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Excellence in Teaching

SECAC Award for Excellence in Teaching

Nomination period opens April 1, 2025.

Awarded in recognition of outstanding teaching accomplishments (within the last two years) by a SECAC member who demonstrates an exceptional command of their discipline through the ability to teach effectively, impart knowledge, and inspire students.

To nominate yourself or a colleague for the SECAC Award for Excellence in Teaching, send a letter of nomination (written by yourself or a colleague) the nominee’s CV to Al Denyer at a.denyer@utah.edu by August 1, 2025; all supporting materials are due by August 1, 2025 (see details below). The nominee's SECAC membership status should be current at the time of nomination.

To nominate a group of collaborators, an organization, or an institution, the nominator should send a letter of nomination specifying the intended award nominee(s) and the intended award to Al Denyer at a.denyer@utah.edu by August 1, 2025; all supporting materials are due by August 1, 2025 (see details below). In the case of a collaborating group or organization, at least one person must be a current SECAC member; a CV for this individual should accompany the nomination letter. In the case of an institution, the institution must be a current SECAC institutional member at the time of nomination.

Supporting materials should include the nominee's CV, Statement of Teaching Philosophy, and evidence of innovative pedagogy, which could include a sample syllabus, sample course assignment, or link to course content, if publicly available. These materials may be provided by either the nominator or the nominee, however, all materials are to be submitted together.

Nomination letters and supporting materials may be submitted via email attachment, Google Drive, or Dropbox to Al Denyer at a.denyer@utah.edu.

For questions, contact Al Denyer at a.denyer@utah.edu.

Past Recipients

2024 - Kristin Barry, Ball State University

2023 - Jinyoung Koh, Towson University
2022 - Sandra Reed, Marshall University
2021 - Glenda Swan, Valdosta State University
2020 - Naomi Falk, University of South Carolina
2020 - Heather Stark, Marshall University
2019 - Jenny Hager, University of North Florida
2018 - Wendy DesChene, Auburn University
2017 - Beauvais Lyons, University of Tennessee
2016 - Kristy Deetz, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
2015 - Debra Murphy, University of North Florida
2014 - Jeff Schwartz, Ringling College of Art and Design
2013 - Scott Betz, Winston-Salem State University
2012 - Deborah Huelsberger, University of Missouri
2012 - Linda Gigante, University of Louisville
2011 - Ruth Bolduan, Virginia Commonwealth University
2011 - Dorothy Joiner, LaGrange College
2010 - Pamela Simpson, Washington and Lee University
2010 - James Alexander, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2010 - Mary Stewart,  Florida State University
2010 - William R. Levin, Centre College
2008 - Ute Wachsmann-Linnan, Columbia College
2008 - Robert Lyon, University of South Carolina
2007 - Lauren Garber Lake, University of Florida
2007 - Reni Gower, Virginia Commonwealth University
2007 - Andrew Ladis, University of Georgia
2004 - Jane Allen Nodine, University of South Carolina Upstate
2004 - Porter Aichele, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
2003 - Elizabeth Bailey, Wesleyan College
2003 - Vida Hull, East Tennessee State University
2002 - A
my Lixi-Purcell, University of North Carolina at Greensboro