Awards Ceremony and Reception
Student Center
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Penthouse, 3:45 p.m.
- Awards Ceremony Program (pdf)
Award for Excellence in Teaching for a Part-time Faculty Member
Michael Goyette, Classics
presented by Diana Horowitz, Art
- The award, in the amount of $5,000, will be presented annually to a part-time (adjunct) faculty member for his or her demonstrated excellence in teaching and recognizes the important contributions made by adjunct faculty to teaching and learning at Brooklyn College.
Award for Excellence in Teaching for a Full-time Faculty Member
Susan Davis, Conservatory of Music
presented by Sharon Beaumont-Bowman, Speech Communication Arts and Sciences
- The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a full-time faculty member for his or her demonstrated excellence in teaching at Brooklyn College.
Award for Excellence in Creative Achievement
Matthew Burgess, English
presented by Sarah Christman, Film
- The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a full-time faculty member of Brooklyn College for creative or artistic work.
Award for Excellence in Research
Juergen Polle, Biology
presented by David Grubbs, Conservatory of Music
- The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a full-time faculty member of Brooklyn College for outstanding scholarly work in his or her discipline.
Eric M. Steinberg Award for College Citizenship
Louise Hainline, Psychology
presented by Wayne Reed, Childhood, Bilingual and Special Education
- The award in the amount of $5,000 will be presented annually to a full-time faculty member for meritorious service chiefly to Brooklyn College, but also for fulfillment of the college's mission in its relationships with communities in the Greater New York area and beyond.
Outstanding Graduate Deputy Award
Benzion Chanowitz, Psychology
presented by Patrick Kavanagh, Acting Director of Graduate Studies
- This award recognizes a member of the graduate faculty and acknowledges their extraordinary contribution to the college as teacher, adviser and mentor. The award establishes a $1,500 expense account to fund faculty travel, provide materials to support their graduate program, or support the research agenda of their students.
The Claire Tow Distinguished Teacher Award
James Davis, English
presented by Peter Taubman, Secondary Education
- The Claire Tow Distinguished Teacher Award was established through a generous gift from Leonard Tow, a member of the Class of 1950 and a trustee of the Brooklyn College Foundation, in honor of his wife, Claire Tow, a member of the Class of 1952. The award recognizes a senior member of the faculty for outstanding qualities as a teacher and for being a role model to students and other faculty. It carries a stipend of $10,000, to be paid in one installment through the Brooklyn College Foundation.
Reception
Approximately 4:30 – 6 p.m. (following the awards ceremony)
Join the Faculty Day Chorus during the reception, accompanied by Len Fox and Nicholas Irons.
