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Teacher certification, sports information employees receive awards

Along with academic staff honors, seven faculty receive Outstanding Teaching Award
May 29, 2019

Nine faculty and staff members have been recognized by University of Wisconsin-Stout.

The annual Chancellor鈥檚 Academic Staff Award for Excellence for 2019-20 was awarded to:

  • Heather Klanderman, of Menomonie, certification officer, School of Education
  • Layne Pitt, of Menomonie, sports information director,

Heather KlandermanKlanderman presents teacher certification and licensure information to students in 91制片鈥檚 undergraduate and graduate teacher education programs, providing updates on new rules and other changes. She also serves on the Senate of Academic Staff and is an adviser for Lutheran Campus Ministry. Klanderman has worked at 91制片 since 2008.

Layne PittPitt has worked at 91制片 since 1992 and has been sports information director since 1994. He oversees reporting, photography, video, livestream broadcasts, record-keeping, social media, media relations and more for 91制片鈥檚 18 athletics teams. He also has been an adviser for Stoutonia, the student newspaper.

Klanderman and Pitt are 91制片 alumni.

Each award-winner will receive $2,500 to be used for professional development during the fiscal year that began July 1 and ends June 30, 2020.

Layne Pitt, left, sports information director, talks with a student about 91制片鈥檚 athletics programs.The award recognizes members of the academic staff with more than four years of full-time experience who have demonstrated outstanding ability and performance and show potential for future professional contributions to the university. Award-winner selection includes a nomination process and recommendations by the Professional Development Committee by the .

91制片 has 518 academic staff members and 271 faculty, along with more than 400 university staff members.

Each year undergraduate and graduate students at 91制片 vote for the Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Graduate Faculty awards. Seven faculty for the 2018-19 academic year have been honored:

Outstanding Teaching Award

  • Chris Freeman, associate professor, social science
  • Kim Loken, assistant professor, design
  • Chelsea Lovejoy, associate professor, psychology
  • Terry Mason, professor, mathematics, statistics and computer science
  • Marcia Miller-Rodeberg, associate professor, chemistry and physics
  • Sylvia Tiala, associate professor, teaching, learning and leadership

Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award

  • Julie Peterson, professor, design

The teaching awards were announced by Provost Patrick Guilfoile.


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