2026 Spring Summer Onyx Anneau

2026 Pomeroy Award for Faculty Excellence in Teaching

Keeley Cleghorn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Science and Mathematics • Nominator described her as someone who meets students where they are, responding meaningfully to their feedback and creating learning environments that foster a sense of belonging, confidence, engagement and intellectual growth • Works to make biology relevant and interesting by emphasizing connections across the discipline—linking micro-level processes to macro-level phenomena • Use of assessment demonstrates a student-centered approach. She has strengthened her teaching through intentional use of both formative and summative assessments, providing students with timely feedback that supports continuous learning. Her teaching evaluations from students consistently indicate that she is an effective instructor.

Cleghorn with Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Janet Clark, Ph.D.

2026 Pomeroy Award for Faculty Excellence in Scholarship

Chris Delnat, Ph.D., RN Director of Undegraduate Nursing and Associate Professor

• Created a Woods Core capstone course in global health that strengthened the Woods Core curriculum and ensured students engage critically with global and systemic health challenges • Delnat has numerous presentations and publications at the regional and national levels • Sole author of a peer-reviewed article published in the Journal of Nursing in 2025, a nationally recognized outlet and author of other scholarly works addressing pressing issues such as health inequities and the justice gap, with publications appearing in the ISNA Bulletin, the official quarterly publication of the Indiana State Nurses Association • Served as keynote speaker for a local chapter of Sigma Theta Tau – the international honor society for nursing – and presented her research at the 46th Biennial Convention of Sigma Theta Tau International Keeley Cleghorn, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Science and Mathematics • During her tenure as Assessment and Program Review Committee Chair, Cleghorn steered the committee through uncertain waters and stepped in to get the job done • She attended the IU Assessment Institute and shared her knowledge with others • Her leadership has helped to formalize a culture of assessment at The Woods that always strives to support faculty and academic programs to become the best possible version of themselves • Committee member said her teaching “communicates a powerful message to students that biology is not beyond their reach. Her dedication, responsiveness and belief in students foster a supportive environment where learners feel capable, challenged and encouraged.”

Delnat with Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Janet Clark, Ph.D.

2026 Excellence in Assessment Award

Cleghorn with Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Janet Clark, Ph.D.

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