DFA Recipients

2026 DFA Recipient

Congratulations to Dr. Jennifer Krestow!

Join Dr. Jennifer Krestow as she shares the unexpected and often surprising outcomes of spending years staring at the night sky.

40th Annual Academic Senate Distinguished Faculty Award Lecture

What I've Learned from Staring into Space
Dr. Jennifer Krestow
Professor of Astronomy and Physics

October 29, 2026
12:20 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Kreider Hall (SR 138)

DFA Recipients

2026 Dr. Jennifer Krestow
2025 Dr. Kevin A. Meza
2024 Shant Shahoian
2023 Dr. Stacy Jazán
2022 Andrew Feldman
2022 Fabiola Torres
2021 Dr. Javier Gago
2020 none selected (Covid)
2019 Levon Marashlian
2018 Asmik Oganesyan
2017 Paul Vera
2016 Darren Leaver
2015 Joseph Beeman

2014 Christine Kloezman
2013 Richard Kamei
2012 Kindra Girard
2011 Dr. Monette Tiernan
2010 Chris Juzwiak
2009 Greg Perkins
2008 Eric Johnston
2007 Danny Ranchez
2006 Brett Miketta
2005 Joan Watanabe
2004 Dr. Sid Kolpas
2003 Gary Massion
2002 Dr. Jessica Gillooly
2001 Dr. Mark Maier
2000 Steve Taylor

1999 Dr. Peggy Renner
1998 Carol Paxton
1997 Paul C. Dozois
1996 Yeimei Wang
1995 Susan L. Brinkmeyer
1994 Dr. Larry R. Byrd
1993 Melita Baumann
1992 David O. Hurst
1991 F. Lynn McMurrey
1990 Linda S. Nibley
1989 Not awarded
1988 James M. Smith
1987 Leonard R. DeGrassi