NDSU’s Office of Teaching and Learning now offers a new monthly Innovation in Teaching Award to recognize instructors for their efforts to improve teaching and learning on campus. The November award received nominations for 39 individuals, with most of those nominations coming from NDSU students.
The following instructors were nominated for the Innovation in Teaching Award:
- Abigail Burkett Vetter, assistant professor of practice in the School of Nursing
- Adam Marx, associate professor in the School of Education
- Adnan Akyuz, professor of climatological practice
- Alex Radermacher, lecturer of computer science
- Cassie Keogh, assistant professor of music
- Charlette Moe, associate professor of music and assistant director of choral activities
- Christi McGeorge, professor of human development and family science
- Christopher Byrd, assistant professor of animal sciences
- Curt Doetkott, consulting statistician in Information Technology
- Dane Mataic, assistant professor of sociology
- Dena Wyum, senior lecturer of human development and family science
- Eric Gjerdevig, lecturer of management and marketing
- G. Nazari, lecturer of mechanical engineering
- Gregory Cook, professor and chair of chemistry and biochemistry
- Heath Wing, assistant professor of Spanish
- Heidi Eukel, associate professor of pharmacy practice
- Holly Hassel, professor of English
- Jack Norland, associate professor in the School of Natural Resource Sciences
- Janet Page, assistant professor of mathematics
- Jennifer Momsen, professor of biological sciences
- Jenny Linker, associate professor of health, nutrition and exercise sciences
- JoAnn Miller, University Distinguished Professor of music and director of choral activities
- Jodi Tangen, assistant professor of counselor education
- Julie Ketterling, assistant professor of practice in the School of Nursing
- Kaitlyn Bock, doctoral graduate teaching assistant in criminal justice
- Kate Tulibaski, assistant professor of practice in the College of Business
- Kerrie Honrath, lecturer of health, nutrition and exercise sciences
- Kimberly Booth, assistant professor of practice in biological sciences
- Lisa Christenson, associate professor of practice in veterinary technology
- Martin Coleman, associate professor of practice in psychology
- Maxx Kureczko, lecturer of mathematics
- Mila Kryjevskaia, associate professor of physics
- Pinjing Zhao, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry
- Rachel Richman, senior lecturer of microbiological sciences
- Sarah Crary, assistant professor in the School of Education
- Stacey Ostby, lecturer and vet technologist in animal science
- Stephen Disrud, lecturer in modern languages
- Thomas Gustad, instructor in microbiological sciences
- Wang Danling, assistant professor in electrical and computer engineering
The award winners received special recognition from the President's office along with a small gift to brighten their day. All nominees will be entered to win one of several $100 gift cards to be given out at our annual Teaching and Learning Conference on May 23, 2023.
To learn more about this award, go to https://www.ndsu.edu/otl/faculty_resources/awards/innovation_in_teaching/. To nominate an instructor for the December award, go to https://ndstate.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eDUXlaTEymqesMS.