School of Education Faculty Selected for Honor by Students
Half of Student Choice Awards go to SOE Faculty
Monday, May 10, 2010
Two IU School of Education faculty earned Student Choice Awards for Outstanding Faculty during the recent IU Bloomington Spring Recognition Banquet. Suzanne Eckes, an associate professor and Leana McClain, a senior clinical lecturer in curriculum and instruction and language education joined two other faculty members selected for the honor. Alan Ewert, the Patricia and Joel Meier Outdoor Leadership Chair in the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation and Albert Ruesink, professor of biology in the College of Arts and Sciences also earned the recognition.Each spring, the Student Alumni Association presents the Student Choice Awards to up to five professors. IU students nominate their favorite professor for this prestigious award and selections are based solely on student input. Faculty members are selected based on their knowledge, class presentation skills, student rapport and enthusiasm, and only faculty who receive three or more nominations are considered.
The first Student Choice Awards were given in 1979, and more than 120 faculty members have received this award since its inception.
The Spring Recognition Banquet was held at the Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center on the IU Bloomington campus on April 25. It was sponsored by the Student Alumni Association at IU Bloomington and the IU Bloomington Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President.
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