MENTORS

At last May's Commencement, the University recognized three faculty members for their commitment to their students and to the profession of teaching.

John Givens, associate professor of Russian, received the Edward Peck Curtis Award For Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Commended by students for the creativity and enthusiasm of his teaching, Givens earned high praise for his ability to inspire undergraduate scholars in their studies of Russian language, literature, and culture. Since joining the faculty in 1993, Givens also has served as director of undergraduate studies for his department and has helped develop its study-abroad opportunities.

Brian Brent, assistant professor in the Margaret Warner Graduate School of Education and Human Development, was presented with the G. Graydon and Jane W. Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching for a Nontenured Member of the Faculty. A member of the Warner faculty since 1997, Brent has developed five new courses on school financing and budgets that routinely win high marks from students. In addition, he has served on several Warner School and University committees.

Emil Wolf, Wilson Professor of Optics, received the University Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching. One of the world's leading scholars in the field of optics, Wolf joined the faculty in 1959. He has mentored graduate students who have gone on to hold top positions at research universities and government and private institutes throughout the world. As Nobel Prize-winner William Phillips noted: "If there is anyone who can be said to be the world's teacher of optics for the latter part of the 20th century, it is Emil Wolf."

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