Banner Named Cherry Award Finalist

December 12, 2023

Professor Jay Banner has been named a finalist for Baylor University’s 2024 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.

Banner, who is a member of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and director of The University of Texas at Austin Environmental Science Institute, is one of three finalists for the prestigious teaching award. Each finalist receives $15,000, as well as $10,000 for their home departments to foster the development of teaching skills.

The finalists will present a series of lectures at Baylor during Fall 2023 and a Cherry Award lecture on their home campuses.

The winning professor will be announced by Baylor in Spring 2024 and be honored with $250,000 and an additional $25,000 for his or her home department in addition to teaching in residence at Baylor during Fall 2024 or Spring 2025.