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University Accessibility Center

Faculty and Department Awards

Each year the Accessibility Center solicits feedback from our students and staff, asking them to nominate faculty members who demonstrate the greatest levels of understanding and advocacy for students with disabilities.

2026 FACULTY AWARD RECIPIENTS

Dr. Ryan W. Davis, Dr. Mike Goodrich, and Dr. Jeffrey H. Macedone were chosen as this year’s outstanding nominees, and they were recognized at the Accessibility Center's Twenty-Sixth Annual Awards Ceremony on March 4th, 2026.

In addition to being honored at the banquet, Dr. Ryan W. Davis, Dr. Mike Goodrich, and Dr. Jeffrey H. Macedone have also earned the Accessibility Center Good Samaritan Mentored Learning Award for their respective colleges. This award, established by our generous donors, Keith and Carol Jenkins, provides substantial funding to be used for mentored student learning within the colleges.

This is a picture of Dr. Ryan W. Davis. He is a white male, with light hair, with green eyes, and wears wire frame glasses.

Dr. Ryan W. Davis

Ryan W. Davis, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Political Science. He is interested in how people can make plans with each other when they agree that they should follow a moral principle, but they don't agree on what that principle should be. Most of his writing is about ethics, political philosophy, or religion. He's currently trying to finish two books: one about the value of autonomy, and the other about the philosophical views of Taylor Swift. He is an appreciator of flyfishing, gourmet ice cream, BYU soccer, the television program Andor, and the Greater Sage Grouse.

This is a photo of Dr. Mike Goodrich. He is a white male with brown eyes and brown hair.

Dr. Mike Goodrich

Mike Goodrich, Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering and professor of computer science. His research spans three main areas. In artificial intelligence, he focuses on robot planning, multi-agent reasoning, and robot self-assessment. His work in human–robot interaction examines supervisory control, with applications including aerial drones for wilderness search and rescue, ground robots, humanoid robots supporting autism therapy, and bio-inspired robot swarms. More recently, his research has expanded to applying AI, network science, and graph data science to problems in poverty mitigation.

This is a photo of Dr. Jeff Macedone. He is a white male with light eyes and brown hair.

Dr. Jeffrey H. Macedone

Jeffrey H. Macedone, Ph.D., is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. His interest in analytical chemistry led him to pursue a B.S. and Ph.D. at BYU. Before joining the faculty in 2007, he was a postdoctoral researcher at BYU for two years. Jeff teaches both introductory chemistry in large lecture halls and analytical chemistry in a laboratory. Chemical demonstrations are a hallmark of his teaching, helping students connect core chemical principles to real-world phenomena. His teaching philosophy centers on helping students become more confident and thoughtful learners.

PREVIOUS FACULTY AWARD RECIPIENTS

2025
Scott Cooper – College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Lance E. Davidson – College of Life Sciences
Liz Dibble – College of Fine Arts and Communications

2024
Sandra Hope – College of Life Sciences
Riley Wilson – College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Elliott D. Wise – College of Humanities

2023
Matthew Grey – College of Religious Education
Taeya Howell – Marriott School of Business
Michael Kraczek – College of Fine Arts and Communication

2022
Jamin Rowan – College of Humanities
Fred Woods – College of Religious Education

2021
Laura Padilla-Walker – College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Daniel Snow – Marriott School of Business

2020
Daryl Lee – College of Humanities
Perry Ridge – College of Life Sciences

2019
Katharina Paxman – College of Humanities
James Swensen – College of Humanities

2018
Jason Kerr – College of Humanities
Jessica Preece – College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

2017
Julia Ashworth – College of Fine Arts and Communication
Joshua Price – College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences

2016
Douglas Dean - Marriott School of Business
Jeanette Lawler – College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences

2015
R. Brent Adams – College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences
Peter Ward – Marriott School of Business

2014
Jeffrey Macedone – College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences
G. Bruce Shaalje – College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences

2013
Malcolm Randal Skinner – College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences
Anne Hodge Ure – College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

2012
Loreen Allphin – College of Life Sciences
Richard Edmond Bennett – College of Religious Education

2011
Wendy Archibald – J. Reuben Clark Law School
Monte Belknap – College of Fine Arts and Communication

2010
Michael Brown – College of Life Sciences
Richard O. Cowan – College of Religious Education

2009
John D. Bell – College of Life Sciences
Monte Swain – Marriott School of Business

2008
Hal L. Black – College of Life Sciences
Mona Hopkins – College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences

2007
Perpetua Lynne Nielsen – College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences
Rheuben “Ward” Rhees – College of Life Sciences