Goergen Awards

Teachers Honored

Recipients of this year’s Goergen Awards for Contributions to Undergraduate Education in the College were recognized for their commitment as teachers and scholars during this fall’s College Convocation.

Receiving the Goergen Award for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Undergraduate Education were:

Susan Gustafson, the Karl F. and Bertha A. Fuchs Professor of German Studies, has been a member of the faculty since 1987. Gustafson teaches courses in German language and literature, comparative literature, and women’s studies. She also directs the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women’s Studies.

Jeffrey Runner, an associate professor of linguistics and of brain and cognitive sciences, has taught at the University since 1994. He has developed courses in syntax, linguistic analysis, semantics, and grammatical systems.

Dan Watson, a professor of physics and astronomy, has won his department’s undergraduate teaching award five times since joining the faculty in 1988. He teaches courses in astronomy, astrophysics, physics, electricity, and magnetism.

The Goergen Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Learning in the College was presented to the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program. Created to support and increase the numbers of low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented minority undergraduates pursuing doctoral degrees, the Rochester office of the national program is directed by Beth Olivares and assistant director John Barker.

First presented in 1997, the awards are named for and sponsored by trustee and former board chairman Robert Goergen ’60 and his wife, Pamela.