The Spira Award for Distinguished Teaching
The Spira Award for Distinguished Teaching is established through a generous endowment provided by Joel and Ruth Spira to recognize, reward and inspire excellence in teaching within and beyond the confines of the traditional classroom by supporting superior performance in undergraduate research instruction. A monetary award is made to the faculty member’s department for the acquisition of books, journals, or other materials in the honoree’s field that will enhance teaching. This provides a lasting benefit not only to the honoree, but also to his or her colleagues and to our students.
- 2024 — Alexandra Frazer, Psychology
- 2023 — Chrysan Cronin, Public Health
- 2022 — Jorge Silveyra, Mathematics & Computer Science
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2021 — Emanuela Kucik, English and Africana Studies
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2020 — Lindsey Nagy, Economics
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2019 — Keri Colabroy, Chemistry
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2018 — Not awarded to change of ceremonies
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2017 — Marten Edwards, Biology
- 2016 — Gretchen Gotthard, Psychology & Neuroscience
- 2015 — Charles Richter, Theatre and Dance
- 2014 — Paula Irwin, Accounting, Business, Economics, and Finance
- 2013 — Jill Stephen, English
- 2012 — Richard Niesenbaum, Biology
- 2011 — Michael Carbone, Education
- 2010 — Karen Dearborn, Theatre and Dance
- 2009 — Laura Edelman, Psychology
