The winner of the annual Pantagraph Award for Teaching Excellence is selected by IWU’s Promotion and Tenure Committee based on nominations received from members of the faculty. The award recognizes teaching, scholarship, and service. It is the University's top teaching honor and is sponsored by the daily newspaper headquartered in Bloomington.

1960 William T. Beadles, Insurance

1961 Wayne W. Wantland, Biology

1962 R. Dwight Drexler, Piano

1963 Elizabeth H. Oggel, English

1964 Rupert Kilgore, Art

1965 Dorothea S. Franzen, Biology

1966 Joseph H. Meyers, English

1967 Marie J. Robinson, Speech

1968 Bunyon H. Andrew, History

1969 Wendell W. Hess, Chemistry

1970 Jerry Stone, Religion

1971 Doris C. Meyers, Philosophy

1972 John Ficca, Drama

1973 Robert Burda, English

1974 Max A. Pape, Sociology

1975 Lucile Klauser, Education

1976 R. Bedford Watkins, Jr., Music

1977 Harvey F. Beutner, English

1978 Frank D. Starkey, Chemistry

1979 Fred B. Brian, Art

1980 Sammye Crawford Greer, English

1981 Jerry M. Israel, History

1982 John D. Heyl, History

1983 J. Robert Hippensteele, Biology

1984 Larry M. Colter, Philosophy

1985 Sue Ann Huseman, French

1986 Bruce B. Criley, Biology

1987 Michael B. Young, History

1988 Emily Dunn Dale, Sociology

1989 Pamela Buchanan Muirhead, English

1990 Thomas A. Griffiths, Biology

1991 Robert C. Bray, English

1992 John D. Wenum, Political Science

1993 Mona J. Gardner, Business and Economics

1994 Paul E. Bushnell, History

1995 James D. Matthews, French

1996 Kathleen O'Gorman, English

1997 Jared Brown, Theatre Arts

1998 W. Michael Weis, History

1999 Michael C. Seeborg, Economics

2000 Teodora O. Amoloza, Sociology

2001 Carole A. Myscofski, Religion

2002 Tari Renner, Politial Science

2003 Carolyn Nadeau, Hispanic Studies

2004 James Plath, English

2005 Christopher Prendergast, Sociology

2006 Mary Ann Bushman, English

2007 James Sikora, Sociology

2008 Marina Balina, German and Russian