Tomorrow's Leaders Today
June 2005 edition

Lynchburg College's Tiner Named Winner of 2005 T.A. Abbott Award for Faculty Excellence

Dr. Elza Tiner, professor of English at Lynchburg College, is the recipient of the 2005 T.A. Abbott Award for Faculty Excellence from Higher Education and Leadership Ministries. The award is the most prestigious recognition that the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) gives to faculty members of Disciples-related colleges and universities.

Recipients of the T.A. Abbott Award are affirmed by their institutions as professors who inspire students toward excellence, continue to grow and learn in their academic discipline, and practice a personal faith.

Tiner, 53, has been at Lynchburg College for 15 years. She has degrees from Seton Hall University and the University of Toronto and has been a visiting professor at Harvard University. Her research interests include the history of rhetoric and composition, medieval drama, and computer technology.

Her publications include articles about Shakespearean theater, English composition and grammar, and computer networking and programming. Upcoming publications include a grammar textbook and papers on teaching writing and critical thinking using Aristotle's Rhetoric, and on a teaching method that helps students see how sentence grammar relates to the larger composition.