Monday, October 26, 1998
Top professors named
The U.S. Professors of the Year for 1998-99 have been announced by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
The competition is the only national award program that recognizes college professors for their teaching and is supported by the entire higher-education community, including more than 25 higher-education associations.
This year’s winners were selected from among more than 500 faculty members nominated by colleges and universities across the country. The award recognizes their extraordinary dedication to teaching, their commitment to students and their innovative teaching methods. The Carnegie Foundation awards a $5,000 cash prize to each of the winners. And they are:
  • Outstanding Baccalaureate College Professor: Hong Gang Jin, professor of Chinese, Hamilton College (N.Y.);
  • Outstanding Community College Professor: Cathleen Kennedy, professor of computer and information science, College of San Mateo (Calif.);
  • Outstanding Master’s University and College Professor: Gayle Seymour, professor of art, University of Central Arkansas;
  • Outstanding Research and Doctoral University Professor: Sujeet Shenoi, professor of computer science, University of Tulsa (Okla.).
--Matthew Winston
UGA TODAY ] News Bureau ] Master Calendar ] Columns ]
UGA Home ] Admissions ] Directories ] Sports ] Alumni ] Weather ] Search this site ]
Search UGA sites ]

Developed by University Communications News Bureau at the University of Georgia.
Webmasters: Juliett Dinkins and Janet Beckley.
This site works best with the latest version of
Netscape Navigator 4.x and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x.