Distinguished Educator
Otis College annually honors one outstanding Otis faculty member. as the Distinguished Educator Award recipient and receives $2,500. They are introduced at Commencement, and honored at the annual faculty Convocation.
Excellence in Teaching
Each year one Part-Time and one Full-Time faculty member each receive the Excellence in Teaching Award. Both recipients receive $1,250, are introduced at Commencement, and honored at the annual faculty Convocation.
2024 Distinguished Educator
Beverly Bledsoe Associate Professor, Foundation Department
2024 Teaching Excellence
Cole James, Assistant Professor, Foundation Department, Full-Time
2023 Distinguished Educator
Gary Geraths, Associate Professor, Digital Media
2022 Teaching Excellence
Jeremiah Chiu, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts (Full-Time)
Past Award Recipients
2019
2019 Distinguished Educator
Soo Kim, Professor, Fine Arts
2019 Teaching Excellence
Silas Munro, Asst. Professor, Communication Arts (Full-Time)
George Fuentes, Lecturer, Digital Media (Part-Time)
2018
2018 Distinguished Educator
Richard Lundquist, Adjunct Professor, Architecture/Landscape/Interiors
2018 Teaching ExcellenceLorenzo Hurtado Segovia, Associate Professor, Communication Arts (Full-Time)
Kim De Marco, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts (Part-Time)
2017
2017 Distinguished EducatorJT Steiny, Senior Lecturer, Communication Arts
2017 Teaching Excellence
Joanne Mitchell, Associate Professor, Foundation (Full-Time)
Jessica Ngo, Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts and Sciences (Part-Time)
2016
2016 Distinguished EducatorJim Starret, Professor, Foundation
2016 Teaching Excellence
Siri Kaur, Associate Professor, Fine Arts, Foundation (Full-Time)
Laura Barbera, Senior Lecturer, Digital Media (Part-Time)
2015
2015 Distinguished EducatorChristian Mounger, Associate Professor, Foundation
2015 Teaching Excellence
Marlena Donohue, Associate Professor, Liberal Studies, Grad Fine Arts (Full-Time)
Chris Badger, Assistant Professor, Fine Arts, Foundation (Part-Time)
2014
2014 Distinguished EducatorDana Duff, Professor, Fine Arts and Graduate Public Practice
2014 Teaching Excellence
Jason Burton, Assistant Professor, Product Design and Foundation (Full-Time)
William ‘Bill’ Sneed, Lecturer, Digital Media (Part-Time)
2013
2013 Distinguished EducatorHarry Mott, Chair, Digital Media
2013 Teaching Excellence
Bill Kelley, Jr. Lecturer, Graduate Public Practice (Part-Time)
Renee Petropoulous, Associate Professor, Graduate Fine Arts (Full-Time)
2012
2012 Distinguished EducatorGary Geraths, Associate Professor, Foundation and Digital Media
2012 Teaching Excellence
Mark Wyse, Senior Lecturer, Fine Arts (Part-Time)
Meg Cranston Chair, Fine Arts (Full-Time)
2011
2011 Distinguished EducatorJill Higashi-Zeleznik, Assistant Chair, Fashion Design.
2011 Teaching Excellence
Carol Branch, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Liberal Studies (Part Time).
Erin Hauber, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts (Full Time).
2010
2010 Distinguished EducatorScott Grieger, Professor, Fine Arts
2010 Teaching ExcellenceAnthony Young, Professor, Fashion Design (Full-Time)
Robert Summers, Lecturer, Liberal Studies (Part-Time)
Other faculty members have received the Eddy Award:
2009: Michael Schrier
2008: Christian Mounger
2007: Heather Joseph-Witham
2006: James Starrett
2005: Randall Lavender
2004: Joan Takayama-Ogawa
2003: Parme Giuntini
2002: Debra Ballard
2001: Ave Pildas
2000: Rosemary Brantley
1999: Robert L. Glover
1998: Katie Philips
1997: Scott Grieger and Kathryn Hagen