Nomination Process for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
The purpose of these awards is to recognize and reward excellence in teaching performance in the undergraduate program.
There are two $5,000 awards made each year for excellence in undergraduate teaching:
- Presidential Faculty Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Presidential Graduate Teaching Assistant Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
One award is open to undergraduate teachers, with some preference given to teachers in large freshman/sophomore courses, and one award will go to a graduate teaching assistant. Veterinary Medicine students are eligible for the GTA award, but Veterinary Medicine faculty are not eligible for undergraduate teaching award since their students are not in an undergraduate program.
The nominations for the awards are made at the college level and all teachers in an undergraduate program are eligible for the same award. Nominations for the awards are solicited from students, faculty, and administrators. Nominees are submitted by department heads to the dean of the college in which the teacher is appointed. Each dean may submit up to two nominees from his or her college: one for the GTA award and one for the undergraduate teaching award. Colleges are strongly encouraged to nominate individuals who have not previously won this award.
Nominees from each college should be submitted electronically to the Provost Office before the deadline via Microsoft Form.
Faculty Nomination Form (Microsoft Form).
GTA Nomination Form (Microsoft Form).
Nomination Packet for Excellence in Teaching Awards
The nomination packet should contain the following items:
- Letter of nomination that describes in detail why the nominee is deserving of this award.
- Nominee's current curriculum vitae.
- Summary of undergraduate courses taught within the last two years (include title and short description of courses, along with number of students enrolled).
- Student evaluations from at least two, but not more than three, undergraduate courses taught within the last three semesters. If a nominee has taught any large freshman/sophomore course within the last three semesters, those evaluations should be submitted. Student comments should also be included along with the numerical evaluation summary.
- Up to three letters of support from students.
- Paragraph from nominee on his/her teaching philosophy.
- List of contributions made by the nominee to the teaching field within the last two years (one-page limit).
- Nominee’s name, department, employee ID, campus mailing address, Spring 2025 teaching schedule, department head’s name and name of person to contact to help organize a possible surprise presentation of the award to the nominee.
Deadline
- All application materials should be submitted electronically via the appropriate Microsoft Form by the March 1 deadline. Faculty Nomination Form; GTA Nomination Form.
- Deadlines to the respective college dean's office for these applications may be earlier than the Provost's deadline. Please check with your dean for internal deadlines.
Recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
| Name | Year | Department / School | College | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endy Kailer | 2024 | Agronomy | Agriculture | Graduate Teaching Assistant |
| Christian Larson | 2024 | Kinesiology | Health and Human Sciences | Instructor |
| Lonnie Hobbs, Jr. | 2023 | Agricultural Economics | Agriculture | Graduate Teaching Assistant |
| Colby Moorberg | 2023 | Agronomy | Agriculture | Associate Professor |
| Elizabeth Hale | 2022 | Mathematics | Arts & Sciences | Graduate Teaching Assistant |
| Linda Yarrow | 2022 | Food, Nutrition, Dietetics & Health | Health & Human Sciences | Assistant Professor |
| Joshua Drouin | 2021 | Mathematics | Arts & Sciences | Graduate Teaching Assistant |
| Mary Kay Siefers | 2021 | Staley School of Leadership Studies | Office of the Provost | Teaching Professor |
| Chad Miller | 2020 | Horticulture & Natural Resources | Agriculture | Associate Professor |
| Ashish Kumar | 2020 | Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics | Arts & Sciences | Graduate Teaching Assistant |
