Outstanding Professor

The ‘Outstanding Professor’ award is given biennially to the professor who most inspires our students. Students nominate professors each semester, from which the Honors program staff chooses a deserving candidate. A professor need not have taught an honors course to be eligible for the ‘Outstanding Professor’ award.

Previous winners include:

Year	Name	Department
2018	Rebecca Sammel	English, Literature and World Languages
2017	Tony Baker	Sociology
2016	Jennifer Johnson	Geography
2015	Anne Spain	Biology
2014	Neil Patten	Communication
	Paul Klatt	Biology
2013	Charles Vannette	Foreign Languages (German
	Bradley Isler	Biology
2012	Stephen Lee	Pharmaceutical Sciences
	Diane Maguire	Business/Professional Golf Management
	Annette Keyt	Business/Professional Golf Management
2011	David Schrock	Communication
	David Aiken	Philosophy
2009	John Cullen	Literature
	Scott James	Biology
2008	Gary Miller	Biology
	John Kane	Business/Law
2007	Amy Dorey	Business
	Phil Middleton	Literature
2006	Robert Barnum	Fine Arts
2005	Colleen Partiagianoni	Chemistry
2004	Bruce Beetley	Biology
	Gary Horn	Communication
2003	David Pilgrim	Sociology
	Kent Sun	Mathematics

Seeking Nominations for the Outstanding Professor Award and Outstanding Peer Mentor Award - The Honors Program seeks nominations for our Outstanding Professor Award and Outstanding Peer Mentor Award. The Outstanding Professor Award is given annually to the professor who most inspires our students. A […]
Call for Outstanding Professor Nominations - The ‘Outstanding Professor’ award is given annually to the professor who most inspires our students. Students nominate professors each semester, from which the Honors program staff chooses a deserving candidate. A […]
Call for Outstanding Professor Nominations - The ‘Outstanding Professor’ award is given annually to the professor who most inspires our students. Students nominate professors each semester, from which the Honors program staff chooses a deserving candidate. A […]
Spring 2016 Outstanding Professor - The Honors Outstanding Professor award is a student-led award. Students nominate professors who have helped them, regardless if it was in an Honors class or not. This year’s Outstanding Professor […]
Call for Outstanding Professor Nominations - The ‘Outstanding Professor’ award is given annually to the professor who most inspires our students. Students nominate professors each semester, from which the Honors program staff chooses a deserving candidate. A […]
Call for Outstanding Professor Nominations - The ‘Outstanding Professor’ award is given annually to the professor who most inspires our students. Students nominate professors each semester, from which the Honors program staff chooses a deserving candidate. A […]
Spring 2015 Outstanding Professor - The Honors outstanding Professor award is a student-led award. Students nominate professors who have helped them, regardless if it was in an Honors class or not. Previous winners of this […]
Fall 2014 Outstanding Professor - The honors program is, at its core, an academic program designed to challenge students to succeed in their chosen professions. Cultivating excellence in the classroom starts from the student’s first […]
Outstanding Professor, Spring 2014 - Dr. Paul Klatt inspires his students by making the subject—specifically Animal Behavior and Environmental Conservation—“so fun!” But that doesn’t mean that he is considered ‘easy.’ This was, in fact, a […]
Outstanding Professor, Fall 2013 - “You can tell just by the way he teachers and cares that he is extremely passionate about teaching here” and “the perfect role-model” Professor Vannette not only provides such inspiration […]