Dr. Sooah Ellen Park and Jennifer Reynolds, faculty members at The University of Texas at Tyler, are among 12 recipients of the UT System 2026 Board of Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award. The award recognizes classroom performance, innovation and dedication to student success across the system. Each honoree receives $25,000. The recipients will be recognized next month in Austin.
UT System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin P. Eltife said the 12 recipients have shown exceptional skill as educators and strong commitment to students.
Park is a professor of music who joined the School of Performing Arts faculty in 2013. She specializes in voice performance and directs the opera and musical theater program. Reynolds is an assistant professor of practice who joined the Soules College of Business faculty in 2014. She teaches introductory accounting and personal finance courses.