As you know from my
recent post, the English department is well represented in college and campus teaching awards. Now, I'm pleased to report, instructors in English courses are, once again, numerous on the List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent By Their Students, which is compiled by the
Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning.
The usual disclaimers apply--we know that excellence in teaching comes in more forms than can be measured by filling in bubbles on a standardized form--but I am still pleased to see these kinds of results. English courses offer rigorous instruction in writing critically and creatively, in reading closely, and in thinking freely--the fact that our students appreciate what we're offering is always a good sign!
Here then is the list of teachers ranked excellent for courses offered in fall 2013.
Laura Bandy, Jensen Beach, Michael Behrens, Martin Camargo,
JB Capino, Sarah Cassinelli, Debojoy Chanda, Jill Clements, John Claborn, Mary Rose
Cottingham, Carrie Dickison, Dennis Dullea, Patrick Fadely, Stephanie Foote, Andrew
Gaedtke, Shawn Gilmore, Catherine Gray, Nolan Grieve, Joe Grohens, Andrew Hall,
Jim Hansen, Justin Hanson, Gail Hapke, William Hechler, Marilyn Holguin, Ann
Hubert, DeAvery Irons, Miguel Jimenez, Brigit Kelly, Annie Kelvie, Melissa
Larabee, Mary Lindsey, Trish Loughran, Sean MacIntyre, Heather McLeer, Erin
McQuiston, Michael Madonick, Calgary Martin, Jessica Mercado, Natalie Mesnard,
Matthew Minicucci, Libbie Morley, Dave Morris, Andrew Moss, Justine Murison,
John Musser, Hina Nazar, Katherine Norcross, Valerie O’Brien, Michael Odom,
Robert Dale Parker, Catherine Prendergast, Julie Price, Paul Prior, Isabel
Quintana-Wulf, Scott Ricketts, Anna Robb, Carla Rosell, John Rubins, Rachel
Samanie, Ted Sanders, Spencer Schaffner, Jordan Sellers, Michael Shetina,
Andrea Stevens, Debora Tienou, Renee Trilling, Kristin Walters, Gregory Webb,
Rebecca Weber, Sara Weisweaver, Kirstin Wilcox, Zachary Williams, Gregory
Wilson, Charlie Wright, David Wright, Noel Zavala
Well done, all!