Academic Excellence

Teacher of the Year Award Recipients

Teacher of the Year awardees, their department, and the year of the award
Awardee Department Year
Paul F. Knitter, Ph.D. Theology 1980
John R. Getz, Ph.D.  English 1981
Terrence P. Teopker, Ph.D. Physics 1982
E. Paul Colella, Ph.D.     Philosophy 1983
Jon D. Moulton, Ph.D. Political Science 1984
Stanley E. Hedeen, Ph.D. Biology 1985
Ernest L. Fontana, Ph.D. English 1986
William Madges, Ph.D. Theology 1987
Elizabeth L. Bronsil, M.Ed. Education 1988
Ann M. Beiersdorfer, R.S.M. Art 1989
Timothy S. Quinn, Ph.D. Philosophy 1990
G. Steven Neeley, Ph.D. Philosophy 1991
Timothy J. White, Ph.D. Political Science 1992
JoAnn M. Recker, SND de N Classics and Modern Languages 1993
Deborah W. Pearce Communication 1994
Dorothy B. Engle, Ph.D. Biology 1995
John D. Fairfield, Ph.D. History 1996
Alexandra S Korros, Ph.D. History 1996
Lisa A. Close-Jacob, Ph.D. Biology 1997
Walker Gollar, Ph.D. Theology 1998
David V. Meconi, S.J.            Philosophy 1999
Timothy T. Horan, Ph.D. Biology 2000
Irene B. Hodgson, Ph.D. Classics and Modern Languages 2001
Priscilla M. O’Clock, Ph.D. Accountancy 2002
William Daily, Ph.D.  Communication 2003
M. Christine Anderson, Ph.D. History 2004
Edmund P. Cueva, Ph.D. Classics and Modern Languages 2005
Carolyn S. Jenkins, Ph.D. Social Work 2006
John Surdick, Ph.D.   Criminal Justice 2007
Michael Sweeney, Ph.D. Philosophy 2008
Kathleen Smythe, Ph.D. History 2009
Graley Herren, Ph.D. English 2010
Stephen Yandell, Ph.D. English 2011
Richard Mullins, Ph.D. Chemistry 2012
Thomas Knestrict, Ph.D. Education 2013
Steven Cobb, Ph.D.  Economics 2014
Christopher Pramuk Theology 2015
Roger Fortin  History 2016
Steven Frankel Philosophy 2017
Morrie Mullins Psychology 2018
Bruce Erikson Art 2019
Edmond Hooker Health Services Administration 2020
Morten Kristiansen Music and Theatre 2021
David Gerberry Mathematics 2022
Mack Mariani Political Science 2023
Kelly Austin English 2024
Wendy Maxian Communication 2024