96-03-05 Advisory: Distinguished Teachers & Scholars

                         NEWS ADVISORY:
       PRESIDENT GEE SURPISING AWARD RECIPIENTS THIS WEEK

     It's always been a great honor to win the Alumni Award for 
Distinguished Teaching or the Distinguished Scholar Award, the 
two highest awards faculty can receive at The Ohio State 
University.  Now, it's also an adventure.  President E. Gordon 
Gee has personalized the notification process by dropping in 
unannounced on unsuspecting faculty members while they teach to 
let them know they've been chosen for one of these awards.  He 
presents the startled faculty member with a shiny red apple and 
congratulates them before their students and colleagues.

     He is making presentations to the 1996 winners this week.
Reporters are invited to accompany him on one or more of these 
visits.  To preserve the surprise element, we ask that you call 
Amy Murray in the Office of University Communications, 292-8385, 
to discussthe schedule and meeting places.  There are several 
opportunities on Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

     The 10 winners of the Alumni Award for Distinguished 
Teaching are being honored for superior teaching.  Recipients are 
nominated by students and colleagues, and are chosen by a 
committee of alumni, students and faculty.  They receive a cash 
award of $3,000 and a $1,200 increase in their base salary.  They  
will be inducted into the university's Academy of Teaching, which 
provides leadership on improving teaching at Ohio State.

     The Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes exceptional 
scholarly accomplishments by senior professors who have compiled 
a substantial body of research, as well as the work of younger 
faculty who have demonstrated great scholarly potential.  
Recipients are nominated by their departments and chosen by a 
committee of senior faculty, including several past recipients of 
the award.  Distinguished Scholars receive a $3,000 honorarium 
and a research grant of $20,000 to be used over three years.

     Funding is provided by private donations to the university 
and by The Ohio State University Alumni Association.

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Contact: Amy Murray, University Communications, 292-8385.


[Submitted by: Von Reid-Vargas (ereid@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu)
               
Tue, 5 Mar 1996 14:33:17 -0500]
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