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Ann Brady, 1995 Carlson Award Winner, English Department
Ann Brady There are many capacities that students recognize in an excellent teacher-the ability to inspire, to communicate passionately about one’s discipline, to lead students onto roads less traveled, to attend creatively to the individual needs of students, to introduce them to the wonder and complexity of one’s own research, and above all to celebrate […]
Thomas Emmert, 1994 Carlson Award Winner, History Department
Thomas Emmert Few liberal arts college are so blessed as is Gustavus in having an Edgar Carlson legacy. After serving as a religion professor, Edgar M. Carlson became president of Gustavus Adolphus College when he was 36 and led the College for 24 years from 1944 to I968. During that time, he not only made […]
Ronald Christenson, 1993 Carlson Award Winner, Political Science Department
Ronald Christenson The Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching is awarded each year to a faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional skill and talent as an instructor. Nominations from faculty and students are carefully evaluated by a panel of former Edgar M. Carlson Award winners and discussed at great length before making a recommendation […]
Douglas Huff, 1992 Carlson Award Winner, Philosophy Department
Douglas Huff The Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching is awarded each year to a faculty member who, in the eyes of colleagues and students, has demonstrated unusual gifts as an instructor. Nominations from faculty and students are sifted by a panel of experts, former Edgar Carlson Award winners, and discussed at great length […]
Marlene Flory, 1991 Carlson Award Winner, Classics Department
Marlene Flory About this year’s Carlson Award winner, students sometimes tell only half the story. One freshman says this instructor is “always demanding, requiring us to work to our potential.” A sophomore says: “knows what questions to ask in order to make you think…tough, but well worth it.” Hearing this alone, we might conclude that […]
William Dean, 1990 Carlson Award Winner, Religion Department
William Dean The Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching was established at Gustavus Adolphus College in 1971. In granting this award annually at graduation, we, together as students, alumni, faculty and administrators, celebrate the goal of this college in expanding and enhancing our intellectual abilities, and we celebrate the essential influence of distinguished teaching […]
Linnea Wren, 1989 Carlson Award Winner, Art and Art History Department
Linnea Wren The tradition of presenting the Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching to a Gustavus faculty member is now 18 years old. The board of trustees established this award to honor the former college president for his leadership and commitment to academic excellence at Gustavus. This year the award goes to Dr. Linnea […]
John Lammert, 1988 Carlson Award Winner, Biology Department
John Lammert Let’s get right to it! The winner of the 1988 Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching is John Michael Lammert. As many of you know, this award honors the administration, scholarship and teaching of one of the college’s great presidents, Dr. Edgar M. Carlson. John was born in Florence, Alabama, on the […]
Robert Moline, 1987 Carlson Award Winner, Geography Department
Robert Moline Each year the members of the faculty of Gustavus Adolphus College publish dozens of scholarly articles and books and deliver scores of learned papers at professional meetings. But what feeds our research and what we care most about is our teaching. Cinema has its Oscar and television its Emmy. At Gustavus, the pinnacle […]
William Freiert, 1986 Carlson Award Winner, Classics Department
William Freiert The Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching dates back to 1971 when the Board of Trustees of Gustavus Adolphus College established this award to honor Dr. Edgar M. Carlson for his outstanding leadership and deep commitment to strengthening and maintaining the fine academic program at this college. Each year, students, faculty and […]