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University Daily Kansan, October 29, 1980
Seniors select finalists for 1980 HOPE Award Balfour aims to shake views Green finds
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William Balfour
By ROSE SIMMONS Staff Reporter
subject that he was pursuing. Balfour has been turning on KU students to physiology and biology for more than 20 years. For the fourth time in his career, he is a finalist for the HOPE Award.
Hautour, professor of physiology and cell biology, said his most satisfying experience as a professor was "turning on a student to a subject that he was not particularly interested in."
William Balfour lights up and the humor lines on his face deepen when he talks about teaching.
Although Balfour has never won the HOPE award, he said it pleased him to be nominated as an outstanding teacher.
Balfour he spent 40 percent of his time preparing for his course. He also spearheaded a great deal of time answering questions about the course.
"I try to make someone else as excited about the material as I am," he said.
GOOD TEACHING involves not only conveying enthusiasm for a subject, be said, but also treating stl. *as adults and their children*
In addition, he advises about 50 human biology majors and handles about three ambulance cases a week. Balfour said he's
"I try to resolve complaints that persons on the campus may have against a student, a faculty member or the University."
And Balfour has assumed other jobs at KU while continuing his research.
From 1988 to 1976, he was vice chancellor for student affairs. His tenure as vice chancellor coincided with student protest over the
"Those were had years, but I enjoyed the contact with the students."
Rochester, remains Balfour's home although he was born in California and bas lived in Kansas for more than 22 years.
Bairour came to the new fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Ballour's balloon, although he was born in
"My family moved from California to Rochester when I was six months old." he said. "I grew up there."
When Bailour's teaching and administrative chores are finished, he heads home from the orchids in his greenhouse or to watch them grow from the blossom.
u students find it hard to catch up with Balfour at his home, he may have gone for a drive.
Green finds his reward in students
By GREG RICHARDS Staff Reporter
For Don W. Green, professor of chemical and petroleum engineering and a HOPE Award nominee, one of the greatest rewards of teaching is watching his students grow.
"I find it stimulating and fun to interact with students," Green said. "By and large, we have very good chemical and petroleum engineering."
"You can really see the students mature from the time they come in as freshmen until they graduate as seniors," she said, to the University of Kansas in 1964.
Green said he chose teaching over research in industry because he enjoyed working with students and found them more freedom in project projects.
IN ADDITION to his teaching duties, Green is co-director of the Tertary Oil Recovery Project, and co-funds the project. The project provides a base for research on oil recovery techniques and distributes information to Kansas oil operators in little or no research capability.
Green was acting chairman of the
department of chemical and petroleum engineering during the 1967-68 school year and was elected chairman in that year. He served in that position.
Green said he had seen many fluctuations in enrollment during his years at KU. He said that a rejection of technology by students of the late 1980s was one of the majorers, but that recently the energy crisis and an increase in job
openings had helped increase enrollment.
Green earned a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering at the University of Tulsa in 1955. He earned a master's degree and a bachelor's degree in engineering at the University of Oklahoma, leaving there in 1963.
In 1967, Green was given the Standard Oil Company of Indiana Distinguished Teacher Award.
KU graduate returns, now HOPE finalist
By PATRICIA WEEMS
Staff Reporter
The odds of a graduating KU senior voting in the HOPE Awards election and becoming a finalist 10 years later are zero to one.
But Charles W. Chowins, assistant professor of journalism, beat those odds
"Nowhere in my wildest dreams did I think I would be teaching here, let alone a HOPE finalist," Chowins, a 1970 KU journalism graduate, said.
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"There wasn't that much emphasis placed on the HOPE voting because probably so many other things were happening then."
Charles Chowins
Chowins, a student during the '60s,
brings in a definite change in the
students then and now.
"I can't even remember who was running then, but I do remember voting.
"Students now are more serious about entering the main stream of the real world, whereas in the '60s there were other preoccupations such as the Vietnam War, that took their energy away from the classroom," he said.
During his stay in Arizona he began teaching at the Arizona State Prison and then decided to continue teaching.
CROWINS CAME BACK to KU after working for the Minneapolis Star and Tribe's advertising department and helping packages in the Casa Grande, Ariz. area.
Chowins came to KU to work on his master's degree in journalism and finished it in nine months.
At that time, there was an opening in the advertising sequence and he was hired.
Chowins serves as a University Daily Kansan adviser as well as head of the advertising sequence of the William Allen White School of Journalism.
the paper wasn't as respected then as it was now, because it was perceived as liberal, and the times led people to send their college students were not honorable.
