Faculty Awards

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The Dr. Ralph Cavaliere Endowed Teaching Award

The Dr. Ralph Cavaliere Endowed Teaching Award, previously named the Student Senate Faculty Appreciation Award, is presented annually during Fall Honors Day to a full–time faculty member who exhibits excellence in teaching.

The winner of this award is selected by student senate.

Previous winners of the award are:

  • 2022 Anne Douds, Associate Professor of Public Policy
  • 2021 Susan Hochmiller, Associate Professor of Voice
  • 2020 Anne Douds, Assistant Professor of Public Policy
  • 2019 Chas. Phillips, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science
  • 2018 Scott Boddery, Assistant Professor of Political Science
  • 2017 Vernon W. Cisney, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
  • 2016 Michael Birkner, Professor of History
  • 2015 William D. Bowman, Professor of History
  • 2014 Kenneth F. Mott, Professor of Political Science
  • 2013 Hakim M. A. Williams, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
  • 2012 J. Matthew Kittelberger, Associate Professor of Biology
  • 2011 Charles (Buz) Myers, Associate Professor of Religious Studies

Dr. Robert E. Dutton, Class of 1946 Memorial Mentorship Award

The Dr. Robert E. Dutton, Class of 1946 Memorial Mentorship Award is presented annually during Spring Honors Day to a faculty member who demonstrates excellence in advising and mentoring students.

A call for faculty nominations is posted to the College Digest each year by mid-February.

Past winners of the award are:

  • 2021 Florence Ramond Jurney, Professor of French
  • 2020 Not Awarded
  • 2019 Donald Jameson, Professor of Chemistry
  • 2018 VoonChin Phua, Professor of Sociology
  • 2017 Joseph Brandauer, Associate Professor of Health Sciences
  • 2016 Sarah M. Principato, Professor of Environmental Studies
  • 2015 William D. Bowman, Professor of History
  • 2014 Kathleen M. Cain, Professor of Psychology
  • 2013 Daniel R. Gilbert, Professor of Political Science, Emeritus

The Luther W. and Bernice L. Thompson Distinguished Teaching Award

The Luther W. and Bernice L. Thompson Distinguished Teaching Award recognizes a faculty member who has come to Gettysburg within the past several years and whose teaching is recognized as outstanding by faculty colleagues. Each year, after a careful review of the teaching of all recent candidates for tenure, the Faculty Personnel Committee recommends one faculty member to receive the Thompson Teaching Award. The recipients of this merited award are listed below.

Previous winners of the award are:

  • 2022 Benjamin Peter Luley, Associate Professor of Anthropology & Chair of Classics
  • 2021 Paula Alejandra Trillo, Associate Professor of Biology
  • 2020 Sahana Mukherjee, Associate Professor of Psychology
  • 2019 Henning Wrage, Associate Professor of German
  • 2019 Tsu-ting Tim Lin, Assistant Professor of Economics
  • 2018 Abdulkareem Said Ramadan, Associate Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • 2017 Linus Mabughi Nyiwul, Associate Professor of Economics and Africana Studies
  • 2016 Yeon-Su Kim, Associate Professor, Sunderman Conservatory of Music
  • 2015 Radost Rangelova, Associate Professor of Spanish
  • 2014 Shelli Frey, Associate Professor of Chemistry
  • 2013 Timothy Funk, Associate Professor of Chemistry
  • 2012 Yasemin Akbaba, Associate Professor of Political Science
  • 2011 Jennifer Bloomquist, Associate Professor of Africana Studies
  • 2010 VoonChin Phua, Associate Professor of Sociology

Bruce S. Gordon ’68 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Teaching Excellence Prize

Established by Bruce S. Gordon ’68 along with fellow classmates, friends, and supporters, the Bruce S. Gordon ’68 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Teaching Excellence Prize recognizes a Gettysburg College faculty member who stands out as having advanced a campus climate that is supportive of differences in the classroom or beyond. The award is presented at Fall Honors Day.

A call for nominations is sent out in August to submitted by Faculty, staff, and students. The Provost and Academic Division Deans in collaboration with the Chief Diversity Officer select the recipient of the award from the pool of nominations.

  • 2022 Salma Monani - Professor of Environmental Studies
  • 2021 István A. Urcuyo, Associate Professor of Biology