Excellence in Teaching

Nominations for Marylhurst University's Excellence in Academic Service and Teaching Award are submitted by students and colleagues. The Faculty Development Committee reviews nominations and makes recommendations to the Provost.

2009 Recipients

Leon Abbott, Business & Management, Accelerated Online Program

"Dr. Abbott challenges his students to think outside of the box, to keep an open mind, and to respect the opinions of others even when we may not agree with those opinions. Dr. Abbott reminded me that business ethics is not just about individual personal ethics, but also about how personal moral dilemmas affect an individual’s ability to function in the world of business."

Sheila O’Connell-Roussell, Religious Studies

"Dr. Sheila continually engages in new research. She always shares what she is learning and discovering with her students. Her enthusaism for scripture and exegesis is amazing. She always comes to class with well prepared powerpoints to share with her students, yet she is willing to follow the energy of the group and to discuss what what the students need to learn about. Ive been impressed on numerous occassions at the sheer depth of her knowledge. She engages students in the learning process by developing relationships with us. We know that she wants us to learn and that she cares about us as individuals."

Emily Ross, Music Therapy

"Emily Ross makes learning material fun, interesting, interactive and useful. Thats hard to say about a lot of professors. She also has an education background which makes her classes seem so much more comprehensible then other music teachers. Emily Ross is an amazing professor and an amazing music therapist."

Sarah Slayton, Art Therapy Counseling

"Sarah has high expectations of her students, and inspires us to reach them. She is excellent at asking questions that make us think. She gives great feedback, very thorough and kindly presented. She notices where we need to gain skill and where we are doing great, and says so. Her knowledge of art therapy is broad and she is very insightful about clients and helpful with case histories. She is extremely organized and works hard to see that school goes well for each of us."

Past Recipients

2008

Herb Long, Human Sciences
Jennifer Sasser, Chair, Human Sciences
Eileen Franzese Schiffer, MBA
Elizabeth Spurgeon, Interior Design

2007

Elaine Bagley, Art Therapy
Jan Dabrowski, Science & Mathematics
John Haek, Music
Ger Killeen, Cultural & Historical Studies

2006

Andy Job, Business & Leadership
Masoud Kheirabadi, Cultural & Historical Studies
Jay Ponteri, English Literature & Writing
Cheryl Schneidermann, Interior Design

2005

Greg Crosby, Psychology
Libby Farr, Interior Design
Paul Gilbarg, Business & Leadership
Peter Whitmore, Music

2004

Ann Hill, Math
Marian Pierce, English Literature & Writing
Margaret Shirley, Art

2003

Faith Chalmers, Liberal Arts Core
Dennis Cunningham, Art
Annette Shore, Art Therapy

2002

Sr. Magdalen Fautch, Music
Larry Hanson, Science & Mathematics

2001

Lisa Davidson, Communication Studies
Cecilia Ranger, Religious Studies

2000

Art Bridge, Religious Studies
Aliza Keddem, Human Sciences
Pierina Parise, Library Information Management
Susanne Stegmiller, Life Planning & Career Development

1999

David Arnold, Interdisciplinary Studies (MA)
Herb Long, Human Studies
Patricia Meyers, Religious Studies
Rich Rollins, Art