NDSU’s Office of Teaching and Learning offers a monthly Innovation in Teaching Award to recognize instructors and graduate assistants for their efforts to improve teaching and learning on campus. In November, 87 individuals were nominated. Award nominations were submitted exclusively from students.
Award recipients include:
Ahmad Al Asady, management and marketing
Maria Alfonseca Cubero, mathematics
Hailey Alvey, psychology
Lisa Arnold, English
Alyssa Backes, School of Nursing – Sanford, Bismarck
Benjamin Balas, psychology
Stephenson Beck, communication
Bradley Benton, School of Humanities
Erika Berg, animal sciences
Warren Christensen, physics
James Clifton, accounting and information systems
Martin Coleman, psychology
Danielle Condry, microbiological sciences
Carol Cwiak, landscape architecture/emergency management and disaster science
Emmanuel Dadzie, communication
Jessica Danielson, counselor education
Ramona Danielson, public health
Marty Douglas, health, nutrition and exercise science
Thomas Duffy, statistics
Heather Fischer, architecture and interior design
Luke Gibbon, mechanical engineering
Blake Gilbert, psychology
Eric Gjerdevig, management and marketing
Roberto Gomes, pharmaceutical sciences
Roger Green, electrical and computer engineering
Thomas Gustad, microbiological sciences
Kyle Hackney, health, nutrition and exercise science
Stuart Haring, chemistry and biochemistry
Elizabeth Hilliard, health, nutrition and exercise science
Erik Hobbie, physics
Yongtao (David) Hong, accounting and information systems
Hyeongjin Jeon, management and marketing
Kalpana Katti, civil, construction and environmental engineering
Julie Ketterling, School of Nursing
Sarah Kirkpatrick, landscape architecture/emergency management and disaster science
Alex Knopps, psychology
Thomas Krumel, agribusiness and applied economics
Maxx Kureczko, mathematics
Chau Le, civil, construction and environmental engineering
Grant Lebahn, civil, construction and environmental engineering
Chiwon Lee, plant sciences
Andrew Lexvold, statistics
Zhibin Lin, civil, construction and environmental engineering
Zoltan Majdik, communication
Sanku Mallik, pharmaceutical sciences
Sijo Mathew, pharmaceutical sciences
Deona McEnery, English
Christi McGeorge, human development and family science
Lisa Montplaisir, biological sciences
Andrew Myer, criminal justice
Blaine Novak, animal sciences
Morgan O'Brien, mathematics
Greg Oswald, chemistry and biochemistry
Peter Oduor, earth, evironmental and geospatial sciences
Taylor Pfarr, Career and Advising Center
Candace Philbrick, human development and family science
Harun Pirim, industrial and manufacturing engineering
Carrie Anne Platt, communication
Alex Radermacher, computer science
Ronald Ramsey, architecture and interior design
William Refling, mechanical engineering
Darrel Ross, School of Natural Resource Sciences
Ellen Rubinstein, sociology and anthropology
Kolby Schaeffer Fraase, School of Nursing
Travis Seaborn, School of Natural Resource Sciences
Andrea Smith, management and marketing
Leretta Smith, sociology and anthropology
Matthew Smith, biological sciences
Sara Sunderlin, School of Design, Architecture and Art
Eric Syvertson, visual art
Jodi Tangen, counselor education
Annie Tangpong, mechanical engineering
Brooke Thiel, youth development, family and agricultural education
Rachel Thompson, accounting and information systems
Umamasheshwara Rao Tida, electrical and computer engineering
Lindsey Unterseher, School of Nursing – Sanford, Bismarck
Kyle Vanderburg, theatre arts
Bryce VanVleet, human development and family science
Jessica Vold, mechanical engineering
Yechun Wang, mechanical engineering
Wen Wang, human development and family science
Sofia Wentz, health, nutrition and exercise science
Todd West, plant sciences
David Westerman, communication
Heath Wing, Spanish and global studies
Nathan Wood, School of Education
Dena Wyum, human development and family science
The award recipients received special recognition from the President's office and will be entered to win a $100 gift certificate at the upcoming Teaching and Learning Conference on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
Use the online form to nominate an instructor for the December award.
