Wednesday, August 21. 1974
University Daily Kansan
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Four Different Awards Honor Outstanding KU Profs
By CATHY SCHMIDTBERGER and LOU ANN LEE
and LOU ANN LEE
Kausan Staff Reporters
Teaching excellence is honored in four ways at the University of Kansas; the award, the H. Bernard Fink award, the award, the Amy Fink award and the Henry A. Bubb award.
The HOPE award is the only award given to faculty by KU students. The class of 1969 started the award with a $2,500 endowment, and the class of 1973 implemented it to provide three $100 awards.
HOFE stands for Honoring Outstanding Educators. The award carries a $100 grant.
The first winner of the HOPE award in 1959, Chayton Krebibel, director of choral activities, left KU in 1966 and is now at Florida State University.
Ray Brewer, professor of chemistry won the award in 1960. He retired later that year.
In 1961 the winner of the award was Allen Crafton, professor of drama. He retired in
The 1982 award went to Vaclav Mudroch, assistant professor of history. Mudroch left KU in 1962 and now teaches at Carlton University in Ottawa, Canada.
In 1963 the award went to Oscar M. Haugh, professor of education.
James Sterritt, assistant professor of
journalism, won the award in 1964. He left
KU in 1983.
Other winners of the HOPE award include: 1965, Richard De George, professor of philosophy; 1966, Clark Bricker. Adon Bella, associate professor of history.
Bell left KU in 1969 and is now in the University of Washington in Seattle.
In 1968 the award went to J. Eldon Fields, professor of political science, and in 1969 to Dennis Quinn, professor of English. In 1970 Bricker won for the second time.
biology, won the award. He left KU in 1972 and is now at Florida Technological University in Orlando.
In 1971 James Koevenig, professor of
In 1972, John Brenner, professor of journalism, Arno Knapper, associate professor of business, and Elizabeth Krause, associate professor of English, won the award.
Three awards were given in 1927 to assure the professional schools would be reprimanded.
In 1973, Edward J. McBride, professor of mechanical engineering, won the HOPE award
The Fink award for oustanding classroom
Security Division Gives Protection
Director Worked His Way Up from Patrolman in 5 Years
The director of Security and Parking at the University of Kansas, Mike Thomas, began as a patrolman. Five years later, he had worked up to his present position as head of the campus law enforcement agency.
As director of Security and Parking, it is Thomas' responsibility to direct a program to provide protection and safety for agency employees. This program develops and implements plans for parking.
amount of leeway when working for the campus," Thomas said. "Although there are certain situations where he cannot make a choice, there are other situations where his wranks from the officer simply makes a report and turns it over to the dean for action."
"Basically, the director is the chief of police for the University campus," Thomas said.
Thomas, 31, is originally from Stillwater, Oka., and attended the University of Kansas. He joined the campus police department in 1965, working as a patrolman for the residence hall system. In 1988 he was awarded the lieutenant and became director in 1970.
determined whether a complaint should be filed.
It is primarily associated with under-
graduate instruction and is normally
made to assistant and associate professors
who have taught at KU
at least three years.
K Thomas said the situation that existed at KU in 1970 followed a similar pattern across FSU.
Thomas said the campus police, who have full power as city police officers, usually
teaching was first awarded in 1961. It was founded by Herman Pink, KU alumnus.
"Basically, we didn't have a unique judgment on the amount it was part of the funding scheme that existed."
Winners receive $1,000. They are chosen by a committee of faculty and students.
The attitude at KU has changed. Thomas
"We deal with a certain type of people." Thomas said. "We serve a high-density populated area whereas the city deals with a larger area and different age brackets.
"There are several reasons why I prefer to work for the campus police." Thomas said. "We enforce the law, we have a greater capacity to understand people and why they do certain things. Police work is our major responsibility." He added relations and offer counseling offenders."
said, and people are not as uptight as they were in 1970.
"I don't know how it to do this more," Thomas said to the law enforcement agency on canvass had more advantages than working for the municipal police department.
"I enjoy working with people," Thomas said. "This allows me to work more."
"The general attitude of last year reminded me of the early '60s," he said.
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Thomas said his duties as director sometimes interfered with his family life.
staff, faculty and students. Of Arnold A. Strasbourg, who won the first award in 1960. He left JFK to become a professor.
engineering, Roy E. Gridley, professor of English and Stump; 1970, Clifford S. Griffin, professor of history, Felix Moos, professor of philosophy, Alfonso Verdu, professor of philosphy.
The award went to John W. Pozroz, professor of music theory, in 1962; Frank C. Nelick, professor of English, in 1983; and Robert G. Slavic languages and literature, in 1964.
"Both the captain and I are on 24-hour call," Thomas said. "You never know when the telephone might ring."
In 1966 the award went to Quinn; 1967, Lynn Nelson, associate professor of history; 1968, Larry Sherr, associate professor of history; 1969, Keney Stump, professor of art history; 1970, Koeveeng; 1971, Floral Martins, associate in education; 1972, Hale K. Vigilian, associate of German; and 1973, Peter J. Casugarre, associate professor of English.
In 1971 the award went to Bremner, Shultz and Robert McColl, professor of geography; 1972, Andrew P. Debicki, professor of Spanish and Portuguese, David S. Holmes, professor of pathology and George W. Swift, professor of business and engineering; 1973, Barbara Craig, professor of French, Frank S. Pinet, associate professor of business and Albert J. Rowell, professor of geology; 1974, Paul Kitos, professor of biochemistry, Louis F. Michel, professor of architecture and urban design, and John Senior, professor of comparative literature.
The Amoco Foundation also gives $1,000 with its award. Three teachers are honored each year with this award, which was formerly the Standard Oil Foundation Award.
In 1965, William Bass, professor of anthropology, is now at the University of Toronto.
The Henry A. Bubb award honors faculty in the School of Business. First awarded in 1970, it was established by Bubb, chairman of the board of Capital Federal Savings and Association, member of the Board of Regents and president of the KU Alumni Association.
Winners of this award are: 1967, Don W. Green, professor of chemical and petroleum engineering, Bricker and Calder Fickett, University of Chicago, Burmeister, professor of mechanical
To select the winner, the KU Business Council distributes a survey to business students. A committee of two faculty members, two undergraduates and a graduate student evaluates the results and chooses the winner.
"The police officer also has a certain
Kansan Photo by MIKE HOLLAND
Winners of the award are: 1970, Krai Weltmert, professor of business; 1971, Sherwood W. Newton, associate professor of business; 1972, Frank S. Pinet, associate dean of the School of Business; 1973, J. Hammond McNish, professor of business, and 1974, B. Parker Lessig, associate professor of business.
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