Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

Dr. Elizabeth Sayrs with 2023-2026 Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching winner Dr. Corey Beck

The Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching is based on excellence in teaching and meritorious academic pursuits both inside and outside the classroom, as acknowledged by peers and students, including teaching practices and innovations, influences on curriculum, mentoring of students and colleagues, and scholarship with respect to teaching.

Each award recipient holds the title of Provost Teacher for three years.

Below are the most recent University Professors from the College of Arts & Sciences:

2023-2026 Dr. Corey Beck, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2022-2025 Dr. Paul Shovlin, English
2020-2023 Dr. Becky Barlag, Chemistry and Biochemistry
2019-2022 Dr. Lauren Elliott-Dorans, Political Science