Faculty members to receive teaching awards

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On November 6, 2009

Twenty-eight Missouri S&T faculty members will receive the Committee for Effective Teaching (CET) Outstanding Teaching Award for 2008-2009. The winners will be recognized at the Chancellor’s Council meeting to be held from noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, in St. Pat’s A of the Havener Center. The annual award is given to faculty members based on student evaluations.


The following individuals were selected for the awards:

  • Col. Thomas Akers, instructor of mathematics and statistics
  • Dr. Ralph Alexander Jr., professor of physics
  • Ms. Kathryn Berkbuegler, lecturer in the Teacher Education Program
  • Dr. Gerald Cohen, professor of arts, languages and philosophy
  • Dr. Petra DeWitt, lecturer of history and political science
  • Dr. James Drallmeier, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Dr. Kelvin Erickson, professor of electrical and computer engineering
  • Dr. Ronald Frank, associate professor of biological sciences
  • Dr. Stephen Gao, professor of geological sciences and engineering
  • Dr. Lance Haynes, professor of arts, languages and philosophy
  • Dr. Irina Ivliyeva, assistant professor of arts, languages and philosophy
  • Ms. Merilee Krueger, lecturer of psychological sciences
  • Dr. Vy Le, professor of mathematics and statistics
  • Dr. Jennifer Leopold, associate professor of computer science
  • Dr. James Martin, associate professor of psychological sciences
  • Dr. John McManus, associate professor of history and political science
  • Dr. Gary Mueller, associate professor of mining and nuclear engineering
  • Dr. Susan Murray, associate professor of engineering management and systems engineering
  • Dr. Henry Pernicka, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Dr. David Riggins, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
  • Dr. David Rogers, associate professor of geological sciences and engineering
  • Dr. Bryan Salmons, lecturer of English and technical communication
  • Dr. R. Joe Stanley, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
  • Dr. J. Greg Story, associate professor of physics
  • Dr. David Westenberg, associate professor of biological sciences
  • Dr. Ralph Wilkerson, professor of computer science
  • Dr. Jeffrey Winiarz, assistant professor of chemistry
  • Dr. Reza Zoughi, professor of electrical and computer engineering.

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