Madden Award
The Thomas P. Madden Award honors a faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the teaching of first-year students.
Madden Award Winners (1981 to present)
- 2024-2025 — Rebecca Surman, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
- 2023–2024 — Kelley M. H. Young, Associate Teaching Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry
- 2022–2023 — Andrew Bartolini, Assistant Teaching Professor, College of Engineering
- 2021–2022 — Patrick Clauss, Francis O’Malley Director of the University Writing Program; Professor of the Practice, University Writing Program
- 2020–2021 — Rev. Kevin G. Grove, C.S.C., Assistant Professor, Theology
- 2019–2020 — Steven A. Corcelli, Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- 2018–2019 — Kerry L. Meyers, Assistant Dean of Student Development, College of Engineering
- 2017–2018 — Forrest Spence, Assistant Professional Specialist/Assistant Professor of the Practice, Department of Economics
- 2016–2017 — Elena M. Mangione-Lora, Associate Teaching Professor, Romance Languages and Literatures
- 2015–2016 — Victoria E. Goodrich, Director, First-Year Engineering Program; Associate Professor of Practice
- 2014–2015 — James A. Parise, Jr., Associate Professional Specialist, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- 2013–2014 — Chong Keat Arthur Lim, Associate Professional Specialist, Mathematics
- 2012–2013 — Brad S. Gregory, Dorothy G. Griffin Professor of Early Modern European History
- 2011–2012 — Holly V. Goodson, Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
- 2010–2011 — Louis A. MacKenzie, Department Chair of Music and Associate Professor of French
- 2010–2011 — Paul J. Weithman, Professor, Philosophy
- 2009–2010 — Michael D. Hildreth, Associate Professor, Physics
- 2008–2009 — Jeffrey J. Speaks, Assistant Professor, Philosophy
- 2007–2008 — Joseph A. Buttigieg and Dennis M. Snow
- 2006–2007 — Gary Gutting and Christopher Kolda
- 2005–2006 — Eileen Hunt Botting
- 2004–2005 — Alex A. Himonas
- 2003–2004 — Seth Brown
- 2002–2003 — Pit-Mann Wong
- 2001–2002 — Esther-Mirjam Sent
- 2000–2001 — A. James McAdams
- 1999–2000 — James McKenna
- 1998–1999 — William Ramsey
- 1997–1998 — Michael J. Chetcuti and Dennis C. Jacobs
- 1996–1997 — Rev. Robert Krieg, C.S.C.
- 1995–1996 — Rudy Bottei
- 1994–1995 — Alexander J. Hahn
- 1993–1994 — Irwin Press
- 1992–1993 — Xavier Creary
- 1991–1992 — Rev. Lawrence Njoroge
- 1990–1991 — Linda-Margaret Hunt and Rev. George Minamiki, S.J.
- 1989–1990 — Prof. Randal C. Ruchti
- 1988–1989 — Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C.
- 1987–1988 — Rev. James T. Burtchael, C.S.C.
- 1986–1987 — Thomas V. Morris
- 1985–1986 — Terrence J. Akai
- 1984–1985 — Alan Howard
- 1983–1984 — Richard F. Foley
- 1982–1983 — Thomas R. Swartz
- 1981–1982 — Michael J. Francis