2026 MSU Authors Reception
The 2026 MSU Authors Reception will be held on April 7, 2026 in the Marilyn J. Lass Center for Minnesota Studies from 2-3:30. This event will honor faculty and staff authors who had written and/or edited books with publication dates between March 2024 and March 2026.
If you are a MSU faculty or staff member who has written and/or edited a book during this time period and your name is not listed below, please contact the University Archives so we can add you to our collection and list of honorees.
Our list of 2024-2026 honorees include:
Katy Clay, Library and Learning
Matt Connolly, Creative Arts
Daniel Cronn-Mills, Communication and Media
Nihad Daidzic, Aviation
Leslie Darmofal, Nursing
Aaron Deris, Special Education
Antonia Felix, Educational Leadership
Nancy Fitzsimons, Social Work
Sara Gilbert Frederick, University Advancement
Adriana Gordillo, World Languages and Cultures|
Sarah Henderson Lee, English
Andrew P. Johnson, Ph.D., Elementary and Literacy Education
Jason A. Kaufman, Educational Leadership
Karla Lassonde, Psychology
Nancyruth Leibold, Nursing
Nell Musolf, Library Services
Mwarumba Mwavita, College of Education
Ruby Owiny, Special Education
Alexandra Panahon, Special Education
Steven Rybin, Creative Arts
Darcy Strode, Library Services
Jennifer Veltsos, English/Academic Affairs
Sun Kyeong Yu, Philosophy, Languages, Cultures