Scholarship Impact Award

To recognize outstanding scholars on our campus, the Vice President for Research has designated the Scholarship Impact Award. This annual award recognizes those whose scholarship has had a major impact nationally and/or internationally. The SIA recognizes and includes faculty members as well as Research Scientists/Scholars, under two tracks for awards each year: 1) the “Recent Achievement” award recognizes more recent impact of a scholar’s career, focusing on the immediate past 10 years of a scholar’s career; and 2) the “Career Achievement” award recognizes the long-term or enduring impact of scholarship across the span of a scholar’s career. Each award includes a plaque of recognition and $15,000, allocated as a $5,000 personal stipend payment and $10,000 in funding to support the recipient’s research, scholarship, and/or artistry program.

Nominations are due by 5:00 p.m. MT on January 29, 2024 and must be submitted through the CSU InfoReady Review system. The system will not accept nominations after 5:00 p.m. and no late nominations will be accepted.

For more details about this award, including nomination package requirements, please refer to the “Scholarship Impact Award Call for Nomination”, found as a PDF on this website and/or the CSU InfoReady Review opportunity site.

Lynn Shore – Career Achievement Award

Lynn Shore – Career Achievement Award. Dr. Lynn Shore is an internationally recognized scholar in employment relationships and workforce diversity and inclusion, with a record of service to CSU and her discipline both nationally and internationally that speaks to her selfless commitment to faculty and the professional development of others. She is a pioneer in important workplace/human resource areas; her work on employee-workplace relationships and early focus on DEI issues demonstrates that Dr. Shore has been a leader in critical, pathbreaking management research that is heavily cited and sought after by peer institutions seeking her specialized expertise. Dr. Shore is the second most cited female and the 20th most cited researcher at CSU (an H index of 51), with 10 papers with over 1000 citations, 3 papers with over 2700 citations, her top 20 papers all have over 500 citations, and her four seminal papers in employee-organization relationships are cited collectively over 13000 times. She has 59 peer reviewed articles in many elite journals, has co-edited two books and two special journal issues, written 13 book chapters and has 118 conference presentations as well as 43 invited presentations. She has secured over half a million dollars in grant funding.

Douglas Thamm – Recent Achievement Award

Dr. Douglas Thamm’s research and scholarship has had a profound impact on both veterinary and human comparative cancer research and medicine, spanning from therapeutics to a universal preventative cancer vaccine that may transform cancer care worldwide. His specific contributions include transformative changes in the standard of care for many cancers in dogs that also impacts care of people, the development of the first FDA-approved treatment for canine lymphoma, and the largest cancer vaccination clinical trial ever completed in companion dogs. Dr. Thamm also has a consistent history of leadership and mentorship in the field: He has mentored and advised nearly 50 graduate students and residents, was chosen as President-Elect of the Veterinary Cancer Society, has translated his research findings into practical action by testifying before Congress, has served as Editor in Chief for the international Journal of Veterinary and Comparative Oncology, and has been the recipient of many other awards. As a further testament to Dr. Thamm’s scholarly impact, his scholarship record is prolific: He is co-inventor on three issued patents, has authored 185 peer-reviewed manuscripts and review articles (92 since 2012), 183 research abstracts (65 since 2012), and 25 book chapters (9 since 2012). His citation metrics have steadily increased, from 382 per year in 2012 to 1024 per year in 2023. His most-cited publication has been cited 1547 times, and his most-cited first/senior author publication has been cited 234 times. His current h-index is 43 (Google Scholar).

Hye Seung Chung – Recent Achievement Award

Dr. Hye Seung Chung has an impressive portfolio of accomplishments as a nationally and internationally renowned scholar of film studies, Hollywood history, Asian American media studies, and South Korean media. In this space, she is a prolific writer, scholar, speaker, thought-leader, and mind-changer who has seamlessly translated her work into formats consumed by broad, lay audiences who can benefit from her insights. She has been recognized by several awards and interviews on NPR, CNN, ABC and CBS, and is a recipient of the Fulbright Scholar Awards administered by the United States State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Her list of university contributions and other service to the public is expansive, including advisory and editorial board membership, representation on numerous councils, student advising and thesis mentorship, and service on multiple scholarship committees. Dr. Chung has authored five university press monographs, with a sixth under advance contract, most at top publishers and venues for film studies. She has also published 40 essays and presented a slew of invited lectures and conference talks of significant culture impact.