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- Past Teaching Excellence Award Winners
Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients (1980-present)
- High School
Named the Mary Margaret Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award in 1995
- 2-Year Colleges
Named the Wayne Weiten Teaching Excellence Award in 2005
- 4-Year Colleges
Named the Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award in 1995
- Graduate Student
Named the McKeachie Early Career Award in 1995
Renamed the Wilbert J. McKeachie Teaching Excellence Award in 2005
- Early Career
Named the Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award in 2007
- Adjunct Faculty
Note: Not all awards have been given each year.
High School |
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| 1981 | Len McCord-Sheldahi | Urbandale High School, IA |
| 1982 | John M. Christano | McQuaid Jesuit High School, NY |
| 1983 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 1984 | Charles E. Provon | New Trier Township High School, IL. |
| 1985 | Jewell Lyngaas | Edina High School, MN |
| 1986 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 1987 | Mrs. Reba Wooden | Perry Meridian High School, IN |
| 1988 | Thomas L Lestina | Naperville Central High, IL |
| 1989 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 1990 | K. Bates Mandel | George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science, PA |
| 1991 | Karyn Hale | Crater High School, OR |
| 1992 | Charles T. Blair-Brocker | Cedar Falls High School, IA |
| 1993 | Randal M. Ernst | Lincoln High School, NE |
| 1994 | Alan Feldman | Perth Amboy High School, NJ |
| 1995 | Laura Lincoln Maitland | W.C. Mepham High School, NY |
| Mary Margaret Moffett Memorial Teaching Excellence Award The Division 2 Executive Committee voted to name this award in honor of Mary Margaret Moffett in 1995 (Read here) |
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| 1996 | Nancy Grippo | Henry M. Gunn High School, CA |
| 1997 | Carol Jo Dean | Lake Park High School, IL |
| 1998 | Margaret Davidson | Berkner H.S., TX |
| 1999 | Mary Spilis | Northview High School, GA |
| 2000 | Michael Sullivan | Sharon High School, MA |
| 2001 | Craig W. Gruber | Walt Whitman High School, MD |
| 2002 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 2003 | Jim Matiya | Carl Sandburg High School, IL |
| 2004 | Rob McEntarffer | Lincoln Southeast High School, NE |
| 2005 | Kristen Whitlock | Viewmont High School, UT |
| 2006 | Amy C. Fineburg | Spain Park High School, AL |
| 2007 | Debra Park |
West Deptford High School, NJ |
| 2008 | Marjorie Kain Cole | Kellam High School, VA |
| 2009 | Susan Spencer | Northern Highlands Regional High School, NJ |
| 2010 | Wendy Hart | Brentwood High School, Brentwood, TN |
| 2011 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 2012 | Nancy Diehl |
Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong |
| 2013 | Jeanne Blakeslee | St. Paul's School for Girls, MD |
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2014 |
Amanda Harmon |
Zionsville Community High School, IN |
| 2015 |
Tina Athanasopoulos
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John Hersey High School, IL
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| 2016 | Terri Lindenberg | Lake Park High School, IL |
| 2017 | Laura Brandt | College Du Leman, Switzerland |
| 2018 | Pamala Coburn | Fremont High School, UT |
| 2019 | Michael Hamilton | Hopkinton High School, MA |
| 2020 | Steve Jones | City of Medicine Academy, NC |
| 2021 | R. Scott Reed | Chandler Unified School District, AZ |
| 2022 | Casey Swanson | Plymouth High School, MI |
| 2023 | Maria Vita | Penn Manor High School, PA |
| 2024 | (no award) | (no award) |
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2-Year Colleges |
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| 1980 | Jim Eison | Roane State Community College, TN |
| 1981 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 1982 | James Bell | Howard Community College, MD |
| 1983 | Duane Windemiller | Northern Essex Community College, MA |
| 1984 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 1985 | Peter Burzynski | Vincennes University, IN |
| 1986 | Tom Bond | Thomas Nelson Community College, VA |
| 1987 | Wayne Weiten | College of DuPage, IL |
| 1988 | Karen R. Huffman | Palomar College, CA |
| 1989 | Larry R Vandevert | Spokane Falls Community Collge, WA |
| 1990 | Sandra Lee Ladd | West Valley College, CA |
| 1991 | Richard E. Miller | Navarro College, TX |
| 1992 | Ann E. Garrett Robinson | South Central Community College, KY |
| 1993 | Margaret Anne Bly | Edison Community College, FL |
| 1994 | JoAnn C. Brannocle | Fullerton College, CA |
| 1995 | Virginia Nichols Quinn | North Virginia Community College |
| 1997 | Robin Hailstorks | Prince George's Community College, MD |
| 1998 | Mark W. Vernoy | Palomar College, CA |
| 1999 | Jerry Rudmann | Irvine Valley College, CA |
| 2000 | Ann T. Ewing | Mesa Community College, AZ |
| 2001 | Tonja L. Ringgold | Baltimore City Community College, MD |
| 2002 | David R. Murphy | Waubonsee Community College, IL |
