GOERGEN AWARD WINNERS SINGLED OUT

A specialist in developmental disabilities, a theoretician in quantum optics, and a leading authority on the music of Kurt Weill are among the winners of the fourth annual Goergen Awards.

Named for and sponsored by Robert Goergen '60, chairman of the Board of Trustees, and his wife, Pamela, the awards recognize outstanding contributions to undergraduate education in the College.

Recipients of the Goergen Award for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Undergraduate Teaching are:

Loisa Bennetto, assistant professor of clinical and social sciences in psychology, who has established a new educational program on developmental disabilities. Students praise her for encouraging them to develop and explore new topics on their own while providing guidance and inspiration. Many seek her out as an advisor and a mentor.

Joseph Eberly, the Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics, who has developed courses that introduce freshmen to topics usually reserved for upper-class and graduate-level students-such as aspects of quantum theory that include Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, Schrödinger's cat (which can be both dead and alive at the same time), and teleportation. Students, teaching assistants, and parents alike praise Eberly for demystifying and generating enthusiasm for such topics with his clarity, humor, and accessibility.

Kim Kowalke, professor of music in the College and musicology at the Eastman School of Music. A world-renowned expert on composer Kurt Weill, Kowalke has influenced his department's curriculum with his courses in music history and musical theater. Students applaud the way his personal attention draws out their individual talents and strengths, both in the classroom and on stage. They praise his passion, encyclopedic knowledge, and commitment to their learning.

The Goergen Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Learning was presented to Ronald Dow, the Andrew H. and Janet Dayton Neilly Dean of the River Campus Libraries, for his vision and achievements in leading the "renaissance" of Rush Rhees Library-not just physically, but in the broader sense of creating a student-centered place that enhances the overall environment for learning on campus. (For more on the library deanship and on the completion of another phase in the library's restoration, see in brief.)

Awards for curricular achievement went to the Departments of Anthropology and History. Among other advances, the two departments were praised for expanding undergraduate research achievements.

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