President’s Distinguished Teaching Award for Career-Track Faculty
Recognizing outstanding educators
This award recognizes up to two non-tenure track faculty members who epitomize the highest levels of performance and excellence and who provide a vital role in teaching WSU students.
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Scholarly Associate Professor, Department of Human Development
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Teaching Associate Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning
Previous recipients
2023 | Vanessa Cozza, English Sophia Tegart, Music |
2022 | Kenneth Faunce, Department of History Phillip Morgan, Kinesiology and Education Psychology |
2021 | Rebecca L. Cooney, Strategic Communication Dave Torick, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering |
2020 | Janet Peters, Psychology Chris Dickey, Music |
2019 | Clif Stratton, History Renee Petersen, Civil and Environmental Engineering |
2018 | Leann Hunter, English Jason B. Peschel, School of Design and Construction |
2017 | Xiaopeng Bi, mechanical and materials engineering Debbie Brinker, nursing |
2016 | Lisa Carloye, biological sciences Karl Olsen, civil and environmental engineering |
2015 | Nicholas Cerruti, physics Kate McAteer, biological sciences |
2014 | Andrew S. O’Fallon, software engineering Samantha Swindell, psychology |
2013 | Pamela Awana Lee, fine arts Judy Meuth, critical culture, gender, and race studies |
Award criteria, application process, and video of previous recipients