The Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia

Curry Professor Receives All-University Teaching Award

The University of Virginia has presented Randy Bell, Curry School associate professor of science education, with an All-University Teaching Award recognizing demonstrated excellence in teaching.

“Randy Bell models the best evidenced-based teaching practices in all his classes,” said Dean David Breneman in his nomination letter. “His expertise and dedication to teaching have been increasingly cited as a model in an area of great national need – the need for high quality science teachers.”

According to doctoral student, Heather Farquhar, Bell is a professor “who is so incredibly committed to teaching while still managing to maintain a rigorous research agenda, continuing to produce work that distinguishes him as an expert in the field nationwide.” She said she is inspired by his passion for effective science teaching and his genuine and deep concern for the growth of his students.

A total of nine All-University Teaching Awards were presented at a banquet in the Rotunda Dome Room on April 25 (see related UVA Today article). The awards are administered by the University’s Teaching Resource Center.

Curry faculty members who have received All-University Teaching Awards in previous years include Robert Lynn Canady, 1990-91; Brenda H. Loyd, 1994-95; David H. Perrin, 1996-97; Daniel O. Hallahan, 1997-98; and Laura Smolkin, 2002-03.