Megginson Awards

William A. Megginson Teaching Award
Emma Frances Megginson Service Award
Mitford Ray Megginson Research Award

The William A. Megginson Educational Foundation established awards in teaching, research, and service to recognize faculty and staff for their outstanding contributions to University of Mobile.

William A. Megginson Teaching Award

1986	Thomas L. Johnson	Associate Professor of Business and Computer Science
1987	Nancy N. Wall	Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages
1988	Elizabeth I. French	Associate Professor of Biology and Music Education
1989	Elizabeth M. Flanagan	Professor of Nursing
1990	Robert B. Sawyer	Associate Professor of Music
1991	Kenneth Bergdolt	Professor of Music
1992	Frances Garner	Professor of English
1993	Dwight W. Steedley	Professor of Mathematics
1994	Charles M. Clark	Associate Professor of Art
1995	M. Jane Byrd	Associate Professor of Accounting and Management
1996	Anne B. Lowery	Associate Professor of Marketing and Business
1997	Thomas Bilbo	Associate Professor of Biology
1998	Gail L. Stevens	Professor of Nursing
1999	Telfair J. Mashburn III	Professor of Philosophy
2000	Judith McPeak	Professor of Communication
2001	Elizabeth Flanagan	Professor of Nursing
2002	Tina Miller-Way	Associate Professor of Biology
2003	Sergio A. Castello	Associate Professor of Global Business and Economics
2004	Diann Carithers	Associate Professor of Nursing
2005	Randall L. Dupont	Associate Professor of Organizational Administration and Leadership
2006	T. Terry Hopper	Professor of Human Performance and Exercise Science
2007	Kathy C. Dunning	Chair, Department of Accounting Assistant Professor of Accounting
2008	Larry V. Turner	Professor of Education
2009	J. Thomas Bevill	Professor of Marriage and Family Counseling and Christian Studies
2010	Cynthia D. Biegler	Professor of Education
2011	Douglas L. Mitchell	Associate Professor of English
2012	Phillip T. Counselman	Associate Professor of Art
2013	Debra H. Chancey	Assistant Professor of Education
2014	Rebecca W. Fox	Director of Piano Studies and Associate Professor of Music
2015	Sue Y. Gober	Professor of Education
2016	Kenneth R. Hughes	Associate Professor of Music
2017	Barbara W. Brousseau	Assistant Professor of French
2018	Jamie L. O’Mally	Assistant Professor of Psychology
2019	Brenda R. Chastain	Assistant Professor of Education
2020	Troy L. Henderson	Professor of Mathematics
2021	Salomon F. Itza	Professor of Physics
2022	Tammy W. Brown	Assistant Professor of Nursing
2023	Charlotte V. Hester	Associate Professor of Music
2024	Wanda D. Jones	Associate Professor of Chemistry
2025	Daniel B. Chancey	Assistant Professor of English

