Budig Lectures in the School of Education and Human Sciences

Guided by Greatness: Lessons from My Teachers and Coaches

Dr. Jordan R. Bass, Associate Professor
Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Science

4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 3rd
Joseph R. Pearson Hall
Room 150

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The History of the Awards

All three of the Budig professorship awards recognize outstanding faculty teaching and the recipients of the awards are asked to deliver a formal lecture. View the online event calendar for upcoming lecture dates.

Budig Teaching Professorship in Education: Awarded annually

Established in 1994 through a combination of gifts to the KU Endowment Association from Gene A. Budig as well as previous endowment gifts made in his honor;

Budig Teaching Professorship in Special Education: Awarded annually

Established to recognize outstanding faculty instruction in the Department of Special Education;

Budig Teaching Professorship of Writing: Awarded alternating years

Established to recognize outstanding faculty in the KU School of Education & Human Sciences and KU School of Journalism

Budig Lecture Archives

Guided by Greatness: Lessons from My Teachers and Coaches

Jordan R. Bass, chair and associate professor in the Department of Health, Sport & Exercise Sciences, delivers the 2025 Gene A. Budig Lecture.

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Designing the Future of Learning

James D. Basham, professor of Special Education at KU, delivers the 2024 Gene A. Budig Teaching Professorship in Special Education Lecture on the topic of “Designing the Future of Learning.”

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Process, Academic Writing for Special Education Students

Process, Academic Writing for Special Education Students: Successes and Challenges
2023-2024 Gene A. Budig Teaching Professorship: Gregory A. Cheatham

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