The Purpose of the Academy of Effective Teaching
The purpose for the Academy of Effective Teaching is to recognize the importance of effective teaching to the successful education of the students and, thus, to the mission of the university. To this end we are devoted to fostering effective teaching by assisting in the development of good teachers and the rewarding of accomplished teachers.
Members of the Academy assist at orientation programs for new faculty, other teaching professionals, and graduate teaching assistants. They also offer confidential mentoring on request.
The Academy also supports seminars that focus on teaching and learning strategies. Faculty and G.T.A.s from all disciplines share resources, techniques, and experiences that promote effective teaching and successful learning.
MEMBERSHIP
Three to six new members are added to the Academy each year. An elected eight-person steering committee guides the work of the Academy. The activities are facilitated by the Office of Academic Affairs.
The members of the Academy for Effective Teaching are honored retired emeritus faculty from all colleges on campus. View list of AET Charter Members and View a list of recent AET Membership
The full list of AET Membership can be found below:
A
- Paul Ackerman (2018)
- Anneke Allen - Chemistry (Deceased)
- Robert D. Alley - Curriculum and Instruction
B
- Sue Bair - Health and Physical Education
- Prem N. Bajaj - Mathematics and Statistics
- Linda Bakken - Counseling, Education and School Psychology
- Marcus T. Ballenger - Curriculum and Instruction
- John A. Belt - Management
- Tina Bennett (2016)
- Lloyd M. Benningfield - Electrical Engineering (Deceased)
- Nancy Bereman - Management
- Dorothy K. Billings - Anthropology
- Harrison Boughton - School of Music
- Barbara E. Bowman - Biological Sciences
- John B. Breazeale - Dean of Faculties (Deceased)
- Jeneva J. Brewer - Mathematics and Statistics (Deceased)
- Clark Britton - School of Art and Design
- Christopher Brooks (2018)
- Patricia Bunton (2018)
- Kenneth W. Burk - Communication Sciences and Disorders (Deceased)
- Donald Byrum - School of art and Design
C
- Jo Lynne Campbell - Medical Lab Sciences
- Joyce Cavarozzi - Performing Arts
- James J. Ceasar - School of Music (Deceased)
- Ronald W. Christ - Art & Design
- Sylvia J. Coats (2015)
- Joseph C. Combs - School of Music
- Donald L. Corbett - School of Music
- Kathy Coufal (2018)
- Andrew J. Craig - Aerospace Engineering
- Delores Craig-Moreland - Community Affairs
- Dorothy E. Crum - Music
D
- Gayle R. Davis - Women's Studies
- Jay C. Decker - School of Music
- Orpha K. Duell - Administration, Counseling, Education and School Psychology
- James Duram - History
E
- Mary P. Edgington - Computer Science
- Howard E. Ellis - College of Fine Arts (Deceased)
- Randolph A. Ellsworth (2015)
F
- David N. Farnsworth - Political Science
- Glenn Fisher - Hugo Wall School of Urban and Public Affairs
- Mary Sue Foster (2018)
- Raymond Fox - Biological Sciences (Deceased)
G
George H. Gibson - School of Music
Keith Graham - Communication Sciences and Disorders (Deceased)
Gary Greenberg - Psychology
Alvin L. Gregg - English
Mahesh Greywall - Mechanical Engineering
Kathryn P. Griffith - Political Science (Deceased)
Anthony Gythiel - History and English (Deceased)
H
Charles G. Halcomb - Psychology
Geraldine E. Hammond - English (Deceased)
Deborah Hansen Soles (2017)
James L. Hardy - School of Music (Deceased)
Kathy Irene Harris Strattman (2017)
John J. Hartman - Sociology (Deceased)
Jeanine Hathaway - English
Donna Hawley-Wolfe (2016)
Randall B. Haydon - Economics
Dean Headley (2019)
James C. Ho - Physics
Barbara Hodson (2016)
