{"id":12151,"date":"2026-08-24T11:28:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T16:28:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/?p=12151"},"modified":"2026-08-25T11:15:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:15:44","slug":"sau-college-of-science-and-engineering-announces-2026-outstanding-award-recipients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/2026\/sau-college-of-science-and-engineering-announces-2026-outstanding-award-recipients\/","title":{"rendered":"SAU College of Science and Engineering announces 2026 Outstanding Award Recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_12153\" style=\"width: 540px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12153\" class=\"wp-image-12153\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/08\/faculty-sci-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/08\/faculty-sci-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/08\/faculty-sci-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/08\/faculty-sci-1024x478.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/08\/faculty-sci-768x359.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/08\/faculty-sci-1536x717.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-12153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From L to R: Dr. Josh Walker, Dr. Bruhadeshwar Bezawada, Dr. Adrian Showalter, Stacy Allen, and Austin Shaw<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Southern Arkansas University College of Science and Engineering recognized five faculty members as recipients of its 2025\u20132026 Outstanding Awards during the college&#8217;s annual back-to-school meeting in August.<\/p>\n<p>The Outstanding Awards are among the college&#8217;s highest honors, presented annually to faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and achievement in their respective areas. Recipients are selected based on nominations submitted by peers and students, reflecting the genuine impact these individuals have had through their work with students, colleagues, the University and their respective disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025\u20132026 College of Science and Engineering Outstanding Award recipients are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Austin Shaw, Instructor of Mathematics \u2013 Outstanding Teaching Award<\/li>\n<li>Stacy Allen, Instructor of Mathematics \u2013 Outstanding Teaching Award<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Bruhadeshwar Bezawada, Associate Professor of Computer Science \u2013 Outstanding Research Award<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Adrian Showalter, Assistant Professor of Biology \u2013 Outstanding Service Award<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Josh Walker, Assistant Professor of Animal Science \u2013 Outstanding Advising Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cThese awards reflect the remarkable talent and commitment found throughout our college,\u201d said Dr. Abdel Bachri, dean of the College of Science and Engineering. \u201cWhat makes these recognitions especially meaningful is that the nominations come from peers and students, the individuals who see firsthand the dedication, mentorship, scholarship and service our faculty provide. I congratulate each of this year\u2019s recipients and thank them for the positive impact they continue to have on our students and the college.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The College of Science and Engineering congratulates all recipients and thanks the many peers and students who took the time to submit nominations, ensuring that exceptional contributions do not go unrecognized.<\/p>\n<p>About SAU:<br \/>\nSouthern Arkansas University provides students with the complete college experience in a caring environment of service, innovation, and community. With more than 100 degrees across four distinct colleges and the School of Graduate Studies, SAU initiates new degree programs to meet the needs of today\u2019s career and professional trends. To learn more about SAU, visit www.saumag.edu.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Southern Arkansas University College of Science and Engineering recognized five faculty members as recipients of its 2025\u20132026 Outstanding Awards during the college&#8217;s annual back-to-school meeting in August. The Outstanding Awards are among the college&#8217;s highest honors, presented annually to faculty members who have demonstrated exceptional dedication and achievement in their respective areas. Recipients are&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/2026\/sau-college-of-science-and-engineering-announces-2026-outstanding-award-recipients\/\"> Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":12153,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[271,65,272,96,308,7753,7758],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-academics","category-agriculture","category-archives","category-biology","category-college-of-science-and-technology","category-homepage","category-math-and-computer-science","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12151"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12158,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12151\/revisions\/12158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saumag.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}