Nominees announced for Wittke, Jackson awards; reception held tonight

The nominees have been announced for the Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and the J. Bruce Jackson, MD, Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring. This year, 52 faculty members or instructors were nominated for the Wittke Award, while 25 faculty and staff members were nominated for the Jackson Award. All of the nominees will be honored at a reception tonight, hosted by President Barbara R. Snyder at Harcourt House. Bruce Jackson (ADL ’52) and his wife Nancy also will attend the reception. Through his generosity, the Jackson Award for Undergraduate Mentoring was created in 2003 to honor Jackson’s mentor, Carl Wittke. The Wittke Award has been presented since 1971, This year’s winners will be selected in April and honored during commencement. For more information, visit studentaffairs.case.edu/awards/wittke/. 2012 Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Nominees (The names in bold are nominated for both awards.) Amy Absher, history Catherine Albers, theater Eileen Anderson-Fye, anthropology Hope Barkoukis, nutrition Paul Barnhart, mechanical and aerospace engineering Rebecca Benard, biology Jeremy Bendik-Keymer, philosophy John Blackwell, macromolecular science and engineering Karen Braun, accountancy Christopher Butler, mathematics Gabriella Celeste, Schubert Center for Child Studies Hillel Chiel, biology Barbara Clemenson, accountancy Yoram Daon, modern languages and literature William Deal, religious studies Heath Demaree, psychological sciences Don Feke, chemical engineering Paul FitzGibbon, statistics Matthew Garrett, music Dario Gasparini, civil engineering Elina Gertsman, art history Noelle Giuffrida, art history and art Brian Gran, sociology Stephanie Harris, nutrition Ramez Islambouli, modern languages Anthony Jack, cognitive science Paul Jaussen, English Aaron Jennings, civil engineering Michael Kenney, chemistry James Kuzner, English Alan Levine, pharmacology Clara Lipszyc-Arroyo, modern languages and literature Ica Manas-Zloczower, macromolecular science and engineering Michele Meckfessel, accountancy Jacqueline Nanfito, modern languages and literature Fabienne Pizot-Haymore, modern languages Alan Rocke, history Joshua Roiland, SAGES Kyra Rothenberg, communication sciences Ramanathan Sankaran, chemical engineering David Schiraldi, macromolecular science and engineering Anirban Sen Gupta, biomedical engineering Renee Sentilles, history Scott Simpson, anatomy Kay Sisk, nutrition Walt Sokira, marketing Rekha Srinivasan, chemistry James Swain, nutrition Mark Taylor, accountancy Dustin Tyler, biomedical engineering Athena Vrettos, English Guo-Qiang Zhang, electrical engineering and computer science 2012 Jackson Award Nominees Gurkan Bebek, Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics Stephen Begley, Housing, Residence Life and Greek Life Florin Berindeanu, classics Anne Birnbaum, pediatrics Marc Buchner, electrical engineering and computer science Jean Burns, biology Stephanie Corbett, sustainability Matthew Englander, physical education and athletics Joseph Gutowski, Student Activities and Leadership Marcella Hovancsek, nursing Casey Jordan, Greek Life Malcolm Kenney, chemistry Michael Kenney, chemistry Kate Kraus, Office of the Registrar Kathleen Lanese, physical education and athletics Marie Lathers, modern languages and literature Eugene Matthews, Facilities Services Vince McHale, political science Kelly McMann, political science Jacqueline Nanfito, modern languages and literature Kyra Rothenberg, communication sciences Rebecca Schaller, Housing, Residence Life and Greek Life Anirban Sen Gupta, biomedical engineering Crystal Sutton, Student Activities & Leadership Lee Thompson, psychological sciences