Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Elliott Hall, Room 200A
275 Varner Drive
Rochester,
Michigan
48309-4485
(location map)
(248) 370-2751
cetl@oakland.edu

Grants and Awards
CETL facilitates and celebrates opportunities for faculty to be recognized for achievements in teaching, in the forms of grants to develop innovative teaching practices and receive awards. If you have received additional teaching awards and grants or would like to recognize a colleague who has, email this news to Judith Ableser (ableser@oakland.edu).
CETL Excellence in Teaching and Learning Grant
Focus on Student Success and Inclusive Practices
The call for grant proposals opens annually in January and closes in March.
View Resources and Recording: Writing an Effective Teaching Grant Workshop
Grants of up to $3,000 to each faculty member are awarded yearly. In addition to individual proposals, in 2022 we began encouraging departments, programs, and larger teams to submit grant proposals (e.g., redesigning the same course across multiple sections, team teaching multiple courses).
This grant funds the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based teaching practices that will improve teaching and student learning. The funding supports the faculty’s time to research, develop and assess their project that goes above and beyond the expected course preparation time. Full-time faculty (who have taught for any period of time) and part-time faculty (who have taught at least 24 credits at OU) may apply. View the CETL Teaching Grant Resources for grant details, cover letter for individuals and cover letter for teams, teaching grant evaluation rubric, and list of past teaching grant recipients. Those who have received CETL Teaching Grant less than five years ago and graduate students are not eligible.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022-23 TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT RECIPIENTS:
- Thandi Sule
- Karen McGarry
Watch 2021-2022 Teaching Excellence Nominee Luncheon Recording.
If you would like to be considered to receive one of the TEA awards, you need to submit your application as outlined in the guidelines by Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 11:59pm.
2022 Teaching Excellence Award Nominees
Faculty | School/College | Department |
Claude Baillergeon | Arts and Sciences | Art and Art History |
Kimberly Parker | Arts and Sciences | Art and Art History |
Sally Schluter-Tardella | Arts and Sciences | Art and Art History |
Yu-Chuan Chen | Arts and Sciences | Art and Art History |
Setareh Ghoreishi | Arts and Sciences | Art and Art History |
Christopher Kauhn | Arts and Sciences | Biological Sciences |
Holly Greiner-Hallman | Arts and Sciences | Biological Sciences |
Janell Hallauer | Arts and Sciences | Biological Sciences |
Jonathan Yates | Arts and Sciences | Biological Sciences |
Mark Sturtevant | Arts and Sciences | Biological Sciences |
Sandra Troxell-Smith | Arts and Sciences | Biological Sciences |
Subha Bhaskaran | Arts and Sciences | Biological Sciences |
Thomas Raffel | Arts and Sciences | Biological Sciences |
Jessica Koppen | Arts and Sciences | Chemistry |
Debra Youngquist | Arts and Sciences | Communication, Journalism and Public Relations |
Jennifer Heisler | Arts and Sciences | Communication, Journalism and Public Relations |
Katherine Roff | Arts and Sciences | Communication, Journalism and Public Relations |
Annie Sullivan | Arts and Sciences | English |
Charlie Meyers | Arts and Sciences | English |
Robert Anderson | Arts and Sciences | English |
Elizabeth Shesko | Arts and Sciences | History |
Dennis Burin | Arts and Sciences | International Studies |
Helena Riha | Arts and Sciences | Linguistics |
Jane Mullally | Arts and Sciences | Mathematics and Statistics |
Thomas Vanhouten | Arts and Sciences | Mathematics and Statistics |
Adolfo Campoy-Cubillo | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Aldona Pobutsky | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Angela Miliken | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Caterina Pieri | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Cecilia Saenz-Roby | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Daniel Lorca | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Dario Punal | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Elizabeth Anderson | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Emily Stow | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Eyda Vaughn | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Fatima Ferreira | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Holly Walker-Cote | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
José Saenz | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Maria Ploof | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Mary Hartson | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Mayra Schmalzried | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Melanie Chang | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Raquel Prieta | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Tara Gardner | Arts and Sciences | Modern Languages and Literatures |
Alberto Rojo | Arts and Sciences | Physics |
Douglas Carr | Arts and Sciences | Political Science |
Jenna Lunge | Arts and Sciences | Psychology |
Rebecca Malatesta | Arts and Sciences | Psychology |
