The 2022-2023 recipient of the Kreider Prize for Teaching Excellence is Elizabethtown College Associate Professor of Engineering Brenda Read-Daily.
The Professional Development Committee chose Read-Daily from nominations submitted by alumni, current students, faculty, and staff. In addition to receiving a monetary award, Read-Daily will be invited to deliver the Kreider Prize Lecture in fall 2023.
“The Professional Development Committee is pleased to select Dr. Brenda Read-Daily for the 2023 Kreider Prize,” Chair of the Professional Development Committee at Elizabethtown College Kristi Arnold said. “Students, alumni, faculty, and staff praise her outstanding mentorship, excellence in teaching, and classroom engagement, as well as her advocacy of sustainable engineering.”
Associate Professor of Engineering Brenda Read-Daily
Nomination letters portray Read-Daily as an impactful and inspiring mentor to many. Students find her approachable, knowledgeable, and committed to their success and growth.
“It is a tremendous honor to receive the Kreider Prize,” Read-Daily said. “I am blessed to work in an environment with students and colleagues who inspire and challenge me to grow as an educator. Etown is a special place, and I am grateful to be a part of a community that values student-centered learning.”
In addition to her dedication to mentorship, faculty mention their admiration for her teaching methodologies. Of note, is her application of Mastery-Based Learning in her classes and her use of an “Epic Finale” for her final exams. One faculty member stated after observing Dr. Read-Daily’s courses that they “always come away with new insights and inspirations.”
Kreider Prize Background:
Through the generosity of Thomas Conner ’72, professor of history at Hillsdale College, the annual award is made possible and awarded to a current Elizabethtown College faculty member for excellence in teaching and mentoring. The award is named in honor of J. Kenneth Kreider, professor of history emeritus, and Carroll L. Kreider, professor of business emerita, “for their inspirational service to countless students at Elizabethtown College.” The Kreiders were not only inspirational in the classroom but also were powerful mentors and role models.