UIW姓名博士. Jakob Rinderknecht 2024-25穆迪教授
Numerous other Faculty Members Honored During 2024 Faculty Awards
San Antonio – 2024年5月10日 – The 道成肉身的大学 (UIW) is proud to announce that Dr.
Jakob Rinderknecht has been named the 2024-25 Moody Professor. The award was announced during the annual Faculty Awards Ceremony held on Monday, 五月 6, 2024. In addition, more than two dozen faculty members were recognized with awards or promotions.
穆迪基金会于1971年成立, the Moody Professor reflects a high level of scholarship, teaching excellence and community service attained by the recipient. This is the highest faculty honor bestowed by UIW. The Fall Commencement address given by the Moody Professor is traditionally considered to be the students’ “last class.”
Rinderknecht is the Director of the Honors Program and Associate Professor of Religious Studies who describes his role in the classroom as that of a coach for the students. “I can help them to become better at a set of skills including writing, 阅读很好, and thinking and speaking about the role of religion – especially Catholicism – in the contemporary world,Rinderknecht说. “My classroom is a place where they have the chance to practice those skills before going out from UIW, 但我不能让他们学习. I really love seeing how students who are willing to think along with me and who put in the work, 成长. And I’m here to help every student learn how to be a better student, which is a big part of what it means to teach in the core.”
至于被任命为穆迪教授, Rinderknecht, 谁在2016年进入威斯康星大学, says it is an honor to be recognized by his peers. “I know that I’m joining a cohort of UIW’s excellent teacher-scholars reaching back decades in this role. And I’m excited about the opportunity to speak at graduation this coming December, especially since quite a few of the honors students who started at the university with me during the various COVID pivots, 即将毕业.”
在午宴上同样庆祝的还有博士. Doshie Piper who was named the 2024-25 Piper Award Nominee. Begun in 1958, the Minnie Stevens Piper Professor award is given annually by the State of Texas. Ten awards are made to professors for superior teaching at the college level. Selection is made based on nominations submitted by each college or university in the state. Piper is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice who is particularly interested in the intersection of reintegration and the faith community’s capacity to deal with reentry needs. Piper is interested in engaging students outside the classroom. Her courses typically include a service-learning component to expose students to the realities of justice work.
Among the other honorees, the 2024 Presidential Teaching Award was awarded to Dr. Teresa Taylor Partridge, Associate Professor in the UIW Department of Psychology. Partridge has studied and worked in the field of psychology for 3 decades and came to UIW in 2009. 由教务委员会于2004年成立, this annual award acknowledges an individual who exemplifies excellence in teaching that leads to student engagement. The award is presented upon the recommendation and support of the 道成肉身的大学 President.
Dr. 挚友Stampfl, professor in the UIW Department of English was awarded the Kathleen Light Outstanding Teacher Award. Stampfl教授英语课程, 妇女与性别研究, Cultural Studies and Student Success at UIW since 2009. 2019年开业, this award recognizes outstanding senior faculty whose teaching exemplifies the role of teacher as mentor, providing innovation in the classroom and exhibiting teaching excellence, 同时对学生表现出个人关怀.
另外,博士. Elda Martinez, professor in the 德利本教育学院, was honored with the 2024 Robert J. 康纳利学院领导奖和博士. 帕特里克Muehlberger, assistant professor in the 骨科医学院 received the 2024 Edward Zlotkowski Faculty Service-Learning Award.
There were also four recipients of the Provost Legacy Award which is given to faculty who have demonstrated the degree of dedication to teaching and learning that joins them to the long legacy of teaching excellence that characterizes UIW.
它们是:
--Dr. Arunabh Bhattacharya, 骨科医学院
--Dr. Delia Meyer, Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions
——亚当·纳什，媒体与设计学院
--Dr. 乔安娜·索尔斯，康复科学学院
In addition to those awards, the University also presented the Mission Continues Faculty Awards. These awards are based on the five core values of UIW which includes Faith, 创新, 教育, 服务与真理. The awards represent the congregational heritage of living the Mission values through teaching, 奖学金及社区服务.
得奖者包括:
--Dr. 肖恩·维纳，老人. 玛格丽特罗斯帕尔默教育奖
--Dr. 斯蒂芬妮·施米德克·巴比里先生. St. 皮埃尔·辛昆信仰奖
--Dr. 老蒂莫西·格里斯多恩. Maria Goretti Zehr创新奖
--Dr. 真木丰，老. 埃莉诺·安·杨真理奖
--Dr. Matt Walk, The Mother Columkille Colbert Award for Service
Congratulations to all those who were honored and thank you for your service to UIW and its students.
图片说明(左至右):博士. Dmitri Tamalis，威斯康星大学临时教务长，博士. Jakob Rinderknecht, 2024穆迪教授
# # # # # #校本
MEDIA CONTACT: Michael Valdes, Media and Public Relations Manager, Office of Communications & Brand Marketing, (210) 829-6001, (210) 422-4052 or 迈克尔.valdes@uiwtx.edu