The Center for Teaching Excellence congratulates the winners of the 2022 Faculty Recognition Awards! The purpose of the Faculty Recognition Awards is to acknowledge the multidimensional nature of the practice of teaching and to begin to recognize some of the many excellent faculty members at IUP.

The winners were announced at the annual Faculty Recognition Dinner, hosted on Thursday, April 21, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Allenwood. CTE is pleased to offer eight awards, with some awards sponsored by the Office of Social Equity and Title IX, the Career and Professional Development Center, and the Teamwork minor.

The winners are:

  • Kelly Heider and Crystal Machado
    IUP Libraries / Professional Studies in Education
    Collaborative Practice

  • Veronica Watson
    English
    Inclusive Excellence
    Sponsored by the Office of Social Equity and Title IX

  • Lingyan Yang
    English
    Inclusive Excellence
    Sponsored by the Office of Social Equity and Title IX

  • Michael Williamson and Collaborators
    English
    Heiges-Lamberski Experiential Education
    Sponsored by the Career and Professional Development Center

  • Wanda Minnick and Collaborators
    Safety Sciences
    Mentoring

  • Sanda Maicaneanu
    Chemistry
    Content Pedagogy

  • Jennifer Gossett
    Criminology
    Content Pedagogy

Special Faculty Recognition Award

  • Teamwork
    Received by Brian Jones on behalf of the Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance