Classes of 1944 and 1945
Teaching for Tomorrow Fellowship Awards Program
Nomination Process | Current and Past Recipients
Program
Purdue is committed to recognizing and fostering the very best classroom teaching possible.
Therefore, it is imperative that we provide mechanisms for faculty to continually develop
teaching skills that will enhance student learning. Faculty arrive with disciplinary training
of the highest caliber but sometimes lack systematic and rigorous instruction in ways to
facilitate learning by diverse student populations.
The Classes of 1944 and 1945 have provided resources to establish a Teaching for Tomorrow
Award to foster continued excellence of teaching and learning on our campus, and to facilitate
the development of the teaching potential of the faculty. Annually, these awards will recognize
the demonstrated talents for teaching of up to twelve assistant professors (or recently promoted
associate professors), and they will recognize three senior faculty for their long-term
contributions to teaching at the University. These faculty will work together in teams to address
topics which can enhance the learning environment for students across the campus.
To capitalize on the skills of senior faculty who have been recognized for their teaching skills,
the University will select three of our "best teachers" to serve as resource persons to assistant
professors selected for the program. This voluntary program will match one resource faculty with
no more than four assistant professors from across academic units. Structured programs will address
such matters as adjusting teaching modes to class size, student readiness and learning styles, subject
matter, cultural diversity, course objectives, overall goals of the course, and experiential and
student centered learning. Resource faculty will work one-on-one with the assistant professors in
developing and reviewing teaching techniques applicable to facilitating learning in their courses, and
fostering teaching interest and innovation in their home departments. Faculty selected will visit each
others' classes and discuss the pedagogy used. The three faculty teams will meet jointly several times
during the year to discuss teaching and learning philosophies. For participation in the program, the
resource faculty and the assistant professors will be provided professional development funds to be used
for any purpose that enhances their skills as a teacher-scholar.
The intended outcomes of this enrichment program are: Purdue students will gain improved learning
environments; faculty will enhance their teaching through the use of a broader repertoire that matches
learner needs; participants will develop a network of faculty committed to quality instruction; participants will
form a strong nucleus for enhancing undergraduate teaching at Purdue; academic departments will
receive increased input on their teaching programs.
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Nomination Process
Each school/college is invited to nominate two to four assistant professors (or recently promoted associate professors) depending on the number of teaching faculty in the school (see table below) and one senior faculty member. From these nominees, up to twelve assistant professors and three senior faculty will be selected for the program. The senior faculty will serve as team leaders. Assistant professors who are nominated should have demonstrated potential as teachers and senior faculty should have been recognized previously at the School or University level for their teaching excellence.
Each TfT Fellow selected will receive $1000 in professional development funds for use in enhancing their teaching program. Senior faculty, as team leaders, will receive $2,000 in faculty development funds and their department will receive $2,500 to help offset release time for the senior faculty team leader to work with the program.
Each faculty nominee is asked to provide a one page statement of why they would like to be part of this program and a two page vitae that includes courses taught. The one page statement should include a paragraph outlining the nominee’s teaching strengths. Faculty nominees will be selected within each school/college and forwarded through the dean to Dr. Christine M. Ladisch, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, by April 4, 2008. Announcements of award recipients will be made in late April 2008. The program will begin August 2008 and end May 2009. Selection will be done by a committee of faculty and administrators. Every effort will be made to establish cohort groups that have a potential for maximum interaction.
Current and Past Recipients
2007-2008 Class
George E. Van Scoyoc, Professor of Agronomy
Susan G. Watts, Associate Professor of Management
Judy Chen, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Mark French, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Guy Lebanon, Assistant Professor of Statistics
Maren Linett, Assistant Professor of English
Cristina Nita-Rotaru, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Jennifer C. Richardson, Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
Alejandro Strachan, Assistant Professor of Materials Engineering
2006-2007 Class
Jay Akridge, Professor of Agricultural Economics
David Rollock, Associate Professor of Psychological Sciences
Monica F. Cox, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education
Jennifer Dennis, Assistant Professor of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Stacy E. Holden, Assistant Professor of History
Christine L. Jackson, Assistant Professor of Management
Karen LaValle Norton, Associate Professor of the Patti and Rusty Rueff Department of Visual and Performing Arts
John Lumkes, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Dimitrios Peroulis, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2005-2006 Class
Hubert E. Dunsmore (Buster), Associate Professor of Computer Sciences
John T. Kirby, Professor of Foreign Languages and Literature
David J. Waters, Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Jeffrey L. Brewer, Assistant Professor of Computer Technology
Charles A. Calahan, Assistant Professor of Child Development and Family Studies
Kirby Hayes, Assistant Professor of Food Science
Christine A. Hrycyna, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Peter K. Imbrie, Assistant Professor of Engineering Education
Erina L. MacGeorge, Assistant Professor of Communication
Jenna L. Rickus, Assistant Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Jennifer Marston William, Assistant Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Michael Y. Zhu, Assistant Professor of Statistics
2004-2005 Class
Marne G. Helgesen, Director of the Center
for Instructional Excellence
Michael A. Morrison, Assistant Head/Associate
Professor of History
Venkat Venkatasubramanian, Professor of Chemical
Engineering
Gabriele Camera, Associate Professor of Economics
Heather L. Cooper, Assistant Professor
of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Donatella Danielli, Associate Professor of
Mathematics
John P. Denton, Associate Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering Technology
Angelica Duran, Assistant Professor of English
Deborah K. Follman, Assistant Professor of
Engineering Engineering Education
Marie Pickerill (Hornyik), Clinical Instructor
of Health and Kinesiology
Patrice D. Rankine, Associate Professor
of Foreign Languages and Literature
Carl Wassgren, Associate Professor of Mechanical
Engineering
2003-2004 Class
Pamela M. Aaltonen , Assistant Professor of Nursing
Karl G. Brandt , Professor of Biochemistry
R. Neal Houze , Professor of Chemical Engineering
Joshua Boyd , Assistant Professor of Communications
Patrick E. Connolly , Assistant Professor
of Computer Graphics Technology
Nancy Edwards, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Elizabeth K. Menon , Assistant Professor
of Art History
Douglas C. Nelson , Assistant Professor of
Hospitality and Tourism Management
JoAnn Pjillion , Assistant Professor of Curriculum
and Instruction
Thomas Siegmund , Assistant Professor of
Mechanical Engineering
Aaron N. K. Yip , Assistant Professor of
Mathematics
Li Zhang , Assistant Professor of Design
2002-2003 Class
George M. Bodner , Arthur Kelly Distinguished
Professor of Chemistry and Education
Eckhard A. Groll , Assistant Professor
of Mechanical Engineering
Timothy J. Newby , Professor of Curriculum
and Instruction
T. Channing Arndt , Assistant Professor
of Agricultural Economics
Emily L. Allen , Assistant Professor of
English
David S. Corti, Assistant Professor of
Chemical Engineering
Cynthia G. Emrich , Assistant Professor
of Management
Dino Felluga , Assistant Professor of English
Arvind Raman , Assistant Professor of Mechanical
Engineering
Edie K. Schmidt , Assistant Professor of
Industrial Technology
William Szaroletta , Assistant Professor
of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Hong Z. Tan , Assistant Professor of Electrical
and Computer Engineering
Marta VanLandingham , Assistant Professor
of History
Timothy M. Whalen , Assistant Professor
of Civil Engineering
Christine A. Wilson , Assistant Professor
of Agricultural Economics
2001-2002 Class
John G. Graveel, Professor of Agronomy
Charles M. Krousgrill, Jr., Professor of Mechanical Engineering
A. Charlene Sullivan, Associate Professor of Management
Carol L. Baird, Assistant Professor of Nursing
Sandra L. Barnes, Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology/African American Studies
William A. Crossley, Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Assistant Professor of Engineering
April J. Ginther, Assistant Professor of English
Anne M. Knupfer, Associate Professor of Educational Studies
Matthew J. M. Krane, Assistant Professor of Materials Engineering
Julie R. Mariga, Assistant Professor of Computer Technology
Felicia D. Roberts, Assistant Professor of Communication
Katy L. Simonsen, Assistant Professor of Statistics
Alan L. Smith, Assistant Professor of Health, Kinesiology, & Leisure Studies
Kim L. Wilson, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture
2000-2001 Class
Arnold C. Cooper, Louis A. Weil, Jr. Professor in Management
Elizabeth Grauerholz, Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology
Robert J. Joly, Professor of Horticulture
George T. Chiu, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Christine L. Corum, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology
Rachel L. Einwohner, Assistant Professor of Sociology/Anthropology
Regina A. Galer-Unti, Assistant Professor of Health, Kinesiology, and Leisure Studies
Richard F. Ghiselli, Assistant Professor of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional, and Tourism Management
Wei Hong, Associate Professor of Foreign Languages and Literatures
David R. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Materials Engineering
Ioannis Kontoyiannis, Assistant Professor of Statistics
James L. Mohler, Assistant Professor of Technical Graphics
Thomas M. Talavage, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
James J. Walker, Assistant Professor of Basic Medical Sciences
Susan G. Watts, Assistant Professor of Management
1999-2000 Class
Ann H. Hunt, Associate Professor of Nursing
James D. Lehman, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
Rosalee A. Clawson, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Carol Anne Clayson, Assistant Professor of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Frank J. Dooley, Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics
Joseph M. La Lopa, Assistant Professor of Restaurant, Hotel, Institutional, & Tourism Management
William C. Oakes, Assistant Professor of Freshman Engineering
Jennifer Lynn Sinclair, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Deborah J. Taub, Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
Janet M. Wilmoth, Assistant Professor of Sociology
1998-1999 Class
Robert W. Taylor, Professor of Agricultural Economics
Randy W. Roberts, Professor of History and American Studies
Zhilan J. Feng, Assistant Professor Mathematics
Joan R. Fulton, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics
Antony L. Hosking, Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Denver W. Lopp, Assistant Professor of Aviation Technology
Mary B. Nakhleh, Associate Professor of Chemistry
Meri Kay Scott, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Gerald E. Shively, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics
Christopher J. Staiger, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
1997-1998 Class
Muriel Harris, Professor of English
James J. Vorst, Professor of Agronomy
Rebecca W. Doerge, Assistant Professor of Statistics and Agronomy
Francis J. Doyle III, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering
Julie A. Everett, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Alan L. Grant, Associate Professor Animal Sciences
Sidney M. Moon, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology
Bruce H. Morimoto, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Jason D. Papastavrou, Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering
Nancy J. Peterson, Assistant Professor of English
Updated, 02/04 /04
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