Class of 2025 Selects Teacher of the Year
Michael Landram, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance, receives the Class of 2025 Teacher of the Year Award from University President Joseph G. Marina, S.J., at Class Night, May 16. Dr. Landram, a faculty member since 2015, was chosen for his teaching excellence, fairness, enthusiasm and dedication.Ten years of hard work and service to The University of Scranton paid off with Michael Landram, Ph.D., earning some well-deserved and coveted recognition.
Dr. Landram, associate professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance, was chosen by the University’s graduating Class of 2025 as the Teacher of the Year. An annual tradition since 1996, the award, which was presented at Class Night, honors a faculty member who maintains high standards of academic excellence and fairness and inspires students through their enthusiasm and dedication to teaching.
In addition to his teaching expertise, Dr. Landram is known for his interactive approach to on-campus and community-based research, which often involves students. Among Dr. Landram’s lines of research is conducting observational and experimental studies on teaching approaches and outcomes.
All seniors in the kinesiology program complete Dr. Landram’s Clinical Exercise Physiology course and many go through his community-based learning experience, based out of the Jewish Community Center of Scranton. Dr. Landram’s JCC project, titled, “Senior Strength, Endurance and Flexibility,” allows kinesiology students to engage in meaningful, hands-on work while also helping older adults meet their physical activity needs. The project annually serves 50-60 students, 30-40 adults and is internationally and locally recognized and awarded.
Dr. Landram, who joined the University in 2015, serves on numerous University committees, including as the chair of the Institutional Biosafety Committee and the Technology Advisory Group. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine and is a certified USA Olympic Weightlifting coach.
Dr. Landram, who received his bachelor’s degree from Truman State University, master’s from Appalachian State University and Ph.D. from the University of Rome “Foro Italico,” is an involved community member off-campus, as well. He is President of the Friends of the Abington Community Library and coaches local sports, including baseball and wrestling, year-round in West Scranton.
