The purpose of the Jack L. Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award is to recognize College of Business faculty members for excellence in classroom instruction.
Dr. Dyer is an EKU emeritus professor of accounting and taught auditing for many years. For a time, he chaired, what was then, the Accounting Department and was also, for several years, director of the EKU MBA program. He is a nationally known and respected educator, academician, and accountant. Dr. Dyer has worked closely with the Association of Government Accountants for a number of years and has edited numerous journal articles.
His wife, Jerrilyn, has been most supportive not only of his career but also of the business program – now EKU’s College of Business. It was through Mrs. Dyer and the family that this award was established. When Dr. Dyer retired in 2001, the family came together with the intention of doing something very special to honor teaching. They worked with the EKU Foundation to establish the Jack L. Dyer Excellence in Teaching Award for business faculty.
Dr. Jack L. Dyer
The Award
The recipient receives a $1,000 cash award, an individual plaque, and his or her name inscribed on a plaque to be permanently displayed by the dean’s office. They are recognized in official university publications such as the EKUpdate, the college’s alumni newsletter, and other appropriate venues.
The Selection Process
A three-member awards committee – one elected faculty representative and a two alternates from the College of Business programs, and the associate dean as the chair. The faculty members serve one-year terms.
The Selection Criteria
The recipient of the award will be business faculty who is considered by their peers, students, and administrators to demonstrate excellent classroom instruction. Neither performance in scholarship nor service is to be taken into account in selecting the award recipient, except that no one will be eligible for the award unless he/she has been eligible for merit pay for scholarship and service during the award year and the immediate prior year. The evidence of excellent classroom instruction may include but is not limited to the following factors:
- Peer review of instruction
- Student evaluations of teaching performance (last three years)
- Curriculum development (e.g., new course development)
- Teaching load (e.g., number of preparations, class size, day/evening classes, etc.)
- Innovative teaching methods
Eligibility and Procedure
To be eligible for the award, the teacher must be a tenured or tenure-track member of the College of Business faculty. Faculty members who have received the award within four years prior are not eligible for consideration.
Procedure
The assistant dean and chair of faculty will submit the names of two or more faculty members to the chair of the awards committee by February 28. The nomination packets for each nominee must include:
- The assistant dean and chair of faculty evaluation of each nominee based on the selection criteria
- The nominee’s teaching philosophy (one-page maximum)
- The nominee’s self-evaluation of how he/she meets the selection criteria (one-page summary)
The awards committee will select the recipient by April 1 and notify the dean accordingly. The family of Dr. Dyer will be advised of all recipients of the award and of official university publications and events identifying the recipients.
These procedures will be periodically reviewed and amended as the dean and department chairs deem necessary.
Prior Award Recipients
2023-24: Dr. James Kirby Easterling, Assistant Professor, Global Supply Chain Management
2022-23: Dr. James Blair, Assistant Professor, Marketing
2021-22: Dr. Kristen Wilson, Associate Professor, Corporate Communication & Technology
2020-21: Dr. Cynthia Harter, Associate Professor, Economics
2019-20: Ms. Kim Kincer, Director PGM Program
2018-19: Dr. Laura Barthel, Assistant Professor, Accounting
2017-18: Dr. Beth Polin, Assistant Professor, Management
2016-17: Dr. Marcel Robles, Professor, Corporate Communication and Technology
2015-16: Dr. Siwei Gao, Assistant Professor, Risk Management and Insurance
2014-15: Dr. Qian Xiao, Assistant Professor, Management
2013-14: Dr. Mike Roberson, Professor, Management
2012-13: Dr. Mary Beth Holbrook, Assistant Professor, Accounting
2011-12: Dr. Kambiz Tabibzadeh, Associate Professor, Management
2010-11: Dr. Faridah Awang, Associate Professor, Corporate Communication and Technology
2009-10: Dr. Peggy Brewer, Professor, Management
2008-09: Dr. Jan Colbert, Professor, Accounting
2007-08: Dr. Allen Engle, Sr., Professor, Management
2006-07: Dr. Chang-Yang Lin, Professor, CIS; Dr. Teresa McGlone, Professor, Marketing
2005-06: Dr. Dan Thorne, Associate Professor, Accounting; Dr. Lana Carnes, Professor, Corporate Communication and Technology
2004-05: Dr. Rick Fern, Professor, Accounting; Dr. Judy Spain, Professor, Management
2003-04: Dr. Ed Fenton, Professor, Accounting; Dr. S.J. Garner, Professor, Marketing
Dr. James Kirby Easterling
Assistant Professor of Global Supply Chain Management
Dr. James Blair
Associate Professor of Marketing
Dr. Kristen Wilson
Associate Professor of Corporate Communication and Technology and Program Coordinator
Dr. Cynthia Harter
Professor of Economics and Director of EKU Center for Economic Education
Ms. Kim Kincer
Senior Lecturer and Director of PGA Golf Management
Dr. Laura Barthel
Assistant Professor of Accounting and Assessment Coordinator
Dr. Beth Polin
Associate Professor of Management and Program Coordinator
Dr. Marcel Robles
Dr. Siwei Gao
Associate Professor of Risk Management and Insurance
Dr. Qian Xiao
Professor of Management
Dr. Mary Beth Healy
Associate Professor of Accounting and Program Coordinator
Dr. Kambiz Tabibzadeh
Professor of Management
Dr. Faridah Awang
Professor of Corporate Communication and Technology
Dr. Allen Engle
Professor of Management