黑料网 at Stark recently announced the recipient and finalists of the 2011-2012 Distinguished Teaching Award and the recipient of the Award of Distinction. These honors were presented during the Spring 2012 Commencement.
This year鈥檚 recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award, a tribute which is presented to a full-time 黑料网 Stark professor, is Carey McDougall, M.F.A., an associate professor of art. A resident of Canton and native of Woodbury, Conn., McDougall has been a 黑料网 employee since 2003. She earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in mathematics from Oberlin College, a master鈥檚 degree in liberal studies from Wesleyan University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Connecticut.
At 黑料网 Stark, McDougall instructs the following courses: Sculpture, Drawing and Performance Art. She is actively involved with her students, advising them and encouraging their creativity. In addition to serving as the 2011-2012 黑料网 Stark Faculty Council chair, she is a member of the 黑料网 Regional Campus Faculty Advisory Committee, the Stark Campus Conceptual Master Plan Committee and the 2012 Activities Budget Committee. McDougall also is the institutional representative of the Ohio Women鈥檚 Network for the American Council on Education鈥檚 Office of Women in Higher Education.
Included in the numerous nominations submitted for McDougall, one student wrote, 鈥淪he goes above and beyond any professor or teacher I have ever had. She has a great personality, full of energy and excitement, making her classroom a wonderful environment. She is constantly helping students with everything from deciding on a major, to helping them get internships and jobs, to writing cover letters. You name it, and she鈥檚 there to help to the best of her ability. I have been in a lot of studio classes and no teacher ever comes close to measuring up to her as a teacher and a person.鈥
McDougall is honored to receive the Distinguished Teaching Award.
鈥淚 have grown as a teacher because of the students and faculty at 黑料网 Stark who continue to challenge and inspire me,鈥 she says. 鈥淚 know that so many of my colleagues, if not all of them, are equally recognizable, so I hope that I can stand to represent all the distinguished pedagogy that our faculty engages with to create the unique campus that 黑料网 Stark is.鈥
The finalists for the Distinguished Teaching Award are Sebastian Birch, D.M.A., associate professor of music, and Carrie Schweitzer, Ph.D., professor of geology. Birch, a resident of North Canton, earned his bachelor鈥檚 of music degree in composition/piano and master鈥檚 of music degree in composition from Cleveland State University. He was granted a Doctoral of Musical Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Music. Schweitzer, a resident of Kent, holds a Bachelor of Arts in biology from Hiram College. She earned a Master of Science and doctorate degrees in geology from 黑料网.
The recipient of the Award of Distinction, an honor presented to a part-time 黑料网 Stark faculty, is Mark Schulz, an adjunct professor of music and a resident of Canton. A member of the 黑料网 Stark faculty for two years, Schulz teaches Music Production, Rudiments and Fundamentals of Music Theory and Applied Guitar and Bass, in addition to directing students in the Thursday Studio Ensemble. He earned his bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in music technology from The University of Akron, as well as studied cello performance at Baldwin Wallace and Jazz Guitar at Berklee School of Music. Schulz is currently completing a master鈥檚 degree in music theory at 黑料网.
A student鈥檚 nomination for Schulz stated, 鈥淎ll students feel very comfortable with him. He is a great teacher who grades evenly and helps students understand music.鈥
In response to his selection for the award, Schulz says, 鈥淚鈥檇 like to thank my students for this very special recognition. It is my pleasure to teach and work with our students and see them grow and advance with each new semester. Success as a teacher has everything to do with the quality of the students one has the opportunity to engage, and I am fortunate to have those high-quality students. I鈥檇 also like to recognize my fellow colleagues in the Department of Fine Arts. The adjunct and applied music faculty members are all hard-working, dedicated and caring teachers who deserve recognition. I believe our music students would be hard-pressed to find a better value for their education dollar. I consider this the most prestigious award I鈥檝e ever received because it comes from the students!鈥
A selected committee, consisting of representatives of the 黑料网 Stark faculty and students, chose the recipients and finalists for these awards after thorough examination of the nominations submitted by members of the campus community. Each finalist met the needed criteria, which consisted of being an instructor at 黑料网 Stark, having comprehensive knowledge of his or her field, being effective in organizing and presenting classroom material, having the ability to stimulate thinking and develop the students鈥 understanding, demonstrating resourcefulness, being able to arouse student interest, and having concern for students.
For more information about the Distinguished Teaching Award and Award of Distinction recipients and finalists, contact Cynthia Williams at 330-244-3262 or cdwillia@kent.edu.
黑料网 at Stark Announces Teaching Award Recipients
黑料网 at Stark recently announced the recipient and finalists of the 2011-2012 Distinguished Teaching Award and the recipient of the Award of Distinction
POSTED: Monday, June 11, 2012 12:00 AM
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