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Robert Foster Cherry Award

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The Robert Foster Cherry Award is a prize given biennially by Baylor University for "great teaching".[1][2] The Cherry Award honors professors at the college or university level, in the English-speaking world, with established track records of teaching excellence and the ability to inspire students. Robert Foster Cherry, a graduate of Baylor University (A.B., 1929), made an estate bequest to establish the award. In a typical award cycle, three finalists are selected based on nomination packages. The finalists then compete for the award by giving a series of lectures at Baylor University. Each finalist receives $15,000 and the award recipient receives an additional $250,000 prize.

Recipients

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  • 2022, Hollylynne S. Lee, North Carolina State University (Mathematics)
  • 2020,[3] Jennifer Cognard-Black, St. Mary’s College of Maryland (English)
  • 2018,[4] Neil Garg, UCLA (Chemistry)[5]
  • 2016, Mikki Hebl, Rice University (Psychology & Management)[6][7]
  • 2014, Meera Chandrasekhar, University of Missouri (Physics)[8]
  • 2012, Brian Coppola, University of Michigan (Chemistry)[9][10]
  • 2010, Edward B. Burger, Williams College (Mathematics)[11]
  • 2008, Stephen D. Davis, Pepperdine University (Biology)
  • 2006, Anton Armstrong, St. Olaf College (Choral Music)
  • 2004, Eleonore Stump, Saint Louis University (Philosophy)
  • 1998, Robert H. Bell, Williams College (English) and Paul G. Ashdown (Journalism)

References

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  1. ^ Baylor University. "Baylor Cherry Award". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. ^ Funds for NGOs (24 April 2012). "Robert Foster Cherry Award". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. ^ "2020 Award Recipient". Robert Foster Cherry Award | Baylor University. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. ^ Baylor University (30 March 2017). "Finalists Selected for Baylor's $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  5. ^ Chemical & Engineering News. "Chemical & Engineering News: Neil Garg Wins Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  6. ^ Association for Psychological Science (4 February 2016). "Hebl Wins Top Teaching Award". Aps Observer. 29. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  7. ^ Rice University. "Hebl Wins National Teaching Award". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  8. ^ University of Missouri. "Prof. Meera Chandrasekhar Wins the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  9. ^ University of Michigan (13 January 2012). "U-M's Brian Coppola Wins National Teaching Award". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  10. ^ Chemical & Engineering News. "Brian Coppola:Award-Winning Professor Uses Storytelling to Engage Students Learning Organic Chemistry". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  11. ^ American Mathematical Society. "Burger Wins Baylor University's Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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