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Eldon J. Gardner Teacher of the Year


The Eldon J. Gardner Teacher of the Year Award is given each year to recognize and emphasize excellence in teaching. Other scholarly activity such as research and publication records may become a consideration in the selection process, but the main emphasis will be on teaching excellence as judged by faculty and students.

The dean is to appoint a committee with students, faculty, and administrative representation to select an outstanding teacher from the college. The Faculty Evaluation Committee then selects the Eldon J. Gardner Teacher of the Year from the eight college level nominees. This person is recognized at the annual Robins Award and receives a $2,000 award.

Criteria

The following criteria for selection of the nominees are recommended:

  1. Excellence in teaching over at least three years as supported by standard university course evaluations and letters from peers.
  2. The inclusion of other evidence of teaching excellence in addition to course evaluations and letters from peers.
  3. Responsibility for a minimum of a six-credit annual assignment including at least one undergraduate course.
  4. Evidence of creative teaching innovation.
  5. Because so many individuals are potentially deserving of the University Teacher of the Year Award, past recipients will not be considered.

Nomination Materials

In order to provide greater uniformity in the nomination materials provided to the Committee, the following must be prepared:

  1. A statement from the candidate summarizing his or her objectives as a teacher, and explaining how his or her pedagogy is designed to meet those objectives.
  2. A summary of evaluation scores and enrollments for courses taught the last three years.
  3. Letters of support from students. Maximum ten.
  4. A letter of nomination from the department head spelling out the candidate's teaching responsibilities and influence on teaching in the department.
  5. A short CV that emphasizes teaching roles (including publications that relate to pedagogy).
  6. An external observation of the teaching.
  7. A sample syllabus.

2012 Eldon J. Gardner Recipient: Brian K. Warnick


2012 College Teachers of the Year


  • College of Agriculture - Brian K. Warnick
  • Caine College of the Arts - Robert Winward
  • Jon M. Huntsman School of Business - Benjamin M. Blau
  • Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services - Patricia S. Moyer-Packenham
  • College of Engineering - Barton L. Smith
  • College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Brock Dethier
  • College of Natural Resources - Frank E. Busby
  • College of Science - Claudia A. Mora Bornholdt


Previous Eldon J. Gardner Teacher of the Year Recipients



Previous College Teachers of the Year Recipients

College of Agriculture

2012 Brian K. Warnick Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education
2011 Ralph E. Whitesides Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate
2010 Julie Wheeler Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education
2009 Heidi Wengreen Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences
2008 Rudy Tarpley Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education
2007 Paul Grossl Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate
2006 Rhonda L. Miller Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education
2005 Janet Anderson Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences
2004 Craig Aston Department of Plants, Soils, and Climate

Caine College of the Arts

2012 Robert Winward Department of Art and Design
2011 Maureen C. Hearns Department of Music

Jon M. Huntsman School of Business

2012 Benjamin M. Blau Department of Economics and Finance
2011 Frank N. Caliendo Department of Economics and Finance
2010 Jack Peterson School of Accountancy
2009 Jeffrey Doyle School of Accountancy
2008 Robert J. Mills Department of Management Information Systems
2007 Stacey Hills Department of Management
2006 Cindy Durtschi School of Accountancy
2005 Robert J. Mills Department of Management Information Systems
2004 L. Dwight Israelsen Department of Economics and Finance

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education & Human Services

2012 Patricia S. Moyer-Packenham School of Teacher Education and Leadership
2011 Tim A. Slocum Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation
2010 Elizabeth Fauth Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development
2009 Kim Corbin-Lewis Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education
2008 Nancy Clomb Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation
2007 Scott Bates Department of Psychology
2006 Leigh Monhardt School of Teacher Education and Leadership
2005 Carmel Collum Yarger Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education
2004 Beth E. Foley Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

College of Engineering

2012 Barton L. Smith Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2011 Heng Ban Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2010 David Geller Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2009 Thomas Fronk Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
2008 Timothy Taylor Department of Biological Engineering
2007 Laurie McNeill Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2006 Gary Green Department of Engineering and Technology Education
2005 Jacob H. Gunther Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2004 Jacob H. Gunther Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

2012 Brock Dethier Department of English
2011 David F. Richter Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication
2010 Matthew Saunders
2009 Adrianne Moore Department of Theatre Arts
2008 Christine Cooper-Rompato Department of English
2007 Patricia Gantt Department of English
2006 Brock Dethier Department of English
2005 Kelli Cargile Cook Department of English
2004 John Seiter Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Speech Communication

College of Natural Resources

2012 Frank E. Busby Department of Wildland Resources
2011 Christopher A. Call Department of Wildland Resources
2010 Phaedra Budy Department of Watershed Sciences
2009 Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh Department of Watershed Sciences
2008 Michael A. White Department of Watershed Sciences
2007 Karen Mock Department of Wildland Resources
2006 John C. Malecheck Department of Wildland Resources
2005 Christopher A. Call Department of Wildland Resources
2004 Robert H. Schmidt Department of Environment and Society

College of Science

2012 Claudia A. Mora Bornholdt Department of Mathematics and Statistics
2011 Tonya B. Triplett Department of Physics
2010 James Cangelosi Department of Mathematics and Statistics
2009 John Stevens Department of Mathematics and Statistics
2008 Keith Mott Department of Biology
2007 Lance Seefeldt Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
2006 Gregory Podgorski Department of Biology
2005 Alvan C. Hengge Department of Chemsitry and Biochemistry
2004 Joseph R. Mendelson III Department of Biology