Supporting Lindenwood's assessment efforts is part of the professional obligations of all faculty and staff. However, the annual Assessment Champion Award also recognizes those who go above and beyond to promote a culture of assessment and continuous improvement at Lindenwood.
The Assessment Committee has a continuous call for nominations for the annual Assessment Champion Awards. Award recipients will be recognized during the annual Assessment and Planning Summit in May. We want to recognize individuals at Lindenwood that go above and beyond their role to exemplify excellence in assessment practices in the following categories:
- Continuous Improvement Drivers: faculty and staff who lead efforts to improve the student experience through specific departmental initiatives.
- Assessment Elevators: faculty and staff who have made a significant contribution toward the development and innovation of assessment practices.
- Data Heroes: faculty, staff, and students who establish/design independent data-informed strategies for a department, activity, or institution.
Please submit all completed nomination forms to assessment@lindenwood.edu.
Assessment Champions
Since 2017, Lindenwood University has recognized 34 faculty and staff for their commitment to assessment, data-informed planning, and continuous improvement. Previous Assessment Champion Award recipients are listed below.
2024 Assessment Champions
- Data Heroes: Erin Martin & Becky Taylor
- Assessment Elevator: Justine Pas
- Continuous Improvement Driver-Graduate Attribute Distinction: Barbara Hosto-Marti
2023 Assessment Champions
- Data Hero: Melissa Qualls
- Assessment Elevator: W. Travis McMaken
- Continuous Improvement Driver: Madison Shaw
2022 Assessment Champions
- Continuous Improvement Drivers: Sue Edele and Liz MacDonald
- Assessment Elevator: Janette Ralston
- Data Hero: Howard Wall
2021 Assessment Champions
- Continuous Improvement Drivers: Sarah Leassner
- Assessment Elevator: Mitch Nasser
- Data Hero: Janette Ralston
2020 Assessment Champions
- Robyne Elder
- Betsy Feutz
- Michael Marzano
- Tammy Moore
2019 Assessment Champions
- Sara Bagley
- Kate Herrell
- Erin Martin
- Michael Matthew
- Karin May
- Julie Turner
- Brittany Weiss
2018 Assessment Champions
- Amanda Aldridge
- Geremy Carnes
- Mira Ezvan
- Tom Godar
- James Hutson
- Areerat Kichkha
- Meri Marsh
- Sarah Patterson-Mills
- Janette Ralston
- Jessica Randolph
- Aaron Shilling
- Scott Shreve
- Bob Steffes
- Jeff Weinrich
- Peter Weitzel
2017 Assessment Champions
- Geremy Carnes
- Kate Herrell
- Beth Kania-Gosche
- Jennifer Mack
- Jessica Randolph
- Chris Scribner
- Thomas Trice
- Graham Weir