Mentors

During last May's Commencement ceremonies, the University recognized three faculty members for their contributions to the lives of their students and for their dedication to the profession of teaching.

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Robert Holmes, professor of philosophy, was presented with the Edward Peck Curtis Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. A specialist on ethics and social and political philosophy as well as a renowned expert on issues of peace and nonviolence, Holmes has been a member of the faculty since 1962. The director of the philosophy department's undergraduate program, Holmes wins high marks from students for his dedication and enthusiasm.

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Anne Merideth, assistant professor in the Department of Religion and Classics, received the G. Graydon and Jane W. Curtis Award for Excellence in Teaching for a Nontenured Member of the Faculty.

A member of the department since 1995, Merideth serves as a mentor to as many as one-third of her department's approximately 75 majors. Her students have gone on to receive some of the nation's most prestigious fellowships for graduate study.

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William Thomson, professor of economics, received the University Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching. A member of the economics department since 1983, he is internationally known as an expert on game theory, mechanism design, and the theory of equity. His 2001 book, A Guide for the Young Economist, has earned international acclaim as a resource for aspirants to the academic world of economics.

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