Supported by staff and fulfilled through students, the mission of Whitman College is carried out by our distinguished faculty. They are teachers and scholars, dedicated to the college, their disciplines and their students.
Each year Whitman recognizes outstanding contributions by individual faculty members, presenting them with awards for demonstrated excellence in teaching, advising, scholarship, mentoring. The awards are named for legendary faculty emeriti, some living, some deceased, whose impact on generations of students created a legacy that helps define Whitman’s use of the term “demonstrated excellence.”
All tenure-track faculty, as well as temporary faculty who have taught at least two-thirds time for each of the last two years, are eligible for nomination. No faculty member may receive more than one award in any five-year period.
Selection will be made by the Provost/Dean of the Faculty and President in consultation with the Committee of Division Chairs. Please submit letters of nomination to the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty, c/o Susan Bennett, Memorial #308, by 4:00 p.m., Friday, March 12, 2010.
The Robert Y. Fluno Award for Distinguished Teaching in Social Science
The Thomas D. Howells Award for Distinguished Teaching in Humanities
The A.E. Lange Award for Distinguished Science Teaching
The George Ball Award for Excellence in Advising
The G. Thomas Edwards Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and Scholarship (demonstrated excellence in the integration of teaching and scholarship)
The Suzanne L. Martin Award for Excellence in Mentoring
Awards for 2009-2010 will be announced at the end of the year faculty reception. Recent award recipients:
2008-09 Lynn L. Sharp
2007-08 David Schmitz
2006-07 J. Kay Fenimore-Smith
2005-06 Kyra L. Nourse
2004-05 Bruce Magnusson
2008-09 Rebecca Roman Hanrahan
2007-08 Jean Carwile Masteller
2006-07 Robert H. Bode
2005-06 Rogers B. Miles
2004-05 Nancy Simon
2008-09 Kurt R. Hoffman
2007-08 Robert Fontenot
2006-07 Barry Allen Balof
2005-06 Kendra J. Golden
2004-05 Delbert Hutchison
2008-09 David H. Carey
2007-08 Allison Calhoun
2006-07 James E. Russo
2005-06 Celia Weller
2004-05 Juli Dunn `
2008-09 Zahi Zalloua
2007-08 Robert Tobin
2006-07 Melissa W. Clearfield
2005-06 Paul Apostolidis
2004-05 Dan Vernon
2008-09 Amy Molitor
2007-08 Deborah Wiese
2006-07 Halefom Belay
2005-06 Alan E. McEwen
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