2022 Teaching Excellence Award Winners

Teaching Excellence Award Winners: Outstanding teaching is an integral part of Mason’s mission and is deserving of significant recognition. The Teaching Excellence Awards are both institutional recognition and a monetary acknowledgment of the significant work that faculty members devote to course planning and preparation; curriculum development; and innovative teaching, advising, and undergraduate and graduate mentoring.

Teachers of Distinction: Our Teachers of Distinction are faculty members who have been finalists for the Teaching Excellence Award, and who are recognized across campus for their exceptional teaching and their commitment to teaching-related activities.

2022 David J. King Award Winner

	Award Winner	Academic Unit	Featured Teaching Strategy
	Andre Manitius	Electrical and Computer Engineering - CEC	Initiating Student Research

Award Winner	Academic Unit	Featured Teaching Strategy
Cortney Hughes Rinker	Global Affairs Director, Sociology and Anthropology - CHSS	Experimenting with Assignments
Aditya Johri - High Impact Winner	Information Sciences and Technology - CEC	Role-Play for Teaching Technology Ethics
Margaret "Peggy" King-Sears	Graduate School of Education - CEHD
Haagen Klaus	Sociology and Anthropology - CHSS
Susan Lawrence - General Education Winner	English - CHSS	Scaffolding Lit Reviews
Amykate "Kate" Sweeney	Communication - CHSS

2022 Teachers of Distinction

Award Winners	Academic Unit	FEATURED TEACHING STRATEGY
Jane Flinn	Neuroscience - COS	Performing Well
Emily Green	School of Music - CVPA
Jenna Krall	Global and Community Health - CHHS
Michael von Fricken	Global and Community Health - CHHS