Teaching Award

The Arts and Sciences Teaching Award

Each year the College of Arts and Sciences recognizes a faculty member for outstanding teaching. This process begins in the fall with nominations solicited from among students and colleagues alike. Ballot boxes are placed in strategic places around the campus, and students complete nomination forms and insert them in the ballot boxes. Nominated faculty members are invited to submit materials to the Teaching Award Committee. Following its screening process the committee determines its pool of finalists. Each finalist is visited at least once by each committee member, and the committee determines the winner. The award, which includes a cash award and a plaque, is announced at the College's spring meeting, as well as in other university sessions and publications.

Recent winners and finalists are listed below:

2004-2005

Charles Wallis (Math-CS)

Finalists:
Laura Cruz
Gibbs Knotts
Richard Starnes

2003-2004

Julie Barnes (Math-CS)

Finalists:
Mae Claxton
Gibbs Knotts
Newt Smith
Richard Starnes
Charles Wallis

2002-2003

Mimi Fenton (English)

Finalists:
Julie Barnes
Mark Couture
Brian Gastle
Jim Manning
Mary Warner

2001-2002

Scott Philyaw (History)

Finalists:
Julie Barnes
Paul Heckert
Mary Warner
Rob Young

2000-2001

David Dorondo (History)

Finalists:
Cynthia Atterholt
Julie Barnes
Anthony Hickey
Shan Manickam

1999-2000

Kathy Ivey (Mathematics)

Finalists:
Julia Barnes (Mathematics and Computer Science)
Tony Hickey (Anthropology and Sociology)
William Kwochka (Chemistry and Physics)
Terry Neinhuis (English)
Scott Philyaw (History)

1998-99

Kurt Vandervoort (Chemistry and Physics)

Finalists:
Kathy Ivey (Mathematics and Computer Science)
Terry Nienhuis - English

1997-98

Betty Farmer (Communications)

Finalists:
Patti Cutspec (Communications)
Daryl Hale (Philosophy and Religion)
Joseph Klerlein (Mathematics)
Newton Smith (English)

1996-97

Ronald Morgan (Modern Foreign Languages)

Finalists:
Paul Brandt (Chemistry)
Jo Ann Hickey (Sociology)
William Peebles (Music)
John Slater (Communications)

1995-96

Mimi Fenton (English)

Finalists:
Richard Beam (Theatre)
Larry Kolenbrander (Natural Resources Management)
Shan Manickam (Mathematics/Computer Science)

1994-95

Matthew Nicholl (Music)

Finalists:
David Butcher (Chemistry)
Don Livingston (Political Science)
Alice Perry (Modern Foreign Languages)
James Thompson (Art)
James Wallace (Biology)

1993-94

James Nicholl (English) & Gary Pool (Chemistry)

Finalists:
Gael Graham (History)
Paul Heckert (Physics)
Jon Jicha (Art)