Ten Professors Awarded For Going Above and Beyond

Ten professors were recognized by University Student Housing at its Professing Excellence award ceremony April 6.

The award recognizes 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
• Tamara Hanna, instructor, chemistry & biochemistry
• Lewis Held, associate professor, biological sciences
• Stacy Jacob, assistant professor, higher education program
• Erin McCrory, teaching assistant, psychology
• Robert Peaslee, assistant professor, electronic media & communications
• Jo Anne Temple, instructor, mathematics and statistics
• Richard Wannemacher, instructor, finance
• Robert Wernsman, instructor, journalism
• Heath Wing, teaching assistant, classical and modern languages and literatures

Additionally, awards were presented to individuals who participated in this year’s Last Lecture series, programs where faculty and academic staff give a memorable lecture to students, faculty and staff members inside the residence halls.

Last Lecture participants included:

• Bill Dean, associate professor, mass communications
• Michael Mayer, assistant professor, chemistry
• Brian Rex, associate professor and associate dean for academics, architecture
• Chistopher Smith, associate professor, music
• Richard Verrone, instructor, history