Faculty Achievements

Anaid Yerena, Ph.D.

2019 UW Tacoma Distinguished Teaching Award

The Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes a faculty member who demonstrates a mastery of their subject matter, the ability to engage diverse students both within and outside of the classroom, and strives for innovation in course design.

Yonn Dierwechter, Ph.D.

2014 UW Tacoma Distinguished Research Award

The Distinguished Research Award was established in 2004 to recognize faculty members who have achieved a record of notable scholarship or creative activity, generated new knowledge in their discipline and contributed to the intellectual development of UW Tacoma and its communities.

Ali Modarres, Ph.D.

2014 Urban Affairs Association Service Honor Roll

For more than 40 years, the Urban Affairs Association (UAA) has relied on the commitment, intellect, and energy of its service leaders. Without these contributions, UAA would not have developed into the strong and dynamic organization it is today, and the field of urban studies would lack its current breadth and richness.

The Urban Affairs Association has created the UAA Service Honor Roll to recognize those members who have contributed outstanding service over the years to the association.

James W. Harrington, Ph.D.

2014 American Association of Geographers Ronald F. Abler Distinguished Service Honors

AAG Honors, the highest awards offered by the American Association of Geographers, are offered annually to recognize outstanding accomplishments by members in research and scholarship, teaching, education, service to the discipline, public service outside academia, and for lifetime achievement. Although the AAG and its specialty groups make other important awards, AAG Honors remain among the most prestigious awards in American geography and have been awarded since 1951.