Nation’s largest award for top teaching brings UT geosciences prof to Baylor
…awarded in 1991, the honor remains our country’s largest national award presented by a college or university for exceptional teaching, and carries with it an exceptional monetary reward for both the professor and his or her school. The 2024 Cherry Award recipient is Dr. Jay Banner, the Bullard Professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of Texas at Austin. Since joining the UT faculty in 1990, Banner has been repe…