Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship

The following awards are presented at the annual spring event: 

• Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award 
• The Provost's Innovative Teaching Award
• The Excellence in Student Learning Outcomes Award
• The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Academic Advising
• The Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Award
• The Isaac L. Jordan, Sr., Faculty Pluralism Award
• The Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
• The Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Distinguished Professor Designation 
• The Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching
• The Trustees Scholarship Award

Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship 2025

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 | 4:30 p.m. 
New Location: Gordon Field House and Activities Center
 

Congratulations to the 2024 Awardees: 

Provost’s Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award

• Meghan Childs, Mathematical Modeling, College of Science

Provost’s Innovative Teaching Award

• Makini Beck, Department of Sociology and Anthropology - College of Liberal Arts, University Studies – School of Individualized Study

Provost's Excellence in Student Learning Outcomes Award

• Master of Science in Secondary Education for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Academic Advising

• New Advisor: Liz Martin, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
• Experienced Advisor: Vicki Rocha, Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Provost's Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Award

• Ashok Robin, Department of Finance and Accounting, Saunders College of Business
• Sarah Sarchet, Department of Science and Mathematics, National Technical Institute for the Deaf

Isaac L. Jordan, Sr., Faculty Pluralism Award

• Dina Newman, Thomas H. Gosnell School of Life Sciences, College of Science

Outstanding Teaching Award for Non-Tenure-Track Faculty

• Douglas Tusch, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, College of Science
• Jodie Crowley, Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program, College of Health Sciences and Technology

Richard and Virginia Eisenhart Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

• Duygu Akdevelioglu, Department of MIS, Marketing, and Analytics, Saunders College of Business

Distinguished Professor Designation

• Mark Fairchild, Color of Science Program, College of Science
• Michael Amy, School of Art, College of Art and Design

Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching

• Hye-Jin Nae, School of Design, College of Art and Design
• Dorin Patru, Department of Electrical and MicroElectronic Engineering, Kate Gleason College of Engineering
• Carl Salvaggio, Center for Imaging Science, College of Science

Trustees Scholarship Award

• Matthew Wright, Department of Cybersecurity, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences
• Thomas Gaborski, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kate Gleason College of Engineering

Read about the awardees from last year in the 2024 Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship Award Program.