{"id":1880,"date":"2025-04-17T11:39:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T19:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2025-04-17T12:03:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T20:03:59","slug":"wsu-teaching-academy-inducts-21-new-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/2025\/04\/17\/wsu-teaching-academy-inducts-21-new-members\/","title":{"rendered":"WSU Teaching Academy Inducts 21 New Members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/\">Washington State University Teaching Academy<\/a> welcomed 21 faculty from four campuses to its <a href=\"https:\/\/provost.wsu.edu\/teaching-academy\/directory\/\">membership roster<\/a> at an April 15 induction ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased with the exceptional teaching accomplishments of our newest members, and the breadth of their disciplines will add greatly to the scope of our organization,\u201d said Kate Watts, academy chair. \u201cWe look forward to the new members\u2019 energy and enthusiasm, and to the many contributions they will make to the academy and to teaching effectiveness, professionalism, and scholarship at WSU.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The WSU Teaching Academy is made up of educators across the university who share advocacy, expertise, and resources to help faculty engage students in transformative learning experiences that lead to their academic success. Watts thanked the membership committee and its chair, Sarah Whitley, for evaluating membership nominations and applications this year. The most recent previous induction of new members was in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_a3e-l7m-e6d.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_a3e-l7m-e6d.jpg\" alt=\"Faculty that became new members of the WSU Teaching Academy at the 2025 membership induction ceremony. Inductees that attended both in-person and virtually pose with WSU Provost T. Chris Riley-Tilman.\" class=\"wp-image-1879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_a3e-l7m-e6d.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_a3e-l7m-e6d-396x202.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2370_a3e-l7m-e6d-198x101.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wsu-spacing-before--xmedium wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"498\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"1885\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2348_a3e-l7m-e6d.jpg\" alt=\"WSU Provost and Executive Vice President T. Chris Riley-Tillman gives remarks from the podium to kick off the WSU Teaching Academy's 2025 member induction ceremony.\" class=\"wp-image-1885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2348_a3e-l7m-e6d.jpg 498w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2348_a3e-l7m-e6d-396x509.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2348_a3e-l7m-e6d-154x198.jpg 154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" data-id=\"1887\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2372_a3e-l7m-e6d.jpg\" alt=\"Attendees listen to remarks at the WSU Teaching Academy's 2025 member induction ceremony.\" class=\"wp-image-1887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2372_a3e-l7m-e6d.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2372_a3e-l7m-e6d-396x298.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2372_a3e-l7m-e6d-198x149.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" data-id=\"1886\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2368_a3e-l7m-e6d.jpg\" alt=\"Richard Zack shakes hands with WSU Teaching Academy chair Kate Watts as his induction to the academy is formally recognized.\" class=\"wp-image-1886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2368_a3e-l7m-e6d.jpg 640w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2368_a3e-l7m-e6d-396x298.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-provost\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2025\/04\/wsu-teaching-academy_2025-member-induction-ceremony_thumbnail_IMG_2368_a3e-l7m-e6d-198x149.jpg 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\" wsu-list--columns-2\">\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Ayesha Ahmed<\/strong>, Pharmaceutical Sciences, WSU Spokane<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Kristin Cutler<\/strong>, Sociology, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Michael Dunn<\/strong>, Education, WSU Vancouver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Gunjan Gakhar<\/strong>, Biological Sciences, WSU Vancouver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Jennifer Hanlon-Wilde<\/strong>, Nursing, WSU Vancouver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Dipra Jha<\/strong>, Hospitality Business Management, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Laura Kuhlman<\/strong>, English, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">JoAnn LoSavio<\/strong>, History, WSU Vancouver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Dean Luethi<\/strong>, Music, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Susan Matthew<\/strong>, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Hillary Mellinger<\/strong>, Criminal Justice and Criminology, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Jacob Murray<\/strong>, Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, WSU Everett<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Connie Nguyen-Truong<\/strong>, Nursing, WSU Vancouver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Rae Olsson<\/strong>, Entomology, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Michael Pelch<\/strong>, Environment, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Wendy Raney<\/strong>, Communication, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Molly Schotzko<\/strong>, Communication, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Alexander Spradlin<\/strong>, Psychology, WSU Vancouver<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Aaron Wacker<\/strong>, Music, Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Anne Wilhelm<\/strong>, Mathematics and Statistics, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong class=\"fw-sb\">Richard Zack<\/strong>, Entomology, WSU Pullman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity wsu-separator--subtle wsu-spacing-after--medium\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading fw-sb wsu-font-size--xxmedium wsu-spacing-after--xmedium\">Media contacts:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--small\"><strong>Kate Watts<\/strong>, WSU Teaching Academy chair, <a href=\"mailto:kate.watts@wsu.edu\">kate.watts@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-large is-resized\"><a class=\"dy--block non-text-link w--100pct\" href=\"https:\/\/news.wsu.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/17\/wsu-teaching-academy-inducts-21-new-members\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/daesa.wsu.edu\/documents\/2023\/10\/wsu-insider_header-hero-bkgrd3.svg\" alt=\"Read the full article in the WSU Insider.\" width=\"397\" height=\"86\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington State University Teaching 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