| Jake Pichelmeyer | 2019 | Mathematics | Arts & Sciences | Graduate Teaching Assistant |
| Christine Wilson | 2019 | Agricultural Economics | Agriculture | Professor |
| Tamara Bauer | 2019 | Staley School of Leadership Studies | Instructor | |
| Kevin Sauer | 2019 | Food Nutrition Dietetic Health | Human Ecology | Associate Professor |
| Heather Bailey | 2018 | Psychological Sciences | Arts & Sciences | Assistant Professor |
| Nathaniel Birkhead | 2018 | Political Science | Arts & Sciences | Associate Professor |
| Mike Finnegan | 2018 | Leadership Studies | Staley School of Leadership Studies | Assistant Professor |
| Amanda Martens | 2018 | Psychological Sciences | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Ronaldo Maghirang | 2017 | Biological and Agricultural Engineering | Engineering | Professor |
| Ashley Rhodes | 2017 | Biology | Arts & Sciences | Teaching Associate Professor |
| Craig Spencer | 2017 | Mathematics | Arts & Sciences | Associate Professor |
| Stephanie Kurti | 2017 | Kinesiology | Human Ecology | GTA |
| Soo-Hye Han | 2016 | Communication Studies | Arts & Sciences | Assistant Professor |
| Heidi Mehl | 2016 | Geography | Communication Studies | GTA |
| Lisa Wilken | 2016 | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Engineering | Assistant Professor |
| Richard Zajac | 2016 | Salina Arts Science & Business | K-State Polytechnic | Assistant Professor |
| Brianne Heidbreder | 2015 | Political Science | Arts & Sciences | Associate Professor |
| Whitney Jeter | 2015 | Teaching and Learning Center | Provost | GTA |
| Sarah Riforgiate | 2015 | Communication Studies | Arts & Sciences | Assistant Professor |
| Brian Washburn | 2015 | Physics | Arts & Sciences | Associate Professor |
| Jason Bergtold | 2014 | Agricultural Economics | Agriculture | Associate Professor |
| Barry Bradford | 2014 | Animal Sciences & Industry | Agriculture | Associate Professor |
| Zheng Hao | 2014 | Mathematics | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Kevin Wanklyn | 2014 | Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering | Engineering | Instructor |
| Brett DePaola | 2013 | Physics | Arts & Sciences | Professor |
| Kevin Roberts | 2013 | Hospitality Management and Dietetics | Human Ecology | Assistant Professor |
| Fred Guzek | 2013 | Arts, Sciences, and Business | Technology & Aviation | Associate Professor |
| Vincent Pigno | 2013 | Mathematics | Arts & Sciences | Professor |
| Alisi Garni | 2012 | Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work | Arts & Sciences | Assistant Professor |
| Wendy Matlock | 2012 | English | Arts & Sciences | Assistant Professor |
| Greg Zolnerowich | 2012 | Entomology | Agriculture | Associate Professor |
| Jacqueline Ott | 2012 | Biology | Arts & Sciences | Freshman |
| Terrie R. McCants | 2011 | Family Studies and Human Services | Human Ecology | Instructor |
| Donald Saucier | 2011 | Psychology | Arts & Sciences | Assoc. Professor |
| Christer B. Aakeröy | 2011 | Chemistry | Arts & Sciences | Professor |
| Matthew McDonough | 2011 | History | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Patricia Ackerman | 2010 | Arts, Science and Business | Technology & Aviation | Assoc. Professor |
| John Fliter | 2010 | Political Science | Arts & Sciences | Assoc. Professor |
| Shawna Jordan | 2010 | Human Nutrition | Human Ecology | Asst. Professor |
| Joseph Arata | 2009 | Agricultural Economics | Agriculture | Asst. Professor |
| Leslie Hannah | 2009 | Arts, Science and Business | Technology & Aviation | Asst. Professor |
| Hyun Seung Jin | 2009 | Journalism and Mass Comm | Arts & Sciences | Assoc. Professor |
| Timothy Rarick | 2009 | Family Studies & Human Services | Human Ecology | GTA |
| Michael Wesch | 2008 | Sociology, Anth. & Social Work | Arts & Sciences | Asst. Professor |
| David Lehman | 2008 | Marketing | Business Administration | Instructor |
| Charles Saunders | 2008 | History | Arts & Sciences | Assoc. Professor |
| David Brown | 2008 | Economics | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Caroline Delandre | 2007 | Biology | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Kyoko Mizuno | 2007 | Modern Languages | Arts & Sciences | Instructor |
