UT System Board of Regents’OutstandingTeaching AwardRecipientsby Herb BoothTwo University of Texas at Arlington facultymembers earned the UT System Board of Regents’Outstanding Teaching Award, which recognizeseducators who best exemplify excellence, innovationand a commitment to student success.Amy Austin, assistant professor of instruction inthe Modern Languages Department of the College ofLiberal Arts, and Holly Hungerford-Kresser, associateprofessor in the Department of Curriculum andInstruction in the College of Education, are among the27 faculty members from all 14 UT System academicand health institutions to receive the honor.UTA President Vistasp Karbhari said the twoeducators exemplify the excellence in teaching andmentorship that defines faculty at The University ofTexas at Arlington.“I’m thrilled that Professors Austin and Hungerford-Kresser are being honored with the Regents’Outstanding Teaching Award this year,” Karbhari said.“This is a tremendous recognition of their commitmentto excellence and in truly enabling our students to havetransformative experiences while they are at UTA.“They join a very distinguished group of facultywho are setting the bar high for all of us with theirdedication to student learning and success, enablementof their dreams and ability to mentor students to reachfor the stars and do much more than they thoughtpossible. I’m extremely proud of these outstandingfaculty and deeply grateful for what they and the rest ofour tremendous faculty are enabling for our studentsevery single day.”The $25,000 awards for each recipient are amongthe largest in the nation given for outstanding facultyperformance. Winners are chosen based on rigorousevaluations by students, peer faculty and externalreviewers of teaching performance, who focus on thecandidates’ classroom expertise, curricula quality,innovative course development and student learningoutcomes.“These educators are dedicated to continuallylooking for new and better ways to inspire studentsto learn and succeed,” said Kevin Eltife, UT SystemBoard of Regents chairman. “And they’re ensuring thenext generation, whether they be teachers, scientistsor health care providers, is armed with passion andknowledge. Their contributions are immeasurable.”Overall, the Board of Regents have presentedmore than $20 million to more than 700 UT Systemeducators.“This awards program is an investment in bothfaculty and students, because when it comes tostudent success—and subsequently real-worldsuccess—recruiting and retaining great faculty is thekey,” UT System Chancellor James B. Milliken said.“I’m grateful to the Board of Regents for its continuedcommitment to great teaching, and I’m thankful thatthese exceptional educators are serving our studentsand Texas.”Amy AustinAustin, who earned her doctorate in Spanish fromEmory University, specializes in medieval and earlyCongratulatesMs. LaDonna Aiken—CommunicationMr. Gregory Scott Cook—Art + Art HistoryDr. Jacqueline Fay—EnglishMs. Anne Healy—Theatre ArtsDr. Cynthia Kilpatrick—Linguistics & TESOLMr. Daniel Garcia— Art + Art Historymodern peninsular literature. She strives to inspirestudents through hands-on, innovative instruction.Her research focuses on the practices and theoriesof medieval reading, mysticism and spiritualconstructions, visual studies, and theater andspectatorship. Most recently, she co-edited RamonLlull and His Legacy (1232-1316) and published“Love of Language as the Language of Love: Image,Reading and Translatio Studii et Imperii in RamonLlull’s (1232-1316) Arbre de filosofia d’amor (1298)”in the journal eHumanista.Holly Hungerford-KresserHungerford-Kresser earned her doctorate incurriculum and instruction with an emphasis inlanguage and literacy studies from the University ofTexas. She was originally a high school teacher butdecided she could make a better impact on the field ofeducation through teacher education, she said.Her specialty is pedagogy and practice as itconnects to underserved populations in K-12 schoolsand higher education. Her research focuses on theintersection of literacy education and college andcareer readiness.Hungerford-Kresser won the 2018 UTA College ofEducation Teaching Award and the 2009 J. MichaelParker Award from the National Reading Conference.The 2019 recipients were presented a certificateand medallion during the Board of Regents meetingin Austin on Aug. 14. A luncheon was held in theirhonor in conjunction with the meeting.Amy AustinUTA’s Office of International Education recently selected this group of esteemed faculty to receive pilot grants for the development of faculty-led study abroad programs.3 Annual MagazineThe College of Liberal Arts UT Arlington 4
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