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SEAS Professors Honored as Great and DistinguishedTwo elements echo as a common theme in the definition of a “great”
teacher. One is the ability to clearly communicate knowledge of
the subject matter and the other is the ability to develop a personal
rapport with students. Students cite both these qualities in their
evaluations of the latest SEAS teachers who have been singled out
for teaching excellence.
Yannis Tsividis, Charles Batchelor Professor of
Electrical Engineering, will be recognized in February, 2005, with
the IEEE Undergraduate Teaching Award. His award is “for superlative
teaching that has inspired the imagination and nurtured the intellect
of undergraduates in electrical engineering.”
Perwez Shahabuddin, professor of Industrial Engineering
and Operations Research, was honored recently by The Society of
Columbia Graduates with its Great Teacher Award at ceremonies in
Low Library. A successful researcher at IBM T.J. Watson Research
Center, he took the leap to academia in 1995. His decision to teach
was made all the more difficult because of a speech impediment.
But his clear love of teaching and desire to interact with students
won out.
At Class Day ceremonies, K. Daniel Libby, president of the Columbia
Engineering School Alumni Association, spoke about the importance
of undergraduate teaching as he awarded the organization’s
Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award to Jason Nieh,
associate professor of IEOR, and Jack McGourty,
creator and professor of the first-year design course (see page
1). They were both cited by students in their evaluations for their
co-gent teaching style, approachability and genuine regard for student
progress.
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