FACULTY UNIVERSITY SERVICE AWARD MELISSA SCHEAFFER

Melissa Scheaffer has provided extensive service over her nearly 35-year career at Utah State University. Currently, she is a faculty member in the College of Engineering where she developed and teaches Technical Communication for Engineers, a course required of all engineering majors. In addition to her rigorous teaching schedule, Melissa created the Engineering Writing Center, which has assisted over 6,500 engineering students in developing their writing skills since opening spring semester 2017. Additionally, she has served on a wide variety of University-level committees aimed at reducing sexual misconduct on campus, improving curriculum at the general education level, coaching numerous term faculty seeking promotion, and improving the quality of teaching for faculty.

Melissa never declines a request to serve and is passionate about giving back to USU, which has immensely enriched her academic career and personal life. Melissa considers her service efforts to be an impactful and essential component of her academic responsibilities.