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Center for Faculty Excellence

Faculty Awards


 The CFE is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2025 Teaching Awards:

  • Outstanding General Education Instructor
    Dr. Lorraine Killion, Health and Kinesiology
  • Outstanding Graduate Instructor
    Dr. Daniella Varela, Educational Leadership and Counseling
  • Outstanding Teaching Innovator
    Nuri Yilmazer, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

The CFE is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2024 Teaching Awards:

  • Outstanding Non-Tenure Track Instructor:
    Dr. Amanda Cruz, Language and Literature
  • Outstanding General Education Instructor:
    Dr. Alberto Rodriguez, History, Political Science, and Philosophy
  • Outstanding Graduate Instructor:
    Dr. Habib Ammari, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Outstanding Teaching Innovator:
    Mr. Harmeet Singh, Accounting and Finance

The CFE is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2023 Teaching Awards:

  • Outstanding General Education Teaching Awards:
    Dr. Kenneth Price, Department of Language
    Ms. Fulden Wissinger, Department of Art, Communications, and Theatre
  • Outstanding Non-tenure Track Teaching Award:
    Ms. Nicole Morris, Department of Art, Communications, and Theatre
  • Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award:
    Dr. Norma Guzman, Department of Teacher and Bilingual Education