Professor Carol Loeffler Earns Distinguished Teaching Award
Carol Loeffler, associate professor of biology at 暗网禁区, has received the Distinguished Teaching Award from her peers.
Loeffler, who received the honor at a recent faculty meeting, was described by Neil Weissman, provost and dean at Dickinson, as a professor whose 鈥渃lasses are the stuff of legend鈥� and whose students 鈥渁re convinced she knows every individual plant on a first-name basis, in Latin nomenclature of course.鈥�
The recipient of this annual award and its cash honorarium is determined by the faculty and then approved by the college's president to recognize outstanding teaching. It is the highest honor given to a Dickinson faculty member.
鈥淢osquito swarms, poison ivy patches, and snowdrifts are no obstacle to her engaging pedagogy,鈥� Weissman said. 鈥淎 simple 鈥� or so it looks 鈥� walk through the woods with this year鈥檚 awardee restores students鈥� intellectual and emotional connection with the natural in ways fundamental to our efforts toward a sustainable future.鈥�
Loeffler credited her colleagues and students for the award.
鈥淩eceiving the award is a tremendous honor and I鈥檓 deeply grateful to the other faculty, not only for their recommendation for this award but also for all that they have taught me about teaching over the years,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e all help each other, and I鈥檝e benefited by paying attention to the wisdom that they鈥檝e shared with me. I鈥檓 also inspired daily by the students鈥� eagerness to learn and especially by those who put great effort into learning, and who love the process of learning.
Loeffler earned a Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Cornell University and a bachelor鈥檚 degree (summa cum laude and with highest honors) in the biological sciences at Smith College.
Published June 1, 2009