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For Immediate Release
October 15, 2003
three wesleyan professors honored as outstanding
educators
LINCOLN, Neb. — Three Nebraska Wesleyan University
faculty members have been honored as outstanding professors in their
fields.
Anthony Epp, professor of French and chair
of the Department of Modern Languages, was honored October
11 as the 2003 “Nebraska German Teacher Of The Year.”
Epp, who has taught at Nebraska Wesleyan for 32 years, received
the award from the Nebraska chapter of the American Association
of Teachers of German. The award annually recognizes a high school
or college German teacher who excels in their respective field.
History professor Ronald Naugle
has been honored with two awards: “Outstanding Social Studies
Educator of the Year” and “Sower Award Honoree.”
Naugle received the outstanding educator award on September 27 from
the Nebraska State Council for the Social Studies. The award is
the organization’s highest honor and is bestowed annually
to top educators in the state. Naugle, who has taught at Nebraska
Wesleyan for 37 years, also received the Nebraska Humanities Council’s
Sower Award, which honors individuals, institutions, businesses,
and communities for contributions to public understanding of the
humanities in Nebraska. Naugle is the co-founder and director of
the Nebraska Institute, a graduate program for social studies teachers.
He has served as the state coordinator for student involvement in
the National History Day Contest since 1986.
The United Methodist Church Division of Higher Education
has named Nebraska Wesleyan University assistant professor
of English Sarah Kelen as the 2003-2004 “Exemplary
Teacher.” The award is provided by the General Board of Higher
Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church as a way to
express its support for teaching. Criteria for the award includes
excellence in teaching, civility and concern for students and colleagues,
commitment to value-centered education, and service to students,
the institution, the community, or church. Kelen has taught at Nebraska
Wesleyan since 1999.
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