Signs of Spring: CASL Faculty Honors

As the academic calendar reaches the home stretch (usually a sign that spring is here--here's hoping!) the university community takes time out to honor the achievements of its faculty, staff, and students over the last year. It is a tremendous honor for me to announce that three CASL faculty have been recognized for their achievements: Jack Nelson, LEO Lec II in the Department of Natural Sciences, received the campus’ Distinguished Teaching Award in the Non-Tenure Track Category; History Professor Pamela Pennock is the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award in the Tenured faculty category; and alumnus and Professor of Mathematics, Joan Remski, is receiving the Distinguished Service Award. This recognition is well deserved in all three cases. Both CASL and the university as a whole have been enriched through the efforts of these three individuals. Recognition of this sort comes all too infrequently for our faculty but when it does come it reminds us all just how committed and talented our college community is. The efforts of these three individuals, while rising to a level meriting university-wide recognition, are not at all unique. Their faculty colleagues throughout the college, many of whom were also nominated for these awards as well as others, are absolutely committed to the teacher/scholar model and to exposing our students to both cutting edge research and a rigorous, engaged classroom. They also give untold hours of their time working to make the college, the university, and our broader community a better place. I hope that you will join me in congratulating these award winners but also in extending a big thank you to all CASL faculty and staff for their hard work and effort and for their devotion to making CASL the absolute best liberal arts college in the state. Well done!