Award for Teaching Excellence

The winner of the Kemp Foundation Award for Teaching Excellence is selected by IWU’s Promotion and Tenure Committee based on nominations received from members of the faculty. The award recognizes teaching, scholarship, and service. It is the University's top teaching honor and is now supported by the Kemp Foundation.

2014 Rebecca Roesner, Chemistry

2013 Narendra Jaggi, Physics

2012 William Munro, Political Science

2011 Dan Terkla, English

2010 Wes Chapman, English

2009 Jonathan Dey, Biology

2008 Marina Balina, German and Russian

2007 James Sikora, Sociology

2006 Mary Ann Bushman, English

2005 Christopher Prendergast, Sociology

2004 James Plath, English

2003 Carolyn Nadeau, Hispanic Studies

2002 Tari Renner, Politial Science

2001 Carole A. Myscofski, Religion

2000 Teodora O. Amoloza, Sociology

1999 Michael C. Seeborg, Economics

1998 W. Michael Weis, History

1997 Jared Brown, Theatre Arts

1996 Kathleen O'Gorman, English

1995 James D. Matthews, French

1994 Paul E. Bushnell, History

1993 Mona J. Gardner, Business and Economics

1992 John D. Wenum, Political Science

1991 Robert C. Bray, English

1990 Thomas A. Griffiths, Biology

1989 Pamela Buchanan Muirhead, English

1988 Emily Dunn Dale, Sociology

1987 Michael B. Young, History

1986 Bruce B. Criley, Biology

1985 Sue Ann Huseman, French

1984 Larry M. Colter, Philosophy

1983 J. Robert Hippensteele, Biology

1982 John D. Heyl, History

1981 Jerry M. Israel, History

1980 Sammye Crawford Greer, English

1979 Fred B. Brian, Art

1978 Frank D. Starkey, Chemistry

1977 Harvey F. Beutner, English

1976 R. Bedford Watkins, Jr., Music

1975 Lucile Klauser, Education

1974 Max A. Pape, Sociology

1973 Robert Burda, English

1972 John Ficca, Drama

1971 Doris C. Meyers, Philosophy

1970 Jerry Stone, Religion

1969 Wendell W. Hess, Chemistry

1968 Bunyon H. Andrew, History

1967 Marie J. Robinson, Speech

1966 Joseph H. Meyers, English

1965 Dorothea S. Franzen, Biology

1964 Rupert Kilgore, Art

1963 Elizabeth H. Oggel, English

1962 R. Dwight Drexler, Piano

1961 Wayne W. Wantland, Biology

1960 William T. Beadles, Insurance