Four Wichita State faculty and staff members have been named 2025 Faculty and Staff of the Year by the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR), recognizing their excellence in teaching, research, service and student support.
The KBOR awards recognize outstanding contributions by faculty and staff across the state’s universities.
Wichita State’s 2025 KBOR awardees:
- Dr. Lisa Parcell, Kansas Health Foundation Director of the Elliott School of Communication and professor of communication, Tenured Faculty of the Year. Read more about Parcell.
- Dr. Erin O’Bryan, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders, Tenure-Track Faculty of the Year. Read more about O’Bryan.
- Marco Hernandez, assistant teaching professor of print media and foundations coordinator in the School of Art, Design and Creative Industries, Faculty of the Year. Read more about Hernandez.
- Dr. Christopher Leonard, director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Staff of the Year. Read more about Leonard.