Distinguished Teaching Award
2008-2009 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
2008-2009 Recipients
Josh Machamer, Theatre and Dance
Derek Gragson, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Previous Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients
| Armstrong, Mary | Bailey, Christina | Ball, Stephen | Barnes, Timothy | Bergman, Sky |
| Brown, Ronald | Burgunder, Lee | Cichowski, Robert | Clark, Kevin | Cotkin, George |
| DeJong, Alvin | DeNatale, Jay | DePiero, Fred | Devore, Jay | Doub, Phillip |
| 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 |
| Keeling, David | Keeling, Elena | Lucas, Michael | MacCurdy, Carol | Machamer, Josh |
| Martinez, William | Marx, Steven | McLamore, Alyson | Miller, Charles "Tad" | Miller, Michael B |
| Moelter, Matt | Mueller, James | Mullisen, Ronald | Nakamura, Raymond | Nelson, Yarrow |
| Pedersen, Mary | Preston, William | Ruehr, Thomas | Russell, Craig | Ryujin, Donald |
| Scriven, Talmage | Shani, Abraham | Simek, Jan | Slem, Charles | Smidt, Bob |
| Staley, Clint | Thompson, Robert | Van Draanen, Nanine | Vanasupa, Linda | Walker, Kendrick |
| Wenzl, Michael | Zohns, Mark | Zohns, Michael |