Excellence in teaching is something that is more often seen than formally recognized.
The Nickel Excellence in Teaching Award (NETA) is one way that ذكذكتسئµ identifies such teachers of excellence.
This year, Professor Loyal Hall, Ph.D., received the award during ذكذكتسئµâ€™s spring commencement.
The award recognizes outstanding teaching among traditional undergraduate faculty. Recipients of the award are nominated by junior and senior traditional undergraduate students. The nominations are then reviewed by a committee to determine the winner.
The committee considers several qualities when selecting a recipient, including inspiring students to excel, demonstrating passionate about the subject matter and making a lasting effect on graduates. Excellent teaching is also marked by inclusive and student-centered teaching, effective integration of faith and learning, connecting learning to the ذكذكتسئµ mission, effectively engaging students in learning and providing adequate organizational support for student learning.
ذكذكتسئµ NETA
Named in honor of the Nickel family, the award has been presented annually to an ذكذكتسئµ faculty member since 2004. The Nickels have longstanding ties to ذكذكتسئµ. Ted W. Nickel came to ذكذكتسئµ in 1986 as the dean of the graduate college and later served as a professor of psychology before retiring in 2003. His father, T.R. Nickel, helped recruit students to ذكذكتسئµ in the early 1960s. Both men served on the ذكذكتسئµ Board of Trustees. The awards acronym also honors Ted’s mother, Neta.
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