ILTE Supported Awards/Funding
Strategic Excellence Grants
Academic Affairs has implemented a Strategic Excellence Grant program. These competitive, grants of $2,500 are available to full-time IU Southeast employees who have teaching responsibilities and meet standards for quality course design. Submissions are accepted each fall.
If you have questions about the grant process, please contact the ILTE at seilte@ius.edu or (812) 941-2506.
Faculty Successfully Completing Strategic Excellence Grants
For grant recipients prior to 2015, contact the ILTE office.
2020-2021 (Peer Review: Teaching Excellence)
Anne Allen, School of Arts & Letters
FINA-A362: The Art of Japan
Jacob Babb, School of Arts & Letters
ENG-W500: Teaching Composition
Douglas Barney, School of Business
BUS-A310: Managerial Decision and Financial Reporting
Doyin Coker-Kolo, School of Education
EDUC-A510: School-Community Relations
Aycan Kara, School of Business
BUS-J401: Administrative Policy
Steffany Maher, School of Education
EDUC-M452: Advanced Methods of Teaching SH/JH/MS English
Robin Morgan, School of Social Sciences
PSY-P324: Abnormal Psychology
Sridhar Ramachandran, School of Natural Sciences
INFO-I356: Globalization, Where We Fit In
Lisa Russell, School of Business
BUS-W311: New Venture Creation
2019-2020 (Peer Review: Teaching Excellence)
Anne Allen, School of Arts & Letters
FINA-A150: African, New World, and Oceanic Art
David Becker, School of Arts & Letters
ENG-W290: Writing in the Arts & Sciences
Linda Christiansen, School of Business
BUS-516: The Legal & Environmental Environment of Business
Carrie Jo Coaplen, School of Arts & Letters
ENG-W131: Reading, Writing, and Inquiry
Barbara Kutis, School of Arts & Letters
FINA-A457: Experimental Art Since 1945
Phillip Miller, School of Natural Sciences
MATH-K300: Statistical Techniques
Suparna Mukhopadhyay, School of Natural Sciences
BIO-L371: Animal Nutrition
Sridhar Ramachandran, School of Natural Sciences
INFO-I330: Legal & Social Informatics of Security
2018-2019 (Peer Review: Teaching Excellence)
Jacob Babb, School of Arts & Letters
ENG-W231: Professional Writing Skills
Bernadette Jessie, School of Social Sciences
CJUS-P325: Principles of Forensic Investigation
Aycan Kara, School of Business
BUS-Z302: Managing and Behavior in Organization
Chris Kimmer, School of Natural Sciences
INFO-C112: Programming and Databases
Jennifer Lathem, School of Natural Sciences
GEOG-G108: Physical Systems of the Environment Lab
Adam Maksl, School of Social Sciences
JOUR-C200: Introduction to Mass Communication
Robin K. Morgan, School of Social Sciences
PSY-P425: Behavioral Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
David Rainbolt, School of Arts & Letters
COAS-E103: Topics in Humanities: The Art and Culture of Gaming
2017-2018 (Peer Review: Teaching Excellence)
Anne Allen, School of Arts & Letters
FINA-A 101: Ancient and Medieval Art
Omar Attum, School of Natural Sciences
BIOL-L 343: Applied Conservation Biology
Pamela Connerly, School of Natural Sciences
BIOL-L 313: Cell Biology Laboratory
Ranida Harris, School of Business
BUS-K 201: The Computer in Business
George Harvey, School of Arts & Letters
PHIL-P 140: Introduction to Ethics
Julia Mattingly, School of Nursing
NURS-S 472: A Multi-System Approach to Health of the Community
Robin Morgan, School of Social Sciences
PSY-P 101: Introductory Psychology I & PSY-P 102: Introductory Psychology II
Sridhar Ramachandran, School of Natural Sciences
INFO-I 202: Social Informatics
Mildred Vernia, School of Natural Sciences
MATH-M 114: Quantitative Techniques II for Health Information Management Majors
2016-2017 (Peer Review: Teaching Excellence)
Sumreen Asim, School of Education
EDUC-E 328: Science in the Elementary School
Pamela Connerly, School of Natural Sciences
BIOL-L 312: Cell Biology
Sharyn Emery, School of Arts & Letters
AFRO-A 169: Introduction to African American Literature
Sara Hare, School of Social Sciences
SOC-S 381: Methods of Social Research II
Barbara Kutis, School of Arts & Letters
FINA-A 102: Renaissance through Modern Art
Phillip Miller, School of Natural Sciences
MATH-A 118: Finite Mathematics for the Social & Biological Sciences
Margot Morgan, School of Social Sciences
POLS-Y 105: Introduction to Political Theory
Lisa Russell, School of Business
BUS-J 401: Administrative Policy
David Taylor, School of Natural Sciences
BIOL-L 318: Evolution
Lucinda Woodward, School of Social Sciences
PSY-P 457: Topics in Psychology - Critical Investigations in Paranormal Phenomena
2015-2016 (Course Development)
Douglas Barney, School of Business
BUS-A 311: Intermediate Accounting I
Jane Dailey, School of Social Sciences
JOUR-J 321: Principles of Public Relations
Douglas Darnowski, School of Natural Sciences
PLSC-B 375: Horticultural Plants: Biotechnology, Physiology and Development
Lisa Hoffman, School of Education
EDUC-J 500: Instruction in the Context of Curriculum
Alysa Lambert, School of Business
BUS-Z 440: Personnel-Human Resource Management
Jennifer Lathem, School of Natural Sciences
GEOG-G 108: Physical Systems of the Environment - Lab
Adam Maksl, School of Social Sciences
JOUR-J 200: Reporting, Writing, and Editing I
Phillip Miller, School of Natural Sciences
MATH-A 118: Finite Mathematics for the Social & Biological Sciences
Suparna Mukhopadhyay, School of Natural Sciences
BIOL-L 371: Animal Nutrition
Lucinda Woodward, School of Social Sciences
PSY-P 457: Topics in Psychology – Environmental Psychology
Innovation in Teaching Award
This award recognizes the effort put forth by faculty who have redesigned their courses or introduced new courses with innovative, research-based approaches to the practice of teaching, using new methods and/or technologies, with an intentional emphasis on how these innovations improved or facilitated student learning. The recipients of the award will receive $1,500.00. Awards are presented at a spring lunch reception that honors innovative faculty.
