Charles A. Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award
The award recognizes faculty who have made outstanding contributions to teaching. Teaching faculty and tenured/tenure-track faculty are eligible. The award honors Charles A. Hutchinson, a distinguished professor of applied mathematics in the college from 1918 to 1966. He received the college's Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award posthumously in 1970.
The factors that may be considered include, but are not limited to: record of course teaching; leadership in curriculum, laboratory, or course development at the department, college, or campus level; individual supervision of undergraduate or graduate students; leadership in professional activities about teaching and education; publications and presentations about teaching and education. The award is intended to recognize faculty who have shown a consistent dedication to teaching, education, and students.
The award is presented annually and the winner receives a stipend of $2,000. An individual may only be awarded this recognition one time.
Making a Nomination
Department Chairs or Program Directors should submit your nomination to this Microsoft Form: https://forms.office.com/r/vsseanJEUr
Previous Recipients
2024
Janet Tsai
Mechanical Engineering
2023
Dan Godrick
Integrated Design Engineering
2022
Mike Soltys
Integrated Design Engineering
2021
Arielle Dispenza (Hein)
ATLAS
2020
Matt Morris
Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
2019
Julie Steinbrenner
Mechanical Engineering
2018
Jeffrey Knutsen
Mechanical Engineering
2017
Abbie Liel
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
2016
Alireza Doostan
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
2015
Matthew Hallowell
Civil, Environmental & Architectural Engineering
2014
Donna Gerren
Aerospace Engineering Sciences
2013
Mark Rentschler
Mechanical Engineering