The annual CLAS Teaching Awards recognize professors and lecturers for extraordinary achievements in teaching. While all CLAS faculty have dedicated their careers to the highest standard in education and research, Teaching Award recipients have been noted as particularly inspiring by students and colleagues alike.
2024
| Name | Department |
| Adrienne Jankens | English |
| Fernando Charro | Mathematics |
| James Bour | Chemistry |
| Lauren Duquette-Rury | Sociology |
| Pei-Chung Lee | Biological Sciences |
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2023-24
| Name | Department |
| Zachary Brewster | Sociology |
| Scott Burdick | Environmental Science and Geology |
| Charlie Fehl | Chemistry |
| renée c. hoogland | English |
| Mindy Huang | Physics and Astronomy |
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2022-23
| Name | Department |
| Dajena Tomco | Chemistry |
| Hannah Schacter | Psychology |
| Justin Kenney | Biological Sciences |
| Mark Satta | Philosophy |
| Yunshuang Zhang | CMLLC/Linguistics |
| Zachary Brewster | Sociology |
| Scott Burdick | Environmental Science and Geology |
2020-21
| Name | Department |
| Shanique Brown | Psychology |
| Matthew Larson | Criminology and Criminal Justice |
| Amy Latawiec | English |
| Karen Marrero | History |
| Peter Staroverov | Linguistics |
2019-20
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| Name | Department |
| Shooshan Danagoulian (Mentoring Award) | Economics |
| Donovan Hohn | English |
| Michelle Jacobs | Sociology |
| Nicole Varty | English |
| John Woodard | Psychology |
2018-19
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| Name | Department |
| Nicole Coleman | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
| Hilary Fox | English |
| Christopher Kelly (Mentoring Award) | Physics and Astronomy |
| Charles Klahm (Mentoring Award) | Criminal Justice |
| Julie Lesnik | Anthropology |
| Andrea Matti | Chemistry |
2017-18
| Name | Department |
| Derek Daniels | Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| Jaime Goodrich | English |
| Susanne Brummelte | Psychology |
| Sylvia Taschka | History |
| Christopher Trentacosta | Psychology |
| Hernn Manuel Garca | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
| Sarah Brownlee (Mentoring Award) | Geology |
| Jennifer Stockdill (Mentoring Award) | Chemistry |
2016-17
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| Name | Department |
| Young-Hoon Ahn | Chemistry |
| Eun-Jung Katherine Kim | Philosophy |
| Karen Myhr | Biological Sciences |
| Gil Paz | Physics |
| Donna Kashian | Biological Sciences |
2015-16
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| Name | Department |
| Arun Anantharam | Biological Sciences |
| Andrew Salch | Mathematics |
| Alyssa McGonagle | Psychology |
| Andrew Newman | Anthropology |
| Krysta Ryzewski | Anthropology |
| Marjorie Beeghly | Psychology |
| Tamara Hendrickson | Chemistry |
| Alina Cherry | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
2014-15
| Name | Department |
| Andrés Cisneros | Chemistry |
| Barbara Munk | Chemistry |
| Chera Kee | English |
| Christopher Leirstein | Mathematics |
| Emily Grekin | Psychology |
| Lee Wurm | Psychology |
| Lisa Ze Winters | English |
| Vanessa DeGifis | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
| Tracy Neumann | History |
2012-13
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| Name | Department |
| Annemarie Cano | Psychology |
| Caroline Maun | English |
| Liette Gidlow | History |
| Larry Lemke | Geology/Environmental Science |
| Lisa Maruca | English |
| Michelle Tomaszycki | Psychology |
| Sandra Robinson | Mathematics |
| Sara Trimpin | Chemistry |
| Steve Chrisomalis | Anthropology |
