8月. 23, 2021
全国网赌正规平台 has honored six individuals as recipients of its annual Faculty Excellence Awards in recognition of their teaching, 2020-21学年奖学金及服务.
Continuing the institution’s long-standing tradition of naming one of the honorees as Northwest’s Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education recipient, 大学宣布博士. 经济学副教授凯西·阿宾顿(Casey 阿宾顿)将获得2022年的奖项. 阿宾顿, 谁在2010年加入西北学院, 教授与经济学相关的课程, 银行及财务管理.
The Governor’s Award is sponsored by the Missouri Council on Public Higher Education and presented annually to an outstanding faculty member representing each of Missouri’s four-year public institutions. Northwest’s recipient is chosen from faculty members who receive the University’s Faculty Excellence Award for teaching and exemplify the Governor’s Award criteria for effective teaching, 有效的建议, 课程设计和教学创新, 为大学和社会服务, and a commitment to high standards of excellence and success in nurturing student achievement.
全国网赌正规平台的优秀教师奖, 在三个教学类别中，每个类别选出一名获奖者, scholarship and service from nominees representing Northwest’s six professional schools, and one recipient is selected in each category from nominees representing the five academic departments comprising the College of Arts and Sciences, 总共有6位获奖者.
All full-time faculty holding a Board of Regents-approved appointment at the University are eligible for Faculty Excellence Awards.
“This year’s recipients of the Faculty Excellence Awards are perfect examples of our faculty’s drive and commitment to Northwest,“教务长博士. 杰米·胡伊曼说. “这些获奖者在他们的研究领域堪称典范, 为所属院系及学校提供有意义的服务, 他们把学生每天的学习放在首位. 通过他们的贡献和榜样作用, 这六位杰出的教师使全国网赌正规平台成为一个更好的学习场所. It was a perfect start to the 2021-22 school year to be able to recognize this year’s winners.”
This fall’s Faculty Excellence Award recipients and a summary of their nominations are provided below.
阿宾顿 continues to develop and evolve her teaching to help students and stay current in the discipline. 她采用了一本新教科书, adapted an undergrad course for delivery in the online professional program and created an economics course for the Master of Business Administration program. 学生们评价她的教学方法引人入胜，效果显著, 她很热情, 在她的互动中乐于助人和积极. Her high marks on course evaluations reflect her commitment to student success and the University’s mission.
一位学生评论道, “I went from not knowing anything about economics to having a pretty good grasp as to how the economy works and how it influenced my everyday life. Dr. 阿宾顿 brought the core ideas of economics very 关闭 to the student in easy to understand bites.”
Chloupek的学生经常在评价中说他很有激情, 课堂上充满爱心和激情. His commitment to excellence was demonstrated last spring when he taught two additional course sections, 大大增加了他的学生人数. 此外, 学生们报告说，他教会了他们什么是专业人士, 不仅仅是在地理领域.
一位学生评论道, “He presents material to the students in a way they can comprehend and gives us clear, 可实现的目标，以确保全国网赌正规平台发挥最大的潜力, 当他知道全国网赌正规平台能完成什么时，他也会推动全国网赌正规平台.”
Bandi went above and beyond during the last calendar year with regard to research. He authored or co-authored five published articles for international audiences on topics, 包括基于微服务的架构, 边缘计算, 应急灾害管理系统中的认知信息学, 以及用于可视化加密货币时间数据的数据流架构.
Haberyan achieved the once-in-a-lifetime experience of discovering and naming a new species of microscopic algae found during his research of the Costa Rican lake biology. The discovery caps 30 years of work and is the crowning achievement of his career.
通过他们的研究, Haberyan和他的同事对大约100个湖泊进行了采样, 去除有机物质，鉴定出154种科学已知的物种. 记录新物种， Aulacoseira umanai, involved detailed examination of existing species to justify its designation as one that is new to science.
Britt took on multiple leadership responsibilities within the art discipline and led major interdisciplinary projects. “Brazilian Myths” brought together music and art faculty and students for an innovative collaboration centered on the percussion ensemble’s performance of a composition by the same title. 她还为西北地区的学生组织讲座和研讨会, 由艺术品保管员凯瑟琳·安奇出演. 另外, she volunteered to write a federal grant proposal to assist leaders in Mound City to raise funds for a large scale mural conservation project.
在美术和表演艺术系, 她担任课程和评估协调员, 图书馆联络, 高级研修班重组委员会主席, 并指导了一位新的平面设计教员. 她还担任校园博物馆咨询委员会委员, the University Research Committee and was selected to serve on the statewide committee to develop universal outcomes for art appreciation.
Symonds是一个持续改进和卓越的倡导者, and he has developed a reputation for creating exceptional learning experiences for students and work environments for employees. Major elements of his service include membership on Northwest’s team for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Center for Student Success, 共同领导一个团队实施一个新的学生学习软件系统, membership on a committee for faculty handbook chapter two revisions and an at-large faculty senator. He is a long-standing contributor to strategic planning efforts at Northwest and supervises graduate research papers associated with programs in health sciences.
另外, Symonds completed a second term as chair of the MOSHAPE Board of Directors’ Future 方向 Committee. MOSHAPE is a state-wide professional organization for health and physical educators at all levels, 董事会对MOSHAPE的所有活动进行监督.
