The Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
The University’s Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching were presented during the 456th convocation on June 12, 1999. Upon the recommendation of John W. Boyer, Dean of the College, and Geoffrey R. Stone, Provost, Hugo F. Sonnenschein, President, designated the following winners:
Bertram Cohler, William Rainey Harper Professor in the College, the Departments of Psychology, Education, and Psychiatry, the Divinity School, and the Committees on General Studies in the Humanities and on Human Development. Presentation by Ralph W. Nicholas, William Rainey Harper Professor in the Department of Anthropology and the College. By profession, a gifted psychologist, by learning, a social scientist of unparalleled breadth, by vocation, a teacher of unequalled ability; he has enlarged the thought and enriched the lives of generations of students, and he has set a superb example for all of his colleagues. Milton Ehre, Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures and the College. Presentation by Norman W. Ingham, Professor in the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures and the College. Beloved teacher and distinguished critic and scholar, you have inspired generations of students with your obvious affection for your subject and for them; and with your insights, humor, and gentle prodding you have opened their minds to the joy of learning in the Humanities.
Susan M. Kidwell, Professor in the Department of Geophysical Sciences, the Committee on Evolutionary Biology, and the College. Presentation by Michael J. Foote, Associate Professor in the Department of Geophysical Sciences and the Committee on Evolutionary Biology. Teacher, taphonomist, colleague, and devoted member of the University community who embodies the adage “a teacher of teachers.”
Michael C. LaBarbera, Professor in the Departments of Organismal Biology & Anatomy and Geophysical Sciences, the Committee on Evolutionary Biology, and the College. Presentation by Philip S. Ulinski, Professor in the Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy, the Committee on Neurobiology, and the College. Dedicated scientist and teacher, you have revealed the wonders of the natural world to your students, providing them with an unparalleled understanding of how animals and plants work and how they have evolved.
Moishe Postone, Associate Professor in the Department of History, the Committee on Jewish Studies, and the College. Presentation by John A. Lucy, Professor in the Committee on Human Development (Department of Psychology) and the College. Social theorist, intellectual historian, and engaged citizen in the University and the world, your teaching has transformed the lives of students by opening new worlds to them, setting high standards of scholarship, and articulating the relevance of the social sciences to the conduct of everyday life.
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