Teaching Academy
Recognizing and developing Purdue’s best teachers
What is the Teaching Academy?
The Teaching Academy at Purdue strives to bring together the best teaching faculty and graduate students across campus to create a collective voice for teaching excellence. Members are nominated and selected by their peers.
In partnership with the Office of the Provost and the Center for Instructional Excellence, the Teaching Academy sponsors a variety of programs and activities fostering educational creativity, innovation, and effectiveness both in- and outside the classroom. Additionally, the Teaching Academy supports and encourages teaching faculty and graduate students to apply for teaching awards honoring and recognizing excellence in teaching.
Membership
Membership in the Teaching Academy recognizes outstanding and scholarly teaching in the graduate, undergraduate, or engagement programs of Purdue University.
Nomination Process
Become a Teaching Academy Member!
Awards
Learn more about our Teaching Leadership Awards
Executive Council
John Lumkes
Agriculture
Rachael Kenney
Education
Lindsey Payne
Engineering
Carl Behnke
Health & Human Sciences
Kris Bross
Honors College
Roy Dejoie
Daniels School of Business
Josh Boyd
Liberal Arts
Heather Howard
Libraries & Information Studies
Kimberly Illingworth
Pharmacy
Dawn Laux
Purdue Polytechnic Institute
Wen-wen Tung
Science
Jenna Rickus
Provost Office, ex-officio
Chantal Levesque-Bristol
Center for Instructional Excellence, ex-officio
Get Involved
- If you are already a Teaching Academy member, consider serving on the Teaching Academy Executive Council
- Participate in a small working group to further teaching excellence on campus
- To get involved, contact the chair of the Teaching Academy, Kim Illingworth, at teachingacademy@purdue.edu.