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2025 Faculty Awards: Celebrating Scholarship and Service

Cal State Fullerton honors five faculty members each year for their commitment to student success, teaching, scholarship and collaborative leadership.

Sudarshan Kurwadkar

Environmental Engineer Earns Top Faculty Honor for Scholarship and Teaching

Sudarshan Kurwadkar, CSUF professor of civil and environmental engineering, is the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Professor Award.

 Cal State Fullerton lecturer Michelle Kurland speaks with a student.

Communications Lecturer’s Focus on Experiential Learning Earns Recognition

Michelle Kurland, CSUF lecturer in communications, is the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Lecturer Award.

 Cal State Fullerton public health professor Archana McEligot stands at a whiteboard while teaching.

Public Health Professor’s Research in Epidemiology, Nutrition and Cancer Recognized

Archana McEligot, CSUF professor of public health, is the recipient of the 2025 L. Donald Shields Excellence in Scholarship and Creativity Award.

 Gina Passante teaching physics is the recipient of the 2025 Carol Barnes Excellence in Teaching Award

Physicist Honored for Inspiring Students to Learn Physics and Quantum Mechanics

Gina Passante, CSUF associate professor of physics, is the recipient of the 2025 Carol Barnes Excellence in Teaching Award.

 CSUF President Ronald Rochon and Alexandro Gradilla smile at an Academic Senate meeting.

Chicana and Chicano Studies Faculty Member Embodies Spirit of Collaborative Leadership

Alexandro Gradilla, CSUF associate professor of Chicana and Chicano studies, is the recipient of the 2025 John W. “Jack” Bedell Leadership in Collegial Governance Award.