University Distinguished Teaching Scholars at Colorado State University
Reports
The following reports are available.
Those faculty members appointed as University Distinguished Teaching Scholars have records of performance ranking them among the most outstanding teachers and educators in their disciplines, as reflected by their accomplishments as both scholar and teacher, lending talents and expertise to teaching-related projects and scholarship at Colorado State. Distinguished Teaching Scholars have received national and international acclaim in recognition of outstanding achievement. Established in 2000, the title of University Distinguished Teaching Scholar may be granted to up to twelve members of the faculty at Colorado State University. University Distinguished Teaching Scholars hold the title for the duration of their association with Colorado State University.
Meena Balgopal
College of Natural Sciences
Department of Biology
Email: Meena.Balgopal@colostate.edu
Meena Balgopal is an entomologist turned science education researcher. Among her many activities, she leads a group of researchers who explore how people make meaning of natural science concepts. The group studies meaning making (interpretation) and learning (storing and recalling information) by studying how people speak, read, and write about science. View Professor Balgopal's Complete Profile
Dan Beachy-Quick
College of Liberal Arts
Department of English
Email: dan.beachy-quick@colostate.edu
Dan Beachy-Quick is a poet, essayist, and translator who teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in creative writing and literature. He has been a Monfort Professor at Colorado State University, and is a Guggenheim Fellow. View Professor Beachy-Quick's Complete Profile
James Folkestad
College of Health and Human Sciences
School of Education
Phone: (970) 491-7823
Email: James.Folkestad@ColoState.edu
A specialist in technology-enhanced learning, and currently the Director of the Center for the Analytic of Teaching and Learning (C-ALT), James Folkestad teaches courses on digital learning and action research. He has been a member of the faculty at Colorado State University since 1997. View Professor Folkestad's Complete Profile
Matthew Hickey
College of Health and Human Sciences
Department of Health and Exercise Science
Phone: (970) 491-5727
Email: matthew.hickey@colostate.edu
Matthew Hickey is Professor of Health and Exercise Science, director of the Human Performance Clinical Research Lab, and director of his department's graduate program. He teaches courses in areas including Physiology of Exercise, Bioenergetics, and Integrative Metabolism. View Professor Hickey's Complete Profile
K. Douglas Hoffman
College of Business
Department of Marketing
Phone: (970) 491-2791
Email: Doug.Hoffman@ColoState.edu
K. Douglas Hoffman is Professor of Marketing within the College of Business and specializes in the field of services marketing. View Professor Hoffman's Complete Profile
Nancy E. Levinger
College of Natural Sciences
Department of Chemistry
Phone: (970) 491-1331
Email: Nancy.Levinger@colostate.edu
Since joining the faculty at Colorado State University in 1992, Nancy Levinger has combined her research and teaching interests through the involvement of undergraduate students in research. View Professor Levinger's Complete Profile
John Moore
Warner College of Natural Resources
Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
Email: John.Moore@ColoState.edu
Branislav M. Notaros
College of Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Phone: (970) 491-3537
Email: notaros@colostate.edu
Branislav Notaros, ECE Professor and Director of Electromagnetics Laboratory, is the author of several textbooks for undergraduates in electromagnetics. He was the recipient of many international/national teaching and research awards, including IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award, ASEE ECE Distinguished Educator Award, Carnegie Foundation USPOY Colorado Professor of the Year, IEEE Microwave Prize, IEE Marconi Premium, and IEEE Fellow. View Professor Notaros's Complete Profile
Mike Palmquist
College of Liberal Arts
Department of English
Phone: (970) 556-1505
Email: Mike.Palmquist@colostate.edu
A specialist in rhetoric and composition, Mike Palmquist teaches undergraduate writing courses and graduate seminars in rhetorical theory, computers and writing, research methodology, and writing across the curriculum. He has been a member of the faculty at Colorado State University since 1990. Prior to returning to his role as a faculty member in the 2020-’21 academic year, he served for fourteen years in various university leadership roles, including founding director of the Institute for Learning and Teaching (TILT), director of CSU Online (CSU’s Division of Continuing Education), and Associate Provost for Instructional Innovation. View Professor Palmquist's Complete Profile
Jane Shaw
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Department of Clinical Sciences
Office: Animal Cancer Center, 127 Veterinary Teaching Hospital Email: jane.shaw@colostate.edu
Jane R. Shaw, DVM, PhD is a recognized expert in veterinarian-client-patient interactions. Her dissertation was the first scientific study of veterinarian-client-patient communication and her publications focus on the analysis of videotaped conversations between veterinarians and their clients and animal patients. Professor Shaw implements the communication curriculum at Colorado State University, focusing on clinical interviewing skills to enhance professional performance through partnership with colleagues and clients. View Professor Shaw's Complete Profile
Erica Suchman
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Phone: (970) 491-6521
Email: Erica.Suchman@colostate.edu
Erica Suchman has been a member of the CVMBS faculty since 1995 and teaches microbiology. An internationally recognized expert and lecturer on using active learning techniques to foster critical thinking skills while teaching science in large lecture halls, she is a past winner (2000-2001) of the N. Preston Davis Award for Instructional Innovation and an inductee into the George H. Glover Distinguished Contemporary Faculty Gallery. View Professor Suchman's Complete Profile
Toni Schindler Zimmerman
College of Health and Human Sciences
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Phone: (970) 491-6922
Email: toni.zimmerman@colostate.edu
Toni Zimmerman, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, directs the nationally recognized Marriage and Family Therapy graduate program. Her teaching and research focus include social justice in families and other systems and mentoring for vulnerable youth using a family systems innovative model called Campus Connection. View Professor Zimmerman's Complete Profile
Past University Distinguished Scholars
Since 2000, more than 20 faculty members have been selected as University Distinguished Teaching Scholars. View Their Profiles
View a list of all University Distinguished Teaching Scholars by order of appointment.