Each year, the Dean of the College selects one member of the faculty to receive the McLain-McTurnan-Arnold Excellence in Teaching Award. The award honors the memories of Reid H. McLain ’27, Clair McTurnan ’10, and Kent Arnold ’29, and has been given annually to a member of the faculty who has distinguished him or herself by innovative and engaging teaching since 1965. Recent winners of the award are listed below, with links to their award citation (if available).

2019 – Eric Wetzel – Citation by Dean Scott Feller
2018 – Brian Tucker – Citation by Dean Scott Feller
2017 – Michelle Pittard – Citation by Dean Scott Feller 
2016 – Lon Porter – Citation by Dean Scott Feller 
2015 – Dwight Watson – Citation by Dean Scott Feller 
2014 – Rick Warner
2013 – Kealoha “Kay” Widdows
2012 – James Brown
2011 – Robert Horton
2010 – Joe Day
2009 – Scott Feller
2008 – Cheryl Hughes
2007 – Stephen Morillo
2006 – David Blix
2005 – David Timmerman
2004 – Doug Calisch
2003 – David Krohne
2002 – James Barnes
2001 – Michael Abbott
2000 – John Fischer
1999 – Charles Blaich
1998 – Deborah Butler
1997 – Paul McKinney
1996 – Leslie Day
1995 – Humberto Barreto
1994 – Melissa Butler
1993 – Richard Dallinger
1992 – Tobey Herzog
1991 – Warren Rosenberg
1990 – David Hadley
1989 – Bonnie Gold
1988 – Eric Dean
1987 – Roy Miller
1986 – Donald Herring
1985 – Brenda Bankart
1984 – Hall Peebles
1983 – Eliot Williams
1982 – Herbert Stern
1981 – David Greene
1980 – Austin Brooks
1979 – William Placher
1978 – Steven Schmutte
1977 – John Zimmerman
1976 – Raymond Williams
1975 – Peter Frederick
1974 – Victor Powell
1973 – Paul Mielke, Lawrence Hackstaff, Edward McLean
1972 – Lester Hearson
1971 – Owen Duston
1970 – George Lipsky
1969 – Benjamin Rogge
1968 – Willis Johnson
1967 – Donald Baker
1966 – John Charles
1965 – Edward Haenisch