The Robert Foster Cherry Award is a prize given biennially by
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the ...
for "great teaching". 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
Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the ...
(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.
Recipients and Finalists
Recipients
*2022
Hollylynne S. Lee North Carolina State University (Mathematics)
*2020
Jennifer Cognard-Black St. Mary’s College of Maryland (English)
*2018,
Neil Garg,
UCLA
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...
(Chemistry)
*2016,
Mikki Hebl, Rice University (Psychology & Management)
*2014,
Meera Chandrasekhar, University of Missouri (Physics)
*2012,
Brian Coppola, University of Michigan (Chemistry)
*2010,
Edward B. Burger, Williams College (Mathematics)
*2008, Stephen D. Davis, Pepperdine University (Biology)
*2006,
Anton Armstrong, St. Olaf College (Choral Music)
*2004,
Eleonore Stump
Eleonore Stump (born August 9, 1947) is the Robert J. Henle Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University, where she has taught since 1992.
Biography
Stump received a BA in classical languages from Grinnell College (1969), where she was v ...
, Saint Louis University (Philosophy)
*1998, Robert H. Bell, Williams College (English) and Paul G. Ashdown (Journalism)
Finalists
*2022
Jeb Barnes, University of Southern California (Political science and international relations)
Randy W. Roberts, Purdue University (History)
*202
Nancy F. Dana University of Florida (Education)
Reuben A. B. May, Texas A&M University (Sociology)
*2018
Heidi G. Elmendorf Georgetown University (Biology)
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
External links
The Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching
Education awards
Teacher awards
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