SSPA Faculty awards
Five Boise State University faculty members were honored by the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs at a Jan. 16 college meeting. The annual awards recognize full-time and part-time instructors in the areas of teaching, research and service.
The purpose of the awards program is to honor faculty members in the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs who are doing outstanding work. Winners, chosen by a committee, each receive a cash award and inclusion on the college “Wall of Fame.”
Winners are:
Tenured Research Award — Anthony Walsh, professor of criminal
justice. Walsh worked in various positions in law enforcement
for 21 years before coming to Boise State in 1984. He has served
on many community and university boards and committees and is
currently a member of the American Criminal Justice Society Program Committee.
Tenured
Teaching Award — Eric Landrum, professor of psychology. Landrum
came to Boise State in 1992. He served as chair of the Psychology
Department from 1996-2000 and as interim chair in 2005-2006. His
research centers on college student success. Landrum is a member of the American
Psychological Association.
Tenured Service Award — Stephanie Witt, professor
of public policy and administration and director of the Public
Policy Center and Social Science Research Center. Witt began her
career at Boise State in 1989. She chaired the Political Science
Department for six years and also served as interim associate dean for the
College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs and as associate vice president
for academic affairs.
Tenure-track Award — Lisa Bostaph, assistant professor
of criminal justice. Bostaph came to Boise State in 2003. Her
research interests include race and gender issues, and domestic
violence. She is a member of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and
the American Society of Criminology.
Adjunct Teaching Award — Victoria Gooch, adjunct professor of criminal justice. Gooch is a full-time Idaho State Police detective who has taught a variety of lower- and upper-division courses, including Introduction to Law and Justice and Criminal Law. She has been teaching at Boise State since 2004 and consistently receives some of the highest student evaluations in the department.