Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award

About the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award

The Excellence in Teaching Awards program, sponsored by Emerson, annually recognizes educators in the St. Louis metropolitan area – from kindergarten teachers to college professors – who are examples of excellence in their field.

Recipients are selected by the chief administrators of their school districts or employing educational institutions. The employing educational institution must be located in the St. Louis metropolitan area, which is defined to include: (in Missouri) Franklin County, Jefferson County, St. Charles County, St. Louis City and St. Louis County; and (in Illinois) Jersey County, Madison County, Monroe County and St. Clair County.

Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awardee Roundtable Series

Each spring semester since 2024, the Center for Teaching and Learning produces a series of roundtables bringing the previous year’s award-winning faculty honorees into conversation with the WashU community for informal, candid discussions about teaching. These hour-long sessions offer a chance to hear directly from award-winning educators about the philosophies, practices, experiments, and even missteps that have shaped their work in the classroom. Rather than formal lectures, these roundtables are conversational and interactive, inviting faculty, staff, and students to reflect together on what excellent teaching looks like in practice and how we can continue to grow as educators across disciplines.

The 2026 series will take place virtually via Zoom. Sign up and register for these events on the CTL Events Calendar.

Faculty Awardees

2025

• Jamie Adams (Sam Fox School)
• Jon Bogard (Olin Business School)
• Ray Ehrhard (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Abigail Jager (Arts & Sciences)
• Heather McPherson (Arts & Sciences)
• John Nestojko (Arts & Sciences)
• Vijay Ramani (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Craig Smith (Arts & Sciences)
• Lynne Tatlock (Arts & Sciences)
• Kristen Wyckoff (McKelvey School of Engineering)

2024

• Dennis Barbour (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Dennis Cosgrove (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Maria de la Cruz (Arts & Sciences)
• Silas Johnson (Arts & Sciences)
• Tabea Linhard (Arts & Sciences, Global Studies)
• Michelle Purdy (Arts & Sciences)
• Mitchell Sommers (Arts & Sciences)
• Kelley Van Dyck Murphy (Sam Fox School)
• Elanor Williams (Olin Business School)

2023

• Amanda Carey (Arts & Sciences)
• Mijeong “Mimi” Kim (Arts & Sciences)
• Heidi Aronson Kolk (Sam Fox School)
• Frank Lovett (Arts & Sciences)
• Eleanor Pardini (Arts & Sciences)
• Jennifer Smith (Arts & Sciences)
• Doug Villhard (Olin Business School)
• Jessica Wagenseil (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Louis Woodhams (McKelvey School of Engineering)

2022

• Stan Braude (Arts & Sciences)
• Leonard Green (Arts & Sciences)
• Sowande Mustakeem (Arts & Sciences)
• Janie Brennan (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• William “Will” Yeoh (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Michael Wall (Olin Business School)
• Petra Kempf (Sam Fox School)

2021

• Andrew Butler (Arts & Sciences)
• Jami Ake (Arts & Sciences)
• Jian Cai (Olin Business School)
• Megan Daschbach (Arts & Sciences)
• Sandra Matteucci (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Seema Dahlheimer (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Shreyas Krishnan (Sam Fox School)

2020

• Krista Milich (Arts & Sciences)
• Ignacio Infante (Arts & Sciences)
• ShiNung Ching (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Matthew Lew (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Patricia Weisensee (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Ashley Hardin (Olin Business School)
• Constance Vale (Sam Fox School)

2019

• Cynthia Cryder (Olin Business School)
• John Hendrix (Sam Fox School)
• Bill Siever (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Beth Martin (Arts & Sciences)
• Brian Carpenter (Arts & Sciences)
• Mairin Hynes (Arts & Sciences)

2018

• Emily Boyd (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Margaret Garb (College of Arts & Sciences)
• Sung Ho Kim (Sam Fox School)
• Robin LeBoeuf (Olin Business School)
• Rob Morgan (Arts & Sciences)
• Corinna Treitel (Arts & Sciences)

2017

• William E. Wallace (Arts & Sciences)
• Jared Jennings (Olin Business School)
• Cheryl Wassenaar (Sam Fox School)
• J. Mark Meacham (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Julie M. Bugg (Arts & Sciences)
• Steven D. Taff (School of Medicine)

2016

• Shanti Parikh (Arts & Sciences)
• Staci Thomas (Olin Business School)
• Igor Marjanović (Sam Fox School)
• Patricia Widder (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Jay Turner (McKelvey School of Engineering)

2015

• Janet M. Duchek (Arts & Sciences)
• Guy M. Genin (McKelvey School of Engineering)
• Barbara N. Kunkel (Arts & Sciences)
• Joseph Loewenstein (Arts & Sciences)
• Arny Nadler (Sam Fox School)
• Durai Sundaramoorthi (Olin Business School)

2014

• Ron Cytron (McKelvey School of Engineering)

2013

• Regina Frey (Arts & Sciences)

2012

• Cindy Brantmeier (Arts & Sciences)

2011

• Peter Kastor (Arts & Sciences)

2010

• Daniel Giammar (McKelvey School of Engineering)

2009

• Kathryn Miller (Arts & Sciences)

2008

• Glenn MacDonald (Olin Business School)

2007

• Steven Fazzari (Arts & Sciences)

2006

• Robert Pless (McKelvey School of Engineering)

2005

• Lisa Bulawsky (Sam Fox School)

2004

• James Miller (Arts & Sciences)

2003

• Marcus Berliant (Arts & Sciences)

2002

• Alison Whelan (School of Medicine)

2001

• Richard Smith (Arts & Sciences)

2000

• Bob Hansman (Sam Fox School)

1999

• Sally Goldman (McKelvey School of Engineering)

1998

• James Davis (Arts & Sciences)

1997

• Julian Fleischman (School of Medicine)

1996

• William Buhro (Arts & Sciences)

1995

• Jill Pasteris (Arts & Sciences)

1994

• Susan Rava (Arts & Sciences)

1993

• Marcia Armstrong (Olin Business School)

1992

• Jean Ensminger (Arts & Sciences)