution and research 4) study abroad program leadership and development, and 5) collaboration with multiple visiting international scholars/visitors with significant impact on research/teaching.

Internationalization activities of past recipients are numerous. A short, but not exhaustive list of examples includes:

Spearheading and supporting effective curricular change in support of campus internationalization at UNT
Significant internationalization of courses at UNT
Providing opportunities for global learning for UNT students
Leading/developing study abroad and/or international internship programs for UNT students
Receiving recognition/awards for international education and scholarly contributions (teaching/research/service)
Significant publications showing evidence of international collaborations with demonstrated impact on global learning opportunities for UNT students
Hosting J-1 Exchange, Fulbright, and other international scholars at UNT for collaboration and mentorship
Leading and supporting campus internationalization involving the participation of UNT students, such as through global themed events, programming, or lectures at UNT

This individual's principal duties do not include campus internationalization.

Make a Nomination

Faculty and staff with a minimum 6-8 years at UNT may be considered for this award.
Faculty and staff with 10+ years at UNT are preferred.
Nominee has made international education and internationalization a priority throughout their career at UNT.

Any individual or group at UNT may make a nomination. Self-nominations are accepted with support from the Department Chair. Nominations are accepted from February through November each year.

Nominations must include:

Nomination cover page
Recommendation statement from the nominator
Two letters of reference from faculty, staff, or students
Nominee’s CV/resume

Nomination packets may be submitted digitally to in ternationalaffairs@unt.edu.

Hard copies may be delivered to Marquis Hall, Suite 105.

Questions? internationalaffairs@unt.edu.

The Citation is awarded annually if the committee deems necessary and deserving. Recipient receives an individual plaque with a notation on a permanent and continuing plaque posted conspicuously at the university. An honorarium suitable to the high status of the Citation may accompany the award.

For nominees not selected to receive the Citation, their nominations will remain on file for an additional 3 years. Applications may be updated with relevant information for subsequent review cycles.

1985	Milan Reban	Political Science
1986	Arthur Gionet	World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
1987	Thomas Preston	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
1988	Cora Martin	Studies in Aging
1989	Harold Heiberg	College of Music
1990	Gene Cho	College of Music
1991	Robert Erdle	College Visual Arts and Design
1992	Linda Jahn	International Admissions
1993	John Baen	Business Administration
1994	Howard Smith	College of Education
1995	Witold Brostow	Materials Characterization
1996	Joseph Banowetz	College of Music
1997	Marie-Christine Koop	World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
1998	Youn-Kyung Kim	Merchandising and Hospitality Management
1999	J. Lynn Johnson	Management
2000	David Hartman	Community Service
2000	Emile Sahliyeh	Political Science
2001	Rollie Schafer	Vice Provost for Research
2002	Foster Roden	Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
2003	Linda Di Fiore	College of Music
2004	Steven Friedson	College Music
2004	Mitchell Land	Mayborn Graduate Institute of Journalism
2005	Lou Pelton	Marketing
2006	Steve Cobb	Economics
2007	Miguel Acevedo	Geography
2008	Delores K. (Dee) Knight	Merchandising and Hospitality Management
2009	Ricardo Rozzi	Philosophy and Religion
2010	Garry Landreth	Center for Play Therapy
2010	Sue Bratton	Center for Play Therapy
2011	Alan Albarran	Radio, Television and Film
2012	James Meernik	Political Science
2013	Floyd Del McDaniel	Physics
2015	Sandra Spencer	Women's and Gender Studies
2016	Carmen Terry	World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
2017	Cynthia Mohr	College of Visual Arts and Design
2018	James Kennedy	College of Science
2019	Nancy Nelson	College of Education
2020	Doug Henry	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
2021	Chiachih DC Wang	College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
2022	Ram Dantu	College of Engineering
2023	Sadaf Munshi	College of Information