Excellence in Teaching

The Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes faculty members who have made distinctive contributions to classroom instruction within the College of Behavioral & Social Sciences. These individuals represent the finest examples of scholar-teachers.

2021
Andrea Lopez
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Justine Madoo
Lecturer, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Ted Ellsworth
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Government & Politics
Thomas Le
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Psychology
Moran Stern
Graduate Instructor, Government & Politics

2020
Kris Miler
Associate Professor, Government & Politics
Nazish Salahuddin
Senior Lecturer, Psychology
Colleen Kase
Doctoral Student, Psychology
Tristan Hightower
Graduate Student, Government & Politics

2019
Calvert Jones
Assistant Professor, Government & Politics
Sebastian Vallejo Vera
Graduate Assistant, Government & Politics
Jennifer Brady
Graduate Assistant, Psychology
Stacy Kosko
Associate Research Professor, Government & Politics

2018
Jared Novick
Hearing and Speech Sciences
Trey Billing
Government and Politics
Jacob Lewis
Government and Politics
Michael Spivey
Government and Politics

2017

Samira Anderson

Hearing and Speech Sciences

Catherine Kane

Government and Politics

Tracy Tomlinson

Psychology

Elizabeth Sauber

Psychology

2016

Rashawn Ray

Sociology

Joel Simmons

Government and Politics

Joey Brown

Sociology

Maureen Shader 

Hearing & Speech Sciences

2015
David Strohecker
Sociology
Hyo Joon Chang
Government and Politics
Julie Park
Sociology
Patrick Wohlfarth
Government and Politics

2014
Lester Andrist
Sociology
Felipe Westhelle
Government and Politics
Naijun Zhou
Geography
Kanisha Bond
Government and Politics
Meredith Kleykamp
Sociology

2013
Kendra Barber
Sociology
Sandra Gordon-Salant
Hearing and Speech
John McCauley
Government and Politics
Christopher Messerole
Government and Politics
Chistine White
Criminology & Criminal Justice

2012
Laure Brooks
Criminology & Criminal Justice
Michael Hanmer
Government & Politics
Kevin McClure
Global Communities
Dror Yurayvlivker
Government & Politics 

2011
Christopher Andrews
Sociology
Daniel Biggers
Government & Politics
Steven Buzinski
Psychology
Daniel Corstange
Government & Politics
Paul Dean
Sociology

2010
Heather Creek
Government and Politics
Sarah Croco
Government and Politics
Kelly King
Hearing and Speech Sciences
David Yager
Psychology
Stephen Yoder
Government and Politics

2009
Marianne Dunn
Psychology
Jean McGloin
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Maren Milligan
Government and Politics
Karol Soltan
Government and Politics

2008
Jeffrey Lucas
Sociology
Karen Kaufman
Government and Politics
Vivian Sisskin
Hearing and Speech Sciences
John Michael Ryan
Sociology
Sung Wook Paik
Government and Politics

2007
Frances Lee
Government and Politics
Laura Mamo
Sociology
Nazneen Kane
Sociology
Gregory Shaffer
Government and Politics

2006
Arnett Gaston
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Steve Martin
Sociology
Jillian Schwedler
Government and Politics
Rebecca Thorpe
Government and Politics

2005
Douglas Grob
Government and Politics
John Haltiwanger
Economics
Kate Skinker
Hearing and Speech Sciences

2004
Margaret Pearson
Government and Politics
Michael Pries
Economics

2003
C. Fred Alford
Government and Politics