Deadline nearing
to offer an apple
to a tiptop teacher
■ Nominations for the
University’s annual Thomas F.
Herman and Ersted awards
are due by Friday
By Brooke Ross
Oregon Daily Emerald
Jon Erlandson, an associate pro
fessor of anthropology, was in the
middle of presenting slides to a lec
ture class last spring term when
University President Dave Frohn
mayer and Erlandson’s wife, asso
ciate anthropology Professor
Madonna Moss, interrupted his
class. To Erlandson’s surprise,
Frohnmayer presented him with a
crystal apple, and then surprised
Moss by presenting her with one,
• too.
Both Erlandson and Moss had
won the Thomas F. Herman Award,
one of the University’s two annual
Distinguished Teaching Awards.
Catching the winners off-guard has
become Frohnmayer’s traditional
way to notify the award recipients.
Besides the crystal apples, Er
landson and Moss also received a
$2,000 stipend and were honored
at the University’s 2000 commence
ment ceremony.
a Even though I got the
teaching award, I feel
there is still so much I want
to learn about teaching
Madonna Moss
associate professor,
anthropology
This year’s nominations for the
awards are due by Friday, and any
student or faculty member can
make a nomination. Forms are lo
cated in Room 207 Johnson Hall
and can be found in issues of the
Emerald. E-mail nominations, in
cluding the nominators’ contact in
formation and a short paragraph
about whom they are nominating
and why, can be sent to Gwen
Steigelman, assistant vice provost
for academic affairs.Steigelman
said no more than three faculty
members can win either the Her
man or Ersted awards annually.
Erlandson said after the initial
shock of Frohnmayer’s visit to his
class wore off, he felt honored to
have won, and said he is more like
ly to nominate a colleague this year.
“Since winning, I now feel even
more pressured to prepare and do
better, and that’s a good thing,” he
said. “Good teaching is so essential
to what we do here on campus.”
Moss agreed and said she still
tries to improve herself as a teacher.
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To nominate a
professor for the 2001
Distinguished
Teaching Awards:
Pick up a nomination form in Room
207 Johnson Hall, from issues of the
Emerald, or nominate via e-mail to
Gwen Steigelman at gwens@ore
gon.uoregon.edu.
E-mail nominations must include
the nominator’s contact
information and a short paragraph
explainingthe nomination.
Nominations are due by Friday.
“Even though I got the teaching
award, I feel there is still so much I
want to learn about teaching,” she
said.
Steigelman said both awards are
funded by various donors and Uni
versity alumni. She said the Ersted
Award is for individuals who have
taught for six to seven years, and
the Herman Award is for senior fac
ulty who have been teaching for
more than seven years.
“We’re not putting one group
against the other,” Steigelman said.
“The goal is to recognize distin
guished teaching and reward them
for a job well done.”
The final decisions are made by
the Distinguished Teaching Awards
Committee.
“It’s very much like a scholarship
type of situation,” she said.
Dana Johnston, a professor and
department head for geological sci
ences, is serving his second year on
the award committee. He said win
ners are usually notified during the
latter half of spring term.
Its a pretty thorough screen
ing,” Johnston said. “We want to
find [nominees] who can do it all.”
He said the committee is made
up of about half a dozen members
who filter through nominations to
pick out the finalists. He said the fi
nalists’ departments are then con
tacted to gather more information
about the nominees, such as stu
dent evaluations. Department
heads may also be asked for their
opinions about the nominees, and
committee members may even sit
in on a class the nominee teaches.
“Each person ends up with a sub
stantially thick file,” Johnston said.
“We seek information until we can
reach a decision about the win
ners.”
The winners also sit on the stage
at graduation, are recognized dur
ing the ceremony and are also invit
ed to the pre-commencement
brunch, he said.
“I think the recipients truly feel
this is a great recognition,” he said.
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Phranc will host a Tupperware
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From the Burnpile” in 1998 and
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imagery to show how strong women
can survive and find their way
“through this crazy world.” The 25
year-old artist started her music ca
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“People seem to be hungry for
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Lesbopalooza,
sponsored by the
LGBTA and theASUO
Women's Center
Cost: $5 for students, $7 general
admission per night. Tickets are
available at the EMU ticket office
and Mother Kali’s Books.
Friday—8 p.m., Red Lion Hotel,
205 Coburg Rd.
Featuring: The Need, Phranc, Bon
fire Madigan, The Culottes, Djinni
ah
Saturday—8 p.m., The WOW Hall,
291W. 8th Ave.
Featuring: Perron, Magdalen Hsu
Li, Nedra Johnson, Americunt, DJ
Coral. For more information con
tact the LGBTA at 346-3360
Whoever takes the co-director po
sition will help the LGBTA plan its
next major event: Lesbian and Gay
Pride Week, set for April 16-21,
which will include the Portland Gay
Men’s Chorus. Applications for the
position can be picked up in the
LGBTA office, located in Suite 34 of
the EMU.
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