Bassett Teaching Award

The Charles Bassett Teaching Award was established by the Class of 1993 to honor a distinguished member of the Colby faculty. It is presented annually, and a faculty member may receive the award only once. Chosen by a vote of the senior class, the recipient presents what is known as the Last Lecture following spring semester exams, and his or her name is added to a plaque in the foyer of the Lovejoy Building.

Bassett Award Winners

2026 Dan Cohen ’75, Professor of Philosophy
2025 Sarah Duff, Associate Professor of History
2024 Tarja Raag, Associate Professor of Psychology
2023 Nadia El-Shaarawi, Associate Professor of Global Studies
2022 Arnout van der Meer, Associate Professor of History
2021 Carrie LeVan, Assistant Professor of Government
2020 Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and African-American Studies
2019 Nikky-Guninder Singh, Crawford Family Professor of Religion
2018 Travis Reynolds, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies
2017 Nathan Chan, Assistant Professor of Economics
2016 Bruce Rueger, Assistant Professor of Geology
2015 John Turner, Associate Professor of History
2014 Guilain Denoeux, Professor of Government
2013 Peter Harris, Zacamy Professor of English
2012 Lisa Arellano, Assistant Professor of American Studies and of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
2011 James Behuniak Jr., Assistant Professor of Philosophy
2010 Chandra Bhimull, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and of African-American Studies
2009 Andrea Tilden, Merrill Associate Professor of Biology
2008 Mark Tappan, Professor of Education
2007 Phyllis Mannocchi, Professor of English
2006 Jason Opal, Assistant Professor of History
2005 David Simon, Jetté Professor of Art
2004 Jonathan White, Assistant Professor of Sociology
2003 Jeffrey Kasser, Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy
2002 Anthony Corrado, Professor of Government, and
Dasan Thamattoor, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
2001 Margaret McFadden, Assistant Professor of American Studies
2000 Jennifer Boylan, Associate Professor of English
1999 Laurie Osborne, Associate Professor of English
1998 Robert LaFleur, Assistant Professor of History
1997 Paul Greenwood, Associate Professor of Biology
1996 David Findlay, Associate Professor of Economics
1995 Robert Weisbrot, Christian A. Johnson Distinguished Professor of History
1994 Cedric Bryant, Assistant Professor of English
1993 Charlie Bassett, Dana Professor of American Studies and of English