Faculty Teaching Awards
Class of 1922 Outstanding Innovation in Helping Students Learn Award
Hesselberth Award for Teaching Excellence
HKN Beta Chapter Outstanding Teacher Award
Motorola Excellence in Teaching Award
Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
A.A. Potter Best Teacher Award
Dean Marion B. Scott Outstanding Professor Award
Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Teacher Award
IEEE Education Society's Achievement Award
Class of 1922 Outstanding Innovation in Helping Students Learn Award
Each year the Class of 1922 alumni sponsors an award for Outstanding Innovation in Helping Students Learn. This award honors a faculty member, graduate student or administrative professional staff member who has improved student's education experiences. It specifically promotes innovative teaching practices that contribute to improved learning.
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| Michael R. Melloch | 2023 |
| Michael R. Melloch | 2018 |
|
Cordelia Brown Yung-Hsiang Lu David G. Meyer |
2008 |
|
Edward J. Coyle Leah H. Jamieson |
1997 |
| John C. Lindenlaub | 1980 |
The Wilfred "Duke" Hesselberth Award for Teaching Excellence
The Duke Hesselberth Award was established and funded by his sons, Robert and John, in 2000 to honor Professor Hesselberth (1907-1985). The award recognizes teaching excellence.
Winners are determined based upon course/instructor evaluations during the previous four semesters. Recipients must not have received the award within the last four years. Winners receive a personal plaque, a $2,000 prize, and their names placed on a permanent plaque.
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| Maryam Al-Othman | 2023 |
| Milind Kulkarni | 2023 |
| Santiago Torres Arias | 2022 |
| Mithuna Thottethodi | 2021 |
| Tim Rogers | 2020 |
| Michael R. Melloch | 2019 |
| Milind Kulkarni | 2018 |
| Shreyas Sundaram | 2017 |
| Steven D. Pekarek | 2016 |
| Avinash C. Kak | 2015 |
| Michael R. Melloch | 2014 |
| James Cooper | 2013 |
| Milind Kulkarni | 2012 |
| Dimitrios Peroulis | 2011 |
| Supriyo Datta | 2010 |
| Michael R. Melloch | 2009 |
| Mireille Boutin | 2008 |
| Vijay Pai | 2007 |
| Dimitrios Peroulis | 2006 |
| Avinash C. Kak | 2005 |
| Edward J. Delp | 2004 |
| Jan P. Allebach | 2003 |
| Michael Zoltowski | 2002 |
Previous to 2002, this award was the D.D. Ewing Best Teacher Award.
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| George R. Wodicka | 2000 |
| Avinash C. Kak | 1999 |
| Chee-Mun Ong | 1998 |
| Seth Abraham | 1997 |
| Mark S. Lundstrom | 1996 |
| Michael P. Fitz | 1995 |
| Anthony A. Maciejewski | 1994 |
| Paul C. Krause | 1993 |
| Edward J. Delp | 1992 |
| Jan P. Allebach | 1991 |
| Anthony A. Maciejewski | 1990 |
| Paul C. Krause | 1989 |
| O. Robert Mitchell | 1988 |
| Daniel S. Elliott | 1987 |
| David G. Meyer | 1986 |
| Steven C. Bass | 1985 |
| Dennis P. Carroll | 1984 |
| Supriyo Datta | 1983 |
| O. Robert Mitchell | 1982 |
| David A. Landgrebe | 1981 |
| William H. Hayt, Jr. | 1980 |
| Antti J. Koivo | 1979 |
| Gerald T. Heydt | 1978 |
| Violet B. Haas | 1977 |
| Robert F. Pierret | 1976 |
| Steven C. Bass | 1975 |
| Robert M. Anderson | 1974 |
| Gerold W. Neudeck | 1973 |
| Avinash C. Kak | 1972 |
The Beta Chapter of HKN (Eta Kappa Nu) Outstanding Teacher Award
This award is given every semester to the professor in ECE that exemplifies what students look for in a teacher.
