English DSC Fourth Years' Choice Award
*Please note that this award is administered by the Department of English. For more information than what is listed below, please contact them directly.
Recognition by fourth-year English students of teaching excellence and innovation on the part of a professor within the Department of English Language & Literature.
This year's recipient is:
2022 - 2023 Angela Facundo
Nature of Award
Recognition by fourth-year English students of teaching excellence and innovation on the part of a professor within the Department of English Language & Literature
Nomination Criteria
- Currently teaching in the Department.
- Admirable and inspiring enthusiasm for and knowledge of the course material, and for the study of English literature as a whole.
- Consistent and meaningful support to students: genuine interest in his/her students on a personal and an academic level, and a commitment to student learning and well-being within and beyond the classroom. This includes encouragement of class participation and availability for one-on-one discussion.
- Innovative and engaging classroom teaching.
- Influence beyond the scope of the classroom: teaching skills applicable to other courses (e.g. close reading, referencing, contextualization of historical or Biblical references, etc.); impacting future reading choices or academic pursuits; incorporating relevant cultural components, etc.
Nomination Procedure
Any fourth-year English student may nominate an instructor with a written response to the nomination form. The nomination form includes three sections that correspond to the nomination criteria, with short answer questions falling within the following categories: consistent and meaningful support to students; innovative and engaging classroom teaching; and commitment to fostering community within and beyond the classroom. Responses to each section may not exceed two hundred words.
Selection Process
The aforementioned statements will be read by the Nomination Committee, composed of fourth-year students and a Faculty Advisor. Members of the Nomination Committee may not submit or receive nominations.
Presentation of Award
The recipient of the Fourth Years’ Choice Award will be announced at the English Fourth-Year Banquet, and will have his/her name added to the plaque displayed in the fourth floor lounge in Watson Hall.
Past Winners
2022 - 2023 Angela Facundo
2021 - 2022 Not awarded this year
2020 - 2021 Not awarded this year
2019 - 2020 Not awarded this year
2018 - 2019 Petra Fachinger
2017 - 2018 Brooke Cameron
2016 - 2017 Gwynn Dujardin
2015 - 2016 Gwynn Dujardin
2014 - 2015 Brooke Cameron
2013 - 2014 Gwynn Dujardin
2012 - 2013 Sam McKegney
2011 - 2012 Edward Lobb
2010 - 2011 Chris Bongie,
2009 - 2010 Michael Snediker