Year

Excellence in Leadership Award

Outstanding Online Instructor Award

Outstanding Online Course Award

Outstanding Technical Support Award

Outstanding Instructional Design (started in 2020-2021)

2001-02

Jonathan Bacon, Johnson County Community College

(Not certain)

Dr. Kim Karr, Butler County Community College

Kay Shireman, Emporia State University

2002-03

Dr. John Ziegler, Emporia State University

Dr. Karolyn Kells, Fort Hays State University

Mike Brotherton, Labette Community College

Kay Shireman, Emporia State University

2003-04

Rob Caffey, Kansas State University

Dr. Joella Mehrhof, Emporia State University

Chuck Fann (Criminal Justice) Fort Hays State University

Mitch Weber, Fort Hays State University

2004-05

Glen McNeil, Interim Chair of Health and Human Performance, Fort Hays State University

Alan Featherstone (Agricultural Economics), Kansas State University

Jodie Wear-Leiker, Fort Hays State University

2005-06

Dr. Elizabeth Unger, Kansas State University

Dr. Beth Walizer, Fort Hays State University

Bryan Vandiviere, Kansas State University

2006-07

Meg McGranaghan, Director of Instructional Technology, Butler Community College

Dorothy Ochs, Fort Hays State University

Julie Cotter, Johnson County Community College

Julie Rorabaugh, Instructional Technologist, Cowley County Community College

2007 - 08

Anita Mills, Nursing, Butler Community College

Robert Walker, Associate Professor, Music, Labette Community College

Linda Wapelhorst, Assistant Director, Instructional Technology, Butler Community College and Grant James, University of Kansas Medical Center

Year

Jonathan Bacon Leadership Award

Innovation in Teaching Award

Outstanding Online Course Award

Outstanding Technical Support Award

Outstanding Instructional Design (started in 2020-2021)

2008 - 09

Dr. Chris Crawford, Fort Hays State University

Jeff Merritt, Johnson County Community College

Brenda Wilson, University of Central Missouri

2009 - 10

Dr. Leo Hirner, Director, Distance Education, Metropolitan Community College

Dr. Zeni Colorado, Assistant Professor, Emporia State University

Julie Smith, Online System Administrator, Butler Community College

2010-11

Dr. Ed Lovitt, Assistant Dean, Distance Learning, Johnson County Community College

Mark Jarvis, Humanities and Fine Arts Instructor, Butler Community College

Anibal Pacheco, Multimedia Specialist, Barton Community College

2011 - 12

Dr. Sue Maes, Dean, Continuing Education, Kansas State University

Christa Weigel, Assistant Professor, Allied Health, Fort Hays State University

Terry Keeling, Manager, Instructional Services, University of Kansas Medical Center

2012 - 13

Dr. Greg Rose, Director of Operations, Park University

Debra Erickson, Biology, Allen Community College

Phyllis Epps, Manager, Tech Training and Instructional Support, Kansas State University

2013 - 14

Dr. Marcus Childress, PhD, Professor and Program Director, Instructional Design and Technology, Emporia State University

Dr. Linda Yarrow, RD, LD, CDE, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Human Ecology, Kansas State University

Kathryn Barker, Instructional Designer, Metropolitan Community College

2014 - 15

Adam Holden, Fort Hays State University

Beth Toland, Allen Community College

Ben Ward, Kansas State University

2015 - 16

Dr. Rob Gibson, Emporia State University  

Dr. Robert Moody, Fort Hays State University  

Hattie Wiley, National Weather Service 

2016 - 17

Dr. Regena Aye, Allen County Community College 

Dr. L. Sue Williams, Kansas State University  

Dr. Linda Merillat, Washburn University 

Nate Scherman and Eric Racki, Kansas State University; Dr. Shalin Hai-Jew, Kansas State University

2017 - 18

Dr. Haylee Dass, Butler Community College

Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya, Kansas State University 

Dr. Michael Wesch, Kansas State University 

Dr. David J. Swisher, Tabor College

2018 - 19

Dr. Rebecca A. Gould, Kansas State University

Dr. Daniel Stramara, Rockhurst University

Dr. Jeni McRay, Fort Hays State University

Brian Dye, Butler Community College

2019 - 20

Dr. Linda Merillat, Washburn University

Unawarded

Drs. Jeff Boyce and Sandra Metzger, Indiana Wesleyan University

Shelby Huddleston, Cowley College

2020 - 2021

Unawarded

Unawarded

Unawarded

Julie Bell and Tom Misilo, K-State Libraries IT

Sue Taylor-Owens, Washburn University