Department of English
The Lawrence “Shaky” Yates Award for Excellence in Teaching Freshman English, 2006-2007

Outstanding Teaching in a Freshman Writing Course

Sponsored by: The College of Liberal Arts

Date nominations due: April 13

Who’s eligible: Limited to faculty of professorial rank (Assistant Professor through Full Professor) in the College of Liberal Arts. Temporary and visiting faculty as well as previous recipients are not eligible.

Nominations: All nominations to be sent to the Office of the Dean , the College of Liberal Arts.

Selection criteria: Criteria for the annual award include, but are not limited to, excellence of class instruction, intellectual stimulation of students, and concern for students’ welfare.

Recipients for the past five years:

2003 Ethel A. Young-Minor – English
2004 Benjamin F. Fisher – English
2005 John R. Neff – History
2006 Ann Fisher-Wirth – English
2007 Sheri Rieth – Art

Website Address: www.olemiss.edu/libarts/awards/latoty.html

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