Indiana Tech is pleased to announce that adjunct professor, Michael Biers, has been named Questa Education Foundation Teacher of the Year by Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly.<\/p>\n
Biers was honored on Sept. 16 when the publication released its 2017 Education Award winners. The awards recognize outstanding teachers in northeast Indiana who engage and inspire their students, and encourage life-long learning. Biers and other award winners will be recognized at an awards banquet on Oct. 18 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.<\/p>\n
\u201cMichael is an outstanding adjunct engineering instructor for us. His evaluations, completed by students, are consistently among the best. Students love his ability to teach both the theory and the hands-on applications in his courses,\u201d said David Aschliman, dean of Indiana Tech’s College of Engineering. \u201cBelieve it or not, Michael takes \u2018vacation time\u2019 from his full-time job to teach in the Indiana Tech Engineering Summer Camp.\u00a0 We sincerely appreciate his service to Indiana Tech students.\u201d<\/p>\n
Biers has taught electrical engineering courses at Indiana Tech as an adjunct professor for a little more than a decade. He\u00a0is a senior design engineer at Harris Corporation in Fort Wayne.<\/p>\n
\u201cWinning this award is quite an honor, but I am just doing what I love to do,” Biers said. “Sharing my expertise with students and helping them move forward in their careers is special to me. I\u2019m happy that Indiana Tech cultivates the type of positive learning environment that allows me to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Indiana Tech thanks all award winners for creating stellar learning environments for their students.<\/p>\n
IPFW Lifetime Achievement Award Higher Education\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Ahmed Rachdi, IPFW<\/span><\/p>\n Continuing Lecturer, Doermer School of Business\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n IPFW Lifetime Achievement Award Pre-K-12<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Vicki Aniton, Early Childhood Alliance Beacon Learning Center<\/span><\/p>\n Pre-School Teacher\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Questa Education Foundation Teacher of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Mike Biers, Indiana Tech<\/span><\/p>\n Adjunct Professor, College of Engineering\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n IPFW Leadership Award Higher Education<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n John Milliken, Trine University<\/span><\/p>\n Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, Psychology and Social Services\/Assistant VP for Academic Services\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n IPFW Leadership Award Pre-K-12<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Amy Scott, Ascension Lutheran School<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Grade Teacher \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n IPFW Emerging Star Award<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n James Canino, Trine University<\/span><\/p>\n Associate Professor, Wade Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n IPFW Innovation in Teaching Award<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Brenda Fleetwood, Wolf Lake Elementary\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n 5th Grade Teacher\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Principal of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Tiffanney Drummond, Huntington County Community School Corporation<\/span><\/p>\n Director of Career & Technical Education<\/span><\/p>\n Art Teacher of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Laurel Campbell, IPFW\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Associate Professor of Art Education\/Director of Art Education\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n IPFW Counselor\/Student Advocate of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Alyssa Juday, West Noble Primary\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n School Counselor\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Language Arts Teacher of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Joe Camp, Fremont High School<\/span><\/p>\n English Teacher\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Mathematics Teacher of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Andrew Nash, Wayne High School<\/span><\/p>\n Mathematics Teacher<\/span><\/p>\n Music Teacher of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Mark Kays, Trine University<\/span><\/p>\n Director of Instrumental Music\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Outstanding Contribution to Special Needs Children<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Michelle Casiano, Holland Elementary<\/span><\/p>\n Teacher Resource Interventionist\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Science Teacher of the Year\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Benjamin Shappell, Leo High School<\/span><\/p>\n Biomedical Science – Project Lead the Way Teacher<\/span><\/p>\n Social Studies Teacher of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Matthew Mertes, North Side High School<\/span><\/p>\n Social Studies Teacher\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Early Childhood Teacher of the Year<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Martha Shul, Good Shephard United Methodist Church Pre-School<\/span><\/p>\n Preschool Teacher\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Teaching Excellence in Sports<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Bill Maddock, Trine University<\/span><\/p>\n Associate Professor, Ketner School of Business\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-136081","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n