The Academy of Distinguished Teachers is emblematic of the university’s commitment to excellence in teaching. Comprising of approximately five percent of the tenured faculty in the university, the Academy provides leadership in improving the quality and depth of the undergraduate experience. Members of the Academy advise the president and provost on matters related to the university’s instructional mission; participate in seminars, colloquia, and workshops on teaching effectiveness; and serve as mentors to new faculty.
Current Members
2019
Desiderio Kovar, Mechanical Engineering
2018
Mark Mear, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
2016
Robert Gilbert, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
2015
Richard Corsi, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
2014
Oguzhan Bayrak, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
2011
Yale N. Patt, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2010
Chandra R. Bhat, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
2005
Philip L. Varghese, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
2000
David Fowler, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
1997
Wallace T. Fowler, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Desmond Lawler, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Former Members
2012
E. Glenn Lightsey, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
2003
Kristin L. Wood, Mechanical Engineering
2002
Robert H. Bishop, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
2001
Anthony M. Bedford, Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Rebecca R. Richards-Kortum, Biomedical Engineering
1996
Francis X. Bostick Jr., Electrical and Computer Engineering
1995
Philip S. Schmidt, Mechanical Engineering
