Appointments

Philip Abbott was hired as a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Ancient Scripture. Ross Baron was hired as a visiting teaching professor. Joshua M. Matson was hired as an assistant teaching professor. Robbie Taggart was hired as an associate teaching professor.

Philip L. Allred and Rob Eaton were hired as visiting teaching professors in the Department of Church History and Doctrine. Maclane Heward and Ty Mansfield were hired as assistant professors. Scott L. Howell was hired as an assistant teaching professor. Brian Mead and Travis Searle were hired as assistant teaching professors. Matthew O. Richardson returns to the department after several years in administration and on Church assignment.

Derek Sainsbury was hired as an associate professor.

Jason R. Combs received continuing faculty status and advanced to associate professor.

W. Justin Dyer advanced to professor.

Mark D. Ellison received continuing faculty status.

Frank F. Judd Jr. was appointed associate chair of the Department of Ancient Scripture.

Jan J. Martin received continuing faculty status and advanced to associate professor.

Avram R. Shannon received continuing faculty status and advanced to associate professor.

Hank R. Smith received continuing faculty status and advanced to associate teaching professor.

Joseph Spencer received continuing faculty status and advanced to associate professor.

Krystal V. L. Pierce passed third-year review for candidacy for continuing faculty status.

Ryan H. Sharp passed the third-year review for candidacy for continuing faculty status.

Amy Easton-Flake and Mark D. Ellison began serving at the BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.

Awards

Daniel L. Belnap received the Richard L. Anderson Research Award.

Alexander L. Baugh received the B. West Belnap Citizenship Award.

Alexander L. Baugh and Gaye Strathearn received BYU’s Creative Arts Award for their work on video roundtable discussions on the scriptures.

The Association for Mormon Letters gave their award for religious nonfiction to Ancient Christians: An Introduction for Latter-day Saints, edited by Jason R. Combs, Mark D. Ellison, Catherine Gines Taylor, and Kristian S. Heal.

Richard B. Crookston, Religious Education IT manager, was recognized for twenty years of service.

Robert C. Freeman, professor of Church history and doctrine, received the Robert J. Matthews Teaching Award.

Casey Paul Griffiths received the Ephraim Hatch Teaching and Learning Fellowship.

Steven C. Harper, professor of Church history and doctrine, received BYU Religious Education’s Outstanding Citizenship Award.

Andrew H. Hedges, professor of Church history and doctrine, received the Outstanding Teaching Award.

Adam Hellewell, administrative assistant in the BYU Religious Education deans’ office, receive the Outstanding Service Award.

Brent R. Nordgren, RSC operations and production supervisor, was recognized for fifteen years of service.

George A. Pierce received the Harvey B. & Susan Easton Black Outstanding Publication Award for his book edited with K. H. Keimer titled The Ancient Israelite World.

Aaron P. Schade received the Harvey B. & Susan Easton Black Outstanding Publication Award for The Book of Moses: From the Ancient of Days to the Latter Days (coauthored by Matthew L. Bowen).

Retiring

Charles Swift retired on July 31.

David Whitchurch retired on July 1.