The Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center and the U of A Teaching Academy recently co-sponsored the Faculty Teaching Awards Reception for 2020-21. This annual event, held at the Hembree Alumni Center, recognizes faculty who have received university-level teaching awards during the previous academic year.

The event began with introductory remarks by Teaching Academy Vice President Paul Calleja and TFSC Co-Director Lynn Meade and congratulatory comments by interim Chancellor Charles Robinson. The following award recipients were recognized and provided awards by Calleja, Meade and TFSC co-directors Don Johnson and Carole Shook:

Outstanding Graduate Mentor and Educator Awards:

Jeannie Whayne (history)

Outstanding Contributions to Service Learning Teaching Award:

Laura Gray (English)

Alumni Association Rising Teaching Award:

Benjamin Runkle (biological and agricultural engineering)

TFSC Ro Di Brezzo Excellence in Service to Teaching Award:

Samantha Robinson (mathematical sciences), 2020

Kathryn Zawisza (philosophy and IT services), 2021

John and Lois Imhoff Award for Outstanding Teaching and Student Mentorship:

Adnan Alrubaye (biological sciences)

Daniel E. Ferritor Award for Departmental Excellence in Teaching

Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, 2020

Sociology and Criminology, 2021

Charles and Nadine Baum Faculty Teaching Award:

Jeannie Whayne (history)

President, U of A Teaching Academy, 2019-21

Kevin Hall (civil engineering)

Co-Director, Wally Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Center, 2020-21

Jack Kern (Health, Human Performance & Recreation)

To recognize efforts to improve teaching beyond the student evaluation scores and reward faculty who invest in teaching improvement on campus, the Teaching and Faculty Support Center awards two Teaching Faculty Commendations: the New Faculty Commendation for Teaching Commitment and the Not-So-New Faculty Commendation for Teaching Development.

The faculty listed below received commendation certificates presented by Interim Chancellor Robinson and Interim Provost Terry Martin:

Faculty may work toward one of these commendations during the academic year. Please click on the links below for more information including eligibility criteria.

• New Faculty Commendation — first- and second-year faculty
• Not-So-New Faculty Commendation — third-year or more faculty

Pictures from the event are available at the Cordes Teaching and Faculty Support Facebook page.