Michael J. Mungo
Distinguished Professor of the Year Award
USC's most prestigious award Nomination Process

Nominations may be submitted by USC Columbia students, faculty members, administrators and alumni. A nomination form (PDF) and an individually signed letters including a statement of support should be submitted to the chair of the selection committee at the following address:

Dr. Richard Showman
Department of Biological Sciences
Coker Life Sciences 511
Campus Mail or Columbia, SC 29208
showman@sc.edu

Nominations will be accepted during the fall and spring semesters until February 8, 2013.

Required Materials for Nominee's file:

Nominees are not required to submit any materials. The selection committee composed of students and former winners of the award evaluates the nominations and determines the list of finalists. Members of the selection committee visit the finalists' classes, interview the finalists and the finalists' colleagues, and poll the students in the finalists' classes.

Submission Deadline:

Nominations will be accepted during the fall and spring semesters until February 8, 2013. The selection committee will choose the winner. The winner will be announced at the Spring Faculty Awards Ceremony.

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Information about the Award

This award is given annually to an outstanding teacher in undergraduate courses. Nominations are normally solicited immediately after the beginning of the spring term. Nominations may come from students, faculty members, administrators, and alumni. A selection committee composed of undergraduates and former winners of the award evaluates the nominations and determines the list of finalists. Members of the selection committee visit the finalists' classes, interview the finalists and the finalists' colleagues, and poll the students in the finalists' classes. The winner is announced at the spring general faculty meeting. The winner receives a check and certificate, and the winner's name is engraved on a permanent plaque housed on the main floor of the Thomas Cooper Library.

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Award Recipients

Michael J. Mungo Distinguished Professor of the Year Award Recipients
2012	Milind Kunchur	Physics and Astronomy
2011	James S. Cutsinger	Religious Studies
2010	Robert Jesselson	School of Music
2009	Susan Anderson	Theatre and Dance
2008	Sanjib R. Mishra	Physics and Astronomy
2007	Thomas Hilbish	Biological Sciences
2006	Tangali S. Sudarshan	Electrical Engineering
2005	John Larry Durstine	Excercise Science, Public Health

Amoco Teaching Award Recipients
2004	James W. Roberts	Mathematics
2003	Vincent Van Brunt	Engineering and Information Technology
2002	Walter H. Peters	Engineering and Information Technology
2001	David P. Sumner	Mathematics
2000	John D. Spurrier	Statistics
1999	Chaden Djalali	Physics and Astronomy
1998	Carolyn B. Matalene	English
1997	Richard M. Showman	Biological Sciences
1996	Daniel L. Reger	Chemistry and Biochemistry
1995	Steven V. Mann	B.A.
1994	Nelson, Marilyn	German, Slavic
1993	Engle, Randall W.	Psychology
1992	Atkinson, Ronald	History
1991	Goode, Scott R.	Chemistry
1990	Shimp, Terence A.	B.A.
1989	Thombs, Lori A.	Statistics
1988	Kovacik, Charles P.	Geography
1987	Cowart, David G.	English
1986	Farach, A. Horacio	Physics
1985	Bearden, William O.	B.A.
1984	Odom, Jerome	Chemistry
1983	Greiner, Donald J.	English
1982	Sadik, Farid	Pharmacy
1981	Stiver, James	Philosophy
1980	Jones, W. Elbert	Accounting
1979	Becker, Peter	History
1978	Zeltner, Philip	Philosophy
1977	French, Harold	Religious Studies
1976	Teague, Peyton C.	Chemistry
1975	Gardner, John	Univ. 101
1974	Dunlap, Benjamin	English
1973	Husband, David D.	Biology
1972	Borelli, Mary C.	Foreign Language
1971	Ashley, Jack	English
1970	Beardsley, Edward	History
1969	Rempel, Richard	History
1968	Batson, Wade	Biology
1967	Wesson, William	B.A.
1966	Boal, Jan List	Math
1965	Ott, Ruby	Foreign Language
1964	Strebe, David	Math
1963	Foran, William	History
1962	Bouknight, Joseph	Chemistry
1961	Coolidge, Charles	History
1960	Herty, Frank	Engineering
1959	Murphy, Eugene	Foreign Language
1958	Welsh, John	English
1958	Nolan, Edward	English
1957	Karesh, Coleman	Law

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