Michael Pytlik | Arts and Sciences | Religious Studies |
Dennis Condron | Arts and Sciences | Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice |
Maria Beam | Arts and Sciences | Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice |
Suzanne Spencer-Wood | Arts and Sciences | Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work and Criminal Justice |
Allison Bohn | Arts and Sciences | Writing and Rhetoric |
Felicita Arzu Carmichael | Arts and Sciences | Writing and Rhetoric |
Reema Barlaskar | Arts and Sciences | Writing and Rhetoric |
Hong Qian | Business Administration | Accounting and Finance |
Amartya Sen | Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science and Engineering |
Douglas Zytko | Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science and Engineering |
Kate Bowers | Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science and Engineering |
Mehdi Bagherzadeh | Engineering and Computer Science | Computer Science and Engineering |
Darrin Hanna | Engineering and Computer Science | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
Dale Telgenhoff | Health Sciences | Clinical Diagnostic Sciences |
Michelle Southward | Health Sciences | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
Tara Diesbourg | Health Sciences | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences |
Aubrey Arain | Health Sciences | Public and Environmental Wellness |
Caress Dean | Health Sciences | Public and Environmental Wellness |
David Andrews | Health Sciences | Public and Environmental Wellness |
Kwame Sakyi | Health Sciences | Public and Environmental Wellness |
Aleida Rivera | Medicine | Family Medicine and Community Health |
Brianne Lewis | Medicine | Foundational Medical Studies |
Gustavo Patino | Medicine | Foundational Medical Studies |
Jickssa Gemechu | Medicine | Foundational Medical Studies |
Kyeorda Kemp | Medicine | Foundational Medical Studies |
Ngan Nguyen | Medicine | Foundational Medical Studies |
Rebecca Pratt | Medicine | Foundational Medical Studies |
Sarah Lerchenfeldt | Medicine | Foundational Medical Studies |
Stefanie Attardi | Medicine | Foundational Medical Studies |
Varna Taranikanti | Medicine | Foundational Medical Studies |
Saima Mansuri | Medicine | Internal Medicine |
Carly Uhrig | Music, Theatre and Dance | Music |
Pamela Klena | Music, Theatre and Dance | Music |
Past Teaching Excellence Award Winners
2021:
Teaching Excellence Award
Chiaoning Su, Assistant Professor, Communication, Journalism and Public Relations
Chiaoning Su is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, Journalism and Public Relations and the advisor of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) at Oakland University. She received her Ph.D. in media and communication from Temple University in 2015 and joined OU in 2016. Her teaching philosophy centers on high impact learning achieved through playful praxis. She approaches every class with the aim of producing memorable and inclusive experiences that spark constructive joy for her students and simultaneously meld theory and practice. She won the 2020 Honors College Inspiration Award and the 2021 Teaching Excellence Award. Prior to her academic career, Su worked as a communication specialist at Ogilvy Public Relations and for several political campaigns in Taiwan. She can be reached at chiaoningsu@oakland.edu.
Assistant Professor and CETL Faculty Fellow, Chiaoning Su, receives the 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award and shares her experience.
Online Teaching Award
Charlene Hayden, Special Instructor, Chemistry
Charlene Hayden earned both her B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). She spent 24 years working as an industrial analytical chemist at the GM Research and Development Center in Warren, MI specializing in applications of FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, and NMR. In 2007, Charlene quit her position at GM to teach chemistry full-time as an Associate Professor at Daytona Beach Community College in Daytona Beach, Florida. She joined Oakland University in 2010 and currently is a Special Instructor teaching General Chemistry I & II and Analytical Chemistry courses. In addition to her teaching, Charlene has been an active volunteer for the Detroit Local Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) since the mid 1980’s and was twice honored with its Distinguished Service Award. She also serves as the Faculty Advisor to the OU ACS Student Chapter organization. She can be reached at hayden2@oakland.edu.
Excellence in Teaching Award
Shaun Moore, Director, e-Learning and Instructional Support
Dr. Shaun Moore is the Director of e-Learning and Instructional Support at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, where he earned a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, with a specialization in Higher Education. Along with his staff position, he is a part-time faculty in the School of Business. Shaun was named Oakland County Executive Elite 40 Under 40, class of 2017. His research in online learning in higher education has taken him across the country to present at national conferences. His current research focuses are quality online education and best practices in faculty development, the role of instructional designers, and virtual reality in higher education. He can be reached at samoore@oakland.edu.