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. Where possible, links to awardees' speeches are provided.
2024 Curtis Trout, Theatre Arts
2023 Ram Mohan, Chemistry
2022 Joanne Diaz, English
2021 Tom Lutze, History
2020 Tim Rettich, Chemistry
2019 Carmela Ferradans, Hispanic Studies
2018 Victoria Folse ’86, Nursing
2017 Rebecca Gearhart Mafazy, Sociology/Anthropology
2016 Linda French, Physics
2015 Kathleen Montgomery, Political Science
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 Jerry M. Israel, History
1987 John L. Clark, English and Drama
1986 Barbara Bowman, English
1985 Robert W. Harrington, Business and Economics
1984 Carole D. Paul, French and Spanish
1983 Robert C. Bray, English
1982 J. Robert Hippensteele, Biology
1981 Michael B. Young, History
1980 Larry M. Colter, Philosophy
1978 Sammye Crawford Greer, English
1977 John D. Heyl, History
1976 Frank D. Starkey, Chemisty
1975 Jerry M. Israel, History
1973 John Wenum, Political Science
1972 John L. Clark, English