Six faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Biology at Indiana University Bloomington have been awarded for their instructional skills and dedication to their students.
The IU Trustees Teaching Award is presented each spring to honor outstanding teaching—recognizing the positive impact the instructors have had on student learning, especially that of undergraduates.
2023 recipients from the Department of Biology are:
The Department of Biology's Senior Class Award for Teaching Excellence in Biology is presented to an outstanding departmental faculty member each year. Nominations submitted by the undergraduate seniors determine the awardee. This year's Senior Class Award was presented to Lecturer Megan Murphy.
Senior Lecturer Amy Berndtson received the Department of Biology's inaugural Outstanding Biology Lecturer Award, recognizing Berndtson's stellar career in education. Berndtson has received two IU Trustees Teaching Awards, the IU James P. Holland Award for Exemplary Teaching and Service to Students, an IU Morley Career Distinguished Teaching Award, and two IU Biology Senior Class Awards.
The College of Arts