Hey there, Cal Lu collegiettes! It’s that time of year – you’re starting your classes, you’re sitting alongside your friends, you love all your teachers…hopefully! Some can be too hard, some too easy, some too boring, and others too confusing. Here’s a cheat sheet from ratemyprofessors.com to help you find the best professors in every department.
Note: The rankings below do not reflect the author’s personal opinion of any professors mentioned. Ratemyprofessors.com allows students to evaluate their teachers on a 5 point scale in the following categories: helpfullness, clarity, and easiness. Below are the professors who were given a 4.5 average or above.
Of course, not every teacher is on this website, especially those who are new to the school. Many wonderful teachers (and several departments) are not included in this article.
Art Department (Including Art History)
Michael Steffen, 5.0
Tony Pro, 5.0
Matthew Johnson, 5.0
Bela Bacsi, 4.8
Christine Sellin, 4.7
Biology and Chemistry Department
Ryan Begley, 5.0
Patricia Fausset, 5.0
Julie Standish, 4.8
Fred Rosenberg, 4.8
Teri Denis, 4.7
Business Department
*Due to the large number of business professors, I will only mention the top 10.
Harry Starn, 5.0
John Crenshaw, 5.0
Scott Nelson, 5.0
David Boberg, 5.0
Virginia Ilie, 5.0
Reginald Guzman, 4.9
Todd Dooling, 4.9
Bruce Gillies, 4.8
Communications Department
Jennifer Marshall, 5.0
Monica Gracyalny, 5.0
Nadine Rajabi, 4.8
Aaron Heresco, 4.8
Sharon Doctor, 4.7
Jannette Jauregui, 4.7
Ryan Medders, 4.5
David Grannis, 4.5
Kirstie Hettinga, 4.5
Education Department
Donna Mockenhaupt, 5.0
Edlyn Pena, 5.0
Christina Rocco, 5.0
Antonio Castro, 5.0
Amanda Carpenter, 5.0
Michael McCambridge, 4.9
English Department
Eric Brach, 5.0
Linda Olson, 5.0
Dustin Atkinson, 4.8
Sig Schwarz, 4.5
History Department
Sadly, no professors here reached a 4.5 or above. Your best bet would be Michaela Reaves, who has an average of 4.0.
Language Department
Sheridan Wigginton, 4.8
Rafaela Fiore-Urizar, 4.7
Math Department
Christina Soderlund, 5.0
Be warned, collegiettes! While Professor Soderlund has a 5.0 average, students only gave her a 2.0 in easiness!
Cynthia Counter, 4.8
Nathan Carlson, 4.6
Victor Moreno, 4.6
Music Department
Eric Kinsely, 5.0
Angela Hicks, 5.0
Wyant Morton, 4.8
Frank Rivas-Laguardia, 4.5
Religion Department
Richard Hankins, 5.0
Tracy Hawkins, 5.0
Kristen Gerdes, 5.0
Pr. Scott Maxwell-Doherty, 5.0
Peter Carlson, 4.8
Steven Shisley, 4.5
Disagree with any of these rankings? Want to check out more professors? Go to ratemyprofessors.com to see more reviews and add your own – the more reviews, the more accurate the rating! Help out future Kingsmen and Regals pick the best professors.