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The Deborah Gerner Innovative Teaching Award

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The Deborah Gerner Innovative Teaching in International Studies Award award honors the legacy of Misty Gerner as not only a fine scholar, but also as a passionate and dedicated teacher and mentor. To carry her memory and mission forward, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers and the editorial board of the New Millennium Books in International Studies series have established a Deborah “Misty” Gerner Innovative Teaching in International Studies Award, which would be granted annually to an instructor who has developed effective new approaches to teaching in the discipline. Examples could include innovative case studies, teaching software, and simulations. Preference will be given to materials that can be easily adapted by other instructors. In keeping with Misty’s interests and commitments and the goals of the New Millennium Book Series, emphasis will be on pedagogy that engages students with issues of war, peace, identity, sovereignty, security, and sustainability—economic, environmental, or ethical—as they are evolving in the 21st century.

ABOUT THE AWARD:

  • The $500 annual award is funded by donations from Rowman & Littlefield and from members of the NMB editorial board, as well as other friends and colleagues who wish to contribute. The award will be presented at the ISA awards ceremony by a Rowman & Littlefield representative and a member of the awards committee.
  • Nominations: Nominations should include a current c.v. of the nominee and a covering letter that describes the nominee's teaching achievements. Nominations should be sent by e-mail to all members of the Award Committee [pettengm@wou.edu, vgolich@csusm.edu, holsti@duke.edu], as well as to the Executive Director of ISA [volgy@email.arizona.edu]. The deadline for nominations  is September 15th. Please note, for this year only, the Award Committee has extended the deadline to October 15th.
  • Committee vacancies are filled as nomination by the incoming President of ISA and approved by the Governing Council. The committee is made up of three members with staggered three year terms. One person on the committee typically comes from the ALIAS section of the ISA.

AWARD RECIPIENTS

  • 2008: Pamela Martin, Coastal Carolina University; Scott D. Sagan, Stanford University

AWARD COMMITTEE CHAIR
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Tim Shaw, March 2007-March 2010
Institute of International Relations
University of West Indies
St. Augustine Campus
Trinidad and Tobago
Telephone: 868-622-2002 x2010
Fax: 868-663-9685
Email: timothy.shaw@sta.uwi.edu

AWARD COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Vicki Golich, March 2007-March 2010
College of Arts and Sciences
California State University San Marcos
333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 USA
Telephone: 760.750.4195
Fax: 760.750.3005
Email: vgolich@csusm.edu

Mary Pettenger, March 2007-March 2009
Department of Political Science
Western Oregon University
345 N. Monmouth Avenue
Monmouth, OR 97361
Telephone: 503.838.8301
Fax: 503.838.8635
Email: pettengm@wou.edu