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.
Recipients and Finalists
- 2018[3], Neil Garg, UCLA (Chemistry)[4]
- 2016, Mikki Hebl, Rice University (Psychology & Management)[5][6]
- 2014, Meera Chandrasekhar, University of Missouri (Physics)[7]
- 2012, Brian Coppola, University of Michigan (Chemistry)[8][9]
- 2010, Edward B. Burger, Williams College (Mathematics)[10]
- 2008, Stephen D. Davis, Pepperdine University (Biology)
- 2006, Anton Armstrong, St. Olaf College (Choral Music)
- 2004, Eleonore Stump, Saint Louis University (Philosophy)
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References
- Baylor University. "Baylor Cherry Award". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- Funds for NGOs. "Robert Foster Cherry Award". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- Baylor University. "Finalists Selected for Baylor's $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- Chemical & Engineering News. "Chemical & Engineering News: Neil Garg Wins Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- Association for Psychological Science. "Hebl Wins Top Teaching Award". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- Rice University. "Hebl Wins National Teaching Award". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- University of Missouri. "Prof. Meera Chandrasekhar Wins the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- University of Michigan. "U-M's Brian Coppola Wins National Teaching Award". Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- Chemical & Engineering News. "Brian Coppola:Award-Winning Professor Uses Storytelling to Engage Students Learning Organic Chemistry". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- American Mathematical Society. "Burger Wins Baylor University's Cherry Award for Great Teaching". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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