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Craig Dyer earns 2025 Leepoxy Award for Teaching Innovation

September 3, 2025 professor craig dyer

Craig Dyer, associate professor of sport management, was named the winner of Indiana Tech’s 2025 Leepoxy Award for Teaching Innovation. He received his recognition during Indiana Tech’s convocation ceremony on Aug. 27.

The Leepoxy Award for Teaching Innovation was established in 2008 by community supporter and owner of Leepoxy Plastics, Larry Lee. It is given annually to a full-time faculty member who:

  • Challenges students to continuously progress to higher levels of thinking
  • Engages students in active learning activities
  • Connects to students in innovative ways to positively impact their experiences at Indiana Tech

Led by Dyer, Indiana Tech’s Sport Management program has six graduates working for major league sports teams in North America. In addition, Dyer led the development of a sport management lab on the second floor of the Cunningham Business Center prior to the start of the 2024-25 school year. The classroom was enhanced to include new technology, audio and video upgrades (including six 75-inch displays) and a completely modernized student seating arrangement. The new environment is better equipped for project-based discussions and activities, group-based work and executive-style presentations.

“The newly outfitted classroom is such a welcoming space for students. We use a lot of video and web content in our sport management courses, so the upgraded television and sound system help to enhance the student’s experience,” said Craig Dyer, associate professor and department chair of sport management.

“This is a well-deserved honor for Professor Dyer. His innovation and commitment have created a great momentum for the Sport Management program and made it one of the university’s most popular programs,” said Dr. Kathleen Hanold Watland, Indiana Tech vice president for academic affairs. “The addition of sport management lab has provided an immersive and collaborative experience for our students,  giving them a specialized space where they could get more engaged with their coursework.”

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