In what way does the nominee stimulate and inspire students through teaching style?.In what way do overall grade statistics reflect student understanding?.Explain how the nominee is clear in his/her presentation of subject matter.Explain how exams and quizzes are indicative of class lectures and reading materials.

Explain how material is presented to achieve the goals set for the class.

Effectiveness of teaching and relevance of material (15%).

In what respect does the nominee demonstrate capability, skill, and insight in his/her area of specialization?.

Give titles of the nominee’s publications relevant to areas of teaching responsibility.

Along with this are suggestions to the nominator about how the particular criterion can be addressed in the nomination package. The following is a weighted list of criteria used to judge a nomination package. One award will be given to a tenured or tenure-track faculty member while the other will be given to a non-tenure-track faculty member.

$2,000 to support a project related to the quality of teaching.

The annual Reid Miller Excellence in Teaching Awards will consist of $3,000 to be distributed in the following manner: Lead: Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (Sivakumar) The Awards The awards are designed to recognize faculty who emulate Miller’s strong commitment to the quality of teaching in the college. The Reid Miller awards are designed to commemorate Miller’s long and distinguished career in the College of Engineering and Architecture at Washington State University both as a faculty member and as its Dean.

The Way It Is by Donalda Reid