2011 Faculty Awards for Teaching Excellence

by Staff | April 13, 2011

In 2011, the Dean's Office launches the Faculty Awards for Teaching Excellence to honor faculty members in Arts & Sciences who devote special efforts to teaching and inspiring their students through lectures, seminars, laboratories, independent studies, and mentoring. Each award carries a cash amount applied as either a one-time salary stipend or as research support for the following year. At the April 5, 2011, meeting of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences, three faculty members were honored with the inaugural awards:

Professor Allison

Lizabeth A. Allison
Margaret L. Hamilton
Professor of Biology
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Professor Smith

Dennis A. Smith
Visiting Assistant Professor
of Government,
International Relations
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Professor Whittenburg

James P. Whittenburg
William E. Pullen
Professor of History
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Nominations for the award come initially from the Student Assembly's Undergraduate Council and the A&S Graduate Student Association. Candidates are evaluated on the basis of teaching quality, innovation, and demonstrated commitment to student learning. Over a number of years, awardees will be chosen in order to balance academic rank, disciplinary area, graduate and undergraduate teaching, and tenure and non-tenure eligible status, including adjuncts.