Myers-Alford Memorial Teaching Award
The Myers-Alford Memorial Teaching Award recognizes outstanding teaching efforts, and awardees receive a $3,500 cash prize. According to the donors of this memorial fund, Jean Alford Myers and Philip S. Myers, the recipient must (1) provide outstanding undergraduate and graduate instruction and mentoring; and (2) provide valuable information to colleagues, peers, and practitioners in the field. For this award, the Honors and Awards Committee selects the recipient based on the following criteria:
- Evaluation of teaching effectiveness;
- Student evaluations; and
- Success in sharing information to colleagues, peers and practitioners.
The nomination process is coordinated by the department head or department awards committee. The nomination packet includes the following items of support for the nominee:
- Letter of nomination by a college employee.
- Current curriculum vitae.
- A two-page (maximum) description of the nominee's qualifications which address the following attributes:
- Outstanding instruction at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Source of valuable information to colleagues, peers, and practitioners.
- Outstanding mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students.
- A summary of support from a combination of faculty, student and external sources.
Current recipients
Jessica L. Heier Stamm
This year’s recipient is Jessica L. Heier Stamm, associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering.
Heier Stamm has been recognized four times by our graduating students as the most outstanding undergraduate teacher in the department and is consistently listed among the top two faculty on graduating student exit surveys.
Her TEVAL scores are consistently high and reflect her effectiveness as a teacher.
Caterina Scoglio
This year’s recipient is Caterina Scoglio, university distinguished professor in the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Scoglio has numerous excellent scholarly achievements and has made many contributions to research and education at K-State over the past 20 years. She has mentored early-career faculty members and graduate students in the department.
Scoglio has always embraced the value of strong undergraduate teaching and teaches one or two required undergraduate courses each year.