The Student Success Impact Award recognizes faculty and staff who have made a lasting difference in the lives of Illinois students. This award is given to those who were mentioned 10 or more times in the Chancellor’s Senior Survey. Honorable mention is given to those who were mentioned five to nine times in the Chancellor’s Senior Survey for their positive influence on students.
Awardees

Ryan Mullen
Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
2026

Susan Curtis
Accountancy
2025

Anna Dilger
Animal Sciences
2025

Beth Frasca
Kinesiology & Community Health
2025

Ryan Mullen
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
2025

Marisa Peacock
Advertising
2025

Mark Wolters
Business Administration
2025
Honorable Mentions
| Name | Department | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Cody Allen | Agricultural & Biological Engineering | 2026 |
| Lawrence Angrave | Siebel School of Computing & Data Science | 2026 |
| Arijit Banerjee | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2026 |
| Bryan Buckley | Economics | 2026 |
| Andrew Dahle | Accountancy | 2026 |
| Isaac DiIanni | Economics | 2026 |
| Anna Dilger | Animal Sciences | 2026 |
| Jason Emmert | Animal Sciences | 2026 |
| Karle Flanagan | Statistics | 2026 |
| Elizabeth Frasca | Health and Kinesiology | 2026 |
| Grace Giorgio | Communication | 2026 |
| Molly Goldstein | Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering | 2026 |
| Brendan Harley | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 2026 |
| Barry Houser | Music | 2026 |
| Avital Livny | Political Science | 2026 |
| Cezar Mamaril | Health and Kinesiology | 2026 |
| Shachar Meron | Advertising | 2026 |
| Amy O’Neill | Applied Health Sciences Admin | 2026 |
| Benjamin Osswald | Accountancy | 2026 |
| Marisa Peacock | Advertising | 2026 |
| Steven Petruzzello | Health and Kinesiology | 2026 |
| Kimberly Powers | Engineering Administration | 2026 |
| Edward Rogowski | Accountancy | 2026 |
| Rebecca Schlesinger | Counseling Center | 2026 |
| Theresa Schoetz | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 2026 |
| Charles Sing | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 2026 |
| Corey Snyder | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2026 |
| Paul Stoddard | Agricultural & Consumer Economics | 2026 |
| Mark Wolters | Business Administration | 2026 |
| Gary Wszalek | Psychology | 2026 |
| Justin Yim | Mechanical Science & Engineering | 2026 |
| Jennifer Amos | Bioengineering | 2025 |
| Lawrence Angrave | Computer Science | 2025 |
| Jordan Axelson | Chemistry | 2025 |
| Neil Baer | Communication | 2025 |
| Arijit Banerjee | Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2025 |
| Isabel Bo-Linn | Art & Design | 2025 |
| Jan Brooks | Human Development & Family Studies | 2025 |
| Bryan Buckley | Economics | 2025 |
| Robert Carroll | Political Science | 2025 |
| Stephanie Ceman | Cell & Developmental Biology | 2025 |
| Kristen DiFilippo | Kinesiology & Community Health | 2025 |
| Renata Endres | Recreation, Sport and Tourism | 2025 |
| Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider | Computer Science | 2025 |
| Ivanhoe Favila | Engineering Administration | 2025 |
| Amy Fischer-Brown | Animal Sciences | 2025 |
| Mary Flaherty | Speech & Hearing Science | 2025 |
| Karle Flanagan | Statistics | 2025 |
| Grace Giorgio | Communication | 2025 |
| Toni Gist | Food Science & Human Nutrition | 2025 |
| Eric Green | Institute for Sustainability, Energy, & Environment | 2025 |
| Barry Houser | Music | 2025 |
| Ernest-John Ignacio | Civil & Environmental Engineering | 2025 |
| Dawn Kink | Accountancy | 2025 |
| Michael Koerner | Chemistry | 2025 |
| Cezar Brian Mamaril | Kinesiology & Community Health | 2025 |
| Jena Marble | Art & Design | 2025 |
| Ye Joo Park | Accountancy | 2025 |
| Steven Petruzzello | Kinesiology & Community Health | 2025 |
| Adam Poetzel | Curriculum and Instruction | 2025 |
| Christian Ray | Chemistry | 2025 |
| Edward Rogowski | Accountancy | 2025 |
| Peter Sheldon | Advertising | 2025 |
| Paul Stoddard | Agr & Consumer Economics | 2025 |
| Xiao Su | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 2025 |
| Heather Swenddal | Business Administration | 2025 |
| Ke Tang | Mechanical Science & Engineering | 2025 |
| Charee Thompson | Communication | 2025 |
| Chrysafis Vogiatzis | Industrial & Enterprise Systems Engineering | 2025 |
| Emerson Warnick | Business Administration | 2025 |
| Gary Wszalek | Psychology | 2025 |
| Albert Yu | Statistics | 2025 |