Distinguished Educator
Eddy Award: Outstanding Teacher of the Year
Otis and the LAX Coastal Area Chamber of Commerce annually honor one outstanding Otis faculty member. The Chamber presents this award at its annual Teacher Recognition Dinner. The Eddy Award/Distinguished Educator Award recipient receives $2,500, is introduced at Commencement, and honored at the annual faculty Convocation.
Excellence in Teaching
Each year one Part-Time and one Full-Time faculty member each receive the Excellence in Teaching Award. Both recipients receive $1,250, are introduced at Commencement, and honored at the annual faculty Convocation.
Gary Geraths
Associate Professor, Digital Media
Jennifer Moon, Assistant Professor, BFA Fine Arts (Full-Time)
Regis Peeples, Senior Lecturer, Liberal Arts and Sciences (Part-Time)
Raul Moreno
Associate Professor, Digital Media
Jeremiah Chiu, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts (Full-Time)
Scott Zaragoza, Senior Lecturer, Foundation (Part-Time)
Chris Warner
Associate Professor, Foundation
JoAnn Staten, Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts and Sciences (Full-Time)
Roni Feldman, Assistant Professor, Foundation (Part-Time)
Chris Eckardt,
Associate Professor, Digital Media
Tucker Neel, Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts and Sciences (Full-Time)
Emma Kemp, Assistant Professor, Foundation (Part-Time)
Soo Kim,
Professor, Fine Arts
Silas Munro, Asst. Professor, Communication Arts (Full-Time)
George Fuentes, Lecturer, Digital Media (Part-Time)
2018 Distinguished Educator
Richard Lundquist,
Adjunct Professor,
Architecture/Landscape/Interiors
2018 Teaching Excellence
Lorenzo Hurtado Segovia, Associate Professor, Communication Arts (Full-Time)
Kim De Marco, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts (Part-Time)
JT Steiny, Senior Lecturer, Communication Arts
Joanne Mitchell, Associate Professor, Foundation (Full-Time)
Jessica Ngo, Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts and Sciences (Part-Time)
Jim Starret, Professor, Foundation
Siri Kaur, Associate Professor, Fine Arts, Foundation (Full-Time)
Laura Barbera, Senior Lecturer, Digital Media (Part-Time)
Christian Mounger, Associate Professor, Foundation
Marlena Donohue, Associate Professor, Liberal Studies, Grad Fine Arts (Full-Time)
Chris Badger, Assistant Professor, Fine Arts, Foundation (Part-Time)
Dana Duff, Professor, Fine Arts and Graduate Public Practice
Jason Burton, Assistant Professor, Product Design and Foundation (Full-Time)
William ‘Bill’ Sneed, Lecturer, Digital Media (Part-Time)
Harry Mott, Chair, Digital Media
Bill Kelley, Jr. Lecturer, Graduate Public Practice (Part-Time)
Renee Petropoulous, Associate Professor, Graduate Fine Arts (Full-Time)
Gary Geraths, Associate Professor, Foundation and Digital Media
Mark Wyse, Senior Lecturer, Fine Arts (Part-Time)
Meg Cranston Chair, Fine Arts (Full-Time)
Jill Higashi-Zeleznik, Assistant Chair, Fashion Design.
Carol Branch, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Liberal Studies (Part Time).
Erin Hauber, Assistant Professor, Communication Arts (Full Time).
Scott Grieger, Professor, Fine Arts
Anthony Young, Professor, Fashion Design (Full-Time)
Robert Summers, Lecturer, Liberal Studies (Part-Time)
2009: Michael Schrier
2008: Christian Mounger
2007: Heather Joseph-Witham
2006: James Starrett
2005: Randall Lavender
2004: Joan Takayama-Ogawa
2003: Parme Giuntini
2002: Debra Ballard
2001: Ave Pildas
2000: Rosemary Brantley
1999: Robert L. Glover
1998: Katie Philips
1997: Scott Grieger and Kathryn Hagen