EVANSVILLE, IN – Erin Rauscher, Southridge High School guidance counselor and psychology instructor, has been named the 2025 winner of the President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction at Ivy Tech for dual credit courses in the state of Indiana.
The President’s Award is a cherished Ivy Tech tradition, celebrating the dedication, innovation, and student-centered excellence of faculty and instructors from Ivy Tech locations throughout the state. The educators honored embody the highest standards of teaching and inspire success across Ivy Tech campuses.
“Every Ivy Tech student has their ‘why’ that inspires them and drives them forward in their education journey, and so often an Ivy Tech faculty member is a part of that story,” said Marty Pollio, Ivy Tech Community College President. “The faculty, adjunct faculty, and dual credit instructors being honored are not simply teaching their students; they are changing lives through education.”
Of those recognized with the President’s Award, one honoree is selected for the Glenn W. Sample Award Founder’s Award for Excellence in Instruction for Faculty, the Gerald I. Lamkin Award for Adjunct Faculty, and the Statewide Excellence in Instruction Award for Dual Enrollment Instructor.
Also recognized at the event were Neena Tresa John, full-time professor of nursing, of Newburgh; and Nancy Lockyear, associate adjunct instructor of art history, from Evansville. Both were honored with the President’s Award for Excellence in Instruction for the Evansville campus.
