Teaching excellence

2002 Duke Teaching Awards Each year in April, Trinity College presents its top teaching awards to four faculty members. The awards recognize excellence in classroom teaching and carry a $5,000 stipend. Nominations are made by students and faculty colleagues. In addition, awards are presented for excellence in teaching to two graduate students and one Mellon fellow at the Center for Teaching, Learning and Writing. This year's winners are: The Richard K. Lublin Distinguished Teaching Award Owen Astrachan Department of Computer Science The David and Janet Vaughn Brooks Distinguished Teaching Award Alex Motten Department of Biology The Robert B. Cox Distinguished Teaching Award Victor Strandberg Department of English The Howard D. Johnson Distinguished Teaching Award Allen Kelley Department of Economics Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching by a Graduate Student Jan French Department of Cultural Antrhopology Jessica Blaustein Graduate Program in Literature Duke University Award for Excellence in Teaching Writing Douglas Reichert Powell Mellon Fellow Printed in Duke Dialogue April 26, 2002.

Owen Astrachan, Computer Science Alex Motten, Biology Victor Strandberg, English Allen Kelley, Economics