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Niraj Menon | Fall 2023 |
| Mark Johnson | Spring 2023 |
| Niraj Menon | Fall 2022 |
| Phil Walter | Spring 2022 |
| Milind Kulkarni | Fall 2021 |
| Rick Kennell | Fall 2021 |
| Shreyas Sundaram | Fall 2019 |
| Rick Kennell | Fall 2019 |
| Dionysios Aliprantis | Spring 2019 |
| Avinash Kak | Spring 2019 |
| Shreyas Sen | Fall 2018 |
| Rick Kennell | Fall 2018 |
| Stanley Chan | Spring 2018 |
| Milind Kulkarni | Spring 2018 |
| David Love | Fall 2017 |
| Mireille Boutin | Fall 2017 |
| Michael Zoltowski | Spring 2017 |
| Kevin Webb | Spring 2017 |
| Matthew Swabey | Fall 2016 |
| Stan Zak | Fall 2016 |
| Mark Bell | Fall 2016 |
| Mimi Boutin | Spring 2016 |
| Mark Bell | Fall 2015 |
| Stanley Chan | Fall 2015 |
| Avinash Kak | Spring 2015 |
| David Love | Spring 2015 |
| Mark Bell | Fall 2014 |
| Mithuna Thottethodi | Fall 2014 |
| TN Vijaykumar | Fall 2014 |
| David Meyer | Spring 2014 |
| Mithuna Thottethodi | Fall 2013 |
| Barrett Robinson | Spring 2013 |
| Michael Melloch | Fall 2012 |
| Cheng-Kok Koh | Spring 2012 |
| Thomas Talavage | Fall 2011 |
| Cheng-Kok Koh | Spring 2011 |
| David Love | Fall 2010 |
| Saurabh Bagchi | Spring 2010 |
| Michael Melloch | Fall 2009 |
| David Meyer | Spring 2009 |
| James Krogmeier | Fall 2008 |
| Supriyo Datta | Spring 2008 |
| Mireille Boutin | Fall 2007 |
| Ilya Pollack | Spring 2007 |
| William Chappell | Fall 2006 |
| Vijay Pai | Spring 2006 |
| Paul C. Krause | Fall 2005 |
| Dimitrios Peroulis | Spring 2005 |
| Mithuna Thottetodi | Fall 2004 |
| Thomas Talavage | Spring 2004 |
| James Eaton | Fall 2003 |
| David G. Meyer | Spring 2003 |
| Ilya Pollack | Fall 2002 |
| Jan P. Allebach | Spring 2002 |
| Barrett Robinson | Fall 2001 |
| Stanislaw H. Zak | Spring 2001 |
| Peter Doerschuk | Spring 2000 |
| Peter Doerschuk | Fall 2000 |
| George R. Wodicka | 1999 |
| Peter Doerschuk | 1998 |
| Seth Abraham | 1997 |
| Daniel S. Elliott | 1996 |
| Mary P. Harper | 1995 |
| Seth Abraham | 1994 |
| George R. Wodicka | 1993 |
| Chee-Mun Ong | 1992 |
| Jan P. Allebach | 1991 |
| John C. Lindenlaub | 1990 |
| Anthony A. Maciejewski | 1989 |
| Steven C. Bass | 1988 |
| Samuel N. Stevens | 1987 |
| David G. Meyer | 1986 |
| Lawrence Ogborn | 1980 |
| David K. Garrod | 1979 |
| John C. Lindenlaub | 1978 |
| Wm. H. Hayt. Jr. | 1977 |
| Hannis W. Thompson | 1976 |
| Paul C. Krause | 1975 |
| George R. Cooper | 1974 |
| Gerald W. Neudeck | 1973 |
| Lawrence Ogborn | 1972 |
| Gerald T. Heydt | 1971 |
| Lawrence Ogborn | 1970 |
| Wm. H. Hayt Jr. | 1969 |
| Leon O. Chua | 1968 |
| Wm. E Drobish | 1967 |
The Motorola Excellence in Teaching Award
This award was established in 2002 to recognize outstanding teaching in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The recipient is the faculty member receiving the highest number of votes from senior ECE students and who has not been a recipient within the last four years.
Recipients receive $2,500 cash, a personal plaque, and their name placed on a permanent plaque.
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| Milind Kulkarni | 2023 |
| Dimitrios Peroulis | 2022 |
| Chih-Chun Wang | 2021 |
| Cheng-Kok Koh | 2020 |
| Michael Zoltowski | 2019 |
| Michael R. Melloch | 2018 |
| Mithuna Thottethodi | 2017 |
| Raymond A. Decarlo | 2016 |
| David G. Meyer | 2015 |
| Cheng-Kok Koh | 2014 |
| Michael R. Melloch | 2013 |
| Chih-Chun Wang | 2012 |
| Raymond A. Decarlo | 2011 |
| David G. Meyer | 2010 |
| Jan Allebach | 2009 |
| Michael R. Melloch | 2008 |
| Dimitrios Peroulis | 2007 |
| Raymond A. Decarlo | 2006 |
| David G. Meyer | 2005 |
| Peter C. Doerschuk | 2004 |
| Thomas M. Talavage | 2003 |
| Stanislaw H. Zak | 2002 |
Previous to 2002, this award was the Honeywell Award for Excellence in Teaching.
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| Venkataramanan Balakrishnan | 2001 |
| Avinash C. Kak | 2000 |
| Daniel S. Elliott | 1999 |
| Stanislaw H. Zak | 1998 |
| Peter C. Doerschuk | 1997 |
| Seth Abraham | 1996 |
| Gerold W. Neudeck | 1995 |
| George R. Wodicka | 1994 |
| David G. Meyer | 1993 |
| Paul C. Krause | 1992 |
| David A. Landgrebe | 1991 |
| Edward J. Delp | 1990 |
| David G. Meyer | 1989 |
| Paul C. Krause | 1988 |
| Samuel N. Stevens | 1987 |
| William H. Hayt, Jr. | 1986 |
| David K. Garrod | 1985 |
| David G. Meyer | 1984 |
| David A. Landgrebe | 1983 |
| William H. Hayt, Jr. | 1982 |
The Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award
The Murphy Award is given annually in recognition of outstanding teaching in all phases of undergraduate instruction at the West Lafayette campus. The University's highest undergraduate teaching honor, the Murphy Award is accompanied by a $10,000 cash award and induction into Purdue's Teaching Academy, which provides leadership for the improvement of undergraduate, graduate, and outreach teaching. The winners' names will also be included in the engraved Book of Great Teachers, a plaque in Purdue Memorial Union that honors the best teachers throughout Purdue's history.
