2 more KU profs awarded $7,500 teaching fellowships

Kansas University officials announced two more Kemper Fellowship winners for Teaching Excellence on Friday.

Dorice Elliott, associate professor of English, and J. Frederick Devlin, associate professor of geology, both earned $7,500 checks along with the award.

The fellowships recognize outstanding teachers and advisers at KU, and are determined by a seven-member selection committee.

In their 15th year, the awards are supported by gifts totaling $650,000 from the William T. Kemper Foundation and $650,000 in matching funds from KU Endowment.

Five more recipients will be announced in the coming days.