Boyer Award for Excellence

The Boyer Award for Excellence in Teaching Innovation is named for the late Ralph L. Boyer, a 1924 OSU graduate in mechanical engineering. The $2,000 award is presented to a faculty team or to an individual faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to the improvement of undergraduate engineering education. The award recognizes the long-term impact of educational innovation to improve the overall quality of the undergraduate engineering experience. Click here to submit award materials.

Boyer Award for Excellence Past Recipients

2009

Bradley Clymer, electrical and computer engineering

2008

Kevin Passino, electrial and computer engineering
John Merrill, first-year engineering
Harold Walker, civil and environmental engineering and geodetic science
Roger Dzwonczyk, college of medicine
Erin Galloway, office of international affairs

2007 Andrew Ward, food, agricultural and biological engineering
2006 Peter Anderson, materials science and engineering
Neelam Soundarajan, computer science and engineering
2005 Ann Christy, food, agricultural and biological engineering
2004

David Tomasko, chemical engineering
Tony Luscher, mechanical engineering

2003
Blaine Lilly, industrial, welding and systems engineering
2002
Audeen Fentiman, civil and environmental engineering and geodetic science
2001
Yann Guezennec, mechanical engineering
Kay Bea Jones, architecture

2000

Tim Long, computer science and engineering
Bruce Weide, computer science and engineering
1999

The Freshman Engineering Honors Team

  • John Demel, engineering graphics
  • Richard Freuler, aeronautical and astronautical engineering
  • Nela Lakos, math
  • John Merrill, assessment
  • Michael Miller, engineering graphics
  • George Staab, mechanical engineering
  • Alan VanHeuvelen, physics

Many others have contributed to the planning and organization of the program and/or teaching honors classes.

1998 Gary Kinzel, mechanical engineering
1997 Peter M. Anderson, materials science and engineering
1996 James F. Davis, chemical engineering
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