SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
Presidential Award for Excellence in Accounting
This award was established in 2021 by the School of Business to honor a graduating senior from the School of Business with a major in Accounting.
Recipient
This award is given to a full-time student in the Accounting major who has maintained an overall GPA of 3.75, demonstrates leadership qualities, dedicates time to community service, and who is commitment to the Accounting profession. The honoree is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the recipient. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Award for Excellence in Business Administration
This award was established in 1989 by the School of Business to honor a graduating senior from the School with a major in Business.
Recipient
The recipient is a graduating senior in Business with a 3.75 or above, who has demonstrated ability to apply theory to practice, leadership qualities, ethical and moral character, and service to the University and community. The honoree is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the recipient. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
John Facenda Award for Excellence in Communication and Digital Media
Established in 1987 to honor the memory of John Facenda, a long-time leading figure in Philadelphia radio and television, and widely respected for his professionalism, graciousness, and sense of social responsibility.
John Facenda
Often referred to as the “Voice of Philadelphia,” John Facenda brought a personal dimension to his broadcasting. In 1931, Facenda graduated from Roman Catholic High School and enrolled in Villanova University. The great depression cut short his collegiate program. He went to work with the Philadelphia Public Ledger, then a major newspaper in the city and owner of the WHAT radio station. His career in radio and television began when he was asked to substitute for a WHAT sports announcer who had become ill. His broadcasting would span more than forty years. When Facenda first started broadcasting he was nervous. To calm himself he thought of his mother and decided to talk directly to her. With this focus, John Facenda was successful in reaching an entire city so that everyone sensed that he was talking just to him/her. John Facenda made his voice available for narrations and announcements for many charitable institutions, groups, and schools. His approach and manner of presentation were always with respect, honesty, and graciousness.
Recipient
The award recipient is selected from students who are in good academic standing in the Communication and Digital Media major and who best exemplify competence, creativity, integrity, graciousness, and community service. The honoree is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the recipient. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Presidential Award for Excellence in Computer Information Systems
This award was established in 2021 by the School of Business to honor a graduating senior from the School of Business with a major in Computer Information Systems
Recipient
This award is given to a full-time student in the Computer Information Systems major who has maintained an overall GPA of 3.75, demonstrated leadership qualities, dedicated time to community service, and who has a commitment to the Computer Information Systems profession. The honoree is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the recipient. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, Criminal Justice Award
Sister Helen Prejean was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Medaille in 1957. She received a B.A. in English and Education from St. Mary’s Dominican College, New Orleans, in 1962 and in 1973 earned an M.A. in Religious Education from St. Paul’s University in Ottawa, Canada. She has been the Religious Education Director at St. Frances Cabrini Parish in New Orleans, the Formation Director for her religious community, and has taught junior and senior high school students.
Sr. Helen began her prison ministry in 1981, when she dedicated her life to the poor of New Orleans. While living in the St. Thomas housing project, she became pen pals with Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana’s Angola State Prison for the murder of two teenagers. Sr. Helen turned her experiences during her visits with Sonnier on death row into a book that not only made the 1994 American Library Associates Notable Book List, but also was nominated for a 1993 Pulitzer Prize. Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States was number one on the New York Times Best Seller List for 31 weeks. It became an international best seller, was developed into a major motion picture, and has been the subject of numerous media reviews in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia. As the founder of Survive, a victim’s advocacy group in New Orleans, she continues to counsel not only inmates on death row, but the families of murder victims as well.
Sr. Helen has served as member and chair of the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. She is a member of Amnesty International, an honorary member of Murder Victim Families for Reconciliation, and is the honorary chairperson of Moratorium Campaign, a group gathering signatures for world-wide moratorium on the death penalty. Another of her books, The Death of Innocents (Random House 2004), explores the cases of two death row inmates. Sister Helen is the recipient of many awards and 33 honorary degrees including the Neumann University Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, Honoris Causa.
Recipient
The Sr. Helen Prejean, CSJ, Award for Academic Excellence in Criminal Justice is awarded to a graduating Criminal Justice major who has demonstrated academic excellence in criminal justice courses, good overall academic standing, service to the University and community, and dedication to the Criminal Justice field. The recipient is honored at Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, award name, and name of honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Presidential Award for Excellence in Cybersecurity
This award was established in 2021 by the School of Business to honor a graduating senior from the School of Business with a major in Cybersecurity
Recipient
This award is given to a full-time student in the Cybersecurity major who has maintained an overall GPA of 3.75, demonstrated leadership qualities, dedicated time to community service, and who has a commitment to the Cybersecurity profession. The honoree is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the recipient. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Presidential Award for Excellence in Data Science and Analytics
This award was established in 2021 by the School of Business to honor a graduating senior from the School of Business with a major in Data Science and Analytics.
Recipient
This award is given to a full-time student in the Data Science and Analytics major who has maintained an overall GPA of 3.75, demonstrated leadership qualities, dedicated time to community service, and who has a commitment to the Data Science and Analytics profession. The honoree is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the recipient. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Presidential Award for Excellence in Finance
This award was established in 2021 by the School of Business to honor a graduating senior from the School of Business with a major in Finance.
Recipient
This award is given to a full-time student in the Finance major who has maintained an overall GPA of 3.75, demonstrated leadership qualities, dedicated time to community service, and who has a commitment to the Finance profession. The honoree is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the recipient. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Presidential Award for Excellence in Marketing
This award was established in 2021 by the School of Business to honor a graduating senior from the School of Business with a major in Marketing.
Recipient
This award is given to a full-time student in the Marketing major who has maintained an overall GPA of 3.75, demonstrated leadership qualities, dedicated time to community service, and who has a commitment to the Marketing profession. The honoree is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the recipient. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics
This award was established in 2021 by the School of Business to honor a graduating senior from the School of Business with a major in Mathematics.
Recipient
This award is given to a full-time student in the Math major who has maintained an overall GPA of 3.75, demonstrated leadership qualities, dedicated time to community service, and who has a commitment to the Mathematics profession. The honoree is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the recipient. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Stephanie Marek Award for Excellence in the Performing Arts
Stephanie Marek taught music at Neumann College for twenty years. From its inception and until her death in December 2000, Stephanie served as musical director, composer, arranger, stage director, and performer for the Neumann College Theater Ensemble and was associate director of the Neumann College Community Chorus for ten years. She sang with the Greater South Jersey Chorus and with the Lauda! Chamber Singers. A passionate patron of and advocate for the arts, Stephanie was also a gifted teacher of piano and music history and theory. She was awarded the Neumann College Excellence in Teaching Award in 1989.
Recipient
This award is given to the graduating senior who has maintained an overall GPA of 3.75, demonstrated a high level of achievement in, and commitment to, the performing arts at Neumann University. The honoree is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the recipient. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Presidential Award for Excellence in Sport Management
This award was established in 2021 by the School of Business to honor a graduating senior from the School of Business with a major in Sport Management.
Recipient
This award is given to a full-time student in the Sport Management major who has maintained an overall GPA of 3.75, demonstrated leadership qualities, dedicated time to community service, and who has a commitment to the Sport Management profession. The honoree is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the recipient. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Camin Award for Excