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2024 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) Recipients

Sponsored by the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Alumni Association, the DTA is the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching. The award is presented annually to three full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching, whether it be in the classroom or online.

Lisa Borgerding, Ph.D., Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus

Lisa Borgerding

 

Richard Ferdig, Ph.D., Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus

Richard Ferdig

 

Eric Johnson, Ph.D., Economics, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus

Eric Johnson

 

Congratulations to the 2024 DTA Finalists

  • Erik Angelone, Ph.D., Modern and Classical Language Studies, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus
  • Gargi Bhaduri, Ph.D., Fashion Design and Merchandising, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus
  • Songping Huang, Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus
  • Marianne Martens, Ph.D., Library and Information Science, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus
  • Ryan Miller, Ph.D., English, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus

View a list of past DTA recipients

Nominate Your Favorite Faculty Member for the Distinguished Teaching Award

Honor that unforgettable faculty member and share your favorite classroom memories of how they inspired you. Submit a nomination for the Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) today.

Sponsored by the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Alumni Association, the DTA is the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching. The award is presented annually to three full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom and devotion to touching the lives of students. Qualified nominees include Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State tenure track faculty who are currently employed by the university.

Nominations open on March 1 and are due by May 31. 

Eligibility requirements include:

  1. A faculty member must have been on a full-time teaching contract at any Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University campus for a minimum of seven years, including the current academic year.
  2. A faculty member must have taught at least one course in two of the three semesters during each of those seven academic years. (For purpose of the awards, summer sessions are considered one semester and the academic year extends from the beginning of fall semester through summer session of the following calendar year.)
  3. Current Distinguished Teaching Award recipients are not eligible.

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