Meet the 2025 CSUN Faculty Honorees for Teaching, Service and Creativity

The recipients of the Distinguished Teaching, Counseling or Librarian Award pose for a photo. From left: Jeff Wiegley, faculty president; Meera Komarraju, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs; Danielle Spratt, faculty vice president; Jacob Hinkel-Lipsker, Kimberly Kirner and Vickie Yu, faculty member honorees; CSUN President Erika D. Beck; Robert Taylor, Foundation board chair and Yoko Mimura, faculty secretary. (David J. Hawkins/CSUN.)

CSUN President Erika D. Beck (fifth from right) poses with the emeritus faculty members at the Honored Faculty Awards Reception in the Orchard Conference Center, Friday, May 2, 2025. (David J. Hawkins/CSUN)

Yan Searcy, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (left) poses with Suzanne Scheld, recipient of the Extraordinary Service Award and Moshoula Capous-Desyllas, one of two recipients of the Outstanding Faculty Award. (David J. Hawkins/CSUN.)

Celebrating 30 Years of Service. From left to right: Robert Taylor, foundation board chair, Danielle Spratt, faculty vice president; Jeff Wiegley, faculty president; Cheryl Courtney-Hogue, Erik Kelson, Michael Neubauer, Gigi Rabe, Monica Turner, faculty member honorees; CSUN President Erika D. Beck, Yoko Mimura, faculty secretary and Meera Komarraju, provost and vice president of academic affairs. (David J. Hawkins/CSUN.)

The CSUN Faculty Senate celebrated outstanding educators and their many achievements at the annual Honored Faculty Awards Reception, which took place May 2 at the Orchard Conference Center. More than 20 faculty members received emeritus status — conferred by CSUN President Erika D. Beck — and Provost Meera Komarraju presented service year recognition to faculty members who have served 25, 30, 35 and 40 years.

Outstanding Faculty Awards and Distinguished Teaching and Counseling Awards were also presented.

Outstanding Faculty Awards

Moshoula Capous-Desyllas, professor, Sociology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Silvia Fernandez, professor, Mathematics, College of Science and Mathematics

Distinguished Teaching, Counseling or Librarianship Awards

Jacob Hinkel-Lipsker, professor, Kinesiology, College of Health and Human Development

Kimberly Kirner, professor, Anthropology, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Vickie Yu, professor, Communication Disorders and Sciences, College of Health and Human Development

Other honors included the Preeminent Scholarly Publication Award, Extraordinary Service Award and the Exceptional Creative Accomplishments Award. Learn more about these honors on the Faculty Senate’s website.

The awards are sponsored by the CSUN Foundation, the Northridge Chapter of the California Faculty Association, Undergraduate Studies and the Tseng College of Graduate, International and Midcareer Education.