Faculty Awards – Teaching

• Ned Fleming Trust Award The Ned N. Fleming Trust Award was established by a bequest from the late Mr. Fleming of Topeka. The award includes a one-time stipend of $5,000. Nominees for this annual award are selected from student surveys. The recipient is announced and honored each year at Commencement in May.
  • Award Criteria (130 KB)
  • Nomination Procedures (96 KB)
  • Past Recipients

  Year	Recipients
  2011	Stephen Illardi, Psychology Department
  2010	Andra Wertzberger, Design Department
  2009	Joseph O’Brien, Curriculum and Teaching
  2008	Anton Rosenthal, History
  2007	Hannah Britton, Political Science and Women’s Studies
  2006	Sally Cornelison, Art History
  2005	James Orr, Molecular Biosciences
  2004	Shirley Hill, Sociology
  2003	Shane Lopez, Psychology and Research in Education
  2002	David M. Katzman, American Studies
  2001	Christopher Allen, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  2000	John Bushman, Teaching and Leadership
  1999	Richard Schowen, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Jr., Psychology
  1998	Naomi Bolotin, Linguistics Christopher M. Johnson, Music and Dance
  1997	Laurence R. Draper, Microbiology Jeffrey Lang, Mathematics
  1996	Arlo Anthony Oviatt, Journalism Chris Segrin, Communication Studies
  1995	Pamela Gordon, Classics Cynthia Jane Willett, Philosophy
  1994	Marylee Z. Southard, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Mohamed A. El-Hodiri, Economics
  1993	Aleda Susan Gay, Curriculum and Instruction John T. Easley, Civil Engineering
  1992	Jan Roskam, Aerospace Engineering Swapan Chakrabarti, Electrical and Computer Engineering

• Byron Shutz Award The Byron T. Shutz Award was established by the late Byron T. Shutz in 1978. The Shutz Award carries with it the expectation that the recipient will deliver a public lecture. At the time of the lecture, they will receive an award of $4,000 and a reception held in the recipient’s honor. Nominees for this annual award are selected from student surveys. The recipient is announced and honored each year at Commencement in May.
  • Award Criteria (130 KB)
  • Nomination Procedures (96 KB)
  • Past Recipients

  Year	Recipients
  2011	Debra Hedden, School of Music
  2010	Kissan Joseph, School of Business
  2009	Scott Murphy, Music
  2008	Elizabeth Asiedu, Economics
  2007	Kathryn Conrad, English
  2006	Dietrich Earnhart, Economics
  2005	Marni Kessler, Art History
  2004	Ted Juhl, Economics
  2001	Charles R. Snyder, Psychology
  2000	Anton Rosenthal, History
  1994	Deborah J. Gerner, Political Science
  1993	Allen Ford, Business
  1992	Akira Y. Yamamoto, Anthropology/Linguistics
  1991	Thomas Weiss, Economics
  1989	William Kuhlke, Theatre and Film/Soviet and East European Studies
  1988	John W. Gergacz, Business
  1987	Richard S. Givens, Chemistry
  1986	Morris M. Kleiner, Business
  1985	David J. Faurot, Economics
  1984	Rex Martin, Philosophy
  1983	Joseph M. Sicilian, Economics
  1982	David Shulenburger, Business
  1981	Malcolm R. Burns, Economics
  1980	Anthony M. Marino, Economics
  1979	Anthony L. Redwood, Business

• Silver Anniversary Award The Silver Anniversary Teaching Award is supported by contributions of the 25-year alumni class. The award includes a one-time stipend of $2,500. Nominees for this annual award are selected from student surveys. The recipient is announced and honored each year at Commencement in May.
  • Award Criteria (130 KB)
  • Nomination Procedures (96 KB)
  • Past Recipients

  Year	Recipients
  2011	Debra Hedden, School of Music
  2010	Kissan Joseph, School of Business
  2009	Sheyda Jahanbani, History
  2008	Patricia Hawley, Psychology
  2007	Brian Donovan, Sociology
  2006	Catherine Weaver, Political Science
  2005	Jie Zhang, Linguistics
  2004	Adrianne Kunkel, Communication Studies
  2003	Lorraine Bayard de Volo, Political Science/Women’s Studies
  2002	Debora Ortega, Social Welfare
  2001	Ruth Ann Atchley, Psychology
  2000	Jake Harwood, Communication Studies
  1995	David Norman Smith, Sociology
  1994	Diane Corcoran Nielsen, Curriculum and Instruction
  1992	Annette L. Stanton, Psychology
  1991	Robert H. Goldstein, Geology
  1990	Steven McCabe, Civil Engineering
  1989	Alice-Ann Darrow, Art, Music Education, and Music Therapy
  1988	Bala Subramanian, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
  1987	Dwight C. Kiel, Political Science

