Center for Teaching and Innovation

Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients 1993 - Present

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 The Excellence in Teaching (EIT) Committee at Central Connecticut State University announced the winners of the annual EIT Awards during Faculty Appreciation Day on May 11. The committee presents the award to one full-time faculty member and one part-time faculty member every year.

These videos are shorts to showcase the winners and runners up. They are also testimonials for excellence in academics at Central.

Dr. Diana Cohen of New Britain, a professor of Political Science, won the full-time faculty award.
View Dr. Diana Cohen's EIT Segment

Engineering lecturer Evan Morel ’14 of Plantsville won the part-time faculty award.  
View Evan Morel's EIT Segment

This year’s full-time finalists included -

Gurbakhshash Singh, a professor of Mathematical Sciences.
View Gurbakhshash Singh's EIT Segment

Sarah Evans Zalewski ’03, ’12, a member of the Counselor Education & Family Therapy faculty.
View Sarah Evans Zalewski's EIT Segment

Corey Nagle ’13 in the Earth and Space Sciences Department was a finalist in the part-time faculty category.
View Corey Nagle's EIT Segment

 

2025-26

Faculty: Diana Cohen
Part-Time: Even Morel

EIT Winners - Diana Cohen and Even Morel

2024-25

Faculty: Jeremy Visone
Part-Time: Rachael Pelletti

Jeremy Visone and Rachael Pelletti, winners of the 2025 Excellence in Teaching awards.

2023-24

Faculty: Jessica Smith
Part-Time: Alana Ledford

2022-23

Faculty: Brian Osoba 
Part-Time: Cathy Donahue

2021-22

Faculty: Matthew Warshauer 
Part-Time: Ann Marie Spinelli

2020-21

Faculty: Tim Garceau 
Part-Time: Elizabeth Selgado

2019-20

Faculty: Fred Latour 
Part-Time: Jan Nelson

2018-19

Faculty: Nghi Thai 
Part-Time: Robert Kagan

Excellence in Teaching Awards - April 26, 2019

2017-18

Faculty: Maria Lourdes Casas 
Part-Time: Mitchell Charkiewicz

2016-17 

Faculty: Vincente Garcia, Art 
Part-Time: Kelly Jarvis, English

2015-16

Faculty: Robin Kalder, Mathematical Sciences 
Part-Time: Brittany Hirth, English 
Part-Time: Donald Rogers, History

2014-15 

Faculty: Rachel Schwell, Mathematical Sciences

2013-14

Faculty: Cindy White, Communication 
Part-Time: Lorraine Libby, Social Work

2012-13

Faculty: Robbin Smith, Political Science 
Part-Time: Kara Russell, English

2011-12 

Faculty: David Cappella, English 
Part-Time: Amanda Greenwell, English

2010-11

Faculty: Mary E. Collins, English 
Part-Time: Monica Cavender, Reading and Language Arts

2009-10 

Faculty: J. Thomas Seddon, IV, Music 
Part-Time: Kathleen Wall, Institutional Advancement

2008-09

Faculty: Cassandra Broadus-Garcia, Art 
Part-Time: Aldorigo Scopino, History

2007-08 

Faculty: Olga Petkova, Management Information Systems 
Part-Time: Ruth Lentini, Reading & Language Arts

2006-07

Faculty: Michael Davis, Biomolecular Science 
Part-Time: Allison Stotz, Mathematics

2005-06 

Zbigniew Prusak, Engineering

2004-05 

Cheryl Watson, Biology

2003-04 

Mary Anne Nunn, English

2002-03 

Stephen Adair, Sociology

2001-02 

John Mitrano, Sociology 
Kristine Larsen, Geological Sciences

2000-01 

Guy Crundwell, Chemistry & Biochemistry

1999-00 

Christine Doyle-Stott, English

1998-99 

Sean Gallagher, Art

1997-98 

Antone Capitao, Physical Education & Human Performance

1996-97 

Susan Seider, Teacher Education

1995-96 

David Fearon, Business Management

1994-95

Maria Passaro, Modern Languages

1993-94

Kenneth Feder, Anthropology 
Mollie Bornstein, Art