Robert Foster Cherry Award


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 ultimate award Recipient receives an additional $250,000 prize. It is often dubbed as "an American version of the Nobel Prize" for teachers.[3]

Recipients and Finalists

Recipients[4]

Finalists[14]
  • 2020

Nancy F. Dana, University of Florida (Education)

Reuben A. B. May,Texas A&M University (Sociology)

  • 2018

Heidi G. Elmendorf, Georgetown University (Biology)

Clinton O. Longenecker, The University of Toledo (Leadership)

  • 2016

Teresa C. Balser, Curtin University (Soil and Water Science)

Lisa R. Spaar, University of Virginia (English)

  • 2014

Joan B. Connelly, New York University (Art History and Classics)

Michael K. Salemi, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Economics)

  • 2012

Heather Macdonald, College of William & Mary (Geology)

Allen Mattusow, Rice University (History)

  • 2010

Roger Rosenblatt, Stony Brook University (English)

Elliott West, University of Arkansas (History)

  • 2008

George E. Andrews, Pennsylvania State University (Mathematics)

Rudy Pozzatti, Indiana University (Art)

  • 2006

Robert W. Brown, Case Western Reserve University (Physics)

William R. Cook, SUNY Genesseo (History)

  • 2004

Harry Stout, Yale University (Religious Studies)

Nicholas Wolterstorff, Yale University Divinity School (Religion)

References
  1. Baylor University. "Baylor Cherry Award". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. Funds for NGOs. "Robert Foster Cherry Award". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. College, Wabash. "Magazine". Wabash College. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  4. "Past Recipients". Robert Foster Cherry Award | Baylor University. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  5. "2020 Award Recipient". Robert Foster Cherry Award | Baylor University. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
  6. Baylor University. "Finalists Selected for Baylor's $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  7. Chemical & Engineering News. "Chemical & Engineering News: Neil Garg Wins Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  8. Association for Psychological Science. "Hebl Wins Top Teaching Award". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  9. Rice University. "Hebl Wins National Teaching Award". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  10. University of Missouri. "Prof. Meera Chandrasekhar Wins the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  11. University of Michigan. "U-M's Brian Coppola Wins National Teaching Award". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  12. Chemical & Engineering News. "Brian Coppola:Award-Winning Professor Uses Storytelling to Engage Students Learning Organic Chemistry". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. American Mathematical Society. "Burger Wins Baylor University's Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. "Past Finalists". Robert Foster Cherry Award | Baylor University. Retrieved 2020-11-09.


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