In 1959, the Uhrig Foundation created at Lawrence an award to recognize "outstanding performance in the actual teaching process, including leadership in the quest to ensure that students reach their full development as individuals, human beings and future leaders of society." This award--renamed in 1974 the University Award for Excellence in Teaching--has for three decades been given to teachers who have, over the course of distinguished careers at Lawrence, met these high standards.
University Award for Excellence in Teaching2007 Richard Bjella, Conservatory of Music
2006 Karen Carr, Religious Studies
2005 Fred Sturm, Conservatory of
Music
2004 Carol Lawton, Art History
2003 Richard Sanerib, Mathematics
2002 Brad Rence, Biology
2001 Steven Jordheim, Conservatory of Music
2000 Bruce Pourciau, Mathematics
1999 Franklin Doeringer, History and East Asian Languages and Cultures
1998 Daniel Taylor, Classics
1997 Corry Azzi, Economics
1996 Ken Bozeman, Conservatory of Music
1995 John Brandenberger, Physics
1994 William Bremer, History
1993 Michael Hittle, History
1992 Sumner Richman, Biology
1991 Minoo Adenwalla, Government
1990 David Cook, Physics
1989 John Dreher, Philosophy
1988 Peter Fritzell, English
1987 Robert Rosenberg, Chemistry
1986 Mojmir Povolny, Government
1985 Charles Breunig, History
1984 Miriam Duncan, Conservatory of Music
1983 Michael LaMarca, Biology
1982 James Ming, Conservatory of Music
1981 Leonard Thompson, Religious Studies
1980 Dorrit Friedlander, German
1979 Ronald Mason, Anthropology
1978 James Dana, Economics
1977 Marjory Irvin, Conservatory of Music
1976 Bertrand Goldgar, English
1975 George Walter, Education
1974 John Bucklew, Psychology
1973 William Chaney, History
1972 Fred Schroeder, Conservatory of Music
1971 Andrew C. Berry, Mathematics
1970 Chong-do Hah, Government
1969 George Smalley, Slavic
1968 Carl Wellman, Philosophy & Maurice Cunningham, Classics
1967 Elisabeth Koffka, History
1966 E. Graham Waring, Religion
1965 Merton M. Sealts, English
1964 Mr. & Mrs. W. Paul Gilbert, Physics and Biology
1963 Anne P. Jones, French
1962 William H. Riker, Government
1961 Warren Beck, English
1960 William A. McConagha, Economics