Rob Chiles Wins PTK Teaching Excellence Award

Chiles Awarded 2025 Teaching Excellence Award

Congratulations to Rob Chiles who has won a 2025 Provost’s Excellence Award for Professional Track Faculty for Teaching. He receives this award for engaging and inspiring students, and bringing history to life with both analytical rigor and accessibility. From the award letter of Provost Jennifer Rice King: "Your dynamic teaching style has impacted over 8,000 students across a variety of courses, earning you the UMD 2023 Donna B. Hamilton Award for Teaching Excellence and recognition for your remarkable skill in creating innovative course design."