Nominations are invited for the SEDAAG Excellence in Teaching Award. The award acknowledges sustained excellence and creativity in the college classroom. Nominations from current and former students are especially welcome. Nominees for this award should meet the following criteria:
- Exceptional commitment to effective geography teaching;
- Record of efforts to help diffuse excellent geography teaching beyond one’s immediate classroom (teaching-related publications, workshops, websites, textbooks, etc.);
- Recognition of teaching excellence by department, school, or other organizations;
- Support of teaching excellence via student evaluations or comments.
For nomination guidelines, please follow the link to the SEDAAG Awards Page.
The following distinguished Geography faculty have been awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award since 2008.
| Year | Recipient | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mark J. Sciuchetti Jr. | Jacksonville State University |
| 2022 | -Not Awarded- | -Not Awarded- |
| 2021 | Ingrid Luffman | East Tennessee State University |
| 2020 | Robert Oliver | Virginia Tech |
| 2019 | Corene Matyas | University of Florida |
| 2018 | Lynn Phillips | University of Kentucky |
| 2017 | Mark Miller | University of Southern Mississippi |
| 2016 | John Knox | University of Georgia |
| 2015 | Michael Pretes | University of North Alabama |
| 2014 | Jerry Mitchell | University of South Carolina |
| 2013 | Dawn Bowen | Mary Washington University |
| 2013 | Thomas Chapman | Old Dominion University |
| 2013 | Ron Kalafsky | University of Tennessee |
| 2012 | Sharon C. Cobb | University of North Florida |
| 2011 | Eric Fournier | Samford University |
| 2010 | Jennifer Collins | University of South Florida |
| 2009 | Douglas W. Gamble | University of North Carolina, Wilmington |
| 2008 | Margaret “Peggy” Gripshover | University of Tennessee |