Class of 1943 Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching

Eligibility and Criteria

  1. All tenured faculty, including department heads, who have been on the faculty at UNI for at least five years are eligible.  Such eligibility includes individuals who are employed at least half-time, those on a leave of absence during consideration, and those who are in their final year of employment prior to retirement.  A faculty member may receive the Excellence in Teaching Award only once; however, recipients are not precluded from consideration for other University awards.
     
  2. The emphasis for this award should be placed on effective performance in the classroom.  Outstanding teaching also includes being generous with personal time and seriously concerned with academic excellence and individual student needs, interests and development.
     
  3. Distinguished teaching will be measured by student assessments over time; significant teaching activities, both inside and outside the classroom; letters from current students, former students and faculty colleagues; evidence of curriculum development activity; and high-quality standards for rigor and currency of course content.

Selection Procedures

  1. The selection process begins with the nomination of faculty by colleagues.  A nomination form must be completed by November 3, 2023, which will be forwarded to the Chair of your College Senate. The nomination form includes an indication of the nominee’s willingness to be named and a brief description of how the nominated faculty member’s teaching merits consideration for this award.
     
  2. The College Senate chair will refer nominations to the College Awards Committee, which will select a maximum of two faculty members to be forwarded to the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President via the nominee submission form by November 17, 2023
     
  3. The nominees that are selected by the College Awards Committee will be notified by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President. The nominees will compile the following documents and submit them using the nominee application by February 23, 2024
     
    • A current vita
    • A written narrative of not more than 500 words describing the nominee’s philosophy of teaching.
    • A maximum of three letters of support (alternatively, letters of support can be sent directly to the Provost's Office at provost@uni.edu)
    • A maximum of three documents supportive of the award criteria (e.g. curriculum materials).
    • Student assessments from the last 6 semesters.

 

Selection Committee

The University Committee is selected by the Provost or designee in consultation with College Senate Chairs. It will consist of one representative from each academic college, one student, and two members of the Emeritus Faculty Association. It will review all materials and forward a recommendation to the Provost and Executive Vice President. The Committee’s recommendation shall remain confidential until the Provost and Executive Vice President announces the recipient.  

Award Recipients

2022-23: Elise Dubord, Languages & Literatures
                 Timothy Gilson, Ed. Psych, Foundations & Lead. Studies
2021-22:  Mason Kuhn, Curriculum & Instruction
                  Brett Olsen, Finance
2020-21:  Jeff Morgan, Physics
2019-20:  Robert Dise, History
                  Russell Guay, Management
2018-19:   Lyn Countryman, Teaching
2017-18:   James O'Loughlin, Languages and Literatures
2016-17:   Sarah Montgomery, Curriculum and Instruction
                 Tyler O'Brien, Sociology, Anthropology, & Criminology
2015-16:   Timothy Lindquist, Accounting
2014-15:   Susan Etscheidt, Special Education
2013-14:   Robin Lund, School of Health, Phys. Ed. & Leisure Serv.
                  Elaine Eshbaugh, School of Applied Human Sciences
2012-13:   Martha Reineke, Philosophy & World Religions
2011-12:    Helen Harton, Psychology
2010-11:    Kristin Mack, Sociology, Anthropology, and Crim.
 

    2009-10:    Michael Roth, Physics
    2008-09:   M. Kimberly MacLin, Psychology
    2007-08:   Lisa Jepsen, Economics
    2006-07:   Catherine Miller, Mathematics
    2005-06:   Paul Shand, Physics
    2004-05:   Russell Wiley, Chemistry
    2003-04:   Jay Lees, History
    2002-03:   James F. Fryman, Geography
    2001-02:    Michael Shott, SAC
    2000-01:    Kenneth McCormick, Economics
    1999-00:    David May, Geography
    1998-99:    Kent Sandstrom, SAC         
    1997-98:    Barbara Lounsberry, English             
    1996-97:    Thomas Lindsay, Political Science
    1995-96:    Robert Washut, School of Music
    1994-95:    Steven Corbin, Marketing
    1993-94:    Gretta Berghammer, Theatre
    1992-93:    Robert Seager, Biology