June 22, 2023 - 2023 Provost Teaching Awards (Category 1)

Behind the Blue

LEXINGTON, Ky. (June 22, 2023) – 1990 saw the first group recognized for the Chancellor’s Awards for Outstanding Teaching for Tenured and Nontenured Faculty and Teaching Assistants. The Awards were established by the Office of the Provost to reward and encourage excellence in teaching.

In accordance with the reorganization of the university in 2002, the awards were renamed the Provost Awards for Outstanding Teaching. Qualities of dedication, imagination, creativity, inspiration, and concern for students are among the traits considered for this award.

Awards are given in three categories: the Outstanding Teaching Award for tenured faculty, the Outstanding Teaching Award for Nontenured Faculty, and the Outstanding Teaching Award for Teaching Assistants.

This year’s winners for the Outstanding Teaching Award for Tenured Faculty are

• Amanda Ellis – Biostatistics, College of Public Health
• Lynda Sharrett – Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Lou Hirsch – Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFÉ)
• Elizabeth Williams – Gender & Women’s Studies, College of Arts and Sciences

On this episode of ‘Behind the Blue’, they talk about the significance of winning the award, their teaching philosophies and how they hope to motivate and inspire students, and more.

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