Belbas-Larson Awards
The Belbas-Larson Awards for Excellence in Teaching is the highest honor USD bestows upon its educators.
The annual award recognizes one tenured and one tenure-track faculty member at the spring commencement with a $5,000 tribute.
The Belbas-Larson Awards were established by a 1956 graduate of USD, Dean Belbas of Edina, Minn. and Sioux Falls, S.D., a former Vice President of General Mills and former Chairman of the Board of the USD Foundation, and his close friends, Harold W. and Kathryn Larson of Scottsdale, Ariz.
Award Criteria (in rank order):
- Demands rigor and high standards of performance for her/himself and for students
- Inspires students to greater achievement
- Ensures course content represents the highest standards in the field
- Maintains involvement with students outside the classroom
- Receives highly positive evaluations by current or former students
- Shows evidence of continuing professional development, and
- Demonstrates improved teaching technique.
Past Winners:
| Tenure | Tenure-Track | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Angeline Lavin Beacom School of Business Dept. of Finance |
Thomas Horton School of Law |
| 2012 | Cliff Summers College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Biology |
David Hulac School of Education Div. of Counseling & Psychology in Education |
| 2011 | Joseph Vitt College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Chemistry |
Michael Allgrunn Beacom School of Business Div. of Economics, Decision Sciences & Statistics |
| 2010 | Dy Vee Dykstra Beacom School of Business Div. of Marketing, Management & Business Law |
Candace Walton College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Contemporary Media & Journalism |
| 2009 | Thomas Davies Beacom School of Business Div. of Accounting |
David Carr Beacom School of Business Div. of Economics |
| 2008 | Chris Hutton School of Law |
Amy Schweinle School of Education Div. of Counseling & Psychology in Education |
| 2007 | Michael Roche College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Political Science |
David Moskowitz College of Fine Arts Dept. of Music |
| 2006 | Christina Keller College of Arts & Sciences |
Gregory Huckabee School of Business Dept. of Marketing |
| 2005 | Susan Gray College of Fine Arts Dept. of Music |
Elizabeth Smith College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Political Science |
| 2004 | John M. Banasiak College of Fine Arts Dept. of Music |
Terry A. Robertson College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Communication Studies |
| 2003 | Judith Sebesta College of Fine Arts Dept. of History |
Harry Freeman School of Education Div. of Counseling & Psychology in Education |
| 2002 | Charles Thatcher School of Law |
Douglas A. Peterson College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Psychology |
| 2001 | Steven J. Bucklin College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of History |
Norma C. Wilson College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of English |
| 2000 | Angeline Lavin School of Business Div. of Economics |
Barbara Yutrzenka College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Psychology |
| 1999 | Paul Cherry College of Fine Arts Dept. of Music |
Laura Horton School of Education Alcohol & Drug Abuse Studies |
| 1998 | Frank Pommersheim School of Law |
Susan Swan College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Speech Communication |
| 1997 | Lana Danielson School of Education Div. of Curriculum and Instruction |
Jack Sumner School of Education Div. of Educational Administration |
| 1996 | Bruce May School of Business Div. of Business Law |
Robert Wood School of Education Div. of Curriculum and Instruction |
| 1995 | David H. Moen School of Business Div. of Economics, Decision Sciences & MIS |
Cliff Summers College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Biology |
| 1994 | Frank J. Aiello College of Fine Arts Dept. of Music |
Linda A. Good School of Education Div. of Curriculum and Instruction |
| 1993 | Thomas A. Holme College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Chemistry |
Andrew Karantinos College of Arts & Sciences Dept. of Mathematical Sciences |
| 1992 | Dennis A. Johnson School of Business Div. of Economics, Decision Sciences & MIS |
Timothy Case College of Fine Arts Dept. of Theatre |
| 1991 | Diane B. Hoadley School of Business Div. of Accounting & Business Law |
Linda J. Reetz School of Education Div. of Curriculum & Instruction |
