Brian Moravec, Associate Dean, ETM - Professor, ETM
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“ Brian is always engaging students, challenging their understanding. He is passionate and nurturing toward his clubs. When he is on campus he encourages students to catch him in the hall and ask questions, or flag him down in his office. If he can he will stop what he is doing to work with you. If he can't he will track you down as soon as he can to follow up.””
“ Easily one of the best professors I’ve had. He is always available and willing to answer questions and his answers are helpful. He’s funny however still manages to cover all the content he needs to. He’s also the faculty advisor for Baja and Formula clubs and does a good job keeping them on track. He also supports other clubs that enhance student learning. This includes being present on Saturdays to allow students access to the shops when timelines were needing to be met.” |
Tanya McVay, Professor, Natural Science
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“Tanya McVay takes the time to focus on each one of her students and their needs. I know this personally because she is my A&P teacher and my academic advisor, she has gone out of her way to help me personally pass my classes and succeed to my best ability. She is an amazing person and I think she really deserves to be honored.” |
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“ Dr. McVay is very dedicated to her students and pushes them to achieve there maximum potential. She believes that they can do great things even when they don’t think that of themselves. She works hard to continually adapt her teaching style to help whatever class she is teaching at the time..” |
Nominees
We received over 280 Nominations and Support Statements for over 100 Individuals!
| Addie Clark | Elvira Schechtel | Kevin Brown | Seth Anthony |
| Alishia Huntoon | Gary Clark | Kevin Pintong | Sharon Beaudry |
| Barry Canaday | Greg Pak | Krista Beaty | Shirlee Templeton |
| Ben Bunting | Heidi Haynal | Kristy Weidman | Steve Edgeman |
| Bren Raffaelly | Hope Corsair | Leah Jolly | Suzanne Hopper |
| Brian Moravec | Hugh Jarrard | Lindy Stewart | Tanya McVay |
| Calvin Caldwell | Hui Yun Li | Maria Lynn Kessler | Todd Breedlove |
| Charisse Botsch | Irina Demeshko | Matthew Sleep | Tom Taylor |
| Charles Riley | Jared Emard | Michael Gilinsky | Travis Lund |
| Christopher Syrnyk | Jeannie Bopp | Monica Breedlove | Trevor Petersen |
| Claudia Torres-Garibay | Jeff Pardy | Nathan Mead | Trisha Elliott |
| Corey Murphy | Jeremy Ing | Oleksandr Dobzhanskyi | Vanessa Bennett |
| Cristina Crespo | Jesse Kinder | Pat Schaeffer | Veronica Koehn |
| Cristina Negoita | Jherime Kellermann | Peter Overholser | Yasha Rohwer |
| Darlene Swigart | Joey Parnell | Phil Howard | |
| David Hammond | John Borgen | Richard Carson | |
| David Johnston | John Ritter | Robert Melendy | |
| Dawn Bailey | Kamal Gandhi | Robin Schwartz | |
| Dibyajyoti Deb | Ken Davis | Rosalind McClure | |
| Don Lee | Ken Usher | Sarah Fitzpatrick | |
| Eklas Hossain | Kerry Farris | Sean Sloan |
Award Criteria
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The Oregon Tech Foundation Excellence in Teaching Awards are presented annually to recognize the outstanding teaching of one faculty member from the College of Engineering, Technology, and Management (ETM) and one faculty member from the College of Health, Arts and Sciences (HAS).With this award, the Foundation honors faculty members whose talents as teachers make a difference in the lives of students.Award recipients will receive a $1,000 stipend, a parking space (K-Falls Campus) and will be honored with a certificate. |
Recipients of the Oregon Tech Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award should demonstrate one or more of the following:
- Outstanding teaching performance as evidenced by engaging instruction, positive interaction with, and availability to, students
- Exemplary commitment to students through academic advising, or extra-curricular involvement and advising, both formal and informal
- Leadership in initiatives supporting student success
Selection Criteria
Recommendations about award recipients will be made by Selection Committee based on the extent to which the initial nomination and letters of support demonstrate excellence as described by the award criteria. Additional consideration will be given to those with multiple recommendations and to recommendations written by students. Selection Committee recommendations will be submitted to the Oregon Tech Foundation President by May 15th.
Selection Committee
- Brittney Ayles, Student Representative, Klamath Falls
- Nashmy Luna, Student Representative, Portland-Metro
- Stefan Valenzuela, ASOIT President Portland-Metro
- Kaiulani Evans-Bautista, Associate Director, Admissions
- ETM Prior Award Recipient:-Sean Sloan
- HAS Prior Award Recipient - Darlene Swigart
- Don Johnson, Oregon Tech Foundation Board Representative
- Barb Meng, Executive Assistant to the Office Academic Excellence
Previous Award Winners
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I have been a full-time faculty member at Oregon Tech in Klamath Falls, OR since the fall for 2014. I have about two decades of human resource experience including as the director of human resources at Colby-Sawyer College. Prior to that, I was the human resources officer for Philharmonic Center for the Arts, the human resource and risk manager at Drax Group, and a retirement and benefits specialist with Brown & Brown Benefits, all in Naples, Fla. I was also a corporate trainer and supervisor at Boston Financial Data Services in Quincy, Ma.
Dr. Travis Lund is the Director of the Biology-Health Sciences program in the Natural Sciences department. He spends most of his time teaching organic chemistry, genetics and the freshman Intro to Medical Careers class, as well as supervising undergraduate research projects. A native of the coastal redwood forests of Crescent City, CA, he enjoys taking advantage of all four seasons in the Klamath Basin via hiking, kayaking, skiing, biking, rollerblading, spelunking, and any other outdoor activities he can entice his friends and family to partake in.
