USU Honors Announces 2026-29 Honors Faculty Fellows

LOGAN, Utah — The Utah State University Honors Program has announced the names of the outstanding faculty members awarded 2026-29 Honors Faculty Fellowships.

The Honors Faculty Fellows all participated in an Honors Experiential Learning Collaborative workshop series in fall 2025 and were then selected from a talented pool of strong applicants for this three-year fellowship.

In addition to providing time and funding for faculty to lead honors experiential-learning courses over a three-year period, the goals of establishing this fellowship are to:

• Bring to life the ideas of imaginative and innovative USU faculty.
• Create space for cross-disciplinary pedagogical conversation and collaboration.
• Develop a thoughtful curriculum of applied learning for honors students.
• Empower faculty to build new courses and partnerships that benefit their departments, colleges and campuses.
• Prepare future groups of interested faculty to apply for this three-year Honors Faculty Fellowship.

In support of these goals, each fellow will teach at least one honors course annually, interact regularly with the honors student community and share experiences with each other and the faculty selected to join the fall 2026 Honors Experiential Learning Collaborative. Through this workshop series and fellowship, the University Honors Program will continue to expand and support the robust statewide network of teachers and mentors who share a deep commitment to high-impact applied learning.

“The Honors Faculty Fellows are exceptional teachers and mentors eager to work with honors students and each other to develop scalable experiential-learning opportunities for all USU students,” says Kristine Miller, Professor of English and Executive Director of the Utah State University Honors Program.

According to Provost and Executive Vice President Laurens H. Smith, “This group has the potential to make a very positive impact on student success at USU, now and into the future.”

The following 2026-2029 Honors Faculty Fellows cohort members are also featured, along with their new courses, on University Honors Program website:

College of Arts & Sciences

• Molly Cannon (School of Social Sciences — Logan).
• Susan Grayzel (History, Cultures & Ideas — Logan).
• Amanda Katz (History, Cultures & Ideas — Logan).
• Lucía Sánchez-Gilbert (World Languages & Cultures — Logan).

College of Engineering

• Ryan Berke (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering — Logan).
• Yang Shi (School of Computing — Logan).
• Elizabeth Vargis (Biological Engineering — Logan).

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services

• Jennifer Grewe (Psychology — Logan).
• Kerry Jordan (Psychology — Logan).
• Gregory Madden (Psychology — Logan).

S. J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources

• Sunshine Brosi (Wildland Resources — Eastern/Price).
• Katie Kraus (Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Science — Logan).
• Julie Lamarra (Technology, Design & Technical Education — Logan).