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Twelve faculty members were recently honored for their outstanding scholarship, their success in the classroom, and their one-on-one work with students. The annual awards, which this year included four new awards for mentoring, were determined by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the five associate deans.
"We are pleased to have this opportunity to highlight some of our professors' remarkable scholarship and their success both as teachers and as mentors to students," says Carol Folt, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and professor of biological sciences. "When our outstanding teachers are learning, testing, pushing, and thinking alongside students, it creates a wonderful learning environment."
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The Karen E. Wetterhahn Award for Distinguished Creative or Scholarly Achievement was given to Kristina A. Lynch, associate professor of physics and astronomy. As part of her research in auroral space plasma physics, Lynch designs specialized rockets that help her study the northern lights. For this work, she received a Career Award from the National Science Foundation in February 2006.
Associate Professor of Mathematics Rosa Orellana and Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies Christopher Sneddon received the John M. Manley Huntington Award for Newly Tenured Faculty. Orellana, whose philosophy is that "mathematics is not for spectators," was acknowledged for her passion for the subject that shines through in her teaching and in her research on algebraic combinatorics and representation theory. Sneddon has conducted research in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa on human uses of water and the transformation of river basins, and he brings this knowledge back to classroom discussions on development, geopolitics, and environmental change.
Dennis Washburn, chair of the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures and professor of Japanese and comparative literature, was awarded the John M. Manley Huntington Award for Newly Promoted Faculty. A prolific scholar, Washburn was awarded a Japanese Foreign Minister's Commendation in 2004 for his contribution to the cultural exchange between the United States and Japan.
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Senior Lecturer in Spanish and Portuguese Gladys Guzman-Bueno received the Dean of Faculty Teaching Award for Visiting and Adjunct Faculty. Guzman-Bueno shares an in-depth knowledge of literature and philosophy with her students that goes beyond grammar and vocabulary.
Three retiring Dartmouth faculty were acknowledged for their remarkable achievements, which span a total of 117 years at Dartmouth. Edward M. Bradley, professor of classics and a member of the faculty for 43 years, was presented with the Jerome Goldstein Award for Distinguished Teaching, an award voted on by the Class of 2006. For years, students have marveled at Bradley's ability to make classics, especially Greek classics, come alive. The Robert A. Fish 1918 Memorial Prize was awarded to William Cook, professor of English and Israel Evens Professor of Oratory and Belles Lettres, and David M. Lemal, Albert W. Smith Professor of Chemistry. Cook, a passionate teacher first hired to teach poetry in 1973, was largely responsible for establishing the African and African American Studies Program at Dartmouth. Lemal has taught organic chemistry to students since coming to Dartmouth in 1965. His internationally respected research focuses on the synthesis and chemistry of unusual organic species and in the mechanism of organic reactions.
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Four professors were presented with the Dean of the Faculty Award for Outstanding Mentoring and Advising. Professor of English Ivy Schweitzer, an East Wheelock associate for the past five years, was recognized for her outstanding mentoring of both undergraduate students and junior faculty. Nancy P. Marion, professor of economics, mentors students that have gone on to the Carroll Round, an international research conference. Lee A. Witters, Eugene W. Leonard 1921 Professor of Medicine and professor of biological sciences, is a dedicated advisor and sometimes "life coach" to undergraduates in the Nathan Smith Society, the organization for students considering a career in the health professions. Israel Reyes, chair of the Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies Program and associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese, is advisor to many students in the program. Reyes organized the fourth annual New England Latino Student Leadership Conference in 2006.
This is the first year the College has presented the awards for outstanding mentoring and advising. According to Associate Dean for Social Sciences Michael Mastanduno, "Dartmouth prides itself on the close intellectual interactions students can have with individual faculty members. So we are delighted to give special recognition to our colleagues who have made extraordinary efforts as mentors and role models."
By STEVEN J. SMITH
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