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Teacher of the Year

Dr. Yaodong Bi: 2021 Teacher of the Year

Yaodong Bi is a professor in the Department of Computing Sciences. He earned his PhD in computer science from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1991, and he has been with the University of Scranton since his graduation. Dr. Bi has been serving as the director of the Master of Science in Software Engineering graduate program at the university for about 25 years. He has published papers in peer-reviewed professional journals and has presented at professional conferences. He has collaborated with other faculty and local companies and received grants on various research projects. His research interests include software engineering, database systems, operating systems, real-time systems, and mobile application development. Dr. Bi is a member of the Computer Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

TOY Qualities

Note: The Teacher of the Year Award was created by the Faculty Senate in 1997 and is administered by the CTLE.

Dr. Teresa Conte (2020)
Dr. Duane Armitage (2019)
Dr. Dan Haggerty (2018)
Dr. Karen Brady (2017)
Mrs. Patricia A. Wisniewski (2016)
Rev. Daniel Sweeney (2015)
Mr. John Ruddy (2014)
Dr. Ronald Deitrick (2013)
Dr. Georgios A. Stylianides (2012)
Dr. Michael Hardisky (2011)
Dr. Marlene J. Morgan (2010)
Dr. Jack O'Malley (2009)

Fr. Ron McKinney, S.J. (2008)
Dr. Daniel V. Fraustino (2007)
Dr. William J. Parente (2006)
Dr. Michael Sulzinski (2005)
Dr. Kathleen Montgomery (2004)
Dr. William Rowe (2003)
Dr. Michael D. DeMichele (2002)
Dr. Daniel P. Mahoney (2001)
Dr. Thomas P. Hogan (2000)
Dr. Gary E. Mattingly (1999)
Dr. Richard J. Klonoski (1998)
Dr. E. Springs Steele (1997)

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Last Modified: March 21, 2022