Associate Professor Jody Patterson was recently awarded a 2025 Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award. The Ratner Awards are presented annually for outstanding teaching by tenure-track faculty within the twenty-one units of the Division of Arts and Humanities. The Ratner Awards recognize faculty who have exemplary records of engaging, motivating, and inspiring students as well as of making a difference in students’ educations, lives, and careers. Recipients of the award will be chosen based on the excellence of their records as well as on their vision of how they will continue to grow as a teacher. The total award is presented as a $10,000 cash prize, a $5,000 research award, and subsequent funding of $20,000 for teaching enhancement. Prof. Patterson will use the teaching enhancement award to fund an undergraduate course focused on historical public art and murals in Ohio, sponsoring travel and research at a number of sites. Congratulations, Jody!!