Lowell D. Holmes - Anthropology (Deceased)
Walter J. Horn (2015)
Elmer A. Hoyer - Computer and Electrical Engineering
Bobbye Humphrey - School of Social Work
Ann P. Hunter (2019)
Bernice Hutcherson - School of Social Work
I
J
Phyllis Jacobs - School of Nursing
Claradine Johnson - Electrical and Computer Engineering
Everett Johnson - Electrical and Computer Engineering (Deceased)
K
Vernon Keel 鈥 Elliott School of Communications
Donald G. Killian - Mathematics and Statistics
Bela Kiralyfalvi - Performing Arts
Robert Knapp 鈥 Psychology
Mary L. Koehn (2017)
Carol W. Konek - Women's Studies
John H. Koppenhaver - Modern and Classical Languages and Literature
Susan Kovar - Kinesiology and Sport Studies
Susan Kruger - School of Nursing
L
Marvis J. Lary - Physician Assistant Program
Gerald D. Loper - Physics
M
Abu S. M. Masud (2017)
William E. Mathis - College of Fine Art
Ronald R. Matson (2019)
Phillip May - Accountancy
James W. McKenney - Political Science (Deceased)
Louis Medvene (2018)
Greg Meissen (2018)
Mira E. Merriman - School of Art and Design (Deceased)
Kenneth Miller (2016)
Lori Miller - Sport Management
Nancy C. Millett - Curriculum and Instruction
Victoria A. Mosack (2019)
Eunice Myers (2016)
Walter J. Myers - College of Fine Arts
N
Don W. Nance (2015)
Audrey Needles - Performing Arts (Deceased)
O
P
- Larry Paarmann - Electrical and Computing Engineering
- Gerald H. Paske - Philosophy
- Charles Pearson - Elliott School of Communications (Deceased)
- Sandra K. Peer (Deceased)
- William M. Perel - Mathematics and Statistics (Deceased)
- Martin Perline
- Maurice Pfannestiel - Economics
- Harold A. Popp - Music
Q
R
- Teresa S. Radebaugh (2015)
- Janice M. Riordan - School of Nursing
- Clayton Robarcheck - Anthropology
- Ben F. Rogers - Philosophy
- Robert H. Ross (2019)
S
- Eugene Savaiano - Modern and Classical Languages and Literature (Deceased)
- Mahmoud Edwin Sawan 鈥 Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Robert Schrag - Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Doug Sharp - W. Frank Barton School of Business (Deceased)
- Martha Shawver - School Nursing
- Frances Shelly (2018)
- Twyla Sherman - Curriculum and Instruction
- Nicholas Smith (2016)
- Melvin H. Snyder - Aerospace Engineering (Deceased)
- Nancy Snyder (2016)
- David Soles (2017)
- Elaine Steinke (2018)
- Betty A. Sullivan - Nursing
- Arthur B. Sweney - Management
T
- Juanita Tate 鈥 School Nursing
- Phillip D. Thomas - History
- William Thomson - School of Music
- Helen J. Throckmorton - English
- Richard Todd - History
U
- William E. Unrau - History
W
- Phillip G. Wahlbeck - Chemistry
- Betty Welsbacher - School of Music (Deceased)
- Richard C. Welsbacher - School of Performing Arts
- William Wentz - Aerospace Engineering and Executive Director of NIAR
- Russell D. Widener (2019)
- Keith Williamson - Elliott School of Communication
- John H. Wilson - Curriculum and Instruction
- Donald Wineke - English
- James A. Wolff (2019)
- William F. Woods (2015)
Y
- Catherine G. Yeotis - Curriculum and Instruction
- Paul York - Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Vernon Yenne - School of Music
FACULTY AWARDS
In the Fall Semester of each year, representatives of the Academy go through an extensive process to solicit nominations of the most effective teachers campus wide (Award winners must have been teaching on campus for at least four years to be eligible). Faculty members selected for this award receive public recognition at a Faculty Awards ceremony held in the Spring semester.
View the Effective Teaching Award Recipients
RESOURCES
AET Handbook First Edition 2011
AET Handbook Second Edition 2021
Books on Teaching