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Clark honors outstanding faculty with annual awards

Professors lauded for their commitment to teaching and research
October 15, 2018
By Clark News and Media Relations
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Receiving faculty awards this year are, front, from left, Taner Akçam, Deborah Merrill, and Weibke Deimling; back, from left, James Murphy, Karen Frey, Pankush Dalgotra, Amir Babak Aazami, and Esteban Cardemil.

 

Clark University again has recognized its outstanding faculty in the areas of teaching, advising, and research excellence. The annual awards were presented during a recent reception at Harrington House.

“My congratulations and thanks to each of the faculty award winners,” Provost Davis Baird said. “Clark is a very special place, and it is special because of our incredible faculty. The faculty members recognized are the best of the best — great teachers, great researchers, and scholars — who share a deep commitment to making Clark great.”

Following are faculty who received awards this year:

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher of the Year:
    Amir Babak Aazami, Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Steinbrecher Family Senior Faculty Award:
    Taner Akçam, History
    Deborah Merrill, Sociology
  • Hodgkins Junior Faculty Award:
    Ora Szekely, Political Science
    Jie Park, Education
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Adviser of the Year:
    Esteban Cardemil, Psychology
  • Oliver and Dorothy Hayden Junior Faculty Fellowship:
    Weibke Deimling, Philosophy
  • Outstanding Graduate Mentoring/Advising Award:
    James Murphy, Geography
  • Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award:
    Pankush Kalgotra, Graduate School of Management
    Karen Frey, Geography
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