Best Should Teach Initiative

“To those who come, I leave the flame!
Hold it as high as you can reach.
If a better world is your aim,
All must agree:
‘THE BEST SHOULD TEACH.’”
- Dr. Lindley J. Stiles

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The Best Should Teach Initiative strives to acknowledge excellence in teaching and academic leadership. The initiative is managed by the Graduate Teacher Program in coordination with the School of Education, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Graduate School at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Lindley and Marguerite Stiles established the initiative in 1996 to promulgate the message that “The Best Should Teach.” A Best Should Teach sculpture designed by John Haertling which represents the flame of enlightenment is installed at the School of Education on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus as a visual reminder of the initiative and of the importance of teaching.

The School of Education at the University of Colorado at Boulder supports the Best Should Initiative by recognizing an outstanding undergraduate in Education each year. The student receives a Best Should Teach flame of enlightenment pin and plaque at graduation. At the Best Should Teach Ira & Ineva Baldwin Lecture each year, the School of Education also awards gold Best Should Teach pins to several teachers from the local public schools.

The Graduate School awards Best Should Teach pins to academic leaders on the Boulder campus. The Graduate Teacher Program awards 5 Best Should Teach Gold Awards to faculty on the Boulder campus and Best Should Teach Silver Awards to the Lead Graduate Teachers each year.

 

BST Gold Award Recipients

2008 Professors Michael Dubson  Clayton Lewis Diane Sieber Bud Coleman	2008 Teachers None
2007 Professors     Kristi Anseth Brian Argrow Noah Finkelstein Valerie Otero Patricia Rankin	2007 Teachers Marne Gulley Penny Scott-Oliver Karen Johnson Kay DeFoor
2006 Professors Melinda Barlow Elisa L. Facio Eric Gonzalez Juenke Steven Pollock Sarah Mudd	2006 Teachers David Baker Daniel Felknor Kathryn Grassmeyer Diane Korb
2005 Professors Professor Carl E. Wieman Professor William M. King John P. Powelson Adrian Del Caro	2005 Teachers Libby Black Nancy Ferraro Meghan Frenzel Rosemary Marchese
2004 Professors Martin Bickman James Downtown Donald Weatherley Dennis Van Gerven Eloise Timmons	2004 Teachers Kristopher Bennett Mary E. Pennock Anissa Butler Diane Hageman Sandra Vasquez
2003 Professors John Cumalat Irene Blair Mary Ann Shea Susan Clarke Patricia Nelson Limerick	2003 Teachers Joanie Esparza Timothy G. Hillmer Magdalena DelVillar Dorotha L. Ekx
2002 Professors Richard L. Byyny Carol B. Lynch Todd Gleeson	2002 Teachers Terry Donnelly Sharon Rowen Jaye Zola

 

BST Silver Awards

2006
Arts
Jerome Fleg, Jasmine Fry, Marissa Hallo, Gina Harvey, Casey McGuire, Dawn Stanley, Liza Williams, Trudi Wright
Engineering
Christian Doerr, Adam Eisele, John Gabrielson, Andrea Hanson, Jillian Hartford, Sean Nixon, Georg Pingen, Geoff Sanders
Humanities
Kelly Anzulavich, Annemarie Galeucia, Tom LeCarner, PJ Lomelino, Avedan Raggio, Susie Strife, Erin Underwood, David Visser, Weldu Weldeyesus
Languages & Literatures
Bea Dominguez-Hermida, Pascale Hime, Amanda Jorgensen, Petra
Landfester, Sonia Rey-Montejo, Sarah Rocker, Eric Tischer, Darren Wright
Science and Mathematics
Bianca Breland, Ben Burger, Leland Ellison, Dana Ernst, Quyen Hart, Lauren Kost, Travis Hughes, Julie Malmberg, Missy Thompson, Carrie Wang
Social Sciences
Melinda Anderson, Rajesh Bagchi, Theresa Crapanzano, Lisa Engweiler, Marc Levine, Tom McFarland, Christina Peters, Les Sikos, Sarah Zerwin

