The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State University Alumni Association has chosen 10 finalists from a pool of more than 200 nominees for the 52nd annual Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award.
The finalists will be narrowed down to three, and those recipients will be awarded a $1,500 cash prize and a crystal apple trophy. The three award recipients also will be honored at the University Teaching Council’s Celebrating College Teaching conference luncheon and awards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 19.
The Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State Alumni Association recognizes Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State faculty members with this award annually. The Distinguished Teaching Award is the most esteemed honor that Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State grants to full-time, tenure-track faculty members. In order to be nominated, faculty members must have been employed at the university for at least seven years and be in a tenured or tenure-track position.
This year's finalists are:
- Mikhail Chebotar, Mathematical Sciences, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus
- Julie K. Cremeans-Smith, Psychological Sciences, Stark Campus
- Richard Devore, Music, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus
- Radd Ehrman, Modern and Classical Languages, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus
- Christopher J. Fenk, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus
- David H. Kaplan, Geography, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus
- Bradley Keefer, History, Ashtabula Campus
- Janice Lessman-Moss, Art, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus
- Kristine Pytash, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus
- Lori G. Wilfong, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, Stark Campus