Teaching, advising and research awards announced

by Daniel J. Fitzgibbons, Chronicle staff

he campus's top teachers and academic advisors will be honored May 14 when the Distinguished Teaching Awards and Outstanding Academic Advisor Awards are presented at the annual banquet sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.

     This year's recipients of the Distinguished Teaching Awards are History professor Carlin Adele Barton; Ray J. Pfeiffer, Jr., associate professor of Accounting and Information Systems; and Glenn M. Wong, professor of Sport Management. Two teaching assistants, Viveca S. Greene of Communication, and Cathy J. Schlund-Vials of Commonwealth College, also will be honored.

     Established in 1962, the Distinguished Teaching Award is regarded as the campus's most prestigious prize for classroom instruction. The honor includes a plaque and a monetary award of $3,000 for faculty members and $2,000 for teaching assistants. The names of DTA winners are also enshrined 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 students to a committee of faculty, undergraduates and previous graduate student winners of the prize. The committee makes the award selections.

     For their efforts in advising, professor David Lenson of Comparative Literature and Susan Perschetz Machala of the Pre-Major Advising Services have been named the Outstanding Academic Advisors of the Year.

     In recognition of their contributions, Lenson and Machala will receive plaques and cash awards of $3,000.

     The recipients of the Samuel F. Conti Faculty Fellowships also will be recognized at the annual awards banquet.

     This year, Conti Faculty Fellowships are being awarded to English professor Joseph Donohue, associate professor of Chemistry Vincent M. Rotello and Daniel H. Schaubert, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

     Conti fellows receive a cash award of $3,000 and a year's leave of absence to encourage them to concentrate on activities related to graduate education, research, creative work and scholarly attainment.

     Nominations for the fellowships are put forth by department heads to their respective deans with final selections made by a committee of the Faculty Senate's Research Council. Selection is based on demonstrably outstanding accomplishment and potential for continued excellence in research and scholarly or creative activity.