Research Background
- Asymmetric Recognition of Nucleobase Features by DNA Polymerases
- Synthesis of a Novel Dibasic (A:T) 2'-deoxyriboside
- Question Order Effects in Chemistry Concept Inventories
- Awareness and Adoption of Research-Based Instructional Practices in STEM Education
Courses Taught
- BIO 109: Intro to Medical Sciences
- BIO 235: Human Genetics
- BIO 341: Medical Genetics
- BIO 441: Genetic Engineering & Therapy
- BIO 495: Research Projects in Biology
- CHE 101/104: Intro to General Chemistry (with lab)
- CHE 331/332/333: Organic Chemistry I/II/III (with labs)
- CHE 450L: Biochemistry (labs)
Journal Articles
Undersander, M., Lund, T.J., Langdon, L.S., & Stains, M. (2017). Probing the question order effect while developing a chemistry concept inventory. Chemistry Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 18 (p. 45-54). Click here to access.
Lund, T.J., & Stains, M. (2015). The Importance of Context: An Exploration of Factors Influencing the Adoption of Student-Centered Teaching among Chemistry, Biology, and Physics Faculty. International Journal of STEM Education, 2:13. Click here to access.
Lund, T.J., Pilarz, M., Velasco, J.B., Chakraverty, D., Rosploch, K., Undersander, M., & Stains, M. (2015). The Best of Both Worlds: Building on the COPUS and RTOP observation protocols to easily and reliably measure various levels of reformed instructional practices. CBE Life Sciences Education, 14(2). Click here to access.
Lund, T.J., Cavanaugh, N., Joubert, N., Urban, M., Patro, J.N., Hoceck, M., and Kuchta, R.D. (2011). B family DNA Polymerases Asymmetrically Recognize Pyrimidines and Purines. Biochemistry, 50(33). Click here to access.
Conference Proceedings
Lund, T.J. (March, 2024). COPUS and DART in a Small Nontraditional Classroom. Presentation at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Wright, K., Nguyen, A., Lund, T.J. (July 2023). Comparing COPUS and DART Data from a Small Nontraditional Classroom. Poster at the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research National Meeting, Twin Cities, MN.
Rahmani, S., Claybaugh, D., Stobie, J., Weitzman, K., Nguyen, C., Fang, P., and Lund, T.J. (June, 2019). Analysis of an Active Learning Classroom Utilizing COPUS and DART. Poster at the ACS Northwest Regional Meeting, Portland, OR.
Lund, T.J., Bettencourt-McCarthy, A., Anthony, S., & Bailey, S. (July, 2018). Homegrown, collaborative, faculty-led professional development. Poster at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Notre Dame, IN.
Lund, T.J. (April, 2018). Using primary literature to teach content via “homemade,” inquiry-based worksheets. Presentation at the ACS Western States Chemical Education Group Conference, Eugene, OR.
Lund, T.J., Anthony, S., & Byrne, K. (June, 2017). Concept mapping as a review strategy: Effects on student achievement, attitudes, and metacognition. Presentation at the ACS Northwest Regional Meeting, Corvallis, OR.
Lund, T.J., Anthony, S., & Byrne K. (August, 2016). The effects of concept mapping on student performance, metacognitive abilities, and attitude towards chemistry. Presentation at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Greeley, CO.
Anthony, S., Byrne, K., & Lund, T.J. (August, 2016). Metacognitive monitoring judgments in diverse chemistry and STEM contexts. Presentation at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Greeley, CO.
Anthony, S., Lund, T.J., & VanRooyen, C. (June, 2015). Beginning a transition towards active-learning classrooms: Oregon Tech's story. Presentation at the ACS Northwest Regional Meeting, Pocatello, ID.
Stains, M., & Lund, T.J. (June, 2015). Leveraging the COPUS and RTOP observation protocols to easily and reliably measure reformed instructional practices. Poster at the Gordon Research Conference on Chemistry Education Research and Practice, Lewiston, ME.
Undersander, M., Lund, T.J., & Stains, M. (March, 2015). Probing the question-order effect on chemistry concept inventories. Poster presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, CO.
Lund, T.J., & Stains, M. (March, 2015). Building a Teaching Profile: Using a modified COPUS observation protocol to easily and reliably measure reformed instructional practices. Presentation at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, Denver, CO.
Lund, T.J., & Stains, M. (August, 2014). Characterization of the Research-Practice Gap in Chemistry Education and Factors Influencing It. Presentation at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Allendale, MI.
Stains, M., Lund, T.J., & Pazicni, S. (August, 2014). Infusing the Science of Learning into Your Chemistry Classroom: Evidence-Based Instructional Practices. Workshop presented at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Allendale, MI.
Pazicni, S., Lund, T.J., & Stains, M. (August, 2014). Infusing the Science of Learning into Your Chemistry Classroom: Cognitive Principles. Workshop presented at the Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Allendale, MI.
Lund, T.J., & Stains, M. (August, 2014). Awareness and adoption of student-centered instructional strategies at a research-intensive institution. Presentation at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Lund, T.J., Chakravety, D., Pilarz, M., Velasco, J., & Stains, M. (August, 2014). Influencing faculty instructional strategies: The effect of an on-site, semester-long faculty development workshop on classroom practices. Presentation at the American Chemical Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
Lund, T.J., & Stains, M. (July, 2014). Characterization of the Biology Education Research-Practice Gap and Factors Influencing It. Invited Concluding Keynote at the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research National Meeting, Twin Cities, MN.