Teaching Award Winners and Chair Recipients
Wally Cordes Chair Recipients
February:
Kevin Hall, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
March:
Jinoh Park, Interior Design, Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design
April:
Dobrina Jandik, Finance, Sam M. Walton College of Business
February:
Adam Stoverink, Management, Sam M. Walton College of Business
March:
Rocio Paez Ritter, Sociology and Criminology, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.
April:
Steve Clowney, Law, School of Law
September:
Bill McComas, Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education and Health Professions
October:
Fiona Davidson, Geosciences, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences.
November:
Jennie Popp, Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
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
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
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.
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 AmericanStudies. 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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
Lynn Meade, Student Success and Retention, Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences
Deborah Korth, Student Success Center, Division of Academic Affairs
Neil Allison, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Lindsey Aloia, Communication, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School and International Education
Paul Cronan Technology Teaching Excellence Award Winners
Vernon Richardson, Accounting, Sam M. Walton College of Business
Xinde (Cinder) Zhang, Financial Analytics, Sam M. Walton College of Business
Dave Bostwick, School of Journalism and Strategic Media, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Lance Cheramie, Human Environmental Sciences, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Casandra Cox, Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
Chase Rainwater, Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
David Fredrick, Classical Studies, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences
Stephen Caldwell, Music, Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences