The Colleague to Colleague Awards are presented annually at the Summer Institute on Distance Learning and Instructional Technology (SIDLIT). The Awards include:

Innovation in Teaching Award

The criteria for this award is a faculty member who best incorporates creative and innovative teaching strategies in their courses.

• Creates student-focused, learning-oriented innovations in technology to facilitate learning.
• Demonstrates best practices in online course design including innovative strategies that actively engage students.
• Actively pursues avenues for personal continuous improvement to facilitate the uses of technology in online learning.

Outstanding Technical Support Staff Award

The criteria for this award is a support person who best exemplifies customer service and outstanding performance in assisting faculty with the use of technology in instruction.

• Creates an environment for educational technology exploration, innovation, and usage among faculty and students.
• Creates an environment of listening to determine the student and faculty needs and requirements for utilizing technology effectively.
• Exemplifies customer service in assisting those using instructional technology.
• Actively seeks input into the support process to improve the use of instructional technology.

The Jonathan Bacon Outstanding Leadership Award

The criteria for this award is a person who has "pushed the envelope" at any level in support of instructional technology.

• Sets organizational direction or climate to create an innovative, technology-based student-centered learning oriented climate.
• Encourages or uses key comparative data and information to track student learning to support operational and strategic decision making for learning innovation.
• Promotes diverse ideas among faculty and students to enhance a culture of technology usage.
• Stays up to date on learning technology innovation and promotes funding streams to support growth to improve student learning.

  Past winners include:

2009-2010 Recipients

Jonathan Bacon Leadership Award
Dr. Leo Hirner
Director, Distance Education
Metropolitan Community College

Innovation in Teaching Award
Dr. Zeni Colorado
Assistant Professor
Emporia State University

Outstanding Technical Support Award
Julie Smith
Online System Administrator
Butler Community College

2008-2009 Recipients

Jonathan Bacon Leadership Award
Dr. Chris Crawford
Fort Hays State University

Innovation in Teaching Award
Jeff Merritt
Johnson County Community College

Outstanding Technical Support Award
Brenda Wilson
University of Central Missouri

2007-2008 Recipients

Excellence in Leadership Award
Anita Mills
Nursing
Butler Community College

Innovation in Teaching Award
Robert Walker
Associate Professor, Music
Labette Community College

Outstanding Technical Support Award
Linda Wapelhorst
Assistant Director, Instructional Technology
Butler Community College

Outstanding Technical Support Award
Grant James
University of Kansas- Medical Center

2006-2007 Recipients

Excellence in Leadership Award
Meg McGranaghan
Director of Instructional Technology
Butler Community College

Outstanding Online Instructor Award
Dorothy Ochs
Fort Hays State University

Outstanding Online Course Award
Julia Cotter
Johnson County Community College

Outstanding Technical Support Award
Julie Rorabaugh
Instructional Technologist
Cowley County Community College

2005-2006 Recipients

Excellence in Leadership Award
Dr. Elizabeth Unger
Kansas State University

Outstanding Online Course Award
Dr. Beth Walizer
Fort Hays State University

Outstanding Technical Support Award
Bryan Vandiviere
Kansas State University

2004-2005 Recipients

Excellence in Leadership Award
Glen McNeil
Interim Chair of Health and Human Performance
Fort Hays State University

Outstanding Online Course Award
Alan Featherstone (Agricultural Economics)
Kansas State University

Outstanding Technical Support Award
Jodie Wear-Leiker
Fort Hays State University

2003-2004 Recipients

Excellence in Leadership Award
Rob Caffey
Kansas State University

Outstanding Online Instructor Award
Dr. Joella Mehrhof
Emporia State University

Outstanding Online Course Award
Chuck Fann (Criminal Justice)
Fort Hays State University

Outstanding Technical Support Award
Mitch Weber
Fort Hays State University
 

2002-2003 Recipients

Excellence in Leadership Award
Dr. John Ziegler
Emporia State University

Outstanding Online Instructor Award
Dr. Karolyn Kells
Fort Hays State University

Outstanding Online Course Award
Mike Brotherton
Labette Community College

Outstanding Technical Support Award
Kay Shireman
Emporia State University
 

2001-2002 Recipients

Excellence in Leadership Award
Jonathan Bacon
Johnson County Community College

Outstanding Online Instructor Award
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Outstanding Online Course Award
Dr. Kim Karr
Butler County Community College

Outstanding Technical Support Award
Kay Shireman
Emporia State University