Faculty Innovators
2020 - 2021 Faculty Innovators
Faculty Innovator of the Year
Donna Albrecht
Assistant Professor of Education
School of Education
Monthly Innovators
April 2021
Mildred Vernia
Senior Lecturer of Mathematics
School of Natural Sciences
March 2021
Daniel Hoffman
Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology
School of Social Sciences
February 2021
Donna Albrecht
Assistant Professor of Education
School of Education
January 2021
Sandy Johnson
Senior Lecturer in Biology/Allied Health
School of Natural Sciences
December 2020
Steffany Maher
Associate Professor of English Education
School of Education
November 2020
Jared Law-Penrose
Associate Professor of Business
School of Business
October 2020
Cathy Johnson
Associate Professor of Education
School of Education
September 2020
Anne Allen
Associate Professor of Fine Arts
School of Arts & Letters
2019 - 2020 Faculty Innovators
Faculty Innovator of the Year
Sumreen Asim
Assistant Professor of Elementary Science and Technology
School of Education
Monthly Innovators
April 2020
John-Robert Curtin
Instructor of Criminology & Criminal Justice
School of Social Sciences
March 2020
Jeremy Wells
Associate Professor of English
School of Arts & Letters
February 2020
Quinn Dauer
Assistant Professor of History
School of Social Sciences
January 2020
Sumreen Asim
Assistant Professor of Elementary Science and Technology
School of Education
December 2019
Kent Edmonds
Professor of Biology
School of Natural Sciences
November 2019
Bradford Griggs
Associate Professor of Secondary Social Studies Education
School of Education
David Sullivan-Losey
Lecturer in Secondary Education
School of Education
Alan Zollman
Associate Professor of Secondary Math Education
School of Education
October 2019
Omar Attum
Associate Professor of Biology
School of Natural Sciences
September 2019
Aaron Setterdahl
Associate Professor of Chemistry
School of Natural Sciences
Lisa Russell
Assistant Professor of Management
School of Business
2018 - 2019 Faculty Innovators
Faculty Innovator of the Year
Suparna Mukhopadhyay
Lecturer of Biology
School of Natural Sciences
Monthly Innovators
April 2019
Teresa (Charlotte) Reynolds
Senior Lecturer in English
School of Arts & Letters
March 2019
David Treves
Professor of Biology
School of Natural Sciences
February 2019
Linda Christiansen
Professor of Business
School of Business
January 2019
Jean Abshire
Associate Professor of Political Science
School of Social Sciences
December 2018
Gary Pinkston
Associate Professor of Educational Technology
School of Education
November 2018
Yunmi Choi
Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication
School of Education
October 2018
Suparna Mukhopadhyay
Lecturer of Biology
School of Natural Sciences
September 2018
John Ross
Assistant Professor of Management
School of Business
2017 - 2018 Faculty Innovators
Faculty Innovator of the Year
Margot Morgan
Assistant Professor of Political Science
School of Social Science
Monthly Innovators
April 2018
Patricia Gettings
Assistant Professor of Communications Studies
School of Arts and Letters
March 2018
Jennifer Lathem
Lecturer in Geosciences
School of Natural Sciences
February 2018
Anne Allen
Professor of Fine Arts
School of Arts and Letters
January 2018
Gretchen Kirchner
Professor of Biology
School of Natural Science
December 2017
Margot Morgan
Assistant Professor of Political Science
School of Social Science
November 2017
Ken Harris
Associate Professor of Management
School of Business
October 2017
Jennifer Ortiz
Assistant Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice
School of Social Science
September 2017
Susan Ridout
Professor of Philosophy
School of Education
2016 - 2017 Faculty Innovators
Faculty Innovator of the Year
Bernadette Jessie
Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
School of Social Science
Monthly Innovators
April 2017
Tammy Voigt
Professor of Practice in Strategic Communication
School of Arts and Letters
March 2017
Meghan Kahn
Associate Professor of Psychology
School of Social Sciences
February 2017
Adam Maksl
Assistant Professor of Journalist
School of Social Sciences
January 2017
Janice McMahan
Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing
School of Nursing
December 2016
Paul Pittman
Professor of Operations Management
School of Business
November 2016
David Taylor
Professor of Biology
School of Natural Sciences
October 2016
Bernadette Jessie
Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
School of Social Science
September 2016
Michael Hutchins
Assistant Professor of German and International Studies
School of Arts and Letters
