David Schodt is a professor in the Department of Economics at St. Olaf College, and the founding director of its Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts, the College’s learning and teaching center. He has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University, and an M.A. in Public Policy and a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

In their nominating statement, his colleagues at St. Olaf College emphasized Schodt’s devotion to the Center for Innovation in the Liberal Arts (CILA), the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), and the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CASTL). His exemplary leadership and expertise in these programs and many more have made him a mentor to many.