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At the end of the spring semester, after the May issue of Blueprints went to press, Dr. John R. Johannes, vice president for Academic Affairs, announced that Dr. John Olson, associate professor of biology, was named the 2003 recipient of the Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award, sponsored by the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Foundation. Olsen was selected by the University president from a list of finalists presented by the committee on faculty.

According to Johannes, Olson, who joined the faculty in 1992, distinguished himself by excellent and innovative teaching, while maintaining an active scholarly research agenda. Recently, he was named director of the new environmental studies concentration in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

The other four finalists were Dr. Evan Radcliffe, associate professor, English; Dr. Noah P. Barsky, assistant professor, accountancy; Dr. Bernard J. Gallagher, professor, sociology; and Dr. Eduard Casillas, assistant professor, chemistry.

Several other faculty members received honorable mention: Edward Char, instructor, electrical and computer engineering; Dr. Isabella Erickson, assistant professor, nursing; Dr. Cynthia Glover, assistant professor, sociology; Dr. Timothy Horner, Arthur J. Ennis post-doctoral fellow, core humanities; Dr. Frank Mercedes, assistant professor, electrical and computer engineering; Dr. Marycarol McGovern, assistant professor, nursing; James Mullen, instructor, marketing; Dr. C. Naturaj, associate professor, mechanical engineering; Dr. David Schindler, asst. professor, philosophy; and Dr. Emory Woodard, assistant professor, communication.

Johannes expressed his thanks to faculty and students who nominated and voted for the various candidates, and to the committee on faculty and the Lindback Awards subcommittee for “a superb job in synthesizing and winnowing the student and faculty balloting for the Lindback and in identifying the ultimate winner.”