C2C Digital Magazine (Spring/Summer 2023)

SIDLIT Awards: 2001 - Present

 
 
The table summarizes the recorded SIDLIT awards from 2001 to the present.  Various committee chairs have managed the award nominations through the years.  Thanks to their efforts, their colleagues and peers can be recognized here.  This was updated August 2021, after the 2021 SIDLIT Award winners were announced during Virtual SIDLIT 2021. 
 
 

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

 

2021 - 22

 

Jeff Sheldon, Associate Director of Sunderland Foundation Innovation Lab, Kansas State University

 

Dr. Mindy Trenary, Butler Community College

 

Annie Els, Frank Poncé, Randie Donald, Heather Boswell, David Swisher, Indiana Wesleyan University

Tara Coleman, K-State Libraries, K-State

 

 

April Robbs, Ottawa University

 

2022 - 23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2023 - 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Table 1:  Past and Current Recipients of Annual SIDLIT Awards 
 

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