The Brutocao Family Foundation Award for Curriculum Innovation
Nomination deadline: Friday, April 25, 2025
The Brutocao Family Foundation Award for Curriculum Innovation recognizes faculty who have improved the quality of education at Santa Clara University through significant innovations in pedagogy or curriculum development--particularly when those innovations affect a significant number of students--and who have exhibited general excellence in teaching.
- 2024 WinnersYi Fang, Computer Science and Engineering
Yi Fang was highly praised for his curriculum development work in the School of Engineering as well as his innovative and collaborative projects. Colleagues remarked that Dr. Fang taught several core AI classes to both undergraduate and graduate students and covered a wide range of topics within his courses. He not only teaches, but he actively builds new courses to match the changing needs of future engineers, including spearheading a Data Science track in the graduate program. Recently, Dr. Fang initiated the AI^2 Project aimed at helping faculty members advance their knowledge of AI and incorporating the AI tools into their teaching while also preserving academic integrity and rigor. This project was lauded as one of a kind and met the needs of not only engineering faculty, but across all disciplines of instructors.
- 2023 - Eric Goldman and Laura Norris (Law)
- 2022 - Prashanth Asuri (Bioengineering)
- 2021 - Aleksandar Zecevic (Electrical Engineering)
- 2020 - Allia Griffin (Ethnic Studies)
- 2019 - Gangshu (George) Cai (Information Systems & Analytics)
- 2018 - Chris Kitts (Engineering)
- 2017 - Michael Kevane and Bill Sundstrom (Economics)
- 2016 - Dan Ostrov (Mathematics and Computer Science)
- 2015 - Shoba Krishnan (Electrical Engineering)
- 2014 - Tonya Nilsson (Civil Engineering) and Sally Wood (Electrical Engineering)
- 2012 - Kristin Kusanovich (Theatre & Dance)
- 2011 - Craig Stephens (Biology)
- 2010 - Dan Lewis (Computer Engineering)
- 2008 - Laura Nichols (Sociology)
- 2006 - Leilani Miller (Biology) and Margaret McLean (Religious Studies)
- 2005 - Edward Schaefer (Mathematics and Computer Science)
- 2004 - William Stover (Political Science)
- 2003 - Henry Demmert (Economics) & Steven Wade (Finance)
- 2002 - Russell Skowronek (Anthropology and Sociology)
- 2001 - Cynthia Baker (English) and Jill Goodman Gould (English)
- 2000 - Paul Soukup, S.J. (Communications)
- 1999 - James Sepe (Accounting) and Douglas Sweet (English)
- 1998 - Brian McNelis (Chemistry)
- 1997 - Ronald L. Danielson (Computer Engineering)
- 1996 - Catherine Bell (Religious Studies)
- 1995 - William S. Greenwalt (Classics), Helen Moritz (Classics), and William J Prior (Philosophy)
- 1994 - Claudia Mon Pere McIsaac (English)
- 1993 - Charles Powers (Anthropology & Sociology)
- 1992 - Lawrence R. Iannaccone (Economics)