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2014-2015
Critical Thinking Teacher
of the Year Awards
Eastern Kentucky University
Grand Reading Room-Library
April 30, 2015
Critical Thinking Teacher of the Year Awards
Critical Thinking Teachers of the Year are nominated by
EKU students.
This year 475 students nominated
instructors who have made an impact on the students’
learning and lives.
A total of 277 instructors were
nominated.
Instructors are nominated because of their efforts to help
students think critically and creatively about their
educational, professional, and/or personal lives.
We congratulate all of the nominees and thank them for
their dedication to EKU students.
Eastern Kentucky University is committed
to graduating informed critical and creative
thinkers who communicate effectively.
2014-2015 WINNERS
Faridah Awang Management, Marke ng & Interna onal Business April Ballard University Programs Laura Barthel Management, Marke ng & Interna onal Business Teena Blackburn Philosophy & Religion Martin Brock Chemistry Lindsay Calderon Biological Sciences Michael Collier
Safety, Security & Emergency Management Jon C. Endonino
Anthropology, Sociology & Social Work
Benjamin Freed
Anthropology, Sociology & Social Work
Malcolm P. Frisbie
Biological Sciences
Gill Hunter
English & Theater
Frank Kubala
College of Justice & Safety
Fred May
Safety, Security & Emergency Management
Kristina Petrey
Nursing: Associate Degree
Matthew Pianalto
Philosophy & Religion
Beth Polin
Management, Marke ng & Interna onal Business
Mike Roberson
Management, Marke ng & Interna onal Business
Karen Rudick
Communica on
Bill Staddon
Biological Sciences
Matthew P. Winslow
Psychology
2014-2015 Nominees for Critical
Thinking Teacher of The Year Awards
College of Arts & Sciences
Adams, Patrick Adams, Stephanie Appleton, Thomas Baker, Mary Balman, Robert Benne , Helen Blacksberg, Leslie Blackburn, Teena Blank, Kenneth Bowes, John Braccia, Amy Brock, Audry Brock, Mar n Bundy, Myra Beth Calderon, Lindsay Calie, Patrick Campbell, Anthony Chang, Kuang‐Nan Cizmar, Anne Clement, Catherine Clouse, Jane Coen, Michael (Patrick) Conley, Gregory Core, Deborah Corne , Ma hew Cortés‐Castañeda, Manuel Davidson, Cynthia Davis, Antoine e Davis, Barbara Davis, Dennis Dieckmann, Melissa Dooley, William Elias, Dave Ellio , Charles Endonino, Jon C. Frantz, Lindsey Freed, Benjamin Frisbie, Malcolm P. Gaffney, Jon Garre , Andrew Gibson, Jason Goodrich, Joel Goodwin, Ka e Gore, Jonathan Gossage, Anne Grayson, Courtney Grayson, Donnie Grossl, Sandra Harber, Jessica Harley, John Harrel, Sherry Hartch, Todd Harter, John Higdon, Adam Hisel, John Howell, Ma hew Houston, Bob Huch, Ron Hunter, Gill Jackson, Glenn 2014-2015 Nominees
College of Arts & Sciences
(continued)
Jones, Clint Jones, Kirk Kalkan, Kerem Karolich, Bob Kasiak, Neil Kerber, Rebecca King, Jessica Kohl, Jacqueline Kopacz, Paula Koslow, Jennifer Kristofik, Paula Lamar, Mary Lawson, Adam Leigh, Phyllis Liddell, Kelly Mar nez, George May, Jerome McQueen, Keven McSpirit, Stephanie Middleton, Lisa Milde, Robert Minor‐Lindsay, Mary Mitchell, Robert Mohallatee, Dave Mohanty, Meena
Monsebroten, Dale Moore, Melinda Ndinguri, Margaret Neugebauer, Jeffrey Neumann, Chris Nimtz, Renee Nnoromele, Salome Osbaldiston, Richard Paolucci, Paul Pa on, James Pianalto, Ma hew Pierce, Marcia Powell, Isaac Rahimzadeh, Kevin Rainey, Glenn Redmond, Shane Rich, Charlo e Rich, (Christopher) Michael Ritchison, Gary Roman, Fairleigh Ruppel, Fred Siahkoohi, Kimberly Scarambone, Bernardo Sheppard, Amanda Staddon, Bill Smith, Dionne Spock, Jennifer Stanfill, Jessica Stearn, Catherine Stenulson, David Stepanyan, Tracy Stevens, Jeff Vernon Stubblefield, Sumithran, Stephen Swain, Randall 2014-2015 Nominees
College of Arts & Sciences
(continued)
