1971 to present

Created in 1964, the Wittke Award is named for Carl F. Wittke, who from 1948-63 was a professor of history, chairman of that department, and a vice president of Western Reserve University. He was a leader in the intellectual life of the University.

All faculty members who teach undergraduates are eligible for the annual award. A committee of students interviews faculty members who undergraduates nominate for the award, and recommends winners. The awards, which carry a cash prize, are presented in the spring at CWRU's annual commencement convocation.

The following CWRU faculty members have received this award:

• 1971: Robert P. Davis (biology) and P.K. Saha (English and linguistics)
• 1972: Kathryn Karipides (physical education/dance) and Joseph M. Prahl (fluid, thermal, and aerospace engineering)
• 1973: Georgia E. Lesh-Laurie (biology) and Carl W. Ubbelohde (history)
• 1974: B. Samuel Tanenbaum (electrical engineering & applied physics) and Mary Jean Thomas (speech communication)
• 1975: Michael Altschul (history) and William L. Gordon (physics)
• 1976: Frederick W. Phelps (electrical engineering & applied physics)
• 1977: James E. Nation (speech communication)
• 1978: William B. Watson (mathematics)
• 1979: Stephen Brobeck (American studies) and Christopher Hill (philosophy)
• 1980: Lynn J. Ebert (metallurgy & materials science)
• 1981: Celia R. Hooper (communication sciences)
• 1982: Thomas G. Eck (physics)
• 1983: Walter A. Strauss (modern languages & literature)
• 1984: Ronald L. Cechner (biomedical engineering)
• 1985: not awarded
• 1986: Atwood D. Gaines (anthropology)
• 1987: Isabel Parraga (nutrition)
• 1988: Alan Rocke (history)
• 1989: Wendell Williams (materials science & engineering)
• 1990: Peter L. McCall (geological sciences & biology)
• 1991: Dominique Durand (biomedical engineering)
• 1992: Jill E. Korbin (anthropology)
• 1993: Ignacio J. Ocasio (chemistry) and P. K. Saha (English)
• 1994: William T. Bogart (economics) and Bruce M. Ikenaga (mathematics)
• 1995: Catherine L. Albers (theater arts) and Donald L. Feke (chemical engineering)
• 1996: Sandra Lane (anthropology) and Kenneth A. Loparo (systems engineering)
• 1997: Chin-Tai Kim (philosophy) and Aaron A. Jennings (civil engineering)
• 1998: Miriam R. Levin (history) and Joe H. Payer (materials science & engineering)
• 1999: Gary Ciepluch (music) and Dave Smith (electrical engineering and computer science)
• 2000: Thomas Sayers Ellis (English) and Carol Epstein (nursing)
• 2001: Kenneth Ledford (history) and Mano Singham (physics)
• 2002:Ron Cechner (biomedical engineering) and John Orlock (theater arts)
• 2003: Jutta Ittner (German) and Eric Youngstrom (psychology)

Legal Information | © 2003 Case Western Reserve University | Contact the Department