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March 2, 2009
Students honor excellent teachers with Crystal Apple awards

From Staff Reports

Eight Emory professors, cited by their students as going above and beyond in their search for knowledge and involvement in the Emory community, earned the 10th annual Crystal Apple Awards in a Feb. 23 ceremony. The annual awards for excellence in teaching are sponsored by the Residence Hall Association.

2008 Crystal Apple Awardees:

Excellence in Undergraduate Nursing Education: Elizabeth Downes, clinical assistant professor

Excellence in Undergraduate Business Education: Amit Goyal, associate professor of finance

Excellence in Professional School Education: Jeffery Hoder, assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine

Excellence in Graduate School Education: Gary Laderman, professor of religion

Excellence in Undergraduate Seminar Education: Elizabeth Pastan, associate professor of art history

Laura Jones Hardman Award for Excellence in Service to the Emory Community: Ellen Spears, visiting assistant professor of environmental studies

Excellence in Undergraduate Lecture Education: Jose Soria, senior lecturer of organic chemistry

William H. Fox Jr. Award for Emerging Excellence: Matthew Weinschenk, senior lecturer of organic chemistry