Wally Cordes Chair Recipients

2025

February:

Adam Stoverink, Management, Walton College of Business.

March:

Rocio Paez Ritter, Sociology and Criminology, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.

April:

Steve Clowney, School of Law.

2024

February:

Janine Parry, Political Science, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.

March:

Heather Sprandel,  Management, Sam M. Walton College of Business.

April:

Jeannie Whayne, History, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. 

September:

Deb Korth, Student Success, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. 

October:

Leslie Massey, First Year Engineering, College of Engineering

November:

Rupesh Kariyat, Entomology and Plant Pathology, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences

2023

February: 

Adnan Alrubaye, Biology. Technology and Care to Promote Students' Success

March: 

Jack Kern, Education and Health Professionals. Science of Teaching and Learning

April:

Lia Uribe, Music. We are Windows, we are Mirrors: Pathways to Diversity in our Teaching. 

September:

John Pijanowski, Educational Leadership, College of Education and Health Professions. 

October:

John Gauch, Computer Science & Computer Engineering College of Engineering.

November:

Raquel Castro Salas, World Language, Literatures, and Cultures, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences

 2022

February:
Fran Hagstrom, COEHP. Runaway Chicken, Rotten Herring, and Kabob Pizza: Reflections about How Small Bites and Second Helpings Feed Teaching and Learning Internationally and at Home,

March:
Tish Pohl, Engineering. Student Success in a Post-COVID Environment

April:
Carl Smith, Architecture. Transformational Collaboration and Reflective Practice in Teaching

September: 
Molly Rapert, Business. Strategies to Develop Rapport with Students

October:
Heather Walker, Engineering. Reflections on Teaching Thru the Pandemic: A Focus on the Silver Lining

November: 
Margaret Butcher, Communication. Teaching from the Heart: Using Kindfulness in Teaching to Build a More Empathic and Compassionate Campus.

2021

February:
Marcia Imbeau, Special Education, Curriculum and Instruction. College of Education and Health Professions. Promoting Student Voice by Creating Choice. 

March:
Daniel Levine, World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Fulbright College of Arts and Science.  Learning From Our Students, and Learning About Our Students. 

April:
Manuel Rossetti,  Industrial Engineering.  COVID Impact Statements in the Annual Evaluation Process. 

September:
Raja Kali, Economics.  Walton College of Business. Adapting the Socratic Method of Teaching: An Antidote to Lecture. 

October:
Caree Banton, History and African American Studies.  Fulbright College of Arts and Science. Talking Race in the Classroom. 

November:
Cassandra Cox, Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology. Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences. Teaching Authentically in an Age of Reality Superstars.

2020

February: 
Michelle Gray, Health Human Performance and Recreation. Teaching in the Lab, the Best of Both Worlds. 

March:
Cancelled due to Covid

April:
Susan Bristow, Information Systems. Walton College of Business.  4th Down and 4 To Go: Coaching Students to Play in an Unpredictable World.

September:
Stephanie Schulte, Communication. Fulbright College of Arts and Science.  Keeping It Fresh: Curiosity and Experimentation in the Classroom.

October:
Tom Jenson, Marketing. Walton College of Business. Teaching and the Art of Thievery.

November:
Stephanie Hubert, Human Environmental Science . Sailing through COVID: Lessons Learned from a Boat Named Helen            .                                                                       

2019

February:
Christopher Shields, Sociology and Criminology. Fulbright College of Arts and Science.  

March:
Kathleen Lehman, University Libraries. Course Reserves and You: How the library can help you help your students access your course materials without violating copyright laws!

April:
Calvin White, History. Fulbright College of Arts and Science.  

September:
Mary Savin, Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences. Taking Risks in Teaching to Improve Learning.

October:
Lynn Meade, Communication. Fulbright College of Arts and Science.  Students Often Surprise Me and That's a Good Thing – Framing Teaching from a Student Standpoint.

November:
Sean Conners, Curriculum and Instruction. Reading the Word, Researching the World: Designing Inquiry-Based Learning Experiences for Students in Higher Education.

2018

 February:
Timothy Kral, Biological Sciences. Fulbright College of Arts and Science.  Attendance: Should it be mandatory? Should we care?

March:
Ed Clausen, Chemical Engineering. Interacting with Students in Large Classrooms.

April:
John Norwood, Accounting. Walton College of Business. Teaching Related Challenges.

September:
Lorraine Brewer, Chemistry and Biochemistry. Refocusing Our Distracted Students: From Civil Inattention to Engaged Exploration.

October:
Janet Forbess, Health, Human Performance and Recreation. Creating a Climate of Welcome, Community, and Accountability in Classes.

November:
Donna Graham, Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology. This is Not My First Rodeo

2017

January:
Greg Herman, Department of Architecture. Getting Students to Take Control of Their Education.

February
Neil Allison, Chemistry and Biochemistry. Back to the Future! A Conversation About Us and Our Students.

March:
Norm Dennis, Civil Engineering. How Do You know They are Paying Attention: Keeping Students Engaged.

April:
Donald Johnson, Agricultural Education, Communications, and Technology. About Students, Teaching, and the University: Random Things I Have Learned So Far.

September:
Charles Rosenkrans, Animal Science. Stacking Undergraduate Engagement Strategies

October:
Cheryl Murphy, Curriculum and Instruction. Making Class Thrilling: Things We Do to Engage Our Students.

November:
Lynda Coon, Honors College. The Premodern World for the Postmodern Student.

2016

September:
Ro Di Brezzo, Health, Human Performance and Recreation.

October:
Paul Cronan, Information Systems. Walton College of Business.

                                            Ro Di Brezzo Service to Teaching Award Winners                                                                                          

2024

2023

Neil Allison, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Lindsey Aloia, Graduate School, Communication

Heather Walker, Chemical Engineering

2022

Lorraine Brewer, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2021

Kathryn Zawisza, Philosophy, and IT Services.

2020

Samantha Robinson, Mathematical Sciences.

2019

Rachel Glade, Communication Science and Disorders.

                              Paul Cronan Technology Teaching Excellence Award Winners                                      

2024

2023

2022

Dave Bostwick, School of Journalism and Strategic Media

Lance Cheramie, Human Environmental Sciences

Casandra Cox, Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology

Chase Rainwater, Industrial Engineering

David Fredrick, Classical Studies

Stephen Caldwell, Music

Teaching Awards Reception

The Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center and the U of A Teaching Academy  co-sponsor the Faculty Teaching Awards Reception. This annual event, held at the Hembree Alumni Center, recognizes faculty who have received university-level teaching awards during the previous academic year.