TEACHING
EXCELLENCE
at
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
STATE UNIVERSITY
The 2000 nominees were:
Convocation Speaker: (for additional pictures of the 2000
convocation click here!)
A Professor of Theatre, Allen Oster,
received his M.A. in Theatre from North Dakota State University and his M.F.A. in Directing from the University of Utah.
He has directed and acted professionally for college, summer, regional and dinner theatres in Arizona, California, North
and South Dakota, Texas and Utah. He received the University’s Teaching Excellence Award in 1996.
In addition to teaching performance courses and directing, he is Administrator of the Student-Directed Productions program
and Director of the High School Summer Theatre Workshop. In his 17 years at SFA, he has directed over 35 productions which
include Macbeth, Medea, Hair, Chicago, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, In a Northern Landscape, The House of Atreus, Hay Fever,
Brecht on Brecht, and, most recently, Summer and Smoke. He teaches SFA101 and is Manager of the Region III, Conference A-UIL One Act
Play Contest.
Jean Parker Eldred
Position:
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Associate Professor of Communication
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Degree:
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B.S., M.A. from Northern Arizona Univ., Ph.D. from
University of Oklahoma
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Accomplishments:
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- taught nine different courses
at SFASU, including two 100 level courses, one 200 level
course, one 300 level course, four 400 level courses and
one 500 level course. Regularly teach at least six
different courses per academic year.
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- takes great pride in the fact
that she has been able to contribute to their development
as students and as successful members of
society
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- improved students ability to
communicate
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- awakened a "joy and enthusiasm
for learning" in many students
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- "There is nothing to compare
with the feeling I get when looking out and seeing a
student as comprehension, thought, and new ideas are
evident on their faces."
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Aileen
Smith
Position:
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Associate Professor in the Department of
Accounting.
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Degree:
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CPA, B.B.A from Lamar Univ., M.Ed. from Southeastern
Louisiana Univ., Ph.D. from Louisiana State Univ.
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Accomplishments:
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- Well-organized instruction
&emdash; student evaluations of teaching consistently
rank "well-prepared" and "well-organized" as a 2 of the
top 3 ratings.
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- Sensitive to learning
environment &emdash; uses variety of evaluative
processes; attends workshops directed toward accounting
education, in general and in specific topic
areas.
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- Contributions to teaching
improvement &emdash; specific work on curriculum-related
Accounting Department committees and mentoring of other
faculty.
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- Commitment to continuous
improvement &emdash; workshops and seminars where
accounting education updates and innovations are
presented.
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- Related Research &
Publications &emdash; research, present, and publish in
areas of culture, ethics, gender issues, and current
financial accounting topics
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- Recognized as leader in
behavioral international accounting area &emdash; track
chair for international accounting for national
organization (4 yrs) and for international organization
(2 yrs)
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Rachel
A. Underwood
Position:
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Professor in the Department of Human Sciences
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Degree:
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B.S., M.S. from East Texas State University; Ph.D. from
Oklahoma State University
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Accomplishments:
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- Taught 12 different courses for
Department of Human Sciences (5 years); revised syllabi
and assignmentsCoordinated identification of ExCet
Objectives and Texas Essential knowledge and skills into
certification courses
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- Coordinated development of
ExCet Qualifying Exam for Test 31 Home EconomicsSponsored
student organization; 3 State Presidents; 1 State Vice
President; 2 State Treasurers
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- Distinguished Service Award,
Vocational Home Economics Teachers Association of Texas.
1997
- Distinguished Service Award,
Texas Education Agency, Home Economics Education Program.
1997
- Inducted, Texas Hall of Fame
for Future Homemakers of America, 1995
- Outstanding Faculty Service
Award, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, Texas
A&M University-Kingsville, 1992
- Outstanding Vocational Home
Economics Faculty Award, Vocational Home Economics
Teachers Association of Texas, 1982
- Outstanding Assistant
Professor, Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence,
School of Applied Arts and Health Professions, Southwest
Texas State University, 1983
- Nominated for Presidential
Award for Teaching Excellence, Southwest Texas State
University, 1982
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- Texas Representative (1 of 4),
Assembly of States, National Standards for Family and
Consumer Sciences Education, 1998
- TEA Teacher Education Task
Force for Distance Education Certification.
1998-present
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- Memberships in five
professional organizations; served as National and State
Officers
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Charles
R. Gavin
Position:
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Associate Professor of Music
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Degree:
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B.m.Ed. from Univ. of Southern Mississippi, M.A. and
D.M.A. from Univ. of Iowa
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Accomplishments:
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- students have distinguished
themselves in the field of music education, professional
performers and through competitions and auditions
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- retention and graduation rate
in my studio has consistently remained high
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- students who completed the
degree and choose to continue in the field of music are
now professionals in some aspect of the art
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- high teaching
evaluations
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Edward
F. Dougal
Position:
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Assistant Professor of Forestry in the Arthur Temple
College of Forestry
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Degree:
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B.S. from Univ. of Massachusetts, M.S. and Ph.D. from
Oregon State Univ.
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Accomplishments:
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- identified and set standards at
levels consistent with national and international
standards and competencies found within the forestry/wood
science/forest products disciplines
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- state-of-the-art methodologies,
application to current problems and assessment of future
issues within the rapidly changing forestry-wood products
sector
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- provide students with an
intellectually stimulation, non-threatening teaching
environment where each and every student is treated with
respect while working to reach a high standard of
understanding and comprehension
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- awarded the Kenneth Watterson
Teaching Excellence Award in the Arthur Temple College of
Forestry
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- revised wood science/operations
management specialization within the forestry
major
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Jerry
Williams
Position:
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Assistant Professor of Sociology
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Degree:
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B..S. from Eastern Oregon State Univ., M.A. and Ph.D.
from Kansas State Univ.
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Accomplishments:
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- "..research is important, and
that it has relevance for my students"
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- received good teaching
evaluations, and continually modifies course
content
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- maintained web pages for all
classes, and requires extensive computer use
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- sociology club advisor and
during the last year have supervised fourteen
internships, six independent studies, and have helped
three students prepare papers for a professional
conference
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Norman
L. Markworth
Position:
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Professor of Physics and Astronomy
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Degree:
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B.S. from Univ. of Illinois, Ph.D. from Florida State
University
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Accomplishments:
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- Conducted Solar Eclipse
Expedition to Canada for student research
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- Introduced courses in
Observational Techniques (AST 305) and Astrophysics (335)
into the curriculum
- Proposed minor program in
astronomy
- Wrote or edited laboratory
manuals for AST 105, PHY 110, PHY 333, and PHY
441
- Taught special section of PHY
101 for Elementary Ed. Majors
- Introduced Honor's Section in
Astronomy
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- Among the first to use
computerized instruction (email, web-based quizzes, web
pages for each course) and multi-media, Web-based
instruction
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- Two-way interactive video
course in Classical Electrodynamics
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last updated 4/6/00 by
John Anson
janson@sfasu.edu