Board of Regents

Regents Teaching Excellence Award

Two $5,000 awards are given to faculty and academic staff members at UW System institutions in recognition of outstanding career achievement in teaching. In addition, one $5,000 award is given to an academic department, program or other academic unit which demonstrates exceptional commitment to and effectiveness in teaching.

Award Recipients, 1992 - Present

2008

  
Regents honor outstanding UW System teachers (October 27, 2008)

See more photos from Nov. 6 award ceremony
Douglas Heil
 Douglas Heil
Communication, UW-Oshkosh
Nate Splett
 Nate Splett
Agricultural Economics, UW-River Falls
UW-Stout Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
Professor Chris Bendel (second from left) and his colleagues in the Department of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science at UW-Stout
 Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
UW-Stout


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2007

  
Outstanding UW System teachers receive awards from Regents (September 7, 2007)
Diane Reddy

 Diane Reddy
Psychology, UW-Milwaukee

 
Lois Smith

 Lois Smith
Marketing, UW-Whitewater
UW-Platteville Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
Members of department with Regent Colleene Thomas (second from left) and Prof. Max Anderson (third from left)

Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
UW-Platteville

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2006

  
UW System professors share insights on teaching excellence (November 8, 2006)

Regents honor educators with Teaching Excellence Awards (November 10, 2006)
John Koker

 John Koker
Mathematics, UW-Oshkosh

 
Kathryn Olson

 Kathryn Olson
 Communication, UW-Milwaukee
UW-Eau Claire Department of History
Professor Katherine Lang at podium

Department of History
UW-Eau Claire

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2005

  
Students benefit from UW System teaching excellence (October 5, 2005)

Regents honor winners of annual Teaching Excellence Awards (October 7, 2005)
Bradley Caskey

 Bradley Caskey
Psychology, UW-River Falls

 
Kenneth Maly

 Kenneth Maly
Philosophy and Environmental Studies, UW-La Crosse
UW-Oshkosh Department of Biology and Microbiology
Colleen McDermott (left) and Beatrice Holton, co-chairs of UW-Oshkosh Department of Biology and Microbiology

 Department of Biology and Microbiology
UW-Oshkosh

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2004

  

Regents to honor 2004 UW System Teaching Excellence Award winners (September 7, 2004)

Regents honor extraordinary educators in UW System: Gov. Doyle commends award winners for contributions to state (September 10, 2004)
Eric Anderson

 Eric Anderson
Natural Resources, UW-Stevens Point

 
Denise Scheberle

 Denise Scheberle
Public and Environmental Affairs, UW-Green Bay
UW-La Crosse Department of Physics
Members of physics department including Professor Gubbi Sudhakaran, department chair (second from left) and Regent Salas (third from left)

Department of Physics
UW-La Crosse

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2003

  
Regents to honor UW System Teaching Excellence Award winners (September 3, 2003)

Board honors UW System faculty for excellence in teaching (September 5, 2003)
Janna Cowen

 Janna Cowen
Economics, UW-River Falls

 
Carole G. Vopat

 Carole G. Vopat
English and Women's Studies, UW-Parkside
UW-Stevens Point Department of Geography and Geology
From left: Professor David Ozsvath and Department Chair Benjamin Ofori-Amoah

 Department of Geography and Geology
UW-Stevens Point

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2002

  

UW System Board of Regents to honor Teaching Excellence Award winners (September 11, 2002)

Teaching Excellence Award winners tell of teaching success (September 13, 2002)
Leonard Gambrell

 Leonard Gambrell
Political Science, UW-Eau Claire

 
Keith Rice

 Keith Rice
Geography & Geology, UW-Stevens Point
Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development Program
Professor Greg Hutchins accepts award on behalf of UW-Extension 4-H Youth Development Program

Wisconsin 4-H Youth Development Program
UW-Extension

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2001

UW System Board of Regents to Present Teaching Excellence Awards (September 6, 2001)

Gary Gilmore
Community Health Programs, UW-La Crosse and UW-Extension

Cyrena Pondrom
English, UW-Madison

Department of English
UW-Oshkosh

2000

University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Presents Annual Teaching Excellence Awards (September 8, 2000)

Joan Thron
Education & Humanistic Studies, UW-Green Bay

Charles Young
Music, UW-Stevens Point

Department of Geography and Geology
UW Colleges

1999

University of Wisconsin Board of Regents Announces 1999 Regents Teaching Excellence Awards (September 1, 1999)

Susan McFadden
Psychology, UW-Oshkosh

Patrick McGuire
 English, UW-Parkside - Senior Lecturer

Department of Languages and Literatures, UW-Whitewater

1998

Lloyd Goding
Chemistry, UW-Rock County

Kenneth Grieb
History and International Studies, UW-Oshkosh

Bradley Learning Community
UW-Madison

1997

Catherine Helgeland
Geography and Geology, UW Center-Manitowoc County

James Oberly
History, UW-Eau Claire

Department of Chemistry
UW-Oshkosh

1996

John Harris
Business Administration, UW-Green Bay

John Kozlowicz
Political Science, UW-Whitewater

Department of Biology
UW-Stevens Point

1995

Alan I. Bigel
Political Science, UW-La Crosse

James J. Grunloh
Economics, UW-Oshkosh

Department of Plant and Earth Science
UW-River Falls

1994

Nicholas Karolides
English, UW-River Falls

Donald Showalter
Chemistry, UW-Stevens Point

Human Development Program
UW-Green Bay

1993

Joseph Moran
Environmental Science, UW-Green Bay

Martha Schuh
Mathematics, UW Center-Manitowoc County

Chemistry Department
UW-Eau Claire

1992

Robert Burrows
English, UW-Whitewater

Maxwell Schoenfeld
History, UW-Eau Claire