| 2003 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 2004 | Robert L. Johnson | Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, OR |
| 2005 | Joseph A. Mayo | Gordon College, Barnesville, GA |
| Wayne Weiten Teaching Excellence Award The STP Executive Committee voted to name the award in honor of Wayne Weiten in 2005 (Read here) |
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| 2006 | Diane L. Finley | Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD |
| 2007 | Kim O'Donnell | Naugatuck Valley Community College, CT |
| 2008 | Kimberley Duff | Cerritos College, CA |
| 2009 | Jennifer O'Loughlin-Brooks | Collin College, TX |
| 2010 | Phil O. McClung | West Virginia University at Parkersburg, WV |
| 2011 | Kari L. Tucker | Irvine Valley College,CA |
| 2012 | Virginia Wickline | Miami University, OH |
| 2013 | Vincent Granito | Lorian County Community College, OH |
| 2014 |
J. Kris Leppien-Christensen |
Saddleback College, CA |
| 2015 | Lynne N. Kennette | Durham College, Ontario, Canada |
| 2016 | Katherine Wickes | Blinn College, TX |
| 2017 | Jaye Frances Van Kirk | San Diego Mesa College, CA |
| 2018 | William S. Altman | SUNY Broome Community College, NY |
| 2019 | Garth Neufeld | Cascadia College, WA |
| 2020 | Jaclyn Ronquillo-Adachi | Cerritos College, CA |
| 2021 | Julie Lazzara | Paradise Valley Community College , AZ |
| 2022 | Jason Spiegelman | Community College of Baltimore County, MD |
| 2023 | Heather Schoenherr | College of Western Idaho |
| 2024 | Todd Joseph | Hillsborough Community College, FL |
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4-Year Colleges/Universities |
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| 1980 | Keith Jacobs | Loyola University New Orleans, LA |
| 1981 | Mark Ware | Creighton University, NE |
| 1982 | E. Scott Geller | Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
| 1983 | Ernest D. Kemble | University of Minnesota |
| 1984 | Sherman Ross | Howard University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1985 | Margaret W. Matlin | SUNY Geneseo |
| 1986 | Patricia Marks Greenfield | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1987 | Kennon A. Lattal | University of West Virginia |
| 1988 | David S. Holmes | University of Kansas |
| 1989 | Stephen T. Davis | Emporia State University, KS |
| 1990 | Joseph J. Palladino | University of Southern Indiana |
| 1991 | Maryanne Wolf | Tufts University, MA |
| 1992 | Walter A. Minsk | Macalester College, MN |
| 1993 | Drew C. Appleby | Marian College, IN |
| 1994 | Richard A. Griggs | University of Florida, Gainsville |
| 1995 | Mitchell H. Handelsman | University of Colorado, Denver |
| Robert S. Daniel Teaching Excellence Award The Division 2 Executive Committee voted to name this award in honor of Robert S. Daniel in 1995 and formally announced the naming of the award in 1996 (Read here) |
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| 1996 | Barbara Nodine | Beaver College, PA |
| 1997 | Patricia G. Devine | University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 1998 | William G.. Graziano | Texas A&M University |
| 1999 | Philip G. Zimbardo | Stanford University, CA |
| 2000 | William Buskist | Auburn University, AL |
| 2001 | Jeanne Marsh Stahl | Morris Brown University, GA |
| 2002 | Kenneth A. Weaver | Emporia State University, KS |
| 2003 | Charles I. Abramson | Oklahoma State University |
| 2004 | C. R. Snyder | University of Kansas, Lawrence |
| 2005 | Stephen L. Chew | Samford University, Birmingham, AL |
| 2006 | Dean Keith Simonton | University of California, Davis, CA |
| 2007 | Bette Bottoms | University of Illinois at Chicago |
| 2008 | Jane Sheldon | University of Michigan-Dearborn |
| 2009 | Richard Miller | University of Nebraska at Kearney |
| 2010 | Marianne Miserandino | Arcadia University, Glenside, PA |
| 2011 | Mark Costanzo | Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA |
| 2012 | David B. Daniel | James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA |
| 2013 | Andrew N. Christopher | Albion College, Albion, MI |
| 2014 | (no award) |
(no award) |
| 2015 | Pam Marek | Kennesaw State University, GA |
| 2016 | Erin Hardin | University of Tennessee |
| 2017 | Steven Meyers | Roosevelt University, IL |
| 2018 | Kim A. Case | University of Houston-Clear Lake, TX |
| 2019 | Tim Lawson | Mount St. Joseph University, OH |
| 2020 | Guy Boysen | McKendree University, IL |
| 2021 | Bridgette Hard | Duke University, NC |
| 2022 | Loreto Prieto | Iowa State University, IA |
| 2023 | Colleen Seifert | University of Michigan |
| 2024 | Brian Burke | Fort Lewis College, CO |
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Graduate Student |
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| 1980 | Susan Warner | University of Florida |
| 1982 | Gary Namie | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| 1983 | Hugh Foley | State University of N.Y., Stony Brook |
| 1984 | Michael R. Stevenson | Purdue University |
| 1985 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 1986 | Lyn Mowafy | University of Arizona |
