CABCoFA Honors Faculty and Staff for Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service
By Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications, Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts
The Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts recently celebrated its 2025–26 Distinguished Faculty and Staff Awards, recognizing faculty and staff whose work continues to strengthen the College’s culture of artistic excellence, scholarship, mentorship, and service. Hosted by Chad Eric Smith, Director of Marketing and Communications, the ceremony honored individuals across teaching, research, creative work, and institutional leadership.
The awards reflected the breadth of impact across the College, from innovative classroom instruction and nationally recognized scholarship to student mentorship, operational leadership, and community-building initiatives. Together, the honorees embody the values that continue to shape the College as a dynamic center for creativity, research, and cultural leadership.
Distinguished Award in Teaching
Outstanding Teaching: Full-Time Lecturer or Senior Lecturer
- Autumn McDonald (Department of Theatre Arts)
- Dr. Charles Perryman (Department of Music)
- Clarke Randolph (Department of Music)
- Dr. Mickey Terry (Department of Music)
Outstanding Teaching: Assistant Professor
- Dr. Natalia Kazaryan (Department of Music)
- Angela Powell Walker (Department of Music)
- Lora Robinson (Department of Music)
Distinguished Award in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Work
Outstanding Scholarship: Associate Professor
- Dr. Melanee Harvey-Fryar (Department of Art)
- Larry Cook (Department of Art)
Distinguished Award in Service
Outstanding Service: Full-Time Lecturer
- Dr. Charles Perryman (Department of Music)
- Autumn McDonald (Department of Theatre Arts)
Outstanding Service: Senior Lecturer
- Iya Ifanike Batts (Department of Theatre Arts)
Distinguished Adjunct Award
- Keta Newborn (Department of Theatre Arts)
- Katherine “Kit” Young (Department of Music)
- Sandra Fortune-Green (Department of Theatre Arts)
- Nova Payton (Department of Theatre Arts)
Excellence in Service Award
- Robyn Ambrose (Department of Music)
- Adarra Davis (Department of Theatre Arts)
- Odessa Scott (Office of the Dean)
Dean “Rocky” Monroe, Ph.D., presented the Dean’s Outstanding Achievement Awards to Assistant Dean of Administration Denise Saunders Thompson and Professor James Phillips of the Department of Art, recognizing their exceptional leadership, service, and contributions to the continued growth and excellence of the College.
Near the conclusion of the ceremony, Tammy McCants, Director of Enrollment & Academic Services within the Center for Student Success, gave out awards for each advisor on her team: Crystal Donaldson, Genesis Neely, and Iesha Washburn.
