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2026 Great Teacher Award Recipients

To learn more about the 2026 Great Teacher Awards: https://uknow.uky.edu/professional-news/2026-great-teacher-award-winners-honored

  • Zach Agioutantis, Pigman College of Engineering
  • Robin Cooper, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Patrick Lee Lucas, College of Design
  • ToniMarie Marchioni, College of Fine Arts
  • Mark Prendergast, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Paul Priyesh, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

2025

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  • Sahar Alameh, College of Education
  • Gosia Chwatko, College of Engineering
  • Isabel C. Escobar, College of Engineering
  • Channon Horn,  College of Education
  • Matthew Kim, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Douglas Klein, College of Engineering

2024

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  • Jordan Brower, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Bradley Elliott, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Mark Fillmore, College of Arts and Sciences
  • Kayla Johnson, College of Education
  • Zada Komara, Lewis Honors College
  • Eric Thomas Weber, College of Education

2023

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  • Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Pigman College of Engineering
  • Jennifer Bird-Pollan, Rosenberg College of Law
  • Candice Hargons, College of Education
  • Derek Lane, College of Communication and Information
  • Kenton Sena, Lewis Honors College
  • Martina Vasil, College of Fine Arts

2022

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  • Beth Barnes, College of Communication and Information 
  • Zachary Bray, Rosenberg College of Law 
  • Olivia Davis, Gatton College of Business and Economics
  • John Groppo, College of Engineering
  • Cortney Lollar, Rosenberg College of Law
  • Beth Rous, College of Education