XCaliber Award for Excellence in Technology Assisted Teaching and Learning

Established in 1996 by the Office of the Provost, the XCaliber Award — shorthand for exceptional, high-caliber contributions to technology-enriched learning activities — is presented annually by Technology-enhanced Learning and Online Strategies (TLOS), part of the Division of Information Technology. Recipients receive a cash award and a commemorative plaque and are invited to showcase their award-winning activities at a special event.

Team Awards

2023: David Hicks, Todd Ogle, Paul Quigley, and Thomas Tucker
2022: The Production Planning Game in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Natalie Cherbaka, Melissa Tilashalski, Andrew Thomas, Kimberly Ellis, Matthew Garlington, and Ben LaBine
2015: Marlene Preston, Brandi Quesenberry
2014: Paola Zellner Bassett, Tom Martin
2013: Ron Lewis, Eric Gilmore, Odie Hestnes
2012: (Team 1) Christopher Williams, Austin Amaya, Ethan Groves, and Jacob More
(Team2) Eloise Coupey, Edward Dorsa, Ronald Kemnitzer, Thomas Martin, and Lisa McNair
2011: (Team 1) Kihong Ku, Jonathan Grinham, Negar Kalatar Mehrjardi, Spencer Lee
(Team 2) Elisabeth Bloomer, Steve Culver, Virginia Fowler, Kathryn Graham, Anne Laughlin, Jennifer Lawrence, Victoria Le Corre-Cochran, Julie Mengert, Nancy Metz, Steve Oakey, Vanessa Ruccolo, Jennifer Sparrow, Todd Stafford, Teggin Summers, Ray Van Dyke, Marc Zaldivar, and Hongbo Zhang
2010: Lumenhaus Solar Decathlon Team: Joseph Wheeler, Robert Dunay, Robert Schubert, Andrew McCoy, Jane Machin, Benjamin Johnson, Denis Gracanin, and Virgilio Centeno
2010: (Group) Bruce Hull, Courtney Kimmel, Jennifer Sparrow
2009: David Clark, II, Nathan King, Matthew Lutz, Taranjit Kaur, Jatinder Singh
2007: Digital History Team: Thomas Ewing, Mark Barrow, Jr., Hayward Farrar, Kathleen Jones, Marian Mollin, Amy Nelson, Robert Stephens, Daniel Thorp, David Hicks, C. Edward Watson, and Jane Lehr
and Global Faculty Team: Jan Helge Bøhn, Reiner Anderl, Lewis Thigpen, Pedro Orta Castañón, and Lin Zhongqin
2006: Scott Hendricks, Glenn Kraige, and Don Morris
2004: Sheryl Ball, Catherine Eckel, and Scott Midkiff
2003: Solar Decathlon Team: Robert Dunay, Mike Ellis, Robert Schubert and Mehdi Setareh
and Multimedia Technology Team: Jane Lehr, Brent Jesiek, Jonson Miller, Mark Harden, Thomas Bigley, Lance Huff, Jeffrey Dalton, Douglas Whorley, Bryan Hey, Donna Whitmarsh, Chris Hays, Gary Downey
2002: Holly S. Bender, Eric M. Mills, Jared A. Danielson, and Pamela J. Vermeer
2001: John Seiler, Jeffrey Kirwan, and, John Peterson
2000: Barbara Lockee, Gregory P. Sherman, Katherine S. Cennamo, Glen A. Holmes, D. Michael Moore, and Kenneth R. Potter
1999: Math Emporium Group
1998: Stephen E. Scheckler, C. David Taylor, and Stewart A. Hill

Individual Award(s)

2021: Monty Abbas, Rodrigo Sarlo
2020: Diana Bairaktarova
2019: Aaron Brantly, Deborah Tatar
2018: Timothy Baird, Ashley Reed
2017: Edward J.K. Gitre, Clifford A. Shaffer
2016: Edward A. Fox, Dennis Kafura
2015: Jennifer Sano-Franchini, Kathleen Hancock
2014: Matthew Wisnioski
2013: John E. Taylor
2012: Frances Quek
2011: Peter Sforza
2010: Kelly A. Parkes, Ivica Ico Bukvic
2009: Sara Kajder
2008: Thomas Walker
2007: none
2006: Stephen Edwards
2005: Joseph Tront
2004: Ketan Trivedi and Herve Marand
2003: Lawrence Grossman
2002: Timothy W. Luke
2000: Arthur L. Buikema Jr.
1999: Dwight Barnette
1998: Valerie G. Hardcastle

XCaliber Lifetime Achievement Award

Presented to these individuals for excellence involved in teaching with technology

2009: Robert Siegle
2008: James Sochinski
1998: Virgil A. Cook