SMITH BUSINESS Magazine Volume 10 No. 2
FALL 2009

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

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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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.”
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

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.
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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