TEACHING & INSTRUCTIONAL AWARDS
Teaching Awards Through the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning & Online Education (CETLOE)
Instructional Effectiveness Award
The purpose of the Instructional Effectiveness Award is to recognize an instructor who demonstrates a strong commitment to teaching and student success and to share at the university level outstanding approaches in instruction that are creative and effective in engaging students in the learning process.
Eligibility and Criteria
All GSU full-time faculty are eligible to apply. The evaluation criteria are the strength of the learning principles or theories, the persuasiveness of the analyses of evidence of learning effectiveness, and the potential of the approach as a model for application across other courses and programs.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Sarah G. Clark | 2024 |
| not awarded | 2023 |
| Jennifer Sengin | 2022 |
| Kelly Cranford | 2021 |
| Hongmei Zhang | 2020 |
| Ashley Holmes | 2019 |
| Melissa McLeod | 2018 |
| Beth Gylys | 2018 |
| Ute Roemer | 2017 |
| Kim Darnell | 2016 |
| Sandra Dwyer | 2015 |
| Satish Nargundkar | 2014 |
| Subhashish Samaddar | 2014 |
| Marika Lamoreaux | 2013 |
| Kris Acheson-Clair | 2012 |
| Gayle Nelson | 2012 |
| Faye Borthick | 2010 |
| Carol Singer Sargent | 2010 |
| Wendy Guastaferro | 2009 |
| Washington | 2008 |
| Andrea Curcio | 2008 |
| Casey Long | 2007 |
| Milind Shrikhande | 2007 |
| Faye Borthick | 2006 |
| Earnest Larkins | 2005 |
| Roy Johnson | 2004 |
Instructional Innovation Award
The purpose of the Instructional Innovation Award is to recognize and share at the university level outstanding innovations in teaching that result in improved learning. This award recognizes innovative teaching practices designed to improve student learning in online, blended, or face-to-face courses. Innovations may include any novel teaching strategy or tool designed to enhance student learning.
Eligibility and Criteria
All GSU full-time faculty are eligible to apply. The evaluation criteria are the strength of the learning principles or theories, the extent to which the approach used is unique and innovative at Georgia State, the persuasiveness of the analyses of evidence of improved learning, and the potential of the innovation as a model for application across other courses and programs.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Christopher L. Brown | 2024 |
| Natalie Davis Stacey French-Lee Laura Meyers Ryan Ziols |
2023 (Joint) |
| Evaristo F. Doria | 2022 |
| Mourad Dakhli | 2021 |
| Kevin Fleming Ewa McGrail Jill Anderson |
2020 (Joint) |
| Ricardo Nogueira | 2019 |
| Veda Storey | 2018 |
| Susan Wiley | 2017 |
| Richard Fendler | 2016 |
| Jonathan Godbey | 2015 |
| Eric Friginal | 2014 |
| Yin Zhu | 2013 |
| Iman Chahine | 2012 |
| Stephen Harmon | 2011 |
| Gregory Jones | 2008 |
| Carol Springer | 2008 |
| Gayle Nelson | 2006 |
| Carol Springer | 2004 |
| Faye Borthick | 2004 |
| Michael Weeks | 2003 |
| Joan Carson | 2002 |
| Sharon Cavusgil | 2002 |
| Debra Snell | 2002 |
| Craig Dongoski | 2002 |
| Barbara Baumstark | 2001 |
| Walter Peiper | 2000 |
| Carolyn Crutchfield | 1999 |
| Dabney Dixon | 1998 |
| Patrick Wiseman | 1997 |
| Cathy Cobb-Walgren | 1997 |
| Leonard Teel | 1996 |
| Mildred Cody | 1995 |
| Scott Owen | 1995 |
Regents’ Teaching Awards
The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents awards a number of Teaching Excellence Awards annually. These include:
- Regents’ Momentum Year Award for Excellence in Advising and Student Success
- Regents’ Momentum Year Award for Excellence in Teaching and Curricular Innovation
- Regents’ Teaching Excellence Awards for Department or Program
- Regents’ Teaching Excellence Awards for Online Teaching
- Felton Jenkins, Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Awards
- Regents’ Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Awards
Each USG institution may submit only one nomination for each award. GSU can have one nominee from the Atlanta Campus and one Nominee from Perimeter College for each of the awards above.
All previous award winners for the entire system are available from the USG website at this link.
Award winners who are or were Georgia State faculty, or programs/departments, are indicated in the table below, from 1997 through 2024.
| Name (Individual Program or Department) | Award Name | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia State University’s EPIC Program | Regents’ Award for Excellence in High Impact Practices and Experiential Learning | 2024 |
| Department of History | Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award for Department or Program | 2019 |
| Jeffery Young | Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award (Research & Comprehensive Universities) | 2018 |
| Department of Physical Therapy | Regents’ Excellence in Teaching Department/Program Award | 2017 |
| Michael Metzler | Regents’ Awards for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning | 2012 |
| Balasubramaniam Ramesh | Regents’ Award for Excellence in Teaching (Faculty Research University categories) | 2009 |
| Peter Lindsay | Regents’ Award for Excellence in Teaching (Faculty Research University categories) | 2006 |
| Barbara Baumstark | Regents’ Award for Excellence in Teaching (Faculty Research University categories) | 2005 |
| Timothy M. Renick | Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award (Faculty Research University categories) | 2002 |
| Department of Geology | Regents’ Award for Research in Undergraduate Education | 2000 |
| Harvey Brightman | Regents’ Award for Teaching Excellence (Faculty/Staff category) | 1998 |
| Department of Educational Psychology & Special Education | Regents’ Award for Teaching Excellence (Department/Program category) | 1998 |
| Department of Biology | Regents’ Award for Teaching Excellence (Department/Program category) | 1997 |
Regents’ Award for Excellence in High-Impact Practices and Experiential Learning: The EPIC Program
Georgia State’s Experiential, Project-based and Interdisciplinary Curriculum (EPIC) Program was the inaugural winner of this system wide award in 2024, representing university excellence as an example of high-impact teaching among the University System of Georgia’s 26 public colleges and universities. An article about this award is available from the university News Hub at this link.
Teaching for Social Justice and Democracy Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize and reward instructors who integrate current social justice issues into their courses to better engage Georgia State students in order to help them to develop their social, emotional and expressive capacities. This award recognizes instructional strategies that have been used to successfully incorporate social justice themes into various disciplines and result in positive student outcomes.
Eligibility and Criteria
All GSU full-time faculty are eligible to apply.
- 2024 – Frank C. Lee, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Management, J. Mack Robinson College of Business
- 2023 – Cyntoria Johnson, Criminal Justice,, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
- 2023 – Dr. Jacob Hackett, Middle and Secondary Education, College of Education and Human Development
- 2022 – Dr. Desmond Goss, Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
- 2022 – Dr. Ruchi Bhatnagar, Childhood and Elementary Education, College of Education and Human Development