Bender Teaching Award Winners

2026

Nils Olsen, Organizational Sciences

Scott Charles Quinlan, Epidemiology

Andrew C. Wiss, Health Policy and Management

Kathryne Young, Law and (by courtesy) Sociology

2025

Kayla K. Brochu, International Affairs

Kartik Venkat Bulusu, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Manjari Dimri, Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine

Debra Hermann, Physician Assistant Studies

Shaista Ehsan Khilji, Human and Organizational Learning and International Affairs

2024

Joseph Edmond Bonin Mathematics

Shelley B. Brundage, Speech and Hearing Science

Susan Kay Brown Norland, German Literature and Culture

Eric Saidel, Philosophy

2023

Gina Adam, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Julia Zoe Beckerman, Health Policy and Management

Mohssen Esseesy, Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

Rohini Ganjoo, Biomedical Laboratory Sciences

Lori Peters, Organizational Sciences and Communication

2022

Eyal Aviv, Religion

Laura Engel, International Education & International Affairs

Mesbah Motamed, Sustainable Urban Planning

Mark Ralkowski, Honors & Philosophy

Kelly Sherrill Linkous, Educational Administration

2021

Sarah-Kay Hurst, Romance German, Slavic Languages and Literature

Karen Kesten, Acute and Chronic Care

Matthew Kirwin, International Affairs

Paige McDonald, Clinical Research and Leadership

Maranda Ward, Clinical Research and Leadership

2020

Catherine Adoyo, Professional Lecturer of French Language and Literature

Kirsten Brown, Associate Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology

Catherine Cox, Associate Professor of Acute and Chronic Care

Anna Helm, Assistant Teaching Professor of International Business

2019

Terrie Gale, Professorial Lecturer in Sociology

Carly Jordan, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

Saniya LeBlanc, Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Laurie Posey, Associate Professor of Nursing

Tara Scully, Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences

2018

Diane Cline, Associate Professor of History and Classics

Majeda El-Banna, Assistant Professor of Nursing

Tiffany Rose-Sikorski, Assistant Professor Curriculum and Pedagogy

Bernardita Yunis, Adjunct Professor University Writing Program

2017

Jennifer Bertolet, Professorial Lecturer in History

Linda Briggs, Assistant Professor of Nursing

Natalie Milman, Associate Professor of Educational Technology

Emily Morrison, Assistant Professor of Sociology

2016

Marcia Firmani, Clinical Research & Leadership

Bethany Cobb-Kung, Honors and Physics

Denver Brunsman, History

Esther Emard, Nursing

2015

Irene Foster, Economics

Adrienne Hancock, Speech and Hearing

Edward Helfers, University Writing Program

Juliet Lee, Surgery

2014

Ellen F. Goldman, Human & Organizational Learning, and Clinical Research & Leadership and Master Teacher Leadership Development Programs

Jacqueline S. Barnett, Physician Assistant Studies

Natalia Romanova, English for Academic Purposes

2013

Jennifer Halvaksz, Physical Therapy and Health Care Sciences

Elise Friedland, Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

Mary Buckley, Women's Leadership in International Arts and Culture, Dance

Karen Schlumpf, Clinical Research and Leadership

2012

Amita Vyas, Department of Prevention and Community Health

Thanassis Samaras, Philosophy Department

Gaetano “Guy” Lotrecchiano, Department of Clinical Research and Leadership

Michael O’Donnell, Speech and Hearing Sciences

2011

Kimberly Acquaviva, Nursing Education

Michele Clark, International Affairs

Cynthia Dowd, Chemistry

Holly Dugan, English

Ozgur Ekmekci, Clinical Research and Leadership

Houston Miller, Honors & Chemistry

2010

Jeffrey Brand-Ballard , Philosophy

Takae Tsujioka, East Asian Languages and Literatures

John Sides, Political Science

Marie Matta, Business

Christine Pintz, Nursing

2009

Ellen Costello, Health Care Sciences

Tjai Nielsen, GWSB EMBA Program

David Ramaker, Chemistry

Joel Teitelbaum, Health Policy

Chris Tudda, History

2008

Maria de la Fuente, Spanish

Steven Kelts, Political Science

Michael King, Chemistry

Derek Malone-France, University Writing Program

Alex Dent, Anthropology

Lauren Sallinger, University Writing Program

2007

Shahrokh Ahmadi, Electrical & Computer Engineering

Cornelius Bennhold, Physics

Frank X. Lee, Physics

Jean-Francois Thibault, Romance, German, & Slavic Languages & Literatures

Michael Wenger, Sociology

Phyllis Zhang, East Asian Languages & Literatures

2006

Joseph Dymond, Geography

Balaji Hebbar, Religion

Kirk Larsen, History and International Affairs

Barbara Mazurkiewicz, Romance, German & Slavic Languages & Literatures

Yaron Peleg, Classical & Semitic Languages & Literatures

Jean-Claude Zenklusen, Chemistry

2005

Jocelyne Brant, Romance, German & Slavic Languages & Literatures

Christopher Cahill, Chemistry & International Affairs

Robert Eisen, Religion & International Affairs

C. Dianne Martin, Engineering & Applied Science

Dolores Perillan, Romance, German & Slavic Languages & Literatures

Richard Robin, Romance, German & Slavic Languages & Literatures

2004

Robert Savickas, School of Business

Mark Reeves, Physics

Ivy Kennelly, Sociology

Eric Cline, Classics and Semitics

Masha Belenky, Romance, German & Slavic Languages & Literatures

Zulima Alvarez, Romance, German & Slavic Languages & Literatures

2003

Stephen McGraw, Health Care Sciences

Mark Allenbaugh, Philosophy

Andrew Zimmerman, History

Ranjan Chhibber, Film Studies & Honors

Martín Zysmilich, Chemistry

Cayo Gamber, English

2002

Steve Roberts, School of Media & Public Affairs

Christopher Wilson, Fine Arts & Art History

Victoria Sardi, Counseling/Human & Organizational Studies

Earl Skelton, Physics

Robert McRuer, English

Mary Beth Stein, Romance, German & Slavic Languages & Literatures

2001

Galina Shatalina, Romance, German & Slavic Languages & Literatures

Jessica Matthews, English

Dewey Wallace, Religion

Al May, School of Media & Public Affairs

Philip Jacks, Fine Arts & Art History

Steven Schwinn, School of Law

2000

Clay Warren, Communication Sciences

Amy Smith, Management Science

Steve McGuire, Management

Michael Lackey, School of Law

1999

Stephen Craft, Marketing

Gerald Feldman, Physics

Terry Hufford, Biological Sciences

Peter Rollberg, German & Slavic Languages and Literature

Gary Selby, Communications

Abby Wilkerson, English

Margaret Gonglewski, RGSLL