awards for top professors
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Students admire a
professor who
emphasizes class
interaction...”
Michele Decker
Mortar Board officer
Decker said students have
responded more this year than
last year, possibly because more
information has been posted
about the award.For September,
Jeff Spinner-Halev, a professor
of political science, received
the award.
“I was very surprised and
honored,” said Spinner-Halev,
who received the award for his
Political Science 483 class.
“Teaching is one of our primary
missions at UNL, and it’s
important for students to have a
role in acknowledging certain
professors.”
Russ Ganim received the
award for October for his
French 321 class.
“I was very happy and very
moved. There is no bigger satis
faction than knowing that the
students respond to our teach
ing. It’s important to get student
input.
“Their voices should be
heard,” he said.
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much response last year, the
group wasn’t discouraged from
deciding^ to continue the tradi
tion, Decker said.
“I think it’s important to rec
ognize the teachers on campus,**
Decker said, “Our gfoup stands
for scholarship, leadership, and
service. IT it wasn’t for the
teachers, we Wouldn’t be fhe*
group that we are today.”
In order for a student’s
favorite professor to be recog
nized, a short application must *
be filled out and returned to the
Office for Student Involvement.
It involves a brief essay con
cerning the reasons the student
feels the professor should
receive the aWard. All nomina- *
tiojis will be considered for the
award, and Mortar Board will
make its selections based on the
responses they receive,
v* Decker said Mortar Board is
looking for professors who “go
out of their way to teach the stu
dents, someone who can be a
friend as well as a professor.”
“Students admire a professor
who emphasizes class interac
tion and makes learning fun.”
■ To receive recognition,
teachers must go out of
their way to connect with
students.
By Anne Heitz
Staff Reporter
For more than a year, UNL’s
Mortar Board has offered stu
dents the chance to give their
admired professors a show of
recognition. But that opportuni
ty has been unused until this
year.
Outstanding professors can
be recognized for inspiring lec
tures and exceptional teaching
abilities through Mortar
Board’s Professor of the Month
award, said Michele Decker,
current officer of the Mortar
Board National Honor Society.
So far this semester, two
people have been awarded
Professor of the Month by
Mortar Board.
“I don’t think the students
really knew much about the
cdntetft,-*Decker said.
7 The gfbup didn’t publicize
the award much last year, which
resulted in a lack of nomina
tions. This year, the group is
trying to promote the award in
hopes of getting a lot of partici
pation from University of
Nebraska-Lincoln students.
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out a recipe book that will include win
ning recipes from its annual
Thanksgiving dinner contest.
Members bring dishes to compete in
different categories as well as to share
in the dinner.
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As far as the tradition goes,
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missing anything.
“I don’t really understand die tradi
tion of turkey.”
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respect their families though.
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ture doing this isn’t the way,” Reed
Klein said. She respects her family’s
desire to celebrate with the traditional
entree and their tastes for meat.
Wilhelm agrees.
“Once I am out on my own, I will
begin to cook things that I like. As of
now, I know that that is their tradition.”
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