Faculty Center
Grants and Awards
The Wall of Fame awards are given each year at a recognition luncheon in May, held in honor of the Professors and Professional Staff members who have been nominated by graduates from the previous year for their excellence in teaching and/or advising.
Wall of Fame - Excellence in Teaching Awards
| 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| 2012 |
Wall of Fame - Excellence in Advising Awards
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| 2012 |
The Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award is funded through a gift from the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation. The purpose of the award is to honor one tenured faculty member with an outstanding record of teaching and a sustained record of commitment to student learning. Application deadline 2/17/12. The award is presented at a ceremony in April. Award mount: $4000.00
Christian R. & Mary F. Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award recipients
1998 Jay Chaskes Sociology |
1999 Bertram Greenspan Music |
2000 Jay Kuder Special Education |
2001 Barbara Sjostrom Elementary Education |
2002 Joseph Robinette Theatre/Dance |
2003 Maria Tahamont Biological Science |
2004 Sanford Tweedie Writing Arts |
2005 T. R. Chandrupatla Mechanical Engineering |
2006 Ned Eckhardt Radio/TV/Film |
2007 Karen Magee-Sauer Physics/Astronomy |
2008 Maria Rosado Geography/Anthropology |
2009 Zenaida Gephardt Chemical Engineering |
2012 |
Lindback Application Instructions
The Frances S. Johnson Junior Faculty Innovative Teaching Award was established by Dr. Sanford Tweedie to recognize junior faculty who challenge their students in unique, important and interesting ways. This award is presented during New Faculty Orientation in August. Application deadline 7/27/12. Award amount: $350.00 plus $500.00 for travel
Frances S. Johnson Junior Faculty Innovative Teaching Award recipients
2005 John Spencer Foundations of Education |
2006 Andrew Hottle Art |
2007 Marilyn Manley Foreign Languages/Literatures |
2008 David Sullivan Theatre/Dance |
2009 Patrick Crumrine Biological Sciences |
2010 Theresa Cone Health & Exercise Science |
2011 Mark Berkey-Gerard Journalism |
Junior Faculty Innovative Teaching Award Application Instructions
The Frances R. Lax Fund for Faculty Development provides stipends to probationary, full-time tenure track faculty who are in the second year of service for professional development activities including: conference registration, academic travel, student research assistants, software purchases and other appropriate academic materials. The award is available for the spring semester. Application deadline 10/31/11. Award amount: $1000.00 each for up to 8 recipients
Frances R. Lax Fund for Faculty Development recipients:
| 2010 | ||
| 2012 |
Frances R. Lax Fund Application & Instructions
The Office of the Provost has provided funding for additional travel support for all full-time, tenure track assistant professors to present a paper at a conference. One application per academic year after department funds are depleted. Award amount: up to $1500.00
Assistant Professor Travel Fund Grant recipients:
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
Assistant Professor Travel Fund Application
Sponsored by Instructional Technology and the Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, This grant is principally targeted to initiatives that are innovative, scalable, adaptable, and applicable to teaching. Pre-tenured and tenured faculty are eligible. Award amount: ranges up to $2000.00
Innovations in Teaching Using Technology Grant Application and Instructions
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 2010 | 2011 |
