College of Arts and Sciences
Gerald Gitner (CAS’66), Richard Neu (CAS’61) and his family, and Frank Wisneski and his wife, Lynne, parents of Corey (CAS’99), have each endowed an annual award that helps bolster undergraduate teaching excellence at the College of Arts and Sciences.
The Gitner Award for Distinguished Teaching, the Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching, and the Frank and Lynne Wisneski Award for Excellence in Teaching are given every year on Class Day to faculty members whose classroom leadership and student mentoring have been judged outstanding by their departments and by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. The basis of the awards is excellent and distinguished teaching in the broadest sense, including classroom performance, course and curriculum development, advising, and enhancement of the scholarship of teaching and learning. While the emphasis is on undergraduate instruction, evidence of excellence in graduate-level teaching strengthens the nomination. Each recipient is also awarded $1,000.
Gitner Award for Distinguished Teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences
| 2007 | Sean Elliott, Chemistry |
| 2006 | John Finnerty, Biology |
| 2005 | Aaron Fogel, English |
| 2004 | Merry White, Anthropology |
| 2003 | John Straub, Chemistry |
| 2002 | Eliza Richards, English |
| 2001 | Patricia Johnson, Classical Studies |
| 2000 | Andrew Cohen, Physics |
| 1999 | Eric Widmaier, Biology |
| 1998 | Alan Marscher, Astronomy |
| 1997 | David Roochnik, Philosophy |
| 1996 | Loren J. (Jay) Samons II, Classical Studies |
Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences
| 2007 | Aaron Garrett, Philosophy |
| 2006 | Nicholas Huckle, Modern Foreign Languages & Literatures |
| 2005 | Ashis Gangopadhyay, Mathematics and Statistics |
| 2004 | Andrew Duffy, Physics |
| 2003 | Diane Meuser, Mathematics & Statistics |
| 2002 | Robert M. Carey, Physics |
| 2001 | David Rohrlich, Mathematics |
| 2000 | Laura MacLatchy, Anthropology |
| 1999 | Stanley Rosen, Philosophy |
| 1998 | James Pritchett, Anthropology |
| 1997 | Frederick Wasserman, Biology |
| 1996 | Mark Silverstein, Political Science |
Frank and Lynne Wisneski Award for Teaching Excellence
| 2007 | Julian Go, Sociology |
| 2006 | Keith Morgan, Art History |
| 2005 | Jonathan Barnes, Modern Foreign Languages and Literatures |
| 2004 | Glen R. Hall, Mathematics & Statistics |
| 2003 | Curtis Runnels, Archaeology |
| 2002 | Harlan Spence, Astronomy |
| 2001 | Michael Zell, Art History |
| 2000 | Michael Zank, Religion |
Humanities Foundation Teaching Award for Full-time Preceptors of English and Foreign Languages
| 2000 | Elizabeth Lozano (Spanish) |
| Stephen Scheuerman (English) |