View our Best Teacher Award Past Recipients Below
1996 Recipients
Dr. Sarah Ward, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Dr. Morris Burns, College of Liberal Arts, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Dr. William Griswold, College of Liberal Arts, Department of History
Dr. Nancy Jianakoplos, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Economics
Dr. Thomas Mark, College of Liberal Arts, Department of English
Dr. Dennis Phillips, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Communication Studies
1997 Recipients
Dr. Howard Stonaker, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences
Blane Harding, College of Liberal Arts, Advising, Recruitment, and Retention/Ethnic Studies
Dr. William Woody, College of Natural Sciences, Education and Behavioral Sciences, Psychological Sciences
Dwight Bennett, D.V.M., College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Equine Science
Dr. Richard Laven, Warner College of Natural Resources, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship
1998 Recipients
Dr. Aram Budak, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
John Calderazzo, College of Liberal Arts, Department of English
Dr. Ann Gill, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Communication Studies
Cori Oleson, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Art and Art History
Dr. Duane Clow, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics
Dr. Leslie Diverdi, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry
Mark Frasier, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Dr. Theodore Chamberlain, Warner College of Natural Resources, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship
1999 Recipients
Dr. Donald Lybecker, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Dr. Donna Rouner, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Journalism and Technical Communication
Dr. Lawrence Todd, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Anthropology
Dr. Joanne Darlington DeRouen, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Sociology
Dr. Mark Denke, Student Affairs Assistant Vice President, Student Affairs
Dr. Dale Hein, Warner College of Natural Resources, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
2000 Recipients
Thomas Field, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences
Rajinder Ranu, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Robert Richburg, College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Education
Dr. Liang-Shing Fan, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Economics
Brian Jones, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics
2001 Recipients
Dr. Grant Reid, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Stephanie Clemons, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Design and Merchandising
Dr. Terry Deniston, College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Education
Dr. David Greene, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy
Dr. Jill Carr Kreutzer, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Dr. Johannes Gessler, College of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Wayne Viney, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology
2002 Recipients
Dr. John Matsushima, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences
Dr. John Olienyk, College of Business, Senior Associate Dean
Dr. Matthew Hickey, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Health and Exercise Science
Dr. David McKelfresh, College ofHealth and Human Sciences, School of Education
Dr. Karla Gingerich, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology
Dr. Erica Suchman, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
2003 Recipients
Dr. Chris Melby, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Mario Caballero, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Journalism and Technical Communication
Deborah Thompson, College of Liberal Arts, Department of English
Dr. Larry Bloom, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology
Stephen Thompson, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry
Suzanne Muir, N/A
2004 Recipients
Dr. David Grainger, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry
Dr. Catherine Kennedy, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Health and Exercise Science
Mark Benn, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology
Dr. Frank Vattano, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology
Dr. Freeman Smith, Warner College of Natural Resources Forest, Department of Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship
CPT Jeffrey McCoy, N/A
2005 Recipients
Dr. Shelley Haddock, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Dr. Vincent Murphy, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Dr. Naz Karim, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Dr. Rich Feller, College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Education
Dr. Jenny Goodman, College of Liberal Arts, Department of English
Dr. Ross McConnell, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Computer Science
2006 Recipients
Dr. Whitney Cranshaw, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Dr. Nathalie Kees, College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Education
Ms. Deanna Ludwin, College of Liberal Arts, Department of English
Dr. Dimitris Stevis, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Political Science
Dr. Marvin Paule, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Dr. Dan Zimmerman, N/A
2007 Recipients
Dr. Jeffrey Miller, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Dr. Glory Burns, College of Business, Department of Finance and Real Estate
Dr. Pamela Coke, College of Liberal Arts, Department of English
Dr. Lori Peek, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology
Dr. Edouard Thai, College of Liberal Arts, Department of French
2008 Recipients
Dr. Travis Bailey, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Dr. Kimberly Bundy-Fazioli, College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Social Work
Dr. Eric Hollenbeck, College of Liberal Arts, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Dr. Pamela Vaughan Knaus, College of Liberal Arts, Department of History
Ms. Dede Kliewer, Student Affairs, Resources for Disabled Students
Dr. John Walrond, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2009 Recipients
Dr. Brian Butki, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Health and Exercise Science
Dr. Toni Zimmerman, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Human Development & Family Studies
Chung-Fu Chang, College of Liberal Arts, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Dr. Tracy Richards, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology
Alan Von Hermann, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Mathematics
Michael Eckhoff, Warner College of Natural Resources, Department of Forest, Rangeland and Watershed Stewardship
2010 Recipients
Dr. Melissa Wdowik, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Dr. Gideon Markman, College of Business, Department of Marketing
Dr. Jolyon Hughes, College of Liberal Arts, Foreign Languages
Nathan Seymour, College of Liberal Arts, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Barbara Thiem, College of Liberal Arts, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Dr. Siu Au Lee, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Physics
