Faculty Monty Winners
Seven faculty members will be recognized for contributions to teaching, research and community service.

Each year, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» recognizes outstanding faculty and honors them for their contributions to teaching, research and community service.
The Awards for Outstanding Faculty Contributions — also known as the Faculty Montys — are given to faculty members in each of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»'s seven colleges.
The honorees for the 2014-2015 Faculty Montys are:
- Risa Levitt Kohn, Department of Religious Studies, College of Arts and Letters
- Gary Grudnitski, Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy, College of Business Administration
- Carol Robinson-Zanartu, Department of Counseling and School Psychology, College of Education
- Sunil Kumar, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering
- Guadalupe Ayala, Graduate School of Public Health, College of Health and Human Services
- Gregory Durbin, School of Theatre, Television and Film, College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
- William Welsh, Department of Astronomy, College of Sciences
About the Montys
The Montys are a time-honored tradition at Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³». The award is a symbol of achievement and success presented to distinguished professors.
Monty Awards are bestowed by the . They are given to those who have made significant contributions to the university, the San Diego community or California, nationally or internationally.
Monty recipients will be honored at the All-University Convocation on August 20.