This award is given annually to recognize excellence in teaching scholarship and/or professional society educational initiatives, as defined by the criteria below. The recipient of this award will receive a plaque, a cash prize of $500, and a $750 travel allotment to attend the awards ceremony. Previous winners are ineligible for this award.
Nomination packages may consider any or all of the following:
- Development or authorship of educational or instructional material or a text that enhances the student learning process;
- Demonstrate effectiveness in course and/or curriculum development;
- Development of educational facilities;
- Publication of original work, through peer-reviewed publications and/or presentations at professional meetings, that enhances the engineering education process or adds value to teaching methodology literature;
- Service as a mentor to other teaching faculty or participation in the development and delivery of seminars and workshops focused on improvements to teacher classroom effectiveness;
- Administration of engineering colleges or departments that has led to substantial and recognized improvements in the art of engineering education; and/or
- A strong record of activity in the educational activities of AEESP or another professional society.
Refer to the nomination package for the required submission requirements.
Eligibility: All AEESP members are eligible for this award, except for previous recipients of the award. This award is open to nomination at any rank.
Past Recipients
Year | Recipient | Institution |
2023 | Marisa Chrysochoou | University of Connecticut |
2022 | Kerry Howe | University of New Mexico |
2020 | Jeffrey A. Cunningham | University of South Florida |
2016 | 1) Yanna Lambrinidou | Virginia Tech |
2016 | 2) Marc A. Edwards | Virginia Tech |
2015 | 1) Mark M. Benjamin | University of Washington |
2015 | 2) Desmond F. Lawler | University of Texas at Austin |
2014 | Maya Trotz | University of South Florida |
2011 | Linda Phillips | University of South Florida |
2010 | David Vaccari | Stevens Institute of Technology |
2008 | David A. Sabatini | University of Oklahoma |
2006 | Cliff Davidson | Carnegie Mellon University |
2004 | Daniel B. Oerther | University of Cincinnati |
2003 | Michael J. Semmens | University of Minnesota |
2002 | James R. Mihelcic | Michigan Technological University |
2001 | Susan J. Masten | Michigan State University |
2000 | Steven C. Chapra | Tufts University |