Book of Great Teachers

The Book of Great Teachers honors outstanding teaching faculty who have demonstrated sustained excellence in the classroom. To be nominated, professors and former professors must have served on the Purdue faculty for at least 10 years.

The book is actually a bronze and walnut wall display located in the west foyer of the Purdue Memorial Union. It was first unveiled in 1999 with 225 former and current faculty honorees. Names have been added to the book during ceremonies in 2003 and 2008.

The following CFS faculty are included in the Book of Great Teachers:

2008

  • Joseph M. LaLopa, Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • John Rousselle, Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Douglas Sprenkle, Child Development and Family Studies

2003

  • Carl G. Braunlich, Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Bruce I. Lazarus, Hospitality and Tourism Management
  • Alastair M. Morrison, Hospitality and Tourism Management

1999

  • Mary E. Fuqua, Foods and Nutrition
  • Karen S. Jamesen, Foods and Nutrition
  • Christine M. Ladisch, Consumer and Family Sciences
  • Mary Lockwood Matthews, Home Economics
  • Murial McFarland, Home Economics
  • Margaret Murphy, Home Economics
  • Mary Alice Nebold, Consumer and Family Sciences
  • Gladys Vail, Foods and Nutrition
  • Connie M. Weaver, Foods and Nutrition
  • Olivia Bennett Wood, Foods and Nutrition