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Krowe Teaching Award Winners
Smith Recognizes Teaching Excellence with Krowe and Legg
Mason Awards
Smith has excellent teaching faculty, but each year the school honors those
who go above and beyond the usual standards of excellence to motivate and
inspire as well as educate. Smith salutes its top teachers by recognizing them
with the Krowe Teaching Excellence Awards and the Legg-Mason Awards in Teaching
Innovation. Congratulations to all 2008-2009 winners!
Krowe Teaching Excellence Awards
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Henry C. Boyd, Tyser Teaching Fellow in marketing, recognized for outstanding
teaching in a large lecture section:
“The first day of Prof. Boyd’s lecture blew
me away, and I never missed a single lecture.” |
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Gary Cohen, lecturer in logistics, business and public policy, recognized for
informing and inspiring his students:
“He gives us real-world advice and helps
us see the applications of what we’re learning.” |
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Michael Lawless, Tyser Teaching Fellow in management and organization,
recognized for providing a unique learning experience:
“Professor Lawless was
hands down the finest professor that I encountered at the Smith School.”
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James McKinney, Tyser Teaching Fellow in accounting and information
assurance, recognized for dedication to students and ability to clarify
difficult concepts:
“An excellent professor… I was very inspired by him this
semester.” |
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Gordon Phillips, Bank of America Professor of Finance, recognized for
teaching well a highly complex subject:
“His approachable and conversational
teaching style helped to de-mystify concepts that otherwise would have been
impenetrable and intimidating.” |
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Rhonda Reger, associate professor of management and organization, recognized
for challenging the class:
“Dr. Reger is the most organized teacher I have ever
had.” |
| Doctoral students Jahangir Boroumand, Scott Livengood, and Jie Mien also
received Krowe Teaching Excellence awards. |
Legg-Mason Award in Teaching Innovation
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Hugh Turner, Tyser Teaching Professor in logistics, business and public
policy, recognized for strong support of innovative approaches to learning,
including inter-university case competitions. |
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Susan White, Distinguished Tyser Teaching Fellow in finance, recognized for
teaching innovation, including development of an extensive and resourceful
student Web site. |
Read the profile of Allen Krowe ’54--former fighter pilot with the U.S. Air
Force; CFO and Senior Vice President of IBM; Vice Chairman of Texaco, and also
the alumnus who endowed the Krowe Teaching Excellence
Awards.
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