Teaching Awards
Open Educator of the Year Award
Indiana University Libraries, 2024
“An honor bestowed annually to an IU Bloomington faculty member for their outstanding contributions to open education, measured by the resulting cost savings for students and the broader educational influence… Stecher stands out for her prolific creation of OER focused on writing and writing pedagogy.”
Martha F. Bowden Teaching Prize
SE American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 2024
“The prize seeks innovative pedagogies for teaching the time period to students at the undergraduate or graduate level.”
Excellence in Teaching Award
University of Georgia Graduate School, 2022
“The Excellence-in-Teaching Award was established by the Graduate School to recognize those who have demonstrated superior teaching skills and have contributed to teaching beyond their own classroom responsibilities, making a significant contribution to the instructional mission of the university.”
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award
University of Georgia Center for Teaching & Learning, 2021
“This award is intended to recognize graduate students who have demonstrated superior teaching skills while serving in a significant instructional role at UGA.”
Finalist, FACET Innovate Award (Creative Use of Online Tools)
Indiana University, 2025
“The FACET Innovate Awards serve two important purposes that promote FACET’s mission. The awards recognize faculty who bring passion, innovation, and creativity to the classroom to promote student success. It also helps FACET share and disseminate best practices in teaching for the benefit of the entire IU community.”