The Donna B. Hamilton Teaching Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Past Winners


  Office of Undergraduate Studies Program Teaching Award

2021 — Jessica Lu, Associate Director of Design Cultures & Creativity (DCC)

2020 — Perla Guerrero, American Studies and U.S. Latina/o Studies

2019 — LTC Larry B Rentz, Jr., Military Science, Army ROTC Program

2018 — Dr. Julie Park, Asian American Studies Program, Sociolgy

2017 — Dr. James Fry, School of Music

2016 — Todd Cooke, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics

2015 — Kalyani Chadha, College Park Scholars Media, Self, and Society, Philip Merrill College of Journalism

2014 — Ryan Curtis, Psychology

2013 — Christina Hanhardt, American Studies

2012 — David A. Crocker, Public Leadership Program, College Park Scholars

2011 — Richard Bell, History

2010 — Gemirald Daus, Asian American Studies Program


2018 recipient Dr. Julie Park and UGST Dean Bill Cohen

2016 recipient Dr. Cooke with an ILS student


Teaching Award

  General Education Teaching Award

2021 — Michael Galczynski, Keystone Instructor, A. James Clark School of Engineering

2020 — Peter Leone, College of Education

2019 — Dr. Lenea Stocker, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2018 — Dr. John Buchner, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics

2017 — Dr. Douglas Kern, English

2016 — Randy Ontiveros, English

2015 — Patricia Shields, Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics

2014 — Melissa Hayes-Gehrke, Astronomy

2013 — Ronald Luna, Geography

2012 — Ronald A. Yaros, Philip Merrill College of Journalism

2011 — Susan Dwyer, Philosophy

2010 — Victoria-Maria MacDonald, Curriculum and Instruction