2026 Thomas M. Landy Award Recipient

During the September Lunch and Learn events sponsored by the Benedictine Institute at College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University which he directs, Dr. Rodger Narloch was presented with the Thomas Landy Award for Outstanding Service to Collegium by Director Karen Eifler. In front of a roomful of his colleagues from every department there, Rodger was recognized for mentoring 10 (and counting!) small groups at the annual colloquy, two terms on the Board, including a stint as Chair, and superb hosting efforts whenever the colloquy is at St. Ben’s/St. John’s, such as making sure the evening socials are well-stocked. Rodger also contributed a well-received essay to the recent volume of essays on nurturing the prophetic imagination in college classrooms, Beneath the Roar and Tumult.

He noted that his teaching and research trajectories have been forever altered by his Collegium experiences, and his enthusiastic colleagues celebrated those efforts, and in a heartfelt way, lifted up the often invisible work that makes something like the Benedictine Institute thrum and flourish. As an unanticipated bonus, Rodger’s daughter gave birth to his third grandchild during the Landy Award fête. Congratulations and THANKS for all of it, Rodger!

Dr. Rodger Narloch is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Benedictine Institute at St. John’s University and at the College of St. Benedict. He is also a graduate of St. John’s and went on to earn his M.A. and Ph.D. in developmental psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a focus on identity development in emerging adulthood and the processes of decision-making that facilitate happiness. In addition to his service as Psychology Department Chair for nine years, he has consistently led efforts to foster the Catholic and Benedictine mission. Rodger has received CSBSJU’s Academic Advising Award (2004), CSBSJU’s Robert L. Spaeth Teacher of Distinction Award (2006), and Collegium’s Visionary Award (2016).