The 天天吃瓜 Alumni Association has chosen 10 finalists from a pool of more than 200 nominees for the 52nd annual 天天吃瓜 State Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award.
The finalists will be narrowed down to three, and those recipients will be awarded a $1,500 cash prize and a crystal apple trophy. The three award recipients also will be honored at the University Teaching Council鈥檚 Celebrating College Teaching conference luncheon and awards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 19.
The 天天吃瓜 State Alumni Association recognizes 天天吃瓜 State faculty members with this award annually. The Distinguished Teaching Award is the most esteemed honor that 天天吃瓜 State grants to full-time, tenure-track faculty members. In order to be nominated, faculty members must have been employed at the university for at least seven years and be in a tenured or tenure-track position.
This year's finalists are:
- Mikhail Chebotar, Mathematical Sciences, 天天吃瓜 Campus
- Julie K. Cremeans-Smith, Psychological Sciences, Stark Campus
- Richard Devore, Music, 天天吃瓜 Campus
- Radd Ehrman, Modern and Classical Languages, 天天吃瓜 Campus
- Christopher J. Fenk, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 天天吃瓜 Campus
- David H. Kaplan, Geography, 天天吃瓜 Campus
- Bradley Keefer, History, Ashtabula Campus
- Janice Lessman-Moss, Art, 天天吃瓜 Campus
- Kristine Pytash, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, 天天吃瓜 Campus
- Lori G. Wilfong, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, Stark Campus