Change is never easy, and we know this is a challenging time as you navigate recent announcements affecting programs and operations at Oakland City University. We want you to know that your educational journey doesn’t have to pause.
At the University of Southern Indiana, we are fully committed to helping you transition seamlessly so you can stay on track with your education journey. We’ve designed this dedicated page specifically for you to explore our programs, access resources, learn about credit transfers and continue your education with minimal interruption.
The H. Lee Cooper Core Curriculum Teaching Award was established in 2000 and honors a USI faculty member whose work in University Core Courses (UCC) has been especially creative and successful in furthering UCC goals. Recipients receive a stipend underwritten by longtime and generous University friends, Ann and H. Lee Cooper III.
| 2025 | Zachary Pilot | Psychology |
| 2024 | Bohan Ye | Economics |
| 2023 | Mark D. Krahling | Chemistry |
| 2022 | Leigh Anne Howard | Communication |
| 2022 | Stephanie L. Young | Communication |
| 2021 | No award given. | |
| 2020 | Jenn Horn | English |
| 2019 | Sakina M. Hughes | History |
| 2018 | Xavia Harrington-Burton | English |
| 2017 | Robert Millard-Mendez | Art |
| 2016 | No award given. | |
| 2015 | Michael Ndemanu | Education |
| 2014 | Aimee Y. Mark | Psychology |
| 2013 | Garret Merriam | Philosophy |
| 2012 | Amie R. McKibban | Psychology |
| 2011 | Steven D. Williams | Sociology |
| 2010 | Mary Lyn Stoll | Philosophy |
| 2009 | Barbara S. Kalvelage | Biology |
| 2008 | Michael D. Dixon | History |
| 2007 | Kent W. Scheller | Physics |
| 2006 | Charles F. Petranek | Sociology |
| 2005 | Susan S. Wolfe | Foreign Languages |
| 2004 | Eric von Fuhrmann | English |
| 2003 | Augustine Jay Fredrich | Engineering |
| 2002 | Hilary A. Braysmith | Art |
| 2001 | Craig McCarron | Mathematics |