June 2010
Professors recognized for teaching, service and scholarship
The college honored four professors at the Faculty Awards reception on April 23. The awards recognize distinguished contributions in teaching, community service and scholarship.
Deirdre Egan (English) and Thomas Bolin (Religious Studies) received the Leonard Ledvina Award for Excellence in Teaching. Wolfgang Grassl (Business Administration) received the Donald B. King Distinguished Scholar Award. Wendy Scattergood (Political Science) received the Bishop Robert F. Morneau Community Service Award.
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Deirdre Egan (English)
The Leonard Ledvina Award for Excellence in
Teaching
Deirdre Egan joined the faculty in 2005 and
specializes in American literature. She teaches interdisciplinary
courses that include Literature of Service and Harlem Renaissance. She
also helped develop and teach Communio: A Liberal Arts Seminar. Egan’s
respectful approach and use of multiple teaching strategies – panel
discussions, films, free writing and field trips – have made her popular
with students. Egan also was named Educator of the Year as part of the
Norbertine Leadership and Service Awards. |
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Thomas Bolin (Religious Studies)
The
Leonard Ledvina Award for Excellence in Teaching
Bolin
brought his focus on Biblical studies to the college when he joined the
faculty in 2000. He teaches undergraduate- and graduate-level Bible
classes that include Ancient Wisdom and the Modern Search for Meaning,
Elementary Biblical Hebrew and Ancient Israelite Theology. In course
evaluations, students commend Bolin for his ability to express complex
concepts clearly. They characterize him as “challenging yet
understandable” and “open-minded and accessible.” One student
appreciates Bolin for having “treated all of us like the adults we
actually are.” |
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Wolfgang Grassl (Business Administration)
The
Donald B. King Distinguished Scholar Award
While Grassl
teaches marketing and international business, his scholarship spans
several fields. His publications since 2008 alone cover Aquinas,
Aristotle, Catholic social thought, micro-retailing and the history of
European liberalism. He has earned international renown for his five
books and monographs. Three more are in the works, including one on the
intellectual profile of the Premonstratensians. Grassl has worked at
colleges and universities in the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany and
Jamaica. He also spent 13 years as an executive manager and
entrepreneur. |
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Wendy Scattergood (Political Science)
The
Bishop Robert F. Morneau Community Service Award
Scattergood
joined the faculty in 2000 and works on the Brown County Quality of
Life Survey and the Wisconsin Survey. These polls give citizens and
leaders insight on issues affecting the county and state. Scattergood
spends untold hours each
semester interpreting them for community groups and the media. She
appears regularly on Wisconsin Public Radio and serves as a guest expert
on many state and local issues. In addition, Scattergood plays cello
with the Green Bay Symphony. |
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