2011 Distinguished New Faculty Award

Sponsored by the International Academy for the Scholarship of Learning Technology, the Distinguished New Faculty Award is designed to pay tribute to new educators who are guiding the millennial students into the future. New pedagogical techniques and creative ways of thinking are needed to engage and motivate the students of tomorrow. Today’s new faculty are responsible for this challenge. This award is designed to recognize new faculty who are meeting this challenge by celebrating their current contributions to advancing education, and to encourage their future contributions to the teaching profession. Each of the persons listed below was nominated by her/his college or university and received the 2011 Distinguished New Faculty Award.

Allison G. Butler Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology Bryant Univesity Smithfield, Rhode Island Dharmesh Patel Associate Professor of Architecture Palm Beach State College Boca Raton, Florida Alejandra Picard Instructor of Psychology Polk State College Winter Haven, Florida Jessica Gravely Assistant Professor, English Prairie State College Chicago Heights, Illinois Sean Estrada Instructor of Mathematical Sciences United States Air Force Academy USAFA, Colorado Esther R. Brown Assistant Professor of Nursing Widener University Chester, Pennsylvania