Endowed Teaching Chair Semifinalists

Congratulations to the semifinalists for the 2025-26 Endowed Teaching Chair Awards! These faculty members have been nominated by their peers, then selected by the Endowed Teaching Chair Committee as semifinalists for this year. 

• Kristine Buddemeyer
  Mathematics 
• Dr. Maya Byfield
  Biological Science
• Laura Dickinson
  Communication
• Dr. Sandra Dillard
  Criminal Justice
• Jennifer Middleton
  Social Sciences
• Terina Nusinov
  Biological Science 
• Sharon "Cricket" Moore
  Emergency Medical Services
• Dr. Hai Pham
  Mathematics 
• Cynthia Pike
  Nutrition, Allied Health
• James Rucks
  Emergency Medical Services 
• Dr. Modupe Soremi
  Economics
• Kelly Taylor
  Nursing

As part of the selection process, we value the input from colleagues on the semifinalists. Please take a few moments to fill out the faculty/staff survey for any or all of the semi-finalists.

All survey comments are anonymous.  You are encouraged to fill out the form for multiple semifinalists. You will need to close your browser window each time after you finish the survey in order to reset the survey questions again for a different semifinalist.

Endowed Teaching Chair Semifinalists: Collegewide Survey (Due 2.9.26)

The survey closes on Monday, February 9, 2026.