| Susan Rodgers | 2007 | English | Arts & Sciences | Assoc. Professor |
| Donita Whitney Bammerlin | 2007 | Management | Business Administration | Instructor |
| Medhat Morcos | 2006 | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Engineering | Professor |
| Mickayla Fink | 2006 | English | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Yasmin Patell | 2006 | Chemistry | Arts & Sciences | Assistant Teaching Scholar |
| Swinder Janda | 2006 | Marketing | Business Administration | Assoc. Professor |
| Xin Tang | 2005 | Mathematics | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Yacoub Najjar | 2005 | Civil Engineering | Engineering | Professor |
| Wayne Charney | 2005 | Architecture | Architecture | Assoc. Professor |
| Kathy Brockway | 2005 | Arts, Science, & Business | Technology & Aviation | Asst. Professor |
| Bates, Keith | 2004 | History | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Eckels,Steven | 2004 | Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering | Engineering | Assoc. Professor |
| Smith, Jeffrey | 2004 | Geography | Arts & Sciences | Asst. Professor |
| Turnley, Bill | 2004 | Management | Business Administration | Assoc. Professor |
| Blake, Kevin | 2003 | Geography | Arts & Sciences | Assoc. Professor |
| Rehmeier, Ryan | 2003 | Biology | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Satzler, Larry | 2003 | Management | Business Administration | Instructor |
| Weaver, Larry | 2003 | Physics | Arts & Sciences | Professor |
| Davis, Michael | 2002 | History | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Chakrabarti, Amit | 2002 | Physics, Joint nomination with Sorensen | Arts & Sciences | Professor |
| Sorensen, Chris | 2002 | Physics, Joint nomination with Chakrabarti | Arts & Sciences | Distinguished Professor |
| Murray, Deborah | 2002 | English | Arts & Sciences | Instructor |
| Todd, Scott | 2002 | Biology | Arts & Sciences | Asst Professor |
| Boland, Michael | 2001 | Agricultural Economics | Agriculture | Assoc. Professor |
| Chris Malone | 2001 | Statistics | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| David Stone | 2001 | History | Arts & Sciences | Asst. Professor |
| George Tunstall | 2001 | Modern Languages | Arts & Sciences | Assoc. Professor |
| Sandra Alvarez | 2000 | Sociology | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Robert Corum | 2000 | Modern Languages | Arts & Sciences | Professor |
| Craig Harms | 2000 | Kinesiology | Arts & Sciences | Asst. Professor |
| James Nechols | 2000 | Entomology | Agriculture | Professor |
| Benson, Doug | 1999 | Modern Language | Arts & Sciences | Assoc. Professor |
| Prins, Harald | 1999 | Sociology, Anth. & Social Work | Arts & Sciences | Professor |
| Welch, Kelly | 1999 | Family Studies & Human Services | Human Ecology | GTA |
| Zschoche, Sue | 1999 | History | Arts & Sciences | Asst. Professor |
| Fogg, Richard | 1998 | Psychology | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Goulden, Nancy | 1998 | Speech | Arts & Sciences | Assoc. Professor |
| Musch, Timothy | 1998 | Kinesiology | Arts & Sciences | Professor |
| Rumsey, Deborah | 1998 | Statistics | Arts & Sciences | Asst. Professor |
| Trenary, Roger | 1998 | Economics | Arts & Sciences | Instructor |
| Barilla, Anthony | 1997 | Economics | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Barkley, Andrew | 1997 | Agricultural Economics | Agriculture | Assoc. Professor |
| Bruce, Robert | 1997 | History | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Frey, Marsha | 1997 | History | Arts & Sciences | Professor |
| Martin, Linda | 1997 | Animal Sciences & Industry | Agriculture | Assoc. Professor |
| Morcos, Sharon | 1997 | Foods & Nutrition | Human Ecology | Instructor |
| Cook, Sarah | 1996 | Mathematics | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Kiefer, Stephen | 1996 | Psychology | Arts & Sciences | Prof/Dept Head |
| Paukstelis, Maria | 1996 | Chemistry | Arts & Sciences | Instructor |
| Peterson, Douglas | 1996 | Psychology | Arts & Sciences | GTA |
| Schurle, Bryan | 1996 | Agricultural Economics | Agriculture | Professor |
| Williams, Larry | 1996 | Biology | Arts & Sciences | Assoc. Professor |