Ten Professors Awarded for Going Above and Beyond
April 6, 2010
Student Housing group recognizes excellence in 10 Texas Tech professors.
University Student Housing hosted its Professing Excellence award ceremony today (April 6) in the Student Union Matador Room.
The award recognizes 10 instructors who have demonstrated exceptional educational
skills and go above and beyond, both inside and outside the classroom, to impact their
students’ learning and academic success.
Professors were nominated by students who thought that their professor exemplified
the title. The 28 nominations were judged on outstanding teaching, surpassing teaching
expectations, impacting student learning and academic success, and overall nomination
quality. From the 28 recommendations, 10 winners were selected by a student committee.
The award-winning professors include:
- Michael Dini, associate professor, biological sciences
- Robert Peaslee, assistant professor, electronic media & communications
- Tamara Hanna, instructor, chemistry & biochemistry
- Jo Anne Temple, instructor, mathematics and statistics
- Lewis Held, associate professor, biological sciences
- Stacy Jacob, assistant professor, higher education program
- Erin McCrory, teaching assistant, psychology
- Richard Wannemacher, instructor, Rawls College of Business Finance Department
- Robert Wernsman, instructor, journalism
- Heath Wing, teaching assistant, classical and modern languages and literatures
- Bill Dean, associate professor, mass communications
- Chistopher Smith, associate professor, music
- Michael Mayer, assistant professor, chemistry
- Brian Rex, associate professor and associate dean for academics, architecture
- Richard Verrone, instructor, history