Celebration of Teaching Excellence

Celebrate Teaching at Duquesne

Each Spring the Center for Teaching Excellence holds an event to celebrate the teaching accomplishments of 麻豆直播 faculty and graduate students. You can view past recipients and honorees below or learn more about the Creative Teaching Award and the Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Mark Your Calendars!

The 2024-2025 Celebration of Teaching Excellence will be on April 24, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the Power Center Ballroom.

No need to register for this event, but we hope you come and celebrate the teaching achievements of you and your peers!

Celebration of Teaching Excellence

AY 23-24 Creative Teaching Award Recipients

Sound Walk Project - Nicole Vilkner (Mary Pappert School of Music)
The InnoPitch - Leda Kloudas (School of Science and Engineering), Yvonne Weideman (School of Nursing), and Staci Offutt (Palumbo-Donahue School of Business)
Teaching Foundations of Compassionate Care-Based Skills for Students of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) through a Behaviorally-Analytic Lens - Reva Mathieu-Sher (School of Education)

AY 23-24 Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching

Fayla Junior (McAnulty College)
Adam Kensinger (School of Science and Engineering)

Spirit of CTE Honorees

We at the Center for Teaching Excellence are delighted to have the opportunity to express our gratitude for our colleagues who have embodied the "Spirit of CTE" by helping us foster an environment where teaching is considered an art that grows through scholarship, practice, reflection, and collaboration.

The Spirit of CTE Honoree for AY23-24 was:

Meghan Blaskowitz (John G. Rangos Sr. School of Health Sciences)

Past Creative Teaching Award Recipients

2022-2023

Dr. Ralph Klotzbaugh, School of Nursing
Wesley M. Oliver, J.D. and Morgan Gray, J.D., Thomas R. Kline School of Law

2021-2022

Bridget Green, School of Education
Derek Hook, Department of Psychology
Michael Gionfriddo, Rebecca Schoen, and Robert Maher, School of Pharmacy
James Purdy and Sarah Wright, Department of English and University Writing Center

2020-2021

Autumn Stewart-Lynch, School of Pharmacy
Rebecca Maatta, Department of English
Tammy Hughes, School of Education, Cathleen Appelt, Department of Sociology, Meghan Blaskowitz, Occupational Therapy, Bridget Calhoun, Physician Assistant, Jordan Covey, School of Pharmacy, Jessica A. Devido, School of Nursing, Retta Martin, Occupational Therapy, Andrew T. Simpson, Department of History, Tiffany Sizemore, Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Ann Stuart, Occupational Therapy, and Rachel Whitman, Department of Psychology

2019-2020

Cathleen Appelt, Sociology, Jessica Devido, Nursing, and Andrew Simpson, History

2018-2019

Branden Nemecek and David Zimmerman, Pharmacy
Ozum Sayrak, Communication & Rhetorical Studies

2017-2018

Bryan Menk, Business
Wilson Meng and Lauren O'Donnell, Pharmacy
Waganesh Zeleke, Education

2016-2017

Luc铆a Osa-Melero & Carmen A Martinez, Modern Languages and Literatures

2015-2016

Alison Colbert and Melanie Turk, Nursing
Sarah Woodley, Biological Sciences

2014-2015

Kathleen Hartzel & Jacqueline Pike, Business
Linda Koharchik, Nursing
Laura Mahalingappa & Elizabeth Hughes, Education

2013-2014

Lauren O'Donnell & Michael Perry, Pharmacy
Anna Floerke Scheid & Elisabeth Vasko, Theology
Ana Siquiera, Jay Liebowitz & Naga Sivasubramaniam, Business
Interprofessional Education Faculty Team: Allison Morgan, Physicians Assistant Program, Leesa Dibartola, Physical Therapy, Elizabeth DeIuliis, Occupational Therapy, Sarah Wallace, Speech Language Pathology, Paula Turocy, Athletic Training, Shirley Cousino, Health Management, Janet Astle, Pharmacy, Lynn Simko, Nursing, Christine O'Neil, Pharmacy, and Yvonne Weideman, Nursing.

