Academy of Educational Leaderships Award for Innovative and Creative Teaching
As described on our Award for Innovative and Creative Teaching page, any full time teacher or professor at a college or university is eligible for consideration. An individual may not win the award more than once. The criteria for recognition include: the exercise of creative or innovative teaching practices; and, recognized stature as an outstanding instructor.
Spring 2013 Winners
Mike McCullough, University of Tennessee Martin
Arundhati Rao, Towson University
Leslie Toombs, Texas A&M University Commerce
Carlton Young, Mississippi State University
Fall 2012 Winners
Marianne James, California State University Los Angeles
Jeffrey Jewell, Lipscomb University
Jeffrey Mankin, Lipscomb University
Susan Sze, Niagara University
Spring 2012 Winners
Linda Bressler, University of Houston Downtown
Mohammed Haque, Texas A & M University Texarkana
Tamer Rady, Ain-Shams University
Fall 2011 Winners
Melinda C. Kushniroff, Millikin University
Wayne A. Roberts, Jr., Southern Utah University
Spring 2011 Winners
Christopher Alexander, King's College
Robert Lahm, Western Carolina University
Neal Thomson, Columbus State University
Fall 2010 Winners
M. Meral Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University
Laura Sullivan, Sam Houston State University
Spring 2010 Winners
Stephanie Bardwell, Christopher Newport University
Patricia Borstorff, Jacksonville State University
Katherine Campbell, University of North Dakota
Kurt Jesswein, Sam Houston State University
Katherine Smith, Texas A&M University
Brian Winrow, Winona State University
Fall 2009 Winners
Ismet Anital, Tennessee Tech University
Sandra Bevill, Arkansas State University
Issam Ghazzawi, University of La Verne
Spring 2009 Winners
Martin Bressler, Houston Baptist University
Robert Hatfield, Western Kentucky University
Sharad Maheshwari, Hampton University
Fall 2008 Winners
Ida Jones, California State University, Fresno
Nelson Oly Ndubisi, Monash University Malaysia
Martha Sale, Florida Institute of Technology
Spring 2008 Winners
Lawrence Raymond Dale, Arkansas State University
Darwin L. King, St. Bonaventure University
Martin Meyers, University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point
Barry L. Padgett, Bellarmine University
Fall 2007 Winners
L. Murphy Smith, Texas A&M University
Linda L. Barkacs, University of San Diego
Craig Barkacs, University of San Diego
Spring 2007 Winners
Thomas M. Bertsch, James Madison University
Vassilis Dalakas, Northern Kentucky University
Brooke R. Envick, St. Mary’s University
Joan M. Kiel, Duquesne University
Fall 2006 Winners
Donald English, Texas A&M University-CommerceHarriet Stephenson, Seattle University
Robert Webster, Ouachita Baptist University
Spring 2006 Winners:
Ellen D. Cook, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Ravindra Kamath, Cleveland State University
Bill McPherson, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Fall 2005 Winners
Nathan Adams, Middle Tennessee State University
Wil Clouse, Vanderbilt University
Wayne Gober, Middle Tennessee State University
Spring 2005 Winners
Ernest R. Larkins, Georgia State University
Timothy C. Johnston, University of Tennessee at Martin
Jack E. Tucci, Mississippi State University
Fall 2004 Winners
Denise Woodbury, Southern Utah University
LeVon Wilson, Western Carolina University
Charlotte Stephens, Louisiana Tech University
Summer 2004 Winner
Bonita K. Peterson, Montana State University-Bozeman
Spring 2004 Winners
M.J. Alhabeeb, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Eleanor Maliche, West Virginia State University
Margaret Thompson, Kennesaw State University
Fall 2003 Winners
James B. Bexley, Sam Houston State University
Robert A. Fleck, Jr., Columbus State University
Inder P. Nijhawan, Fayetteville State University
Patricia A. Toney-McLin, Arkansas State University
Spring 2003 Winners
Dr. Andrei Aleinikov, Troy State University Montgomery
Dr. Stephen C. Betts, William Paterson University
Dr. Michael Luthy, Bellarmine University
Fall 2002 Winners
Dr. Tantatape Brahmasrene, Purdue University North Central
Dr. Newell Wright, James Madison University
Spring 2002 Winners
Dr. Thomas M. Box, Pittsburg State University
Dr. Sara A. Hart, Sam Houston State University
Dr. Janet L. Dye, University of Alaska Southeast
Fall 2001 Winners
Dr. Balasundram Maniam, Sam Houston State University
Dr. Bernard J. O'Connor, Eastern Michigan University
Dr. Robert Peterson, University of Portland
Spring 2001 Winners
Dr. Pamela Johnson, California State University, Chico
Dr. Larry Watts, Stephen F. Austin State University
Dr. Victor Selman, The American University
Fall 2000 Winners
Dr. Marla Kraut, University of Idaho
Dr. C. Christopher Lee, Central Washington University
Fall 1999 Winner
Dr. Robert Stretcher, Hampton University