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The student nominated Faculty of the Year Award<\/a> (previously known as the “Last Lecture Award”) is back! <\/span><\/p>\n

The Student Government Association (SGA) votes and gives this award annually recognizing a professor who exhibits passion and excellence in teaching. Co-hosted by SGA and Coulter Faculty Commons this year, we are excited to announce that 2026 recipient Betty Farmer will deliver her “Last Lecture” on November 10, 2026, 3:30-5:30 PM<\/strong> on WCU’s Cullowhee campus. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to attend. Stay tuned for more details.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]

Dr. Betty Farmer, WCU Faculty of the Year Award Recipient, 2026<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The student nominated Faculty of the Year Award (previously known as the “Last Lecture Award”) is back! 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