Andy van Dam Receives Teaching Award

Andy van Dam is among the three recipients of the 2001 Harriet W. Sheridan Award for Distinguished Contribution to Teaching and Learning. The others to receive the award are Sheila Bonde, of the History of Art and Architecture Department, and James McIlwaine, of Biomed Neuroscience.

An article in the most recent George Street Journal stresses the accomplishments of the awardees in helping students and other faculty improve their teaching methods, in integrating teaching and research, and in developing `reflective teaching practices' -- meaning that teachers reflect on why they do what they do in the ...