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2007 Faculty Award Winners
The College of Science and Technology honored its outstanding faculty and students this year at Celebrating Excellence, an awards ceremony held October 5. These faculty awards were made possible, in part, by generous donations from the Italia-Eire Foundation; Steven Petchon, CST ’80; Seda Tarzian, CST ’48; and an anonymous donor. In addition to the faculty awards, several students received scholarships and awards for their outstanding academic achievement. The following faculty members were recognized for their teaching and research achievements in their fields:
College of Science and Technology Teacher of the Year Award
Susan A. Varnum
Professor, Department of Chemistry | The Italia-Eire Foundation Distinguished Teaching Award
Dr. Varnum is featured in our cover story, “Guiding Lights,” beginning on page 8.
Distinguished Teaching in Life Sciences Award
Robert W. Sanders
Associate Professor Department of Biology | The William Caldwell Memorial Distinguished Teaching Award
Gregory S. Smutzer
Senior Lecturer, Department of Biology
Distinguished Teaching in Math and Computing Sciences Award
David E. Zitarelli
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
Maria E. Lorenz
Lecturer, Department of Mathematics | The Steven Petchon Distinguished Teaching Award
Distinguished Teaching in Physical Sciences Award
Zbigniew Dziembowski
Associate Professor, Department of Physics
Allan E. Thomas
Lecturer, Department of Chemistry | The Dean’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Excellence in Research Award
Franklin A. Davis
Professor, Department of Chemistry | The Dean’s Distinguished Research Award
Excellence in Mentoring Award
Laura Toran
Professor, Department of Geology