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The Five Star Faculty Award is the only university-wide teaching award with nominations and winners selected exclusively by students. The purpose of the award is to recognize excellence in undergraduate teaching. First awarded in 1983, it is sponsored by the Honors College. The Five Star committee uses student observations, committee observations, interviews and statements from the nominees to evaluate every facet of the teacher-student relationship. The award comes with a $1,000 prize.

The nomination deadline is 2/15/08.

Five Star Faculty Award Winners

2007	Stephanie Fryberg - Psychology
2006	Vincente Talanquer - Chemistry
2005	John Folan - Architecture
2004	David Soren - Classics
2003	Dennis T. Ray - Plant Sciences
2002	James Todd - Political Science
2001	J. Edward Wright (Ed Wright) - Judaic and Near Eastern Studies
2000	Jon Solomon - Classics
1999	J. Tim Kolosick - Music
1998	Brian Crisp - Political Science
1997	Ana Perches - Spanish and Portuguese
1996	Elizabeth Harrison - East Asian Studies
1995	Kamakshi Murti - German Studies
1994	Carrol McLaughlin - Music
1993	Noel Matkin - Speech and Hearing Sciences
1992	George H. Atkinson - Chemistry
1991	Peter Kresan - Geosciences
1990	William Bickel - Physics
1989	Heiko Oberman - History
1988	Adel Gamal - Middle Eastern/Oriental Studies
1987	Robert Burns - Religious Studies
1985	Donna Swaim - Humanities
1985	Jay DeNatale - Engineering
1984	J. Douglas Canfield (Doug Canfield) - French
1984	Vicky Hamblin - French
1984	Joy Winzerling - Nutrition
1983	Clyde A. Moneyhun - English
1983	William H. Thweatt (Bill Thweatt) - Psychology

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