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Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize

The Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Prize recognizes excellence in teaching and the ability to inspire intellectual and personal development in and beyond the classroom. This may include, but is not limited to, encouraging critical, analytical, and creative thinking, taking an active interest in students as individuals, and influencing the way students think about the world.

Every year, members of Phi Beta Kappa present this award to an outstanding member of the faculty. Nominations are accepted from members of the senior class. The winner is selected by a committee of previous award recipients and Phi Beta Kappa Council members.

Past recipients are listed below:

YearRecipientDepartment
2024Lauren DavenportAssociate Professor of Political Science
2024Michael PennTeresa Hihn Moore Professor of Religious Studies
2024Jennifer Schwartz PoehlmannSenior Lecturer of Chemistry
2023Joe NationProfessor of the Practice, Public Policy
2023Ariel StilermanAssistant Professor, East Asian Languages & Cultures
2023Rose WhitmoreJones Lecturer of Creative Writing
2022Hans BorkAssistant Professor, Classics
2022Gil-li VardiLecturer, History and International Relations
2021Brian CoyneLecturer, Political Science
2021Dafna ZurAssociate Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures
2020Paul FisherThe Beirne Family Professor of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
2020Marci KwonAssistant Professor, Art and Art History
2019Helen E. LonginoC.I. Lewis Professor, Philosophy
2019Kathryn OlivariusAssistant Professor, History
2018Alia J. CrumAssistant Professor, Psychology
2018Kären WigenProfessor, History
2017Bridgette Martin HardCoordinator and Lecturer for the Psychology One Program
2016Audrey K. BowdenAssistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
2016Mary Beth MudgettProfessor, Biology
2015Jeremy SabolLecturer, Structured Liberal Education and Master of Liberal Arts
2015Edith ShefferAssistant Professor, History and, by courtesy, German Studies
2014Julie KennedyProfessor, Environmental Earth System Science
2014Cintia SantanaLecturer, Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages
2013Russell BermanProfessor, Comparative Literature and German Studies
2013Kathleen CollLecturer, Anthropology
2013Allyson HobbsAssistant Professor, History
2012Daniel Carlos GarzaAssistant Professor, Orthopedic Surgery and Emergency Medicine
2012Stephen HaberProfessor, Political Science and History
2012Michael RosenfeldAssociate Professor, Sociology
2011James CampbellProfessor, History
2010Donald BarrAssociate Professor, Pediatrics
2009James GrossProfessor, Psychology
2008Rob ReichAssociate Professor, Political Science
2007Elizabeth TallentProfessor, English
2006Alyssa O'BrienLecturer, Program in Writing and Rhetoric
2005Steve TadelisProfessor, Economics
2004Gavin JonesProfessor, English
2003Armin RosenkrantzLecturer, Human Biology
2002Wanda CornProfessor, Art
2001Robert GreggProfessor, Religious Studies
2000Marsh McCallProfessor, Classics
1999Christopher EdwardsAssistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
1998Thomas WandlessAssistant Professor, Chemistry
1997James WatanabeLecturer, Biological Sciences (Hopkins Marine Station)
1996Robert McGinnProfessor, Management Science and Engineering
1994Donald KennedyProfessor, Biological Sciences and Human Biology
1993Robert WaymouthProfessor, Chemistry
1992Jody MaxminAssociate Professor, Art
1991David BradyProfessor, Political Science