Description
Penn State Mont Alto places a high value on excellence in teaching among its faculty. Appropriately each year the campus recognizes one outstanding full-time member of the faculty. (Please note that nominees may be given a copy of the nominations on their behalf.)
The Award
- $250 stipend
- Framed certificate
Eligibility
- Instructor must teach at least four (4) sections per year at Penn State Mont Alto.
- Instructor must be nominated by a student currently enrolled at Penn State Mont Alto.
Criteria for Judging
- Ability of the instructor to clarify difficult concepts.
- Instructor’s respect for the students as individuals.
- Instructor’s knowledge of the subject.
- Instructor’s preparation for class.
- Instructor’s skill in encouraging students to participate in discussion.
- Other strengths that set this instructor apart from other faculty.
Procedure
- Nominations accepted from any Mont Alto student.
- Nomination must include:
Instructor’s qualifications for the award as they relate to the “Criteria for Judging”.
Why student believes instructor is deserving of this teaching award.
Completion of the nomination form by the nominator (online nomination form located at bottom of page).
Nomination Deadlines
Nomination deadline for the 2024-2025 award season is March 28, 2025
Past Recipients
| Year | Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Alexander Storm |
| 2023 | Deborah Wilson |
| 2022 | Kimberly A. Herrmann |
| 2021 | Daniel Dandy |
| 2020 | Craig T. Houghton |
| 2019 | Beth Brantley |
| 2018 | Daniel Dandy |
| 2017 | John Bardi |
| 2016 | Ermek Nurkhaidarov |
| 2015 | Thomas Glumac |
| 2014 | Lauraine Hawkins |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Jacqueline Schwab |
| 2011 | James P. Hamilton |
| 2010 | Lauraine Hawkins |
| 2009 | Deborah Mirdamadi |
| 2008 | Michael Doncheski |
| 2007 | Lois Orndorf |
| 2006 | Elizabeth Brantley |
| 2005 | Freya Qually |
| 2004 | Beth Anne Neisser |
| 2003 | Sean Bohun |
| 2002 | John Bardi |
| 2001 | Nilka Diaz |
| 2000 | Robert Maurer |
| 1999 | G. Andrew Bartholomay |
| 1998 | James P. Hamilton |
| 1997 | Gary S. Webster |
| 1996 | John E. Long |
| 1995 | James A. Hale |
| 1994 | Siegfried Herzog |
| 1993 | James P. Hamilton |
| 1992 | Peggy A. Russo |
| 1991 | Siegfried Herzog |
| 1990 | Martha A. Fisher |