Printer-friendly versionWinners saluted for extraordinary performance in undergraduate education
A history professor who makes clever use of classroom technology, a nuclear engineer turned math professor who explains concepts using real-world applications, a biology professor who regularly researches alongside her students, and a psychology professor who corrects bad study habits are the national winners of the 2011 U.S. Professors of the Year awards.
Sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and administered by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the awards recognize professors for their influence on teaching and commitment to undergraduate students. In addition to the four national winners, there are 27 state Professors of the Year award winners.
The four national winners are:
- Steven S. Volk, Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges Professor of the Year
- Kathryn C. Wetzel, Outstanding Community Colleges Professor of the Year
- Ursula Shepherd, Outstanding Doctoral and Research Universities Professor of the Year
- Stephen Chew, Outstanding Master's Universities and Colleges Professor of the Year
