Distinguished Teaching Award
2010-2011 Nomination period is now closed
Any student or alumnus may submit one or more nominations, which includes the professor's name, department, and a supporting statement containing evidence of merit based upon criteria below .
Criteria for the award:
- content and quality of material presented
- teaching procedures that contribute to student interest, enthusiasm, achievement, and that stimulates thinking
- techniques that show excellence in teaching
- innovative instructional approaches
- a high degree of interaction with students
- high personal and professional standards
- clear and well-organized activities, lectures, or labs
- concern for individual student success
- fair, rigorous methods for evaluating students' progress, evidence of significant professional development as it relates to teaching excellence
Please Note:
Only full time tenured faculty members teaching during this academic year who have not previously won the award are eligible.
To nominate, students must have a university email account in their name and indicate their major, email address, and a telephone number for verification.
The Distinguished Teaching Award is supported financially by the Cal Poly Alumni Association
2010-2011 Recipients
Thomas Davies, Music - CLA
Thomas DiSanto, Architecture - CAED
Previous Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients
| Armstrong, Mary | Bailey, Christina | Ball, Stephen | Barnes, Timothy | Bergman, Sky |
| Brown, Ronald | Burgunder, Lee | Clark, Kevin | Cotkin, George | DeJong, Alvin |
| DeNatale, Jay | DePiero, Fred | Devore, Jay | Duffy, Bernard | Duffy, Susan |
| Fahs, Michael | Fitzhenry, William | Frayne, Colette | Geringer, Michael | Gragson, Derek |
| Greenwald, Harvey | Halisky, Linda | Hallock, Brent | Hampsey, John | Headrick, David |
| Jankay, Pater | Johnson, William | Jones, Dane | Kantorowski, Eric | Keeling, David |
| Keeling, Elena | Keil, Dave | Lucas, Michael | Maas, Donald | MacCurdy, Carol |
| Machamer, Josh | Marx, Steven | McLamore, Alyson | Miller, Charles "Tad" | Miller, Michael B |
| Moelter, Matt | Mueller, James | Mullisen, Ronald | Nakamura, Raymond | Nelson, Yarrow |
| Pedersen, Mary | Preston, William | Russell, Craig | Ryujin, Donald | Scriven, Talmage |
| Shani, Abraham | Slem, Charles | Smidt, Bob | Staley, Clint | Taylor, Kevin J |
| Van Draanen, Nanine | Vanasupa, Linda | Zohns, Mark |