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.
- Students are asked to nominate outstanding teachers as defined by the criteria listed below.
- Please note that nominees may be given a copy of the nominations on their behalf.
The Award
$500 stipend and a 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.
Nomination Process & Criteria
Submit your nomination below. Nominations will consist of the equivalent of up to a two (2) page typewritten paper discussing reasons the student believes the instructor is deserving of this teaching award. The nomination should address the following points:
- The ability of the instructor to clarify difficult concepts.
- The instructor’s respect for the students as individuals.
- The instructor’s knowledge of the subject.
- The instructor’s preparation for class.
- The instructor’s skill in encouraging students to participate in discussion.
- Other strengths that set this instructor apart from other faculty.
Deadline
March 1
Past Recipients
2019 Beth Brantley
2018 Daniel Dandy
2017 John Bardi
2016 Ermek Nurkhaidarov
2015 Thomas Glumac
2014 Lauraine Hawkins
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