Mike Engelhardt, ProfessorThe Board of Regents of the University of Texas System recognized Mike Engelhardt, Professor in structural engineering, mechanics, and materials, for outstanding teaching. The awards are given to faculty members from across the UT System who demonstrate extraordinary classroom performance and innovation at the undergraduate level.
The Board of Regents Award nominees must demonstrate a clear commitment to teaching and sustained ability to deliver excellence to the undergraduate learning experience. Faculty candidates underwent rigorous examination of their teaching performance over three years by campus and external examiners. Evaluations by students, peer faculty and outside reviewers considered a wide range of criteria which included classroom expertise, curricula quality, innovative course development and student learning outcomes.