2012-2013

Jeffrey Evanseck, Chemistry & Biochemistry, School of Science and Engineering
Marcia Rapchak & Ava Cipri, Gumberg Library & English Department
Jamie McConaha & Holly Lassila, Pharmacy
Cynthia Walters & Yvonne Weideman, Nursing

2011-2012

Jeryl Benson, Occupational Therapy
Susan G. Goldberg, Psychology
Jennifer Padden Elliott & Pamela Koerner, Pharmacy
Amy Phelps, Business
Heather Rusiewicz, Speech-Language Pathology

2010-2011

Ira Buckner, Autumn Stewart & Peter Wildfong, Pharmacy
Tammy Hughes & Laura Crothers, Education
Marsha McFalls, Pharmacy

2009-2010

Sarah Woodley, Biological Sciences
Robert Sroufe & Diane Ramos, SMBA, Business
Erik Garrett, Communication & Rhetorical Studies
Deborah Scigliano, Foundations & Leadership, Education

2008-2009

Lisa Jo Vernon-Dotson, School of Education, Department of Counseling, Psychology, & Special Education
Lynn M. Simko, School of Nursing

2007-2008

Norman Conti, Sociology
David Cutler, Music
Robert Kollar, Business
Martha Petersen, Physician Assistant
William Spangler, Business
Ronald Surmacz, Business

2006-2007

Barbara Adams, Library
Kathryn Garrett, Speech-Language Pathology
Ellen Gawalt, Chemistry
Gibbs Kanyongo, Education
Connie Moss, Education

2005-2006

Bridget Calhoun, Physician Assistant Department
Shane Desselle, Pharmacy
Allison Morgan, Physician Assistant Department
Chris Surratt, Pharmacy

2004-2005

Joe Kush, School of Education
Linda Lengyel, School of Education
Carol Parke, School of Education

2003-2004

Tammy Hughes, School of Education
Barbara Manner, School of Science and Engineering & School of Education

2002-2003

Bill Murry & Nagaraj Sivasubramaniam, Business
Eva Simms, Psychology
Carmen Stonge, History/Art History
Jessica Wiskus, Music

2001-2002

Michael Dillon & Maggie Jones Patterson, Communication
Jeffrey Miller, Education
William Spangler, Business

2000-2001

Rick A. Myer, Education
Daniel Goldreich, Occupational Therapy
Anne Marie Hansen, Occupational Therapy
Jaime Mu帽oz, Occupational Therapy
Ingrid Provident, Occupational Therapy
Diane L. Williams, Speech-Language Pathology

1999-2000

Joan Such Lockhart, Nursing
Perri Stern, Occupational Therapy
Rick Zoucha, Nursing

1998-1999

Barbara Duarte Esgalhado, Psychology
Chad Lackey, Sociology
Kenneth Saban, Business

1997-1998

Juan Avila, Pharmacy
Therese Poirier, Pharmacy
Joan Kiel, Health Management Systems
Jay Liebowitz, Business
Jeri Milstead, Nursing

1996-1997

Diane Colizza, Nursing
Clare Giuffrida, Occupational Therapy
Susan Munson, Education
Karen Levitt, Education
Jaime Mu帽oz, Occupational Therapy
Susan Polich, Physical Therapy

1995-1996

Rick McCown, Education
Sharon Green, Business

1994-1995

Patricia Crist, Occupational Therapy
Fraser Fleming, Chemistry

1993-1994

George Bodnar, Business
Marc Harrold, Pharmacy
Margaret Horger, Occupational Therapy

1992-1993

Judith Bowman, Music
John Doctor, Biology
Bill Presutti, Business

1991-1992

Audrey Guskey, Business
Lance Kurke, Business
Albert Labriola, English
George Worgul, Theology
Therese Poirier, Pharmacy

Past Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Teaching Winners