Awards & Honors
Staff Award of Merit
The Award of Merit is intended to honor a staff member of Sargent College (administrative staff, non-faculty clinical staff, or non-faculty research staff) who has demonstrated excellence in his/her position and has made a positive impact on programs, faculty, students, and/or alumni.
The Award of Merit acknowledges staff members for their valuable contributions to Sargent College as evidenced by:
- Ability to foster a positive work environment
- Creative problem-solving
- Consistent production of high-quality work
- Initiative in creation or improvement of college, departmental, research, or clinical processes or protocols
- Mentorship and training of others
2026 Staff Award of Merit Winner
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Aura Flores-Canelas, Department Manager, Physical Therapy
This award honors a Sargent staff member who has demonstrated excellence in their position and made a positive impact on the Sargent community |
Previous Award Winners
Staff Award of Merit
Faculty Award of Merit
The Award of Merit – Faculty is intended to honor a faculty member of Sargent College who has made impactful service contributions benefiting programs, faculty, students, and/or alumni of Sargent College.
Examples include
- Leadership in university, college, and/or departmental committees that benefit SAR
- Special involvement in developing interdepartmental collaboration in educational, scholarly, and/or administrative matters
- Development of a new degree/specialty program and/or new career paths
- Development of superior methods of academic advising, including curriculum and career advising
- Creation or improvement of college, departmental, research, or clinical processes or protocols
- Mentorship and training of others
Evaluation criteria for the award include the impact of the faculty member’s service on:
- The fulfillment of Sargent College Mission
- Student learning and achievement, and
- Faculty, staff, and/or alumni of Sargent.
Nominees should demonstrate an impact in at least two of these areas.
2026 Faculty Award of Merit Winner
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Jana Iverson, Associate Dean for Research
This award honors a Sargent faculty member who has made an impactful service contribution benefiting the Sargent community. |
Previous Award Winners
Faculty Award of Merit
Whitney R. Powers Award for Teaching Excellence
This award recognizes an outstanding teacher from the Sargent faculty and is named in honor of Whitney R. Powers, professor emeritus of BU Sargent College, who, for more than 25 years, shared his gifts as an outstanding teacher.
2026 Whitney R. Powers Award for Teaching Excellence Winner
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Jesse Moreira-Bouchard, Phd, Clinical Assistant Professor, Human Physiology
This award recognizes an outstanding teacher from the Sargent faculty and is named in honor of Whitney R. Powers, a professor emeritus of Sargent College, who for more than 25 years shared his gifts as an outstanding teacher. |
Previous Award Winners
Whitney R. Powers Award for Teaching Excellence
Sargent Staff Impact Award
2026 Staff Impact Award
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Barbara Holland, Assistant Director of Research, Speech Neuroscience Lab
This award honors a staff member who exemplifies:
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