H.L. Talkington Faculty Achievement Award
The Talkington Achievement Award recognizes the tradition of teaching excellence as exemplified by the career of H. L. Talkington, who came to Lewiston State Normal School in 1899 and was an outstanding instructor here for 40 years. He was the first school librarian, was active in committee assignments, and wrote dozens of publications on Idaho and Pacific Northwest history.
Eligibility
Regular full-time faculty members who have taught at the college for at least three years. Award recipients are ineligible for the year immediately following their award. Please contact the Provost's Office at academicaffairs@lcsc.edu if you question a nominee’s eligibility.
Criteria
Nomination packets must include: demonstrated significant and meritorious achievements in teaching; Evidence of high standards with regard to the rigor and currency of course content, as well as the level of student performance with respect to these standards; Measures of direct impact upon student learning, and evidence of a spirit of academic collegiality. The record of performance should emphasize the current academic year.
Procedure
Nominations are to be submitted to the Provost Office, and must include at least three letters of support from colleagues, faculty, administrators or students. A copy of the fall semester student course evaluation results would be helpful. Nomination packets will be reviewed by a committee of five faculty, appointed by the Faculty Association chair. The chair of the selection committee will be the past year’s award recipient.
Past Recipients
2024 | Wendy Shuttleworth |
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2023 | Leif Hoffman |
2022 | Amy Canfield |
2021 | No Award |
2020 | No Award |
2019 | Rachelle Genthos |
2018 | Henrik Brosten |
2017 | Vonda Mulrony |
2016 | Eleanor Downey |
2015 | Tracey Flynn |
2014 | Dan Mayton |
2013 | Andy Dahlquist |
2012 | Gwen Taylor |
2011 | Harold Crook |
2010 | Alan Marshall |
2009 | Jane Finan |
2008 | Clay Robinson |
2007 | Matthew Johnston |
2006 | Ella-Mae Keatts |
2005 | Christopher Norden |
2004 | Masoud Kazemi |
2003 | Kathie Wilcox |
2002 | Dan Mayton |
2001 | Tom Urquhart |
2000 | Betsy VanClief |
1999 | Michael A. Hill |
1998 | Scott Linneman |
1997 | Gene Straughan |
1996 | Alice Bevans |
1995 | Okey Goode |
1994 | Patricia Keith and Burlington Northern |
1993 | Mary Flores |
1992 | Cheryl Granby |
1991 | Rhett Diessner |
1990 | Okey Goode |
1989 | Okey Goode |
1988 | Barbara McNeil |
1987 | Shirlee Hennigan |
1986 | David Sears |