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
Haoxiang Feng, Mathematics and Statistics
Nancy Fitzsimons, Social Work
Sara Gilbert Frederick, University Marketing and Communications
Adriana Gordillo, Philosophy, Languages and Cultures
Jameel Haque, History and Gender Studies
Sarah Henderson Lee, English
Kiersten Hensley, Special Education
Andrew P. Johnson, Elementary and Literacy Education
Jason A. Kaufman, Educational Leadership
Julie Kerr-Berry, Performing Arts
Karla Lassonde, Psychology
Nancyruth Leibold, Nursing
JP Mackey, Creative Production
Md Monzur Murshed, Mathematics and Statistics
Nell Musolf, Library Services
Mwarumba Mwavita, College of Education
Ruby Owiny, Special Education
Alexandra Panahon, Special Education
Mezbahur Rahman, Mathematics and Statistics
Steven Rybin, Creative Arts
Deepak Sanjel, Mathematics and Statistics
Sachi Sekimoto, Communication and Media
Darcy Strode, Library Services
Patrick Tebbe, Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Jennifer Veltsos, English
Ellen Vorbeck, Nursing
Dana Wagner, Special Education
Han Wu, Mathematics and Statistics
Sun Kyeong Yu, Philosophy, Languages, and Cultures