{"id":43,"date":"2026-05-19T18:47:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/honors-program\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:47:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:47:54","slug":"faculty-and-staff-recognition-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/honors-program\/faculty-and-staff-recognition-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty and Staff Recognition Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/honors-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2026\/05\/Dara-Knot-Small-Image-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"Keltic Knot image\" class=\"wp-image-44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/honors-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2026\/05\/Dara-Knot-Small-Image-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/blogs.umflint.edu\/honors-program\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2026\/05\/Dara-Knot-Small-Image.jpg 394w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dara Knot, or Oak Tree knot, is a Celtic knot which symbolizes strength and wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Any Honors Program student may nominate a faculty or staff member who has worked with them on an Honors Program related project (Off-campus, Honors thesis, contract or affiliate course, etc.) and fulfilled one or more of the below criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Has gone above and beyond the call of duty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inspired you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Was there for you at a difficult time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gave you extra help along the way<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Has somehow made a lasting impression<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since this is recognition and not an award, all nominees will receive an electronic certificate bearing the Dara Knot along with the short explanation of why they were nominated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Winter 2026 Recipients:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Terrance Horgan &#8211; Myron and Margaret Winegarden Professor and Professor of Psychology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maureen Thum &#8211; Collegiate Lecturer and Lecturer IV in English<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fall 2025 Recipients:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Toko Oshio, Education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeffrey Yackley, Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Winter 2025 Recipients:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Toko Oshio, Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fall 2024 Recipients<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Melissa Sreckovic, Education and Honors Program Mohamad Daassa, Foreign Language and History<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jeffrey Yackley, Computer Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gregory Laurence, Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Winter 2024 Recipients:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bob Barnett, English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicole Yambrick, Biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Fall 2023 Recipients<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jennifer Alvey, Anthropology and Women\u2019s and Gender Studies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mohamad Daassa, Foreign Language and History Shan Parker, Health Education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dara Knot, or Oak Tree knot, is a Celtic knot which symbolizes strength and wisdom. 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