NMSU Teaching Awards
Patricia Christmore Faculty Teaching Award
Named for Patricia Christmore, former accounting department head, the annual award recognizes and rewards superb junior tenure-track faculty members for excellence in teaching.
Guidelines for the Patricia Christmore Faculty Teaching Award
2012 Recipients
- Kathleen Cronin, Department of Special Education & Communication Disorders
- Manal Hamzeh, Department of Sociology & Women’s Studies Program
Donald C. Roush Award for Teaching Excellence
The annual Roush awards, named for a former New Mexico State University executive vice president in recognition of his 35 years of teaching improvement in New Mexico, are based on information from students, department heads, deans and community campus directors.
Criteria for the Donald C. Roush Award for Teaching Excellence
Biographical Questionnaire for the Donald C. Roush Award for Teaching Excellence
2012 Recipients
- Charles S. Bundy, Department of Entemology, Plant Pathology & Weed Science
- Eric L. Morgan, Department of Communication Studies
- Stephanie L. Taylor, Department of Art
- Dale Spencer, Department of Accounting & Information Systems
- Youkyung Bae, Department of Special Education & Communication Disorders
- Edgar Conley, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Susan C. Harrell, School of Nursing
- Wanda Wakkinen, Humanities, Education & Social Sciences, NMSU–Alamogordo
- Claudia Estrada, Nursing, NMSU–Carlsbad
- Shakir Manshad, Mathematics & Physical Sciences, Doña Ana Community College
- Betty J. Habiger, Business, NMSU–Grants
Westhafer Award for Excellence in Teaching
The Westhafer Award is given in alternating years for excellence in teaching, research and creative activity. The Westhafer is presented in memory of Robert L. Westhafer, professor in the Department of Mathematics from 1946 to 1957. The annual award carries a $3,000 gift.
2012 Recipient for Research
- Shuguang Deng, Chemical Engineering
2011 Recipient for Teaching
- Michèle Shuster, Biology
Outstanding Student Retention and Graduation Award
This new award, instituted in 2004 and to be presented each spring, recognizes outstanding achievements in the areas of student retention and graduation rates.
2006 Recipients
- Antonio S. Lara, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Deanna C. Dunlavy, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Excellence in Academic Advising Award
2012 Recipients
- Harriet Linkin, English
- Crystal Michelle Lay, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Student Support Outcomes Assessment Award
2008 Recipient
- NMSU Library
Outcomes Assessment II Best Practices Award
2012 Recipient
- Campus Health Center