Emma Frances Megginson Service Award

1986	Elaine Beasley	Secretary, Business Office
1987	Curtis Brazell	Maintenance Worker
1988	Barbara Smith	Registrar
1989	Leon Pirkle	Vice President for Institutional Operations
1990	Jane Hancock	Secretary, Academic Affairs Office
1991	Brantley H. Parsley	Director of Library
1992	Vicki Burgin	Secretary, Institutional Operations
1993	Dorothy Fay Turner	Assistant Director, Oakdale Children’s Center
1994	Benjamin Glover, Jr.	Director for Student Services, Coordinator of Intramurals
1995	Bertha A. Coxwell	Resident Counselor
1996	Carol Camp	Computer Operator
1997	Fran Yarborough	Secretary, College of Arts and Sciences
1998	Audrey C. Eubanks	Vice President for Academic Affairs and Secretary, School of Business
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1999	Janá Lassiter	Collection Officer
2000	Jane Nall	Assistant Professor of Biology
2001	Vera M. Pipkin	Secretary, School of Nursing
2002	Cindy Kelly	Secretary, Athletics
2003	Elaine Kyser	Mailroom/Switchboard Assistant
2004	Donna K. Wilkins	Administrative Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs
2005	Michael R. Blaylock	Vice President for Campus Affairs
2006	Michael A. Jacobs	Baseball Coach
2007	Eileen K. Gardner	Assistant Registrar
2008	Cindy L. Bruns	Student Relations Supervisor
2009	Cindy Godwin	Administrative Assistant, College of Arts and Sciences
2010	Lisa Normand Davis	Secretary Center for Performing Arts
2011	Barbara T. Greene	Administrative Assistant to the President
2012	Teresa Callan	Secretary School of Christian Ministries
2013	Mattie R. Easter	Coordinator of Nursing Admission and Assistant Professor of Nursing
2014	Lonnie A. Burnett	Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of History
2015	Terri McNellage	Administrative Assistant, Adult and Professional Studies
2016	Pamela S. Buchanan-Miller	Director of Faculty Support and QEP
2017	Kristie H. Sanders	Admissions Information Specialist
2018	Debra H. Chancey	Assistant Vice President for Accreditation
2019	Jenna M. Goodwin	Director of Production and Administration
2020	Cindy Godwin	Administrative Assistant, College of Arts and Sciences
2021	Brenda W. Hinson	Coordinator of International and Graduate Recruitment
2022	Jeremy C. Harford	Director of Media and Production
2023	Jeffrey M. Caviness	Director of Housing
2024	Kim Howell	Assistant in Mailroom
2025	Heath R. Vester	Assistant Vice President for Creative Services

Mitford Ray Megginson Research Award

1986	Charles E. Early	Associate Professor of Psychology and Computer Science
1987	Dwight M. Steedley	Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science
1988	Steven D. Carey	Assistant Professor of Biology
1989	Telfair J. Mashburn III	Associate Professor of Philosophy
1990	Jan C. Wood	Associate Professor of Nursing
1991	John E. Setnicky	Assistant Professor of Business
1992	Donald K. Berry	Associate Professor of Religion
1993	Steven D. Carey	Assistant Professor of Biology
1994	M. Jane Byrd	Associate Professor of Accounting and Management and
	Leon C. Megginson	J.L. Bedsole Professor of Business Studies
1995	Shirley D. Rohrer	Assistant Professor of Biology
1996	Donald K. Berry	Associate Professor of Religion
1997	no award
1998	Larry Parks	Assistant Professor of Mathematics
1999	Ray B. Munroe, Jr.	Assistant Professor of Physics
2000	Sergio Castello	Assistant Professor of Global Business and Economics
2001	no award
2002	Robert M. Schaefer	Professor of Political Science
2003	Billy Hinson	Professor of History
2004	Sharon N. Vest	Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems
2005	Douglas K. Wilson	Assistant Professor of Christian Studies
2006	Lonnie A. Burnett	Associate Professor of History
2007	no award
2008	Pamela S. Buchanan	Assistant Professor of General Studies and Director of Student Services for the Center for Adult Programs
2009	Douglas L. Mitchell	Associate Professor of English
2010	Mihaela F. Buhaiciuc	Assistant Professor of Music
2011	Stephen J. Schuler	Assistant Professor of English
2012	Jeremiah R. Sullins	Assistant Professor of Psychology
2013	Telfair J. Mashburn III	Professor of Humanities
2014	Randall L. Dupont	Associate Professor of Business
2015	Matthew L. Downs	Assistant Professor of History
2017	Troy L. Henderson	Professor of Mathematics
2018	Michael D. Robinson	Assistant Professor of History
2019	Jeremy S. Padgett	Assistant Professor of Communication
2020	Stephen J. Schuler	Professor of English
2021	Matthew L. Downs	Dean, College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor of History
2022	Gyromas W. Newman	Associate Professor of Communication
2023	no award
2024	no award
2025	Douglas K. Wilson	Executive Director, Center for Christian Calling, and Professor of Biblical Studies