Charles Murphy was a history professor at Purdue between 1927 and 1970.
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| Millind Kulkarni | 2022 |
| Michael R. Melloch | 2012 |
| Dimitrios Peroulis | 2010 |
| David G. Meyer | 1985 |
| William H. Hayt, Jr. | 1977 |
| Gerald T. Heydt | 1971 |
A.A. Potter Best Teacher Award
A.A. Potter became Dean of the School of Engineering in 1920. From 1945 to 1946 he served as Director of the Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue's Acting President, in addition to continuing his position as Dean of Engineering. During his tenure, Potter built Purdue into the largest and one of the most respected engineering colleges in the country.
The A.A. Potter award honors faculty members for outstanding teaching performance in all phases of the College of Engineering's undergraduate instruction on the West Lafayette campus. An outstanding undergraduate teacher is one who demonstrates superior ability in communicating the chosen material to the students and stimulates their desire to master the material. The teacher will also recognize that his/her teaching responsibility to students does not stop at the classroom door, and therefore, will be ready to aid and motivate them in a counseling and advisory capacity, either formally or informally.
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| Milind Kulkarni | 2024 |
| Michael Zoltowski | 2021 |
| Michael R. Melloch | 2016 |
| Dimitrios Peroulis | 2008 |
| Avinash C. Kak | 2002 |
| Daniel S. Elliott | 1999 |
| George R. Wodicka (co-winner) | 1997 |
| Mark S. Lundstrom | 1996 |
| David G. Meyer | 1992 |
| William H. Hayt, Jr. | 1980 |
| Gerold W. Neudeck | 1973 |
The Dean Marion B. Scott Outstanding Professor Award
This is an annual award presented by the Purdue chapter of Tau Beta Pi to an engineering professor for his or her devotion to encouraging, inspiring, and advising the engineering student body in order that engineering students might grow both academically and professionally.
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| Michael R. Melloch | 2011-12 |
| Thomas Talavage | 2000-01 |
| David Meyer | 1990-91 |
| David Meyer | 1983-84 |
| John C. Lindenlaub | 1980-81 |
The Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Teacher Award
Joel Spira received a B.S. in Physics from Purdue in 1948. In 1961, Joel started Lutron Electronics, a privately held company that initially made light dimmers. Joel's insight into technology and manufacturing enabled him to build Lutron into a dominant force in the dimmer market.
The Ruth and Joel Spira Outstanding Teacher Award began in 1988, and is presented each year to a junior faculty member who has excelled in teaching and inspiring students in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The recipient receives $2000 cash, a personal plaque, and their name added to a permanent plaque.
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| David Janes | 2023 |
| Thomas Roth | 2023 |
| James Davis | 2022 |
| Pramey Upadhyaya | 2021 |
| Chris Brinton | 2020 |
| Stanley Chan | 2019 |
| Timothy Rogers | 2018 |
| Amy Reibman | 2017 |
| Shreyas Sundaram | 2016 |
| Mark C. Johnson | 2015 |
| Milind Kulkarni | 2014 |
| Zhihong Chen | 2013 |
| Niklas Elmqvist | 2012 |
| Chih-Chun Wang | 2011 |
| Dan Jiao | 2010 |
| Steve Pekarek | 2009 |
| Mithuna Thottethodi | 2006 |
| Dimitrios Peroulis | 2004 |
| William J. Chappell | 2003 |
| Michael A. Capano | 2002 |
| Barrett Robinson | 2001 |
| Rashid Bashir | 2000 |
| Thomas M. Talavage | 1999 |
| Carla E. Brodley | 1998 |
| Ragu Balakrishnan | 1997 |
| Edward J. Coyle and Leah H. Jamieson | 1996 |
| Sarah Kate Wilson | 1995 |
| Peter C. Doerschuk | 1994 |
| Vwani P. Roychowdhury | 1993 |
| Mark R. Bell | 1992 |
| George R. Wodicka | 1991 |
| Michael D. Zoltowski | 1990 |
| John K. Antonio | 1989 |
| Anthony A. Maciejewski | 1988 |
C. Holmes MacDonald Outstanding Teacher Award
Each fall HKN invites all chapters to nominate an ECE professor for the Outstanding Teaching Award. A jury selects the winner, and the award is presented during the Annual Meeting of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA).
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| Dimitrios Peroulis | 2009 |
| Thomas Talavage | 2005 |
| David Meyer | 1987 |
IEEE Education Society's Achievement Award
This award is given to a member of the IEEE Education Society to recognize significant contributions over a period of years in one of the fields of interest of the IEEE Education Society.
| Recipient | Year |
|---|---|
| William H. Hayt, Jr. | 1996 |
| John C. Lindenlaub | 1984 |