Appointments

Dallin Breen was hired as a Religious Education web and systems administrator. Joshua R. McDaniel was appointed an assistant to the dean/controller.

David M. Calabro was hired as a visiting assistant professor of ancient scripture. Jared M. Halverson and Stephan Taeger were hired as associate and assistant professors, respectively (ancient scripture). Justin B. Top was hired as an assistant professor (ancient scripture) and is associate graduate coordinator in the chaplaincy program. Traci Wright was hired as an administrative assistant in the Department of Ancient Scripture.

Alaina Dunn was hired as an editor and Alex Socarras as the lead designer at the BYU Religious Studies Center.

Eric D. Huntsman began work as the associate director for academics at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies. Mark D. Ellison taught summer term there. The new team of teachers at the Jerusalem Center for fall semester consists of Frank F. Judd Jr., Mauro Properzi, and David Rolph Seely, with Eric Huntsman continuing as associate director.

Awards

Don L. Brugger and Carter Charles received the Outstanding Mentor Award. Carter Charles also received the Mormon History Association’s Ardis E. Parshall Public History Award as part of the Century of Black Mormons team.

Connie R. Brace, Gerrit J. Dirkmaat, and Joshua M. Sears received the Outstanding Citizenship Award.

Rachel Cope, Joseph M. Spencer, and Jordan T. Watkins received the Harvey B. and Susan Easton Black Outstanding Scholarship Award. Jordan Watkins also received the best book award from the Society for US Intellectual History.

Mark E. Ellison and Casey Paul Griffiths received the Outstanding Teaching Award.

John Hilton III received the Loretta C. Gledhill Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellowship.

Jared W. Ludlow received the B. West Belnap Citizenship Award.

Anthony R. Sweat received the university’s Early Career Teaching Award and the Robert J. Matthews Teaching Award.

Mary Jane Woodger received the Richard Lloyd Anderson Research Award.

Fred E. Woods received the University Accessibility Center’s Good Samaritan Faculty Award for Distinguished Contributions to Accessibility.

Retirements

Kent R. Brooks, Jeanine Ehat, Marshall Morrise, Vance Theodore, and Keith J. Wilson retired.

In Memorium

Charles D. Tate Jr. died on March 6.