2011 Recipients
Dr. S. Karan Venayagamoorthy, College of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr. Jennifer Krafchick, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Dr. Katherine Browne, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Anthropology
Dr. Catherine DiCesare, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Art
Dr. Greg Dickinson, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Communication Studies
Dr. Debbie Crans, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry
2012 Recipients
Brett Kaysen, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences
Dr. Lumina Albert, College of Business, Department of Business Management
Dr. Molly Eckman, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Design and Merchandising
Dr. Eric Aoki, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Communication Studies
Dr. Jared Orsi, College of Liberal Arts, Department of History
Dr. Sven Egenhoff, Warner College of Natural Resources, Department of Geosciences
2013 Recipients
Jane Choi, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Dr. Michael Gross, College of Business, Department of Business Management
Dr. Gretchen Irwin Casterella, College of Business, Department of Computer Information Systems
Dr. Seung Hwan (Mark) Lee, College of Business, Department of Marketing
Dr. Brian Tracy, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Health and Exercise Science
Greg Luft, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Journalism and Technical Communication
2014 Recipients
Rosemond Desir, Ph.D., College of Business, Department of Accounting
Antonette Aragon, Ph.D., College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Education
Michael O’Reilly, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Construction Management
Courtenay Daum, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Political Science
Yerachmiel Gorelik, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Philosophy
Lisa Dysleski, Ph.D., College of Natural Sciences, Natural Sciences Learning Community
2015 Recipients
Brenda K. Miles, College of Health and Human Sciences. School of Social Work
Eric Milholland, Ph.D., College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Raoul F. Reiser II, Ph.D., College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Health and Exercise Science
Mark Fiege, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of History
Karen Gebhardt, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Economics
Marie E. Legare, D.V.M., Ph.D., College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
2016 Recipients
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences
Marisa Bunning, Ph.D., College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Denise Apodaca, College of Liberal Arts, School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Ray Black, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Ethnic Studies
Chuchang Chiu, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Foreign Language and Literature
Tod R. Clapp, Ph.D., College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2017 Recipients
Matt Camper, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
James Klett, Ph.D., College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Bill Shuster, College of Business, Department of Business Management
Grace Wright, College of Business, Department of Business Management
Marie Villescas Zamzow, College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Social Work
Abigail Veliquette, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Communication Studies
2018 Recipients
Frank Smith, Ph.D., College of Business, Graduate Programs
Susan Opp, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Political Science
Stephanie A. Malin, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology
John Straayer, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Political Science
Renee Harmon, Ph.D., School of Global and Environmental Sustainability
Dean Hendrickson, Ph.D., D.V.M., College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences
2019 Recipients
Jon Firooz, College of Business, Department of Marketing
Christopher Snow, Ph.D., College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Dawn Mallette, Ph.D., College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Education
Michael Humphrey, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Journalism and Media Communication
Dr. Allison C. White, College of Liberal Arts, Departments of Political Science and International Studies
Matthew Rhodes, Ph.D., College of Natural Sciences, Department of Psychology
2020 Recipients
Mark Uchanski, Ph.D., College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Dr. Maria Elena Puig, MSW, Ph.D., College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Social Work
KuaRay Mao, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Sociology
Andrea Rice Purdy, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures
Benjamin Reynolds, College of Natural Sciences, Department of Chemistry
Brian Geiss, Ph.D., College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Dr. William H. Hanneman, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Toxicology
2022 Recipients
Noa Roman-Muniz, D.V.M., M.S., College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences
Steve Simske, Ph.D., College of Engineering, Department of Systems Engineering
David Most, Ph.D., College of Health and Human Sciences, School of Education
Eric Ishiwata, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Ethnic Studies
Christina Minihan, Ph.D., Natural Resources, Liberal Arts Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, Journalism and Media Communication
Anna Fails, D.V.M., Ph.D., College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences
2023 Recipients
Paulo R. Borges de Brito, M.S., College of Business, Department of Business Management
Chris Henle, M.S., Ph.D., College of Business, Department of Business Management
Dan Baker, Ph.D., College of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jeff Biegert, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Fermentation Science and Technology
Anna Bernhard, M.L.I.S., M.Phil., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Art and Art History
Johnny Plastini, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Art and Art History
2024 Recipients
Ramadan Abdunabi, Ph.D., College of Business, Department of Computer Information Systems
Lori Barker, OTD, OTR, CHT, College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy
Rosa Nam, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of English
Samuel M. Tham, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Journalism and Media Communication
Shane Kanatous, Ph.D., College of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology
Traci Kinkel, Ph.D., College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
2025 Recipients
Haley Cole-Robinson, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences
Kevin Kuhnen, B.S., ’06; M.B.A., ’17, College of Business, Department of Marketing
Elodie Vigneron, M.B.A., P.M.P., College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Meara Faw, Ph.D., College of Liberal Arts, Department of Communication Studies
Steven Weiss, B.A., ’78, College of Liberal Arts, Department of Journalism and Media Communication
Kimberly Jeckel, M.S., ’98; Ph.D., ’05, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences