Faculty Affairs

Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award

The Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award recognizes exceptional undergraduate faculty members with the rank of assistant professor (including assistant clinical professor).

The Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award is granted annually in spring semester. Each College receives the criteria and call for nominations every fall and each College is responsible for advancing nominees for the Murphy award. Faculty interested in applying for the award should contact their department head and/or College award committee.

Nomination Information

Please use the document linked below to review the procedures for Exceptional Early Career Teaching Award nominations. View Nomination Procedures (.doc)

Full List of Past Award Recipients

2023-24

  • Elizabeth Parkinson, Assistant Professor, Chemistry
  • Lindsey Payne, Assistant Professor of Engineering Practice, Environmental and Ecological Engineering

2022-23

  • Swati Srivastava,  Assistant Professor, Political Science
  • Zahra Tehrani,  Clinical Assistant Professor, Honors College
  • Jamie Woodyard,  Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice

2021-22

  • Danny Milisaviljevic, Assistant Professor, Physics and Astronomy
  • Jason A. Ware, Clinical Assistant Professor, Honors College

2020-21

  • Megha Anwer, Clinical Assistant Professor, Honors College
  • Ann L. Loomis, Clinical Assistant Professor, Nursing
  • Greg J. Strimel, Assistant Professor, Technology, Leadership, and Innovation
Award Recipients from 2015-2020

2019-2020

  • Elizabeth Brite, Honors College
  • Nicole Hands, Computer and Information Technology

2018-19 

  • Heather Howard, Libraries
  • Elizabeth Karcher, Animal Science

2017-18

  • Michael Mashtare, Agronomy
  • Becky Walters, Nursing

2016-17

  • Stephanie Gardner, Biological Sciences
  • David Sears, Educational Studies

2015-16

  • Jessica Cabral, Construction Management
  • Shelley Claridge, Chemistry
Award Recipients Prior to 2015

2014-15

  • Pamela Karagory, Nursing
  • Micheal Yough, Educational Studies

2013-14

  • Cary Troy, Civil Engineering
  • Jennifer Freeman, Health Sciences

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