Johnson receives First Year Faculty Award

Peoria, Illinois Ð August 20, 2003 Ð Dr. Keith Johnson, assistant professor of biology at Bradley University, was awarded the First Year Faculty Award during the annual University Conference on Tuesday.

Selection of the recipient is based on student evaluations, peer visitation, course innovation and instructional improvement. The honoree receives a certificate and stipend. Dr. Johnson received a bachelor's degree from Monmouth College and a doctorate from Dartmouth. He did post-doctoral studies at Rice University from 1993 to 1999, and served as a visiting assistant professor at Colby College prior to coming to Bradley in 2002.

The First Year Faculty Award dates back to 1989 when the Sears Roebuck Foundation established a national teaching excellence program that enabled Bradley to honor a teacher who had completed his or her first year at the University and had demonstrated excellence in instruction. Although the Sears Foundation no longer sponsors the award, the University continues to honor one first-year tenure-track faculty member each year.