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The Edgar M. Carlson Award for Distinguished Teaching is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Gustavus faculty member. Nominations are accepted from students, faculty, and staff, which document examples of the faculty member’s excellence in the classroom, enthusiasm for teaching and advising, and the use of particularly innovative or collaborative teaching methods.…

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 the College…

The Edgar M. Carlson Award for Innovative Teaching was established in 1971 by the Board of Trustees of Gustavus Adolphus College to honor Edgar Carlson for his years of distinguished leadership as president and in recognition of his commitment to academic excellence. Each year, after a nominating process involving staff and students, a member of…