Celebration of Teaching

An event to honor winners of university- or school-based teaching awards and Teaching Certificate graduates

Sponsored by the Center for Teaching and the Graduate School

On Tuesday, April 28th the Center for Teaching hosted a Celebration of Teaching in conjunction with the Graduate School. The event celebrated the part of the Vanderbilt culture that practices, values, and rewards university teaching and learning as vital forms of scholarship.

John Russell/Vanderbilt University

Photo: Graduates of the CFT's Teaching Certificate Program were honored at the April 28th Celebration of Teaching. Included in the photograph above are Dennis Hall, Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School; Richard McCarty, Provost; Allison Pingree, Director of the Center for Teaching; and 2008-2009 Teaching Certificate Graduates (l-r) Hollea Ryan, Chris Paris, Matt Hall, Karla Conn-Welch, and Kevin Hadley.

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John Russell/Vanderbilt University

The Celebration of Teaching paid particular honor to two groups on campus: those who won university- or school-based teaching awards during the past year, and the 2008-2009 graduates from the Center for Teaching's Teaching Certificate program.

Highlights of the event included a reception with music provided by a Blair School of Music student string quartet, opening remarks by Provost Richard McCarty, and a speech by associate professor and teaching award winner, Nancy Lea Hyer titled Why I Teach: Views from a Teaching Award Winner.

The event also includedwith the recognizing of this past year's Teaching Award honorees, reflections on teaching given by Chris Paris, 2009-2009 graduates of the Teaching Certificate program, and the awarding of the Teaching Certificates to this year's finishers by Dennis Hall, Vice Provost of d Research and Dean of the Graduate School.

Top: Nancy Lea Hyer, Associate Professor of Management at the Owen Graduate School of Management provides reflections on teaching.

Bottom Left: Guests mingle at the third annual Celebration of Teaching event. Included in the photo are teaching award winners John Geer and Natalie Debrauwere-Miller.

Bottom Right: Dennis Hall, Vice Provost of Research and Dean of the Graduate School congratulates Teaching Certificate Graduate, Karla Conn-Welch of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

2008-2009 Teaching Certificate Graduates

Paige Baugher, Ph.D, Assistant Professor, Molecular and Cellular Physicology, Pacific University

Karla Conn-Welch, Ph.D. Candidate, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Kevin Hadley, Ph.D. Candidate, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Matt Hall, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Information Technology Services

Chris Paris, Ph.D. Candidate, Graduate Department of Religion

Hollea A. M. Ryan, Au.D., Ph.D. Candidate, Hearing and Speech Sciences

John Russell/Vanderbilt University

Photo: Provost Richard McCarty provides opening remarks at the 2009 Celebration of Teaching hosted by the Center for Teaching.

2008-2009 Teaching Award Winners

University-wide

Chancellor’s Cup
James Lovensheimer, Musicology

Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching
John Geer, Political Science

Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished Professor Award
Dana Nelson, English

Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Tiffiny Tung, Anthropology

College of Arts and Science

Alumni Outstanding Freshman Advisor Award
Julia Fesmire, Women's and Gender Studies

Ernest A. Jones Faculty Advisor Award
Roger Moore, English

Harriet S. Gilliam Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer
Michelle Sulikowski, Chemistry

Jeffrey Nordhaus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Humanities – Natalie Debrauwere-Miller, French & Italian
Social Sciences – Katherine Crawford, History
Natural Sciences – Terry Page, Biological Sciences

Excellence in Graduate Mentoring Award
Jon Kaas, Psychology

Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award
Gregg Horowitz, Philosophy

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Danielle Kurin, Anthropology
Matt Whitt, Philosophy

Law School

Hall-Hartman Outstanding Professor Award
Suzanna Sherry (1L-A)
Brian Fitzpatrick (1L-B)
Randall Thomas (2L/3L/LLM)
Richard Nagareda (2L/3L/LLM)

Owen Graduate School of Management

Executive M.B.A. Award for Teaching Excellence
Nancy Lea Hyer, Management

James A. Webb Award for Excellence in Teaching
Mikhael Shor, Management

School of Engineering

Award for Excellence in Teaching
Ronald Schrimpf, Electrical Engineering

School of Medicine

Elaine Sanders-Bush Award for Excellence in Teaching
Alfred George, Jr., Genetic Medicine

F. Peter Guengerich Award for Excellence in Teaching (Research Setting)
Randy Blakely, Pharmacology

Frank H. Boehm Award for Contributions to Continuing Medical Education
R. Daniel Beauchamp, Surgical Sciences
Jeffery Dattilo, Vascular Surgery
Roger Dmochowski, Urology
Gerald Hickson, Center for Patient and Professional Advocacy

Gerald S. Gotterer Award for Innovation in Educational Programming
Albert Beth, Molecular Physiology & Biophysics

John S. Sergent Award for Excellence in Teaching (Small Group Setting)
R. Stokes Peebles, Allergy/Pulmonary & Critical Care

R. Michael Rodriguez Award for Excellence in Teaching (Clinical Setting)
Bassel Abou-Khalil, Neurology

Robert D. Collins Award for Excellence in Teaching (Lecture Setting)
Neil Osheroff, Biochemistry

John Russell/Vanderbilt University

Photo: Guests at the Celebration of Teaching event hosted on April 28th, 2009 enjoy conversation and hors d'oeuvres during the reception.

To learn more about previous Celebration of Teaching events, please visit our Celebration of Teaching archives.

For more information on the Teaching Certificate program, go to the program description.

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