2008 Woodie Awards
ISU names five faculty Master Teachers for 2007
University Relations
Issue date: 4/25/07 Section: News
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Five ISU faculty have been named 2007 Master Teachers. One will be honored as the 2007 Distinguished Teacher at Commencement, May 12.
The 2007 Master Teachers are: Diane Allen, technical general education; Jeff Rosentreter, PhD, chemistry; Kandi Jo Turley-Ames, PhD, psychology; Curtis L. Whitaker, PhD, English; and Jessica Winston, PhD, English.
"Idaho State University is extremely fortunate to have faculty on staff with such dedication to educating our students and the entire University community," said ISU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert A. Wharton, Ph.D.
Allen, instructor of technical general education in the College of Technology, has been on the ISU faculty since 1999. Her bachelor's and master's degrees are from Glassboro State College, and her professional technical certificate is from ISU.
A staff member's nomination says, "How exciting can a math class be? It is if Diane is teaching it. She has innovative ways to make math fun and easy to learn … I hear students talking and the word is out - they all want to be taught by her."
Rosentreter, professor of chemistry from the College of Arts and Sciences faculty, is a former recipient of the Outstanding Researcher Award. His bachelor's degree is from the University of Montana and his doctoral degree is from Colorado State University.
A colleague wrote in nomination, "His dedication, his enthusiasm and his natural skills make him an excellent teacher and a great role model for the younger faculty within our department … students flock to Dr. Rosentreter, desiring to be in his classes whenever it is at all possible."
Turley-Ames, chair of the psychology department, has been on the College of Arts and Sciences faculty since 1997. Her bachelor's and master's degrees are from ISU and her doctoral degree is from Washington State University.
A student nominator wrote, "Dr. Turley-Ames has changed my life. I took Intro to Psychology just because it is a required general class. I enjoyed her as a teacher so much that I chose to become a psychology major. I am now in the Experimental Psychology Masters Program, simply because I took 101 from her. I had no intention of attending graduate school … but she had faith in me and encouraged me."
The 2007 Master Teachers are: Diane Allen, technical general education; Jeff Rosentreter, PhD, chemistry; Kandi Jo Turley-Ames, PhD, psychology; Curtis L. Whitaker, PhD, English; and Jessica Winston, PhD, English.
"Idaho State University is extremely fortunate to have faculty on staff with such dedication to educating our students and the entire University community," said ISU Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert A. Wharton, Ph.D.
Allen, instructor of technical general education in the College of Technology, has been on the ISU faculty since 1999. Her bachelor's and master's degrees are from Glassboro State College, and her professional technical certificate is from ISU.
A staff member's nomination says, "How exciting can a math class be? It is if Diane is teaching it. She has innovative ways to make math fun and easy to learn … I hear students talking and the word is out - they all want to be taught by her."
Rosentreter, professor of chemistry from the College of Arts and Sciences faculty, is a former recipient of the Outstanding Researcher Award. His bachelor's degree is from the University of Montana and his doctoral degree is from Colorado State University.
A colleague wrote in nomination, "His dedication, his enthusiasm and his natural skills make him an excellent teacher and a great role model for the younger faculty within our department … students flock to Dr. Rosentreter, desiring to be in his classes whenever it is at all possible."
Turley-Ames, chair of the psychology department, has been on the College of Arts and Sciences faculty since 1997. Her bachelor's and master's degrees are from ISU and her doctoral degree is from Washington State University.
A student nominator wrote, "Dr. Turley-Ames has changed my life. I took Intro to Psychology just because it is a required general class. I enjoyed her as a teacher so much that I chose to become a psychology major. I am now in the Experimental Psychology Masters Program, simply because I took 101 from her. I had no intention of attending graduate school … but she had faith in me and encouraged me."
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