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Grants and Awards

The Center for Teaching and Learning believes that teachers should always be acknowledged for and in their teaching endeavors.

Daniel A. Augsburger Excellence in Teaching Award

This award recognizes faculty whose teaching reflects the high standards of excellence modeled by Daniel A. Augsburger in his 60 years of teaching at Andrews University. Augsburger’s leadership, academic rigor, breadth of knowledge, teacher-scholar role, along with care and concern for students, exemplify the best of faculty endeavors. Faculty from each school nominates and chooses their individual candidates.

Adjunct Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award

This award recognizes the essential contribution of adjunct faculty who demonstrate excellence in their teaching. One adjunct faculty is selected each year by a faculty committee that reviews student nominations and the following criteria: 

  • Have served as an adjunct at Andrews University for a minimum of four semesters.
  • Show commitment to the University’s mission.
  • Show commitment to lifelong learning in relationship to area-related pedagogy.
  • Demonstrate creativity and innovation in teaching resulting in effective learning.
  • Stimulate interest of students and encourage them to think imaginatively, critically and independently.
  • Engage issues of diversity in the classroom.
  • Develop relationships with students in nurturing and compassionate ways.
  • Adjust to the needs and interests of students using feedback from assessments.
  • Adjunct faculty who have received the award are not eligible to receive it again.

Siegfried H. Horn Excellence in Research and Creative Scholarship Award

This award was established in 2011 to honor Siegfried Horn’s legacy of scholarship and contribution to the field of biblical archaeology at Andrews University, and his impact upon the world church and the wider community of scholars. It recognizes the lifetime scholarship achievement of Andrews University faculty members in four separate categories. Award recipients, who must be associate or full professors and full-time employees for a minimum of five years, are selected by the membership of the Scholarly Research Council.

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