Dr. Harvest Collier, vice provost for undergraduate and graduate studies at UMR, presented the awards.
The Outstanding Teaching Award is given each year to faculty members recognized by a UMR committee, which bases its selections on student evaluations.
The award is open to all UMR faculty members except Distinguished Teaching Professors.
The following were selected for the awards:
– Dr. Diana Ahmad, assistant professor of history and political science
– Col. Tom Akers, instructor of mathematics and statistics
– Dr. Elvan Akin-Bohner, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics
– Dr. Ronald Bieniek, associate professor of physics
– Dr. Martin Bohner, associate professor of mathematics and statistics
– Dr. William Canu, assistant professor of psychology
– Dr. Jeffrey Cawlfield, professor and chair of geological sciences and engineering
- Dr. Gerald Cohen, professor of arts, language and philosophy
– Dr. Jim Drallmeier, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
- Dr. David Enke, assistant professor of engineering management
– Dr. Kelvin Erickson, chair and professor of electrical and computer engineering
– Dr. Ralph Flori, associate professor of interdisciplinary engineering
– Dr. Larry Grayson, professor and chair of mining and nuclear engineering
– Dr. Greg Hilmas, associate professor of materials science and engineering
– Dr. Irina Ivliyeva, instructor of Russian in arts, language and philosophy
– Dr. Ronald Kohser, professor of materials science and engineering
– Dr. Kurt Kosbar, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
– Merilee Krueger, lecturer in psychology
- Dr. Robert Landers, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
- Dr. Vy Khoi Le, associate professor of mathematics and statistics
– David Leach, instructor of mathematics and statistics
– Dr. James Martin, assistant professor of psychology
– Dr. Michael Meagher, associate professor of history and political science
– Dr. Gary Mueller, associate professor of mining and nuclear engineering
– Luce Myers, lecturer in arts, language and philosophy
– Dr. Kent Peaslee, associate professor of materials science and engineering
– Dr. Hank Pernicka, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
– Dr. Timothy Philpot, associate professor of interdisciplinary engineering
- Dr. Allan Pringle, professor of physics and newly named Curators’ Teaching Professor
– Dr. David Richardson, associate professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering
– Dr. Jeff Smith, associate professor of materials science and engineering
– Dr. Joe Stanley, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
– Dr. John Story, associate professor of physics
– Dr. Ralph Wilkerson, professor of computer science
– Dennis Wilson, instructor of arts, language and philosophy
– Kristy Wolfe, lecturer in interdisciplinary engineering
