A leader in teaching and research, Dr. Andy Artis received the Outstanding Faculty Award for Fall 2007. Presented by the USF Polytechnic Student Government Association, the award is the highest campus-level honor for faculty members.

When nominating Dr. Artis for the award, students praised his dedication to education and his importance in their lives. In the classroom, he is an advocate of self-directed learning, which helps students reflect on and adapt to today's rapidly changing world. Passionate and understanding, he demands hard work from students.

"I realize that students think they have received something of real value when they complete one of my courses," says Artis, "but I truly come out ahead because teaching these students is like drinking from the fountain of youth: It keeps you forever young."

Artis believes, "The best student in the room has to be the teacher, and the best teacher needs to be the student." He coaches students to develop autonomous learning and values what each student brings to the learning environment.

An assistant professor of marketing in the Division of Business, Artis received his Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee and joined the USF Polytechnic faculty in 2003. A native of Idaho, he enjoyed a successful career in marketing and sales before he started teaching.