Winters earns statewide honor for outstanding teaching

Hanover College faculty member Elizabeth Winters has been named recipient of the 2023 LEAP Indiana Annual Teaching Award.

The LEAP Indiana Annual Teaching Award is presented annually to a full- or part-time faculty member who is currently teaching at one of the 24 colleges and universities that are members of LEAP (Liberal Education America’s Promise) Indiana. The award recognizes exemplary contributions to education and honors excellent teaching that demonstrates a transformative, innovative instructional experience or assessment, and/or evidence of equity and inclusion, and evidence of engagement and citizenship.

Winters, who joined Hanover’s faculty in 2001, is an associate professor of communication and general manager of the Hanover Channel. With specialization in video production and broadcast journalism, she teaches courses including “Writing for the Media,” “Multimedia Journalism,” “Public Communication,” “Visual Communication,” “Video Production,” “Communication Law and Public Policy” and “Advanced Production Practicum.”

In addition to her classroom work, Winters also serves as the executive producer of Hanover College Television programming. Through this role, she guides student-produced projects and series such as “Student Spotlight” and “Hanover Headlines,” and oversees live internet and television coverage of the College’s events.

The annual teaching award is a visible component of a partnership between LEAP Indiana and the American Association of Colleges and Universities. The initiative brings together educators, state systems and consortia to collaborate in support of transformational change and educational alignment intended to raise the quality of college learning within and across states.