March 22, 2018

French, Chang receive Murphy Award

Mark French, Murphy Award Mark French, professor in the School of Engineering Technology, received the 2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy on Wednesday. Among those celebrating were (from left) Patrick Connolly, associate dean and professor in Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Mitchell Gotsch, mechanical engineering technology student; and Gary Bertoline, dean of Purdue Polytechnic Institute. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons) Download image

Mark French, professor in the School of Engineering Technology, and Henry Chang, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, have been named as recipients of the 2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy. The two professors were surprised with the news on Wednesday (March 21).

Purdue is announcing recipients of the Murphy Award and the Exceptional Early Career Award throughout the week. A Murphy Award winner previously named is Haley Oliver, associate professor in the Department of Food Science. Exceptional Early Career Award winners are Michael Mashtare, assistant professor in the Department of Agronomy and in Environmental and Ecological Engineering, and Becky Walters, clinical assistant professor in the School of Nursing.

Henry Chang, Murphy Award Henry Chang, associate professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, received the 2018 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award in Memory of Charles B. Murphy on Wednesday. He was joined by Peter J. Hollenbeck, vice provost for faculty affairs, as well as Purdue Pete. (Purdue University photo/Mark Simons) Download image

The University's highest undergraduate teaching honor, the Murphy Award is accompanied by a $10,000 cash award and induction into Purdue's Teaching Academy, which provides leadership for the improvement of undergraduate, graduate and outreach teaching. Murphy was a history professor at Purdue from 1927 to 1970.

The Exceptional Early Career Award recognizes outstanding undergraduate teaching among Purdue's early career, tenure-track faculty. Recipients of the award will receive a $5,000 award with additional funds for a department business account.

The recipients of both awards will be honored at an invitation-only luncheon on April 2. A list of past Murphy Award and Early Career Award recipients is at here. A list of all winners of teaching awards is at here


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