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Award-Winning Faculty

Awards & Honors

Congratulations to the 2024 Biology Instructional Office Outstanding Teaching Award Recipients:

Nolan Bentley

 

Katherine Bruner
  • 2023- President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2021- COVID Transformational Online Instruction Contributions (TONIC) Award
  • 2021- Biology Instructional Office Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2020- College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2020- Center for Skills & Experience Flags Online Course Conversion Award
Ruth Buskirk
  • 2013- Texas Exes Texas 10 Award
  • 2013- President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2012- The Plan II Honors Program Chad Oliver Teaching Award
  • 2009- Regents Outstanding Teaching Award, The University of Texas System
  • 2009- National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences
  • 2008- National Academies Education Fellow in the Life Sciences
  • 2003- College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2003- Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2000- Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma Teaching Excellence Award
  • 1998- Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma Teaching Excellence Award
  • 1998- Texas Exes Excellence Teaching Award
  • 1996- Natural Science Advisory Council Teaching Excellence Award
  • 1995- Parents' Association, Centennial Teaching Fellowship
  • 1994- Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma Teaching Excellence Award
  • 1994- Natural Science Advisory Council Teaching Excellence Award
  • 1993- Natural Science Advisory Council Teaching Excellence Award
  • 1991- Texas Exes Excellence Teaching Award
  • 1988- Texas Exes Excellence Teaching Award
Eric Cambronne
  • 2021- Biology Instructional Office Teaching Excellence Award
Peter English
  • 2021- Biology Instructional Office Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2009- Natural Sciences Council Faculty Service Award
Jennifer Fritz
  • 2020- Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Experiential Learning Initiative Award (Course Developer Program)
  • 2019- Cale McDowell Award for Teaching Excellence
  • 2019- Biology Instructional Office Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2011- Faculty Award from the Services for Students with Disabilities
Laura Gonzalez
  • 2022- College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2022- Biology Instructional Office Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2020- Natural Sciences Council Faculty Service Award
  • 2020- Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost Experiential Learning Initiative Award (Course Developer Program)
Cynthia LaBrake
  • 2021- COVID Transformational Online Instruction Contributions (TONIC) Award
  • 2017- University of Texas Senior Provost Teaching Fellow and Chair of Program (elected by peers)
  • 2015- University of Texas Provost Teaching Fellow
  • 2014- University of Texas President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2010- University of Texas Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award
  • 2009- University of Texas Dad’s Club Centennial Teaching Fellow
  • 2003-University of Texas Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
Travis LaDuc
  • 2019- College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
Anita Latham
  • 2023- Dad's Associ
  • 2019- Services for Students with Disabilities Appreciation Awards
  • 2016- President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2016-Services for Students with Disabilities Appreciation Awards
  • 2015- Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award
  • 2015- Services for Students with Disabilities Appreciation Awards
  • 2009- The College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2009- Natural Sciences Council Faculty Service Award
  • 2009- Texas Blazers Faculty Excellence Award  
Marty Maas
  • 2021- Biology Instructional Office Teaching Excellence Award
Blinda McClelland
  • 2021- Helping Hands Tower Award
  • 2015- Biology Instructional Office Teaching Excellence Award
Gene McDonald
  • 2016-Biology Instructional Office Teaching Excellence Award
Kay McMurry
  • 2017- Biology Instructional Office Teaching Excellence Award
Jennifer Moon
  • 2020- Member of Distinguished Service Academy
  • 2019- Natural Science Council Faculty Service Award
  • 2017- President's Associates Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2016- Provost's Teaching Fellow
  • 2015-Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award
  • 2012- Natural Science Council Faculty Service Award in the College of Natural Sciences
  • 2011- College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award in SBS
  • 2011- College of Natural Sciences Science Outreach Award Honorable Mention
Jonathan Partridge
  • 2023- Teaching Innovation Grant Award - Center for Teaching and Learning, UT Austin
  • 2023- Certificate of Recognition, Disability and Access UT Austin
  • 2022- Biology Instructional Office Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2022- Students as Partners Award, Center for Teaching and Learning
Kristin Patterson
  • 2021- COVID Transformational Online Instruction Contributions (TONIC) Award
  • 2020- Provost’s Teaching Fellows Innovation Award
  • 2018- Provost's Teaching Fellow
  • 2018- College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2016- Biology Instructional Office Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2015- National Academies Teaching Fellow
K. Sata Sathasivan
  • 2021- COVID Transformational Online Instruction Contributions (TONIC) Award
  • 2013- Board of Regents Outstanding Teaching Award
  • 2011- Natural Sciences Council Faculty Service Award
  • 2009- Gold Award for the best instructional innovation at UT Austin for Quest
  • 2007- Division for Instructional Innovation and Assessment Faculty Service Award
  • 2006 -Texas Exes Teaching Award
  • 2005- Dad’s Centennial Teaching Fellowship Award, 2005. The University of Texas Austin
  • 1999- School of Biological Sciences Teaching Excellence Award
Ann Thijs
  • 2023- Provost's Teaching Fellow
  • 2021- COVID Transformational Online Instruction Contributions (TONIC) Award
  • 2021- College of Natural Sciences Teaching Excellence Award