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Rick Orpen, 2009 Carlson Award Winner, Music Department
This year’s Carlson Award winner has been described by student nominators as quiet and reserved, with a calm and collected teaching style that helps to…
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Richard Leitch, 2008 Carlson Award Winner, Political Science Department
This year’s Recipient of the Edgar M. Carlson Award has received a large number of nominations, including by student majors and non-majors, first-year students through…
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Claude Brew, 2007 Carlson Award Winner, English Department
Over the years, Carlson Award winners have been introduced using a variety of laudatory language. But how many of them have been compared by a…
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Paul Saulnier, 2006 Carlson Award Winner, Physics Department
Choosing the Carlson winner is a difficult task, because there are many worthy teachers at Gustavus. However, there 1s no doubt that this year’s winner…
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Robert Gardner, 2005 Carlson Award Winner, Theatre and Dance Department
In the Carlson Administration Building, in a small waiting area at the top of the stairs, there hangs a large photograph-a portrait. The photograph depicts…
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Lisa Heldke, 2004 Carlson Award Winner, Philosophy Department
Most of us can think back to a special teacher who touched us in a significant way. Perhaps, a teacher who gently guided you in…
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Cindy Johnson, 2003 Carlson Award Winner, Biology Department
Every year at commencement, I am excited to hear the announcement of the Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching. The reason I find it…
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Max Hailperin, 2002 Carlson Award Winner, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics Department
One of the greatest pleasures I have had as a Carlson Award recipient is in reading the letters written on behalf of this year’s award…
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Gretchen Hofmeister, 2001 Carlson Award Winner, Chemistry Department
Though this professor teaches what students describe as “one of the toughest and most dreaded” classes at Gustavus, high praise has streamed in from students…
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Eric Eliason, 2000 Carlson Award Winner, English Department
The Edgar M. Carlson Award is presented each year at Commencement to a member of the faculty who has demonstrated exceptional skill and effectiveness as…
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