Teacher of the Year Award Recipients
Teacher of the Year awardees, their department, and the year of the award
| Awardee | Department | Year |
| Paul F. Knitter, Ph.D. | Theology | 1980 |
| John R. Getz, Ph.D. | English | 1981 |
| Terrence P. Teopker, Ph.D. | Physics | 1982 |
| E. Paul Colella, Ph.D. | Philosophy | 1983 |
| Jon D. Moulton, Ph.D. | Political Science | 1984 |
| Stanley E. Hedeen, Ph.D. | Biology | 1985 |
| Ernest L. Fontana, Ph.D. | English | 1986 |
| William Madges, Ph.D. | Theology | 1987 |
| Elizabeth L. Bronsil, M.Ed. | Education | 1988 |
| Ann M. Beiersdorfer, R.S.M. | Art | 1989 |
| Timothy S. Quinn, Ph.D. | Philosophy | 1990 |
| G. Steven Neeley, Ph.D. | Philosophy | 1991 |
| Timothy J. White, Ph.D. | Political Science | 1992 |
| JoAnn M. Recker, SND de N | Classics and Modern Languages | 1993 |
| Deborah W. Pearce | Communication | 1994 |
| Dorothy B. Engle, Ph.D. | Biology | 1995 |
| John D. Fairfield, Ph.D. | History | 1996 |
| Alexandra S Korros, Ph.D. | History | 1996 |
| Lisa A. Close-Jacob, Ph.D. | Biology | 1997 |
| Walker Gollar, Ph.D. | Theology | 1998 |
| David V. Meconi, S.J. | Philosophy | 1999 |
| Timothy T. Horan, Ph.D. | Biology | 2000 |
| Irene B. Hodgson, Ph.D. | Classics and Modern Languages | 2001 |
| Priscilla M. O’Clock, Ph.D. | Accountancy | 2002 |
| William Daily, Ph.D. | Communication | 2003 |
| M. Christine Anderson, Ph.D. | History | 2004 |
| Edmund P. Cueva, Ph.D. | Classics and Modern Languages | 2005 |
| Carolyn S. Jenkins, Ph.D. | Social Work | 2006 |
| John Surdick, Ph.D. | Criminal Justice | 2007 |
| Michael Sweeney, Ph.D. | Philosophy | 2008 |
| Kathleen Smythe, Ph.D. | History | 2009 |
| Graley Herren, Ph.D. | English | 2010 |
| Stephen Yandell, Ph.D. | English | 2011 |
| Richard Mullins, Ph.D. | Chemistry | 2012 |
| Thomas Knestrict, Ph.D. | Education | 2013 |
| Steven Cobb, Ph.D. | Economics | 2014 |
| Christopher Pramuk | Theology | 2015 |
| Roger Fortin | History | 2016 |
| Steven Frankel | Philosophy | 2017 |
| Morrie Mullins | Psychology | 2018 |
| Bruce Erikson | Art | 2019 |
| Edmond Hooker | Health Services Administration | 2020 |
| Morten Kristiansen | Music and Theatre | 2021 |
| David Gerberry | Mathematics | 2022 |
| Mack Mariani | Political Science | 2023 |
| Kelly Austin | English | 2024 |
| Wendy Maxian | Communication | 2024 |
| Diana Boling | Nursing | 2025 |
| Rick Browne | Health Services Administration | 2025 |
| Karen Eutsler | Marketing | 2026 |
| Cheryl Jonson | Criminal Justice | 2026 |