Sweely, Gay Szubinska, Barbara Treadway, Jodi Vance, Diane Varakin, Donald (Alex) Varela‐Ibarra, Jose Walters, Michael Warman, Christopher Watson, Kelly Webb, Craig Weise, Robert Wies, Jennifer Wilson, Steffen Winslow, Ma hew P. Wi , Sandie Wong, Ka‐Wing Yow, Donald Zonio, Henry College of Business &
Technology
Adams, Thomas Arias, Sco Awang, Faridah Barthel, Laura Chandra, Vigs Christensen, Burke Dailey, David Daniels, Mark College of Business &
Technology (continued)
Dust, Sco Easterling, James (Kirby) Endsley, Abra Engle, Allen Fenton, Ed Field, Dennis Fitch, John Fore, Michael Fredrickson, Ed Gleason, Jim Hitchcock, Paul Holbrook, Marybeth Johnson, Louis Kilgore, Jeff Mar n, Joe Polin, Beth Richardson, Ray Rincker, Laurie Roberson, Mike Robles, Marcel Rudick, Karen Southgate, Kenneth Travis, Denver Velez de Cea, Abraham Viole e, Jayne Waters, Richard Werking, Kathy Xiao, Qian Xu, Bangteng Zhang, Zhe Zhuang, Weiling 2014-2015 Nominees
College of Education
Ball, Sharon Biggin, Robert Bozeman, Linda Kolb Christensen, Jennifer Day, Richard Eastman, Victoria Forde, Timothy Hodge, Connie Kennedy, Michael Kolloff, Mary Ann Mason, Nicola Moore, Jan Parrish, Clara Par n, Mike Ross, Linda Shepperson, Tara Skepple, Rose Sommer, Carol Thompson, Sherwood College of Health Sciences
Adams‐Blair, Heather Adams‐Johnson, Melanie Bradley, Michael Campbell, Phil Cassidy, Karma Cormier, Joel Edwards, Catherine Farro, Anna Frederick, Helyne Fuchs, Eric College of Health Sciences
(continued)
Green , Chris e Hart, Beverly Larkin, James Loan, Theresa McKinney, Molly Marion, Jason Mills‐Schwartz, Laurel Petrey, Kris na Pressley, Sheila Probus, Kimberly Ricke s, Donna Rowe, Vicki Sabin, Ma hew Salmans, Raglena Sharp, Freda Slusher, Ida Ware, Mixon Waters, Elaine Wilson, Mary College of Justice & Safety
Bagge , Ryan Barnard, Mark Bigger, Patrick Brisman, Avi Collier, Michael Collins, Pam Collins, Victoria Datson, Ron Dewhurst, Chris na Elrod, Preston 2014-2015 Nominees
College of Justice & Safety
University Programs:
(Con nued)
Felden, Jonathan Ferrell, Greg Foster, Chad Garrison, Carole Gorbe , Gregory Grant, Paul Gray, Kishonna Kappeler, Stephen Hanks, Corey (Sturgill) Anderson, Sierrah Ballard, April Baney, Michael
Bell, Bri any Carpenter, Russell Cole, Ashley Day, Lisa Moore, Stephanie O eno, Iddah Richmond‐Mason, Robin Hunter, Sandy Kraska, Peter Kubala, Frank Land, Michael Lewis, Dus n Ma hews, Betsy May, Fred Neal, Earl‐Ray Po er, Gary Ri er, Tanya Roberts, Jaime Schmidt, Donna Zhang, Jing Rose, Tara Schept, Judah Schneid, Thomas Schramm, Rebecca Shaw, Randy Smith, Walter Thurman, Tom Tinsley, Andrew Wall, Tyler Paul & Elder Model of
CRITICAL THINKING
INTELLECTUAL STANDARDS
Apply to
Completeness Significance Relevance Accuracy Precision Fairness Breadth Clarity Depth Logic ELEMENTS OF THOUGHT
To develop
Points of View Assump ons Implica ons Informa on Inferences Ques ons Concepts Purposes INTELLECTUAL TRAITS
Intellectual Perseverance Intellectual Autonomy Confidence in Reason Intellectual Courage Intellectual Empathy Intellectual Integrity Intellectual Humility Fairmindedness
PREVIOUS WINNERS 2010-2014
College of Arts & Sciences
Myra Beth Bundy
Teena Blackburn
Pat Calie
Amy Braccia
Martin Brock
Jerry Cook
Jon Endonino
Stephen Houston
Robert Karolich
Erik Liddell
Rosanne Lorden
Robert Mitchell
Chris Neumann
Wini Utari
Jennifer Wies
Matthew Winslow
College of Business & Technology
Burke Christensen
Allen Engle
Deborah Givens
Marie Mitchell
Qian Xiao
PREVIOUS WINNERS 2010-2014
College of Education
Charles Hughes
Mary Ann Kolloff
College of Health Sciences
Heather Adams‐Blair
Connie Lamb
Marsha Roberts
Peggy Wittman
College of Justice & Safety
Ryan Baggett
Michael Collier
Terry Cox
Scotty Dunlap
Carole Garrison
Christy Hardin
Sandy Hunter
Fred May
NOVA
Stephen Haggerty
University Programs
April Ballard
John Hearn
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