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Robert Foster Cherry Award

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The Robert Foster Cherry Award is a prize given biennially by Baylor University for "great teaching".[1][2] The Cherry Award honors professors at the College or University level, in the English-speaking world, with established track records of teaching excellence and the ability to inspire students. Robert Foster Cherry, a graduate of Baylor University (A.B., 1929), made an estate bequest to establish the award. In a typical award cycle, three Finalists are selected based on nomination packages. The Finalists then compete for the award by giving a series of lectures at Baylor University. Each Finalist receives $15,000 and the ultimate award Recipient receives an additional $250,000 prize. Although the Nobel Foundation doesn't award a Nobel prize for teaching, the Cherry Award is often dubbed as the highest teaching award in the world or the "Nobel Prize" for teaching.[3]

Recipients and Finalists[edit]

Recipients[4][edit]

Finalists[14][edit]

  • 2022

Jeb Barnes, University of Southern California (Political science and international relations)

Randy W. Roberts, Purdue University (History)

  • 2020

Nancy F. Dana, University of Florida (Education)

Reuben A. B. May, Texas A&M University (Sociology)

  • 2018

Heidi G. Elmendorf, Georgetown University (Biology)

Clinton O. Longenecker, The University of Toledo (Leadership)

  • 2016

Teresa C. Balser, Curtin University (Soil and Water Science)

Lisa R. Spaar, University of Virginia (English)

  • 2014

Joan B. Connelly, New York University (Art History and Classics)

Michael K. Salemi, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Economics)

  • 2012

Heather Macdonald, College of William & Mary (Geology)

Allen Mattusow, Rice University (History)

  • 2010

Roger Rosenblatt, Stony Brook University (English)

Elliott West, University of Arkansas (History)

  • 2008

George E. Andrews, Pennsylvania State University (Mathematics)

Rudy Pozzatti, Indiana University (Art)

  • 2006

Robert W. Brown, Case Western Reserve University (Physics)

William R. Cook, SUNY Genesseo (History)

  • 2004

Harry Stout, Yale University (Religious Studies)

Nicholas Wolterstorff, Yale University Divinity School (Religion)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Baylor University. "Baylor Cherry Award". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ^ Funds for NGOs. "Robert Foster Cherry Award". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Magazine". Wabash College. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. ^ "Past Recipients". Robert Foster Cherry Award | Baylor University. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  5. ^ "2020 Award Recipient". Robert Foster Cherry Award | Baylor University. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. ^ Baylor University. "Finalists Selected for Baylor's $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  7. ^ Chemical & Engineering News. "Chemical & Engineering News: Neil Garg Wins Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. ^ Association for Psychological Science. "Hebl Wins Top Teaching Award". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  9. ^ Rice University. "Hebl Wins National Teaching Award". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  10. ^ University of Missouri. "Prof. Meera Chandrasekhar Wins the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  11. ^ University of Michigan. "U-M's Brian Coppola Wins National Teaching Award". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  12. ^ Chemical & Engineering News. "Brian Coppola:Award-Winning Professor Uses Storytelling to Engage Students Learning Organic Chemistry". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. ^ American Mathematical Society. "Burger Wins Baylor University's Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Past Finalists". Robert Foster Cherry Award | Baylor University. Retrieved 2020-11-09.

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