Six honored with Distinguished Teaching Awards
Four faculty members and two graduate students have been chosen to receive the Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA), the highest honor awarded on campus for excellence in teaching and learning.
The winners are Scott Garman, assistant professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Eileen Hayes, associate professor of Nursing; Thomas Hannum, associate director of the Minuteman Marching Band; John McCarthy, Distinguished Professor of Linguistics; and teaching assistants Kimberly Buescher, Languages, Literatures and Cultures; and Christina Smith, Sociology.
The faculty winners were announced April 16 at the Celebration of Teaching dinner. The graduate student winners will be recognized on May 6 at a luncheon hosted by John Mullin, dean of the Graduate School.
Established in 1962, the DTA is regarded as the campus’ most prestigious prize for classroom instruction. The honor includes a plaque and a monetary award of $3,500 for faculty members and $2,000 for teaching assistants. The names of the winners are inscribed on permanent displays in the Lincoln Campus Center and the recipients are recognized during Undergraduate Commencement.
Nominations for the award are made by current and former undergraduate students to a committee of undergraduates, faculty members and graduate students (many of whom are previous winners of the prize), which makes the final award decisions.
April 21, 2009.
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