| 1987 | David Pittenger | University of Georgia |
| 1988 | Linda M. Woolf (Brandeberry) |
St. Louis University, MO |
| 1989 | Arthur Kohn | Duke University, NC |
| 1990 | Cathy Grover | Texas A&M University |
| 1991 | Andrew Schrack Walters | University of Georgia |
| 1993 | Joel David Swendsen | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1994 | Steven A. Meyers | Michigan State University |
| McKeachie Early Career Teaching Award The Division Two Executive Committee voted to name the award in honor of Wilbert J. McKeachie in 1994. (Read here) |
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| 1995 | Maria Lynn | St. Louis University, MO |
| 1996 | Earl M. Williams | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1997 | Barbara Hofer | University of Michigan |
| 1998 | Amy T. Galloway | Northern Michigan University |
| 1999 | William Douglas Woody | Colorado State University |
| 2000 | Linda R. Tropp | University of California, Santa Cruz |
| 2001 | Courtney E. Ahrens | University of Illinois at Chicago Circle |
| 2002 | Bryan K. Saville | Auburn University, AL |
| 2003 | Erika W. Pohl | University of Georgia |
| 2004 | Jason F. Sikorski | Auburn University, AL |
| Wilbert J. McKeachie Teaching Excellence Award The graduate student award was renamed in 2005 to differentiate it from a new award for early career teachers. |
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| 2005 | George M. Slavich | University of Oregon |
| 2006 | Trisha A. Benson | Auburn University, AL |
| 2007 | Jessica Irons |
Auburn University, AL |
| 2008 | Jared Keeley | Auburn University, AL |
| 2009 | Jeremy Houska | University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV |
| 2010 | Sadie Leder | University at Buffalo, NY |
| 2011 | Lynne Kennette | Wayne State University, MI |
| 2012 | Robyn Kondrad | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA |
| 2013 | Robert Bubb | Auburn University, AL |
| 2014 |
Angela Legg |
University of California, Riverside |
| 2015 | Molly A. Metz | University of California: Santa Barbara, CA |
| 2016 | Leslie Berntsen | University of Southern California |
| 2017 | Paige Lloyd | Miami University, OH |
| 2018 | Rachel Shor | George Mason University, VA |
| 2019 | Kristina Howansky | Rutgers University, NJ |
| 2020 | Amy Nusbaum | Washington State University, WA |
| 2021 | Madeleine Pownall | University of Leeds, United Kingdom |
| 2022 | Melanie Maimon | Rutgers University, NJ |
| 2023 | Skyler Mendes | Arizona State University |
| 2024 | Maggie Albright-Pierce | Rutgers University, NJ |
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Early Career |
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| 2006 | Jeffrey R. Stowell | Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL |
| 2007 | Tracy E. Zinn |
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA |
| 2008 | Scott Bates | Utah State University, Logan, UT |
| Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award The STP Executive Committee voted to name the award in honor of Jane S. Halonen in 2007. (Read here) |
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| 2009 | Debra Mashek | Harvey Mudd College, CA |
| 2010 | Karen Z. Naufel | Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA |
| 2011 | Aaron S. Richmond | Metropolitan State College of Denver, Denver, CO |
| 2012 | He Len Chung | The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ |
| 2013 | Stephanie E. Afful | Fontbonne University, Clayton, MO |
| 2014 |
Sadie Leder Elder |
High Point University, NC |
| 2015 | Courtney Stevens | Willamette University, Salem, OR |
| 2016 | Jordan Troisi | Sewanee: The University of the South, TN |
| 2017 | Catherine Rawn | University of British Columbia, Canada |
| 2018 | Desdamona Rios | University of Houston-Clear Lake, TX |
| 2019 | Ashley Waggoner Denton | University of Toronto, Canada |
| 2020 | Lindsay Masland | Appalachian State University, NC |
| 2021 | Christina Shane-Simpson | University of Wisconson-Stout, WI |
| 2022 | Xiaomeng (Mona) Xu | Idaho State University, ID |
| 2023 | Leslie Berntsen | University of Southern California |
| 2024 | Janet Peters | Washington State University |
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Adjunct Faculty |
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| 2012 | Hillary Hettinger Steiner | University of Georgia, Athens, GA |
| 2013 | Joan T. Bihun | University of Colorado-Denver, Denver, CO |
| 2014 |
Thanos Patelis |
Fordham University, NY |
| 2015 | Albee Therese Ongsuco Mendoza | Ivy Tech Community College, Bloomington, IN |
| 2016 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 2017 | Jeremy Doughan | University of San Francisco, CA |
| 2018 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 2019 | Tina Jenkins | Saddleback College, CA |
| 2020 | Andrea Bonior | Georgetown University. DC |
| 2021 | Karen Scheel | Iowa State University, IA |
| 2022 | Jen Houston | Florida International University, FL |
| 2023 | (no award) | (no award) |
| 2024 | Ritchie Rubio | Wright Institute, Pepperdine University, University of San Francisco, CA |