Engineering professor Michael Biers earns regional teaching honor
September 18, 2017
Indiana Tech is pleased to announce that adjunct professor, Michael Biers, has been named Questa Education Foundation Teacher of the Year by Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly.
Biers was honored on Sept. 16 when the publication released its 2017 Education Award winners. The awards recognize outstanding teachers in northeast Indiana who engage and inspire their students, and encourage life-long learning. Biers and other award winners will be recognized at an awards banquet on Oct. 18 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.
āMichael is an outstanding adjunct engineering instructor for us. His evaluations, completed by students, are consistently among the best. Students love his ability to teach both the theory and the hands-on applications in his courses,ā said David Aschliman, dean of Indiana Tech’s College of Engineering. āBelieve it or not, Michael takes āvacation timeā from his full-time job to teach in the Indiana Tech Engineering Summer Camp.Ā We sincerely appreciate his service to Indiana Tech students.ā
Biers has taught electrical engineering courses at Indiana Tech as an adjunct professor for a little more than a decade. HeĀ is a senior design engineer at Harris Corporation in Fort Wayne.
āWinning this award is quite an honor, but I am just doing what I love to do,” Biers said. “Sharing my expertise with students and helping them move forward in their careers is special to me. Iām happy that Indiana Tech cultivates the type of positive learning environment that allows me to do that.ā
Indiana Tech thanks all award winners for creating stellar learning environments for their students.
IPFW Lifetime Achievement Award Higher EducationĀ
Ahmed Rachdi, IPFW
Continuing Lecturer, Doermer School of BusinessĀ
IPFW Lifetime Achievement Award Pre-K-12
Vicki Aniton, Early Childhood Alliance Beacon Learning Center
Pre-School TeacherĀ
Questa Education Foundation Teacher of the Year
Mike Biers, Indiana Tech
Adjunct Professor, College of EngineeringĀ
IPFW Leadership Award Higher Education
John Milliken, Trine University
Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, Psychology and Social Services/Assistant VP for Academic ServicesĀ
IPFW Leadership Award Pre-K-12
Amy Scott, Ascension Lutheran School
1st Grade Teacher Ā
IPFW Emerging Star Award
James Canino, Trine University
Associate Professor, Wade Department of Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringĀ
IPFW Innovation in Teaching Award
Brenda Fleetwood, Wolf Lake ElementaryĀ
5th Grade TeacherĀ
Principal of the Year
Tiffanney Drummond, Huntington County Community School Corporation
Director of Career & Technical Education
Art Teacher of the Year
Laurel Campbell, IPFWĀ
Associate Professor of Art Education/Director of Art EducationĀ
IPFW Counselor/Student Advocate of the Year
Alyssa Juday, West Noble PrimaryĀ
School CounselorĀ
Language Arts Teacher of the Year
Joe Camp, Fremont High School
English TeacherĀ
Mathematics Teacher of the Year
Andrew Nash, Wayne High School
Mathematics Teacher
Music Teacher of the Year
Mark Kays, Trine University
Director of Instrumental MusicĀ
Outstanding Contribution to Special Needs Children
Michelle Casiano, Holland Elementary
Teacher Resource InterventionistĀ
Science Teacher of the YearĀ
Benjamin Shappell, Leo High School
Biomedical Science – Project Lead the Way Teacher
Social Studies Teacher of the Year
Matthew Mertes, North Side High School
Social Studies TeacherĀ
Early Childhood Teacher of the Year
Martha Shul, Good Shephard United Methodist Church Pre-School
Preschool TeacherĀ
Teaching Excellence in Sports
Bill Maddock, Trine University
Associate Professor, Ketner School of BusinessĀ