EKUBusiness is pleased to announce the recipient of the

Sixth Annual Jack L. Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award

The recipient for 2008-09 is:

Dr. Jan Colbert
Professor of Accounting

Dr. Jan Colbert

"I'm honored to be selected as this year's Jack L. Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award recipient.  Dr. Dyer's legacy of excellent teaching is well-known and it is humbling to follow in his footsteps as well as those of others who have been named Dyer award recipients in previous years.  The award is especially significant to me, as Dr. Dyer's specific area of teaching was auditing as mine is!"

-- Jan Colbert

The Selection Committee, consisting of Dr. Allen Engle, Dr. Chang-Yang Lin, and Dr. Ed Davis (Chair), stated that Colbert’s continued and consistent commitment to excellence in teaching makes her a worthy recipient of the Jack Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award. 

"Dr. Colbert's commitment to excellence in the classroom is supported by her consistent high evaluations from her students and peers. In addition, Dr. Colbert has devoted a great deal of time and energy to curriculum development and instructional technology to enhance her teaching that contributes to her staying on the 'cutting edge' of her discipline. Dr. Colbert's commitment to providing quality educational experiences for students is exemplary."

EKUBusiness is proud to have quality professors such as Dr. Colbert and is pleased to recognize her for her efforts.

The Dyer award will be presented at a luncheon in her honor this fall during the week of Convocation. Dr. and Mrs. Dyer will be invited to present the award to Dr. Colbert, which will include a $1,000 cash award, a personal plaque, and her name inscribed on a permanent plaque with all past award recipients.

Congratulations to Dr. Jan Colbert for being selected as the recipient of the Jack L. Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award for 2008-09!

EKUNews Center Announcement

Jack L. Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award

Purpose

To recognize EKUBusiness faculty members for excellence in classroom instruction.

Award

The recipient will receive a $1,000 cash award, an individual plaque, and his or her name inscribed on a plaque to be permanently displayed by the Dean’s Office. They will be recognized in official University publications such as the EKUpdate, the College of Business and Technology’s alumni newsletter (EKUBusiness Connection), and other appropriate venues.

Selection Process

A three-member Awards Committee--one elected faculty representative and an alternate from each of the two EKUBusiness departments and the Associate Dean, as the Chair. The faculty members will serve one-year terms.

Selection Criteria

The recipient of the award will be business faculty who is considered by their peers, students, and administrators to demonstrate excellent classroom instruction. Neither performance in scholarship nor service is to be taken into account in selecting the award recipient, except that no one will be eligible for the award unless he/she has been eligible for merit pay for scholarship and service during the award year and the immediate prior year. The evidence of excellent classroom instruction may include but is not limited to the following factors:

• Peer review of instruction
• Student evaluations of teaching performance (last three years)
• Curriculum development (e.g., new course development)
• Teaching load (e.g., number of preparations, class size, day/evening classes, etc.)
• Innovative teaching methods.

Eligibility

To be eligible for the award, the teacher must be a tenured or tenure-track member of the EKUBusiness Faculty. Faculty members who have received the award within four years prior to the award year are not eligible for consideration.

Procedure

Each department chair will submit the names of two or more faculty members to the Chair of the Awards Committee by February 28. The nomination packets for each nominee must include:

• The department chair’s evaluation of each nominee based on the selection criteria
• The nominee’s teaching philosophy (one-page maximum)
• The nominee’s self-evaluation of how he/she meets the selection criteria (one-page summary).

The Awards Committee will select the recipient by April 1 and notify the Dean accordingly. Dr. Dyer will be advised of all recipients of the award and of official University publications and events identifying the recipients.

These procedures will be periodically reviewed and amended as the Dean and department chairs deem necessary.

Prior Award Recipients

2007-2008
Dr. Allen Engle, Jr.
(Department of Management, Marketing and Administrative Communication)

2006-2007
Dr. Chang-Yang Lin
(Department of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems)
Dr. Teresa McGlone
(Department of Management, Marketing and Administrative Communication)

2005-2006
Dr. Dan Thorne
(Department of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems)
Dr. Lana Carnes
(Department of Management, Marketing and Administrative Communication)

2004-2005
Dr. Rick Fern
(Department of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems)
Dr. Judy Spain
(Department of Management, Marketing and Administrative Communication)

2003-2004
Dr. Ed Fenton
(Department of Accounting, Finance and Information Systems)
Dr. S.J. Garner
(Department of Management, Marketing and Administrative Communication)