2008 Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor Award
Since 2001, The Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor Award annually recognizes four SMU faculty for their notable commitment to and achievements in fostering student learning. These are faculty whose concerns for higher education go beyond classroom boundaries and often the boundaries of their own discipline. In student mentoring, in discussions about teaching and in continuous reflection about their own successes and ways to improve, they represent the highest achievement in reaching the goals of higher education. The 2008 Altshuler Award recipients are Olga Colbert, Ian Harris, Larry Ruben and David Willis.
Recipients receive a $10,000 award and membership in SMU's Academy of Distinguished Teachers. For two years following the award, they participate actively with other members of the Academy in faculty forums on pedagogical issues.
2006 - 2007 President's Associates
Outstanding Faculty Award Recipient
The President's Associates Outstanding Faculty Award is given annually to tenured faculty for the advancement of teaching and learning.
This award of $1000 is designed to honor faculty who have sustained high achievement as teachers and whose scholarship makes a meaningful contribution to student learning.
This year's recipient is Thomas Mayo, Professor, Dedman Law School.
2006 - 2007 Golden Mustang Award Recipients
The Golden Mustangs, SMU alumni who graduated at least fifty years ago, have established an award for the advancement of teaching and learning.
This award of $1000 is given each year to a junior, tenure-track faculty member, whose teaching is consistently excellent; whose courses reflect thoughtful curricular development; and whose scholarship makes a meaningful contribution to the discipline and to student learning.
This year's recipients are Serge Frolov, Professor, Religious Studies Department, and Dinesh Rajan, Professor, Electrical Engineering Department.