Awards Ceremony
The Faculty Day Awards Ceremony and reception concluded a full day of symposia, posters and roundtable discussions. Kenneth Bruffee, English and Honors Academy, offered introductory remarks and skillfully functioned as master of ceremonies. President Christopher M. Kimmich welcomed all and commented on the importance of Faculty Day and faculty recognition.
A number of faculty members were honored for their outstanding achievements. Michele Emmer, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, presented the Award for Excellence in Teaching to corecipients Anindya Bhattacharya, Economics, amd Barbara Jo Lewis, Television and Radio. Louis S. Asekoff, English, presented the Award for Excellence in Creative Achievement to Sally Avery Bermanzohn, Political Science.Nancy Romer, Psychology, presented the Award for College Citizenship to Geraldine DeLuca, English. President Kimmich presented a new award, the Claire Tow Distinguished Teacher Award, to Roni L. Natov, English. He also announced that Yedidyah Langsam, Computer and Information Science, is this year's Murray Koppelman Professor. Concluding the ceremony, and echoing President Kimmich's theme, Jack Flam, Art, spoke about the important role that these honors and awards play in the recruitment and retention of faculty.