Charlene Abendroth Outstanding Lecturer Award

The Abendroth Outstanding Lecturer Award, commemorating the late Charlene Abendroth’s significant contributions to the College of Business and Economics, was established to recognize part-time faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and have actively involved in academic and career advising and other activities. Each academic year, one CBE lecturer receives the Abendroth Outstanding Lecturer Award which carries a cash stipend with it.

Eligibility:

A nominee

must be a lecturer in CBE who teaches classes in the current academic year
must have one of the SA, PA, IP or SP statuses, and must be “participating”
must receive a recommendation from nominee's Department Chair

Supporting Documentation

In addition to the nomination form, an application should include evidence of excellence. Examples of evidence are as follows:

Record of excellence in teaching, e.g., student reactions and peer evaluations
Activities of academic and career advising, committee work, and other non-teaching activities that support CBE’s mission
Publications related to teaching methods
Published textbooks or textbook chapters

Previous Award Recipients

2011 - Gary Wishniewsky
2012 - David Murray
2013 - Neil Librock, Accounting & Finance
2014 - Raymond Clark, Accounting & Finance
2015 - Farhad Sabetan, Economics
2016 - Jeff Newcomb, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
2017 - Rick Choy, Management
2018 - Tom Bagwell, Marketing & Entrepreneurship
2019 - Madeline Damkar, Management
2020 - Tim Silva, Management
2021 - Rick Choy, Management