Faculty Awards

Teacher of the Year Award
Each year the Trustees of Dominican University of California fund the prestigious Teacher of the Year Award, an honor which includes a prize of $1,000. All full-time faculty, except previous recipients, are eligible; adjunct (part-time) faculty are eligible after two years at Dominican. Nominations will be accepted from students only and must include a written statement from the student as to why a particular teacher is outstanding. All Dominican students – undergraduate, graduate, Pathways, full and part-time – may submit one nomination each.

The Teacher of the Year should:

1. Make a discernible difference in the lives of students and the campus climate through inspiring teaching and mentoring;
2. Be a model classroom teacher, diligent, creative, and successful in teaching methodology and course development;
3. Be respected and admired by students and colleagues for consistently superior teaching;
4. Be professionally active and generous in service to the University.

Previous recipients:

2006  Sibdas Ghosh 2005  Craig Singleton 2004 Thomas Burke 2003  LeeAnn Bartolini 2002  Arthur Scott 2001  Peter Thut 2000  Jan VanStavern 1999  Carlos Rodriguez

1998  Arnon Hadar 1997  Luanne Linnard-Palmer 1996  Vince Salyers 1995  Sherry Volk 1994  Sister Patricia Dougherty 1992  Sister Barbara Green 1991  Robert Shukraft 1991  Philip Novak

Distinguished Professor Award 
The Distinguished Professor Award is a lifetime achievement award for a professor who has brought distinction to Dominican University. The recipient of this honor is someone who has consistently demonstrated outstanding performance as a teacher, has offered significantly to his/her community through his/her generosity of spirit and has served as a prominent leader in an academic or professional area. Nominations may come from any member of the college community: faculty, students, staff, and administrators.

Candidates include any faculty member, Chair, or Dean who holds the rank of full professor, who has been employed full-time at the University for a minimum of 12 years and who:

1. Is an outstanding teacher fulfilling the criteria of the Teacher of the Year:
   Makes a discernible difference in the lives of students and the campus climate through inspiring teaching and mentoring;
   Is a model classroom teacher, diligent, creative, and successful in teaching methodology and course development;
   Is respected and admired by students and colleagues for consistently superior teaching;
   
   
2. Has brought distinction to Dominican University of California in at least two of the following ways:
   Research, publication, and/or scholarship
   Community service
   Leadership of a distinguished academic program
   
   
3. Has served as a significant leader as recognized by colleagues at Dominican University of California, and peers outside of the immediate University community, as having made significant contributions to their respective academic and/or professional area.
   
   
4. Is generous of spirit and has consistently given his or her time and energy with both colleagues and students.
   
   
5. Has fostered students’ intellectual and professional development through the liberal arts.
   
   
6. Has contributed to furthering the University’s appreciation of cultural diversity and global interdependence through interdisciplinary initiatives.

Previous recipients:

2003 Edythe Bresnahan and Asayehgn Desta 2001 Phil Novak 2000 Sherry Volk

1999 Mary Crosby 1998 Françoise Lepage 1997 John Savant