Eagle Teaching Excellence Awards
A page within Academic Affairs
2025 Awardees
Brad Dobbs - Associate Teaching Professor - Management
James Peirce – Professor - Mathematics & Statistics
Sona Kazemi - Assistant Professor - Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Heather Linville – Professor - Educational Studies
Ryan McKelley - Professor - Psychology
Zachariah Tritz - Assistant Professor- Microbiology
These awards are an opportunity for UWL students to nominate individuals for a teaching excellence award. It is designed to recognize and celebrate an instance of excellent teaching by the nominee or nominees.
Generally, 5-6 awards are made each year across the University. The Provost presents successful individuals with a plaque in recognition of their excellent academic practice.
Process
Nominations will be open through the end of March. Any student may submit a nomination. Each student may nominate more than one person, but each nomination should be submitted separately.
Evaluation and Award Process
Department Chairs will receive the student submissions and endorse the nominations. The Dean of each college will collect the endorsements and forward a list of up to 6 nominations to the Provost's Office. College nominations will be considered by a selection panel which will include members of the Provost's office, the Director of the Center for Advancing Teaching & Learning, a student representative, and others. Preference is given to nominees who have not won previously.
Previous winner profiles
| Year | Recipients | Department & School/College |
|
2025
2025 recipient profiles |
Brad Dobbs
Heather Linville Ryan McKelley James Peirce Zachariah Tritz Sona Kazemi |
Management, CBA
Educational Studies, SOE Psychology, CASSH Mathematics & Statistics, CSH Microbiology, CSH Race, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, CASSH |
|
2024
2024 recipient profiles |
Darci Thoune
Charlotte Roberts Adam Driscoll Melissa Weege Diana Tempski Sherwin Toribio Tori Svoboda |
English, CASSH
Education Studies, SOE Sociology & Criminal Justice, CASSH Health Professions, CSH Finance, CBA Mathematics & Statistics, CSH Student Affairs Administration, CASSH |
|
2023 2023 recipient profiles |
Marisa Barbknecht
Enilda Delgado Tammy Fisher Tyler Gabbard-Rocha Deanna Maynard Laurie Miller Keely Rees |
Microbiology, CSH
Sociology, CASSH Music, CASSH Global Cultures & Languages, CASSH Education Studies, SOE Economics, CBA Public Health & Community Health Education, CSH |
|
2022
2022 recipient profiles |
Ben Haenni
Maggie Laufenberg Ronda Leahy Lisa Lenarz James Murray Jason Sumontha |
Chemistry & Biochemistry, CSH
Health Professions (PA), CSH Communication Studies, CASSH Art, CASSH/SOE Economics, CBA Psychology, CASSH |
Previous winners (alpha)
Gwen Achenreiner Professor | Marketing
2017
Robert Allen Associate Dean | College of Science & Health Dean
2013
Nicholas Bakken Professor | Sociology & Criminal Justice
2013
Marisa Barbknecht Teaching Professor | Microbiology
2023
Bianca Basten Assistant Professor | Psychology
2016
Ariel Beaujot Professor | History
2015
Nilakshi Borah Professor | Finance
2019
Victoria Calmes Associate Professor | Global Cultures & Languages
Rita Chen Associate Professor | Educational Studies
2017
Anthony Chergosky Associate Professor | Political Science & Public Administration
2021
Samuel Cocks Professor | Philosophy
2014
Curtis Czerwinski Professor | Chemistry & Biochemistry
2013
Tushar Das Professor | Mathematics & Statistics
2020
Enilda Delgado Professor | Sociology & Criminal Justice
2023
Brad Dobbs Teaching Associate Professor | Management
2025
Scott Doberstein Teaching Professor | Exercise & Sport Science
2014
Sara Docan-Morgan Professor | Communication Studies
2014
Adam Driscoll Associate Professor | Sociology & Criminal Justice
2024
Faye Ellis Teaching Professor | Biology
2017
Tammy Fisher Associate Professor | Music
2023
Merideth Garcia Associate Professor | English
2021
Lisa Giddings Professor | Economics
2021
Dr. Gary Gilmore Professor | Public Health & Community Health Education
2017
Nicole Gullekson Professor | Management
2015
Ben Haenni Teaching Associate Professor | Chemistry & Biochemistry
2022
Thomas Jesse Associate Professor | English
2019
Sona Kazemi Assistant Professor | Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies
2025
Christa Kiersch Professor | Management
2020
Edward Kim Professor | Mathematics & Statistics
2015
Barrett Klein Professor | Biology
2020
Aaron Koepke Teaching Assistant Professor | Marketing
Lisa Kruse Professor | Sociology & Criminal Justice
2020
Brian Kumm-Schaley Associate Professor | Recreation Management & Recreational Therapy
2021
Maggie Laufenberg Clinical Assistant Professor - Program Director | Health Professions
2022
Ronda Leahy Professor | Communication Studies
2022
Lisa Lenarz Associate Professor | Art
2022
Terry Lilley Associate Professor | Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies
2015
Heather Linville Professor | Educational Studies
2025
Ryan Mckelley Professor | Psychology
2025
Laurie Miller Teaching Professor | Economics
2023
Dipankar Mitra Assistant Professor | Computer Science & Computer Engineering
Marie Moeller College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities - Associate Dean | Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities Dean's Office
2015
Kathryn Moran Teaching Associate Professor | Theatre & Dance
2021
Bradley Nichols Professor | Art
2017
Amy Nicodemus Associate Professor | Archaeology & Anthropology
2021
Greg Ormes Associate Professor | Communication Studies
2020
Vivek Pande Lecturer (SS) | Academic Affairs
2013
Kate Parker Professor | English
2016
James Peirce Professor | Mathematics & Statistics
2025
Jarred Pfeiffer Associate Professor | Art
Renee Redman Teaching Professor | Biology
2018
Charlotte Roberts Assistant Professor | Educational Studies
2024
Leslie Rogers Lecturer (Summer Session) | Study Abroad
2018
Denise Rueter Assistant Professor | Educational Studies
Shauna Sallmen Professor | Physics
Gregory Sandland Professor | Biology
2014
Terence Smith Teaching Professor | Communication Studies
2019
Lindsay Steiner Professor | English
2017
Kelly Sultzbach Professor | English
2013
Tori Svoboda Professor | Student Affairs Administration
2024
Diana Tempski Teaching Professor | Finance
2024
Meredith Thomsen Dean Grad & Extended Learning | Graduate Studies and Extended Learning
2019
Darci Thoune Professor | English
2024
Sherwin Toribio Professor | Mathematics & Statistics
2024
Zachariah Tritz Assistant Professor | Microbiology
2025
Eugenia Turov Director of Tutoring & Learning Center/Teaching Professor | Chemistry & Biochemistry
2015
Jörg Vianden Professor | Student Affairs Administration
2014
Nathan Warnberg Associate Professor | Mathematics & Statistics
2019
Melissa Weege Clinical Associate Professor | Health Professions
2024
Kevin Zabel Associate Professor | Psychology