• George & Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award The George and Eleanor Woodyard International Educator Award (formerly the Provost’s Award for Leadership in International Education) recognizes faculty who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in strengthening KU’s international dimension. The award is worth $1,000.
  • Nomination information
  • Past Recipients

  Year	Recipients
  2008	Ed Canda, Social Welfare
  2007	William Tsutsui, History
  2006	John Head, Law
  2005	Anita Herzfeld, Latin American Studies
  2004	Marsha Haufler, History of Art
  2003	Garth Myers, Geography/African & African-American Studies Robert Timm, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  2002	Melissa Birch, Business Diane Fourny, French/European Studies
  2001	Judith McCrea, Art and Design
  2000	Leonardo Villalon, Political Science/African & African-American Studies
  1999	Tom Mulinazzi, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Charles Stansifer, History

• H.O.P.E. Teaching Award The H.O.P.E. (Honor for the Outstanding Progressive Educator) Award was established by the KU class of 1959 to recognize the recipients’ outstanding teaching and concern for students. It is the only KU award for teaching excellence bestowed exclusively by students and is led by the Board of Class Officers. The winner is selected by the senior class members and the award is presented in the fall semester of the senior class year.
  • Nomination information

    A request for nominations is sent to all KU seniors to nominate outstanding professors. Nominations are asked for typically in September/October. The top five faculty members receiving the highest number of nominations are then interviewed by members of the Board of Class Officers and the Senior Advisory Board. Finalists are invited to a reception with previous winners and students as well as a football game where the winner is announced on the field.

  • Past Recipients

  Year	Recipients
  2009	Mary Klayder, English
  2008	Craig Martin, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Edward McBride, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
  2007	Paul Hanson, Chemistry
  2006	Charles Marsh, Journalism
  2005	Stephen Ilardi, Psychology
  2004	Charles R. Snyder, Psychology
  2003	Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, Mathematics
  2002	Craig Martin, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  2001	William Tuttle Jr., History, American Studies
  2000	Victor Contoski, English
  1999	Alice Lieberman, Social Welfare
  1998	Linda Davis, Journalism
  1997	Renate R. Mai-Dalton, Business
  1996	Marylee Z. Southard, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
  1995	Jeff Aubé, Medicinal Chemistry
  1994	Dennis M. Dailey, Social Welfare
  1993	Theodore Johnson, French and Italian
  1992	Daryl C. Evans, Sociology
  1991	Charles (Rick) Snyder, Psychology
  1990	Bedru Yimer, Mechanical Engineering
  1989	Valentino J. Stella, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
  1988	Don Green, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
  1987	Zuohuang Chen, Music and Dance
  1986	Timothy Bengtson, Journalism
  1985	Mike Kautsch, Journalism
  1984	Erica Stern, Occupational Therapy
  1983	Clark Bricker, Chemistry
  1982	Gene Martin, Pharmacology
  1981	William Balfour, Physiology and Cell Biology
  1980	Frank Gurtler, Occupational Therapy
  1979	Clark Bricker, Chemistry
  1978	J. Hammond McNish, Business
  1977	Peter Turk, Journalism
  1976	Calder Pickett, Journalism
  1975	John Senior, IHP and Classics
  1974	Edward McBride Sr., Engineering
  1973	John Michel, Speech and Drama
  1972	John Bremner, Journalism Arno Knapper, Business Elizabeth Schultz, English
  1971	James L. Koevenig, Biology
  1970	Clark Bricker, Chemistry
  1969	Dennis Quinn, IHP and English
  1968	J. Eldon Fields, Political Science
  1967	Aldon Bell, History
  1966	Clark Bricker, Chemistry
  1965	Richard DeGeorge, Philosophy, Slavic and Soviet Area Studies
  1964	James Sterritt, Architecture
  1963	Oscar Haugh, Curriculum and Instruction
  1962	Vaclav Mudroch, History
  1961	Allan Crafton, Speech and Drama
  1960	Ray Brewster, Chemistry
  1959	Clayton Krehbiel, Music Education, Choral Music

• Fulbright Scholar Award
• Chancellor's Career Club Teaching Award The award is intended to recognize the teaching contributions made to the University by a member of the faculty over a period of twenty years or more. To be eligible for consideration, the faculty member should be within five years of intended retirement from the University.
  • Call for Nominations (9 KB)