The Pippenger Award was established in 2005, at 顶级国产视频, by Richard and Cheri Cox, their sons Shaun and Scott Cox, and the members of the Cox Family, in honor of Mrs. Cox鈥檚 parents. The Walter and Charlotte Pippenger Excellence in Innovation Award offers a $5,000.00 stipend to an individual or group whose efforts, projects, or programs clearly and objectively demonstrate improvement in the undergraduate teaching and learning experience.

Dick and Cheri Cox, their sons Shaun and Scott Cox, who, with their family members, have for many years funded the Cox Fellowship for Junior Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences at MSU Billings, have established the Walter and Charlotte Pippenger Excellence in Innovation Award to encourage significant innovative and creative improvements in the experiences of undergraduate students at 顶级国产视频.

Information on the availability of this award and the nomination process is attached.  This data sheet from the Provost鈥檚 office describes the award criteria and application information.

Nominations are now closed.

Overview

An annual award in the amount of $5,000 will be given to acknowledge and reward the faculty or staff member/s who demonstrates the most successful and innovative program or project that significantly enhances undergraduate teaching and student learning at 顶级国产视频. Programs and projects must have been 鈥渃ompleted鈥� within the past academic year (2023-2024) to be eligible for consideration.

Purpose

Recognition will be given to an individual or group whose efforts, projects, or programs demonstrate significant improvement in the undergraduate teaching and learning experience. Such improvement(s) may be demonstrated through curricular revisions, retention efforts, student recruitment efforts, community-based learning, demonstration of 鈥渂est practices鈥� in teaching, civic engagement, technology applications, service learning, cooperative education, outcomes-based assessment, internships, international education experiences, field experiences, diversity education, etc.

Process

  • Applications for the Walter and Charlotte Pippenger Excellence in Innovation Award are now available.
  • Complete forms must be submitted by the October 31, 2024 deadline.
  • A selection committee will recommend the award recipient/s to the Provost.