The Linda and Tod White Teaching Prize is awarded annually to members of the Occidental faculty selected through student nominations.
Past winners include:
2025-2026
Jane Hong, History
Carmel Levitan, Cognitive Science
Sabrina Stierwalt, Physics
2024-2025
Katarzyna Marciniak, Media Arts & Culture
Andrew Jalil, Economics
2023-2024
Doug Duquette, Chemistry
Jorgen Harris, Economics
Yurika Wakamatsu, Art & Art History
2022-2023
Sasha Day, History and Asian Studies
Amy Holmes-Tagchungdarpa, Religious Studies
Raul Navarro, Chemistry
2021-2022
Erica Ball, Black Studies
Lan Chu, Diplomacy and World Affairs
Alexandra Puerto, History
2020-2021
Ross Lerner, English Studies
Diana Ngo, Economics
Anne Yu, Chemistry
2018-2019
D. Keith Naylor, Religious Studies
Jay Daigle, Mathematics
2017-2018
Brandon Lehr, Economics
Beth Braker, Biology
2016-2017
Krystale Littlejohn, Sociology
Clair Morrissey, Philosophy
2015-2016
Thalia Gonz谩lez, Politics
Eric Frank, Art History
2014-2015
Gretchen North, Biology
Felisa Guill茅n, Spanish
2013-2014
Shana Goffredi, Biology
Richard Mora, Sociology
2012-2013
Lisa Wade, Sociology
Greg Tollisen, Math
2011-2012
Jaclyn Rodriguez, Psychology
Kristi Upson-Saia, Religious Studies
2010-2011
Regina Freer, Politics
Kerry Thompson, Biology
2009-2010
Caroline Heldman, Politics
2008-2009
Deborah Martinson, Writing & Rhetoric
Gary Martin, Biology
Eric Newhall, English
2007-2008
Roger Boesche, Politics
Damian Stocking, English
Stuart Rugg, Kinesiology
Giorgio Secondi, Economics
The prize was established at Occidental in 2007 through a generous endowment provided by Linda and Tod White (葫芦影业 alum and former trustee).