2011-12
| Name | Department |
| Simone Chess | English |
| Andrew Feig | Chemistry |
| Jeremy Kodanko | Chemistry |
| Felecia Lucht | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
| Danielle McGuire | History |
| Yifan Zhang | Nutrition and Food Science |
2010-11
| Name | Department |
| Alexander Day | History |
| Brad Smith | Criminal Justice |
| Jeffrey Howard | Geology |
| Jim Tucker | Biological Sciences |
| Karen Beningo | Biological Sciences |
| Kidada Williams | History |
| Robert Aguirre | English |
| Scott Bowen | Psychology |
| Sharon Lean | Political Science |
| Thomas Killion | Anthropology |
| Weisong Shi | Computer Science |
2009-10
| Name | Department |
| Dan Kashian | Biological Sciences |
| David Rueda | Chemistry |
| Denver Brunsman | History |
| Fatih Celiker | Mathematics |
| Haiyong Liu | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
| Jacalyn Harden | Anthropology |
| Lara Cohen | English |
| Loren Schwiebert | Computer Science |
| Matthew Allen | Chemistry |
| Michele Ronnick | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
| Paul Karchin | Physics and Astronomy |
| Peter Malcilmson | Mathematics |
| Saeed Khan | Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures |
| Zhixian Zhou | Physics and Astronomy |
2008-09
| Name | Department |
| Athar Ansari | Biological Sciences |
| Choong-Min Kang | Biological Sciences |
| Elizabeth Lublin | History |
| Hongwei Zhang | Computer Science |
| Irshad Altheimer | Criminal Justice |
| Jeff Pruchnic | English |
| Margaret Jordan | English |
| Zhi-Feng Huang | Physics and Astronomy |
2007-08
| Name | Department |
| Andrew Port | History |
| Colin Poole | Chemistry |
| Daniel Isaksen | Mathematics |
| Edmond Van Hees | Geology |
| Edward Golenberg | Biological Sciences |
| Jing Hua | Computer Science |
| Mark VanBerkum | Biological Sciences |
| Pamela Crespin | Anthropology |
| Regina Zibuck | Chemistry |
| Steven Rehse | Physics and Astronomy |
| Vladimir Chernyak | Chemistry |
2006-07
| Name | Department |
| Alexander Korostelev | Mathematics |
| Ashok Bhagwat | Chemistry |
| Brad Smith | Criminal Justice |
| David Barondess | Anthropology |
| David Coleman | Chemistry |
| Donald Schurlknight | Romance Languages and Literature |
| Eugenia Casielles | Romance Languages |
| Gavin Lawes | Physics and Astronomy |
| Heather Balog | Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| Jennifer Sheridan Moss | Classics, Greek and Latin |
| Jogindra Wadehra | Physics and Astronomy |
| Lisabeth Hock | German and Slavic Studies |
| Lori Pile | Biology |
| Mary Kay Pflum | Chemistry |
| Mary Rodgers | Chemistry |
| Weisong Shi | Computer Science |
2005-06
| Name | Department |
| Aleksander Popadic | Biology |
| Ashis Mukhopadhyay | Physics |
| Jean Andruski | Communication Sciences and Disorders |
| Karen Myhr | Biology |
| Kirstin Parkin | Biology |
| Laura Kline | German and Slavic Studies |
| Patricia Bonesteel | Mathematics |
| Po Hu | Mathematics |
| Shiyong Lu | Computer Science |
| Marsha Richmond | Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Mary Width | Nutrition and Food Science |
| Monika Witoslawski | Computer Science |
| Thomas Abowd | Anthropology |
2004-05
| Name | Department |
| Alexander Benderskii | Chemistry |
| Eric Ash | History |
| Hans Hummer | History |
| Joel Itzkowitz | Classics |
| Katherine Paesani | Romance Languages |
| Kevin Deegan-Krause | Political Science |
| Kristine Sbaschnig | ASLP |
| Li Hsieh | ASLP |
| Louis Romano | Chemistry |
| Margaret Greenwald | ASLP |
| Maryfrances Barber | Chemistry |
| Ming Dong | Computer Science |
| Suzanne Hilgendorf | German and Slavic |
| Ven Hari | Biology |
| Victor Figueroa | Romance Languages |