President’s Teaching and Innovation Award Recipients

This award recognizes an individual who has made unique and significant contributions to the teaching mission of CSU Channel Islands. Selection criteria include making an impact on and involvement with students; a scholarly approach to teaching and learning; contributions to undergraduate education in the institution, community and profession; and, support from colleagues and students.

  • HyeSun Lee

    2025 Awardee

    HyeSun Lee
    Associate Professor of Psychology

  • Ruben Alarcón

    2024 Awardee

    Ruben Alarcón
    Professor of Biology

  • Tadashi Dozono

    2023 Awardee

    Tadashi Dozono
    Assistant Professor of Education

  • Ekin Pehlivan

    2022 Awardee

    Ekin Pehlivan
    Associate Professor of Marketing

  • Talya Drescher

    2021 Awardee

    Talya Drescher
    Assistant Professor of Education

  • Nicholas F. Centino, Assistant Professor of Chicana/o Studies

    2020 Awardee

    Nicholas F. Centino
    Assistant Professor of Chicana/o Studies

  • Jacob Jenkins, Associate Professor of Communication

    2019 Awardee

    Jacob Jenkins
    Associate Professor of Communication

  • Kiki Patsch, Interim Program Chair & Assistant Professor of ESRM

    2019 Awardee

    Kiki Patsch
    Interim Program Chair & Assistant Professor of ESRM

  • Heather Castillo, Assistant Professor of Performing Arts

    2018 Awardee

    Heather Castillo
    Assistant Professor of Performing Arts

  • Phil Hampton, Professor of Chemistry

    2017 Awardee

    Phil Hampton
    Professor of Chemistry

  • Antonio Jiménez Jiménez, Professor and Chair of Spanish/Languages

    2016 Awardee

    Antonio Jiménez Jiménez
    Professor and Chair of Spanish/Languages

  • Simone Aloisio, Professor and Chair of Chemistry

    2015 Awardee

    Simone Aloisio
    Professor and Chair of Chemistry

  • Sunghee Nam, CI Lecturer in Sociology

    2014 Awardee

    Sunghee Nam
    CI Lecturer in Sociology

  • Blake Gillespie, Associate Professor of Chemistry

    2013 Awardee

    Blake Gillespie
    Associate Professor of Chemistry

  • Andrea Grove, Professor of Political Science

    2012 Awardee

    Andrea Grove
    Professor of Political Science

  • Sean Anderson, Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Resource Management

    2011 Awardee

    Sean Anderson
    Assistant Professor of Environmental Science and Resource Management