The Presidential Teaching Fellows program in the Honors College aims to draw faculty from across campus to teach Honors undergraduate courses. Please scroll down for more information:
Professor of English Education
2026-27 Honors College Presidential Teaching Fellow
Professor, Department of Anthropology
2026-27 Honors College Presidential Teaching Fellow
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
2026-27 Honors College Presidential Teaching Fellow
Nancy Hester Presidential Professor and Chair of Mathematics
2026-27 Honors College Presidential Teaching Fellow
Presidential Professor of Biology, School of Biological Sciences
2026-27 Honors College Presidential Teaching Fellow
Associate Professor, Department of History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
2026-27 Honors College Presidential Teaching Fellow
Professor, Department of Mathematics
2026-27 Honors College Presidential Teaching Fellow
The Honors College invites outstanding OU faculty to apply for the Presidential Teaching Fellows (PTF) program — a unique opportunity to focus exclusively on teaching Honors undergraduate courses. Fellows receive a stipend in recognition of their exceptional commitment to undergraduate teaching and mentoring, as well as their role in creating bold, interdisciplinary classes that inspire students and enrich their own pedagogy.
All tenured and ranked renewable-term faculty from any OU department or college are eligible to apply with approval from their home department. Learn more about the program and how to apply in the Provost’s memo linked below.
2025-26
Elena Bessarabova, Communication
Victoria Sturtevant, Film and Media Studies
2024-25
Trina Hope, Sociology
James Ziegler, English
2023-24
John Banas, Communication
Ralph Beliveau, Creative Media Production and Professional Writing
2022-23
Rita Keresztesi, English
2022
Aparna Nair, History of Science
2020-22
Jill Hicks-Keeton, Religious Studies
Michael Soreghan, Geosciences
2018-20
Ellen Greene, Classics and Letters
Heather Ketchum, Entomology
2017-19
Justin Wert, Political Science
2016-18
David Anderson, English
Aparna Mitra, Economics
2015-17
Doug Gaffin, Biology
Allen Hertzke, Political Science
Joshua Landis, International Studies
