The George Wythe Award
The George Wythe Award is Buena Vista University's highest honor for excellence in teaching. The award was endowed in 1988 through a gift from the late Drs. Paul and Vivian (Class of 1959) McCorkle, who were both Life Trustees of BVU. It is named for George Wythe, the educator who taught such famous fathers of the American Revolution as Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, James Monroe and Henry Clay.
The George Wythe Award includes a $30,000 cash award and a sabbatical for the recipient to pursue professional development and/or research.
Past George Wythe laureates
1987 - Dr. Gerald Poff, professor of biology
1989 - Dr. Richard Lampe, professor of biology
1990 - Dr. Paul Russell, professor of business and economics
1991 - Dr. Marilyn Wikstrom, professor of education
1992 - Dr. John Madsen, associate professor of corporate communication
1993 - Dr. Bruce Ellingson, professor of media studies
1994 - Dr. Michael Whitlatch, professor of speech and drama
1995 - Dr. Wayne Higley, professor of accounting
1996 - Dr. Kenneth Schweller, professor of computer science and psychology
1997 - Dr. F. Kline Capps, professor of education
1998 - Dr. Joseph Traylor, professor of computer science and physics
1999 - Dennis Dykema, professor of art
2000 - Dr. Dixee Bartholomew-Feis, professor of history
2001 - Dr. Stanley Bochtler, professor of education
2002 - Dr. Elizabeth Lamoureux, professor of communication studies
2003 - Dr. Peter Steinfeld, professor of philosophy and religion
2004 - Ben Donath, associate professor of mathematics
2005 - Timothy McDaniel, assistant professor of mathematics
2006 - Dr. Annamaria Formichella Elsden, associate professor of English
2007 - Dr. William Feis, professor of history
2008 - Dr. Stan Ullerich, professor of economics
2009- Dr. Brian Lenzmeier, associate professor of biology
2010- Dr. Melinda Coogan, assistant professor of biology
2011- Dr. Wind Goodfriend, associate professor of experimental psychology
2012- Dr. Swasti Bhattacharyya, associate professor of philosophy and religion