He works with the business and sales functions of the Kansan as well as planning special advertising sections. He also assists Kansan General Manager Rick Musser with production and circulation of the newspaper.
TODAY THE KANSA is much more community respect, he said.
advertising research and graduate seminars in advertising and advertising research.
Comparing the Kansan of the '60s with the Kansan now. Chowins said that
Teaching also includes an in-
stitute and student at the in-
dustry and community be said.
Besides serving as a newspaper adviser and the head of the advertising department, Mr. Gorsky is an active member.
the HOPE Award best exemplifies someone totally devoted to the teaching mission of the University," Chowins said. "And teaching is just one-third of that job, which includes service activities and research."
Allan Cigler
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Politics a hobby not job to Cigler
Allan Cigler, associate professor of political science, thinks the secret to teaching is communicating an enthusiasm for the subject matter to the students. And Cigler finds it easy to enthusiasm for his subject matter.
By ELIZABETH MORGAN Staff Reporter
"I'm in a subject that fascinates me to no end," he said yesterday. "I like politics, it's not only my job; it works for me." It's "it's fantastic to teach one's hobby."
Staff Reporter
Cigler is a finalist for the HOPE Award for the sixth year in a row. He has been teaching at KU for 10 years.
He graduated from Thiel College in Greenville, Pa., in 1965, and received his master's degree from the University of Maryland in 1967. In 1973 he received his Ph.D. from Indiana University.
Cigler said he thought there were a variety of ways in which to communicate enthusiasm for the subject matter, whether low-keyed or more formal. The teacher was poor with the material, the students would be too.
Teaching politics is "terribly important" to society; students need a "framework in which to make sense of these problems, even seems very confusing," he said.
"I enjoy dealing with curious people," he said. "It's an inspiring kind of relationship."
Whether or not his classes are difficult "depends on whom you talk to." Cizler said.
Profs need respect. HOPE finalist says
"I'm kind of a stickler on a lot of readings. In terms of workload, I'm demanding but not unreasonable."
...granted that there are a lot of people who feel I do my job well," Cigler said. "It's nice to be recognized for doing a good job."
By KATHY MAAG Staff Reporter
Student respect is vital to a teacher, and it is more important than being loved or being an entertainer. Peter Lorenzi, assistant professor of business and first-year HOPE finalist, said yesterday.
"Talking to students is more important than talking to a blackboard," Lorenz said in his fact, I do very little literature. "I
He said he gave his students business cases to work to get practical problem-solving experience instead of lecturing to them.
Lorenzi teaches one upper-level management class.
"I put more emphasis on facilitating learning to make things interesting. Students are not even aware they're being taught," he said.
Lorenzi, 29, has taught at the University of Kansas for three years. Since August, he has served as director of undergraduate business program.
HE HOLDS bachelor's and master's degrees in business administration from the State University of New York at Binghamton. He also holds a doctorate in business from Pennsylvania State University.
Lorenzi said he was surprised at being nominated for the HOPE award
"It was a complete surprise and a nice honor," he said. "It represents an expression of support from the students."
because he is younger than many professors. He said most people believed the old stereotype that only old men were involved in standing reputations were nominated.
His job is time-consuming yet fulfilling. he said. His day lasts from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and he often returns to his office from two to three hours a night to get work done or talk to students.
His teaching philosophy comes from a fellow professor of business, Lawrence Sherr, and sums up his efforts to students outside the classroom.
"My students do some of their best learning while I'm asleep. I spend most of my time not in class lecturing, but helping students with personal problems, resumes, job recruiting and transferring credits," he said.
Gamma also serves as adviser to Beta
Goranna Sigma, a business honorary
society; faculty adviser to Alpha Kappa
Psi, a business professional fraternity,
and financial director for the St.
Lawrence Catholic Center.
I chose to teach because I still have an innate curiosity about the things I do. I like to interact with people. The whole university environment is a place to be placed to be because we got to deal with gifted colleagues and students."
Peter Lorenzi
HOPE Award elections today and tomorrow
The Honors for an Outstanding Progressive Educator Award is presented each fall to a KU faculty member by the senior class. Final balloting will be from 9 a.m. to p.m. today and tomorrow. Seniors
can vote at Wescoe Terrace, the information booth on Jayhawk Boulevard, the Kansas Union and Summerfield Hall.
The award will be presented at the KU-Oklahoma football game Nov. 8.