Ernest L. Boyer International Award for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology

This award is named in honor of the late Ernest L. Boyer, former Chancellor of the State University of New York and U.S. Commissioner of Education. One of the world's leading educators and visionaries, he came to the presidency of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in 1979 and served in this role with great distinction until his death in 1995. He was named Educator of the Year by U.S. News & World Report in 1990 and in 1994 was awarded the Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities, a presidential citation.

The award honors the world's most highly creative men and women who have contributed significantly to teaching, learning, and technology in higher education. Nominees for the award are chosen in institution-wide searches and have contributed in highly creative ways to teaching, learning, and technology at their own colleges and universities. In addition, their contributions must have broad, significantly positive effects on student learning, motivation, and creativity beyond their own departments and institutions.

An international panel of distinguished faculty reviews all nominations for the award and selects the winner, who is honored at the International Conference on College Teaching and Learning. The award was first presented at the 8th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, in 1997. After a 2-year hiatus, the award was reinstituted at the 11th International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, in 2000, and has since become an annual event.

Boyer Award Winners

$5,000 cash prize provided by Pearson Education and
trophy sponsored by Sight & Sound, Inc.

Dr. Kin-tak Lau Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon, Hong Kong 2009

Dr. Deborah Vess Professor, History Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, Georgia 2008

Daniel Jensen Professor, Engineering Mechanics United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, Colorado 2007	Jeremy Dunning Professor, Geology Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana 2006	David J. Barnhart Assistant Professor, Astronautics United States Air Force Academy USAF Academy, Colorado 2005
John R. Seiler Professor, Forestry Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia 2004	Kenneth S. Sajwan Professor, Biology and Life Sciences Savannah State University Savannah, Georgia 2003	Stuart E. Schwartz Professor, Special Education University of Florida Gainesville, Florida 2002
Diane W. Birckbichler Director/Professor, Foreign Language Center The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 2001	Brian M. Slator Associate Professor, Computer Science North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota 2000	Mike Awalt Professor, Philosophy Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee 1997