2005
Arts
Elisabeth Harrington, Dan Isbell, Casey McGuire, Brian Sahotsky, Amy Slater, Liza Williams, Trudi Wright
Engineering
James Adler, Jacquelyn Carioscia, Andrea Hanson, Jillian Hartford, Matthew Iyer, Brian Larsen, Maribeth Oscamou, Elizabeth White
Humanities
James Belflower, Stefan Bullock, Audra King, Shali Mohleji, Sean Purcell, Caitlyn Raggio, Matt Reiswig, PJ Trask, Weldu Weldeyesus
Languages & Literatures
Vitelia Cisneros, Ben Gracy, Sarah Jane Gray, Patrick Hege, Pascale Hime, Saeko Ogihara, Sonia Rey-Montejo, Shinya Suzuki, Jeremy Wegerer
Science and Mathematics
Alena Grabowski, Sarah Hinners, Travis Hughes, Joe Newhall, James Roberts, Chandra Turpen, Daniel Woody
Social Sciences
Melinda Anderson, Eric Brahm, Marc Eaton, Deanna Fierman, Kimberly Geil, Shannon Gray, Chris McMorran, Matt Sanders, Katherine Sauer, Kirsten Spielmann

2004
Arts                                                 
Andrew Sanchez, Amy Martinson, Joice Waterhouse-Gibson, Lisa Morse, Amy Slater
Engineering
Michael Rossz, Michael Watson, Erin Byrne, Dipa Shah, Jillian Hartford, Graham Schelle, Min Liu
Humanities
Hannah Dunn, Clarissa Cutrell, Julien C. Mirivel, Jesse Stommel, Geoffrey Bateman, Elizabeth M. Franko, Ed Hafer, Zane Pushaw Altman
Language & Literature
Benjamine Gracy, Annje Wiese, Noriko Day, Jeremy Wegerer, Kelly Bergland, Amanda Peterson, Maria A. Saiz
Science and Mathematics  
James Roberts, Sarah Wise, Elizabeth McNie, Daniel Woody, David Brown, Andy Edwards, Hugh Denoncourt, Chuck Robertson, Christopher J. Keller
Undergraduate Academy
Christina Manning-Lebek, Serena Wadlington, Crystal Bedley

2003
Arts                                                
Anne Andes, Joice Waterhouse-Gibson, Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, Jennie Pitts, Andy Sanchez
Engineering
Eric Beckel, Michael Benoit, Frank Delrio, Lawrence Garcia, tim Hillman, Pavani Korada, Guatam Mundle, Cecile Piret
Humanities
Adam Briggle, Abigail Gosselin, Anne C. Hayes, Richard Khleif, Sean Micheal Law, Dinica Qiesada, Jesse Stommel
Language & Literature
Charlotte Eubanks, Kimberly Floyd Wendelin, Elizabeth Novosel, Amanda Peterson, Jonathan Pettit, Joanna Schildt, Maria A. Saiz, Amy Sommer
Science and Mathematics  
David Brown, Christy Fillman, Suellen Melzer, Sheila Miller, Justus Ortega, Qudsia Quraishia, Heidi Schutz, John Weiss
Undergraduate Academy
Megan Greening

2002
Arts                                                 
Julie Ascarrunz, Katrina Davis-Salazar, Daniel Donaldson, Candace Ellman, Kristine Hurst-Wajszczuk, Anna Andes, Jennie Pitts
Engineering
Eric Mehiel, Scott MacLachlan, Mary Nelson, Brian Hutchison, Trace Bundy, Jennifer Abernethy, Guarav Taparia, Dhruv Bhate
Humanities
Renee Dickinson, Todd Schack, Matthew Tedesco, Jenna Gray-Hilenbrand
Language & Literature
Jason Miller, Helga H. Luthers, Naoko Asada, Nicole Barnes, Joanna Radin, Rebecca Prior, Adela Borallo-Solis, Joshua Hoekstra
Science and Mathematics  
John Weiss, Mathhew Bealor, Jordan Clayton, Lauren Powell, Jinger Gotschall, Justus Ortega, Amy Chambers, P.J. Bennette, Qudsia Quaishi
Social Sciences
Erik Monsen, renee Guariello Heath, Stephanie Martin, Heather Smith, Jenny Kehl,
Bill Bonk, Nicole Sager, Bill Rocque