Skip to content

Provost's Awards for Excellence

2010-2011 Awardees

2010-2011 Awardees Tina Hartney, Elise Wirtschafter, and Barbara Burke

Excellence in Teaching

Tina Hartney, a Professor of Biological Sciences, has been a member of the university community since 2001 and is a leader in inquiry-based teaching methodologies. Hartney is credited with developing the Science Learning Portfolio, an electronic database of lab data used in courses across the sciences.

Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities

Elise Wirtschafter, Professor of History, is a leading expert on the history of 18th century Russia. Wirtschafter enjoys an outstanding record of publications in top-tiered journals, in addition to writing five books with a sixth book in progress.

Excellence in Service

Barbara Burke, Professor of Chemistry, is one of the university's most honored faculty members. Burke earned the National Science Foundation Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Math and Engineering, thanks to her groundbreaking work mentoring minority science students. Since 1999, she has served as director of Science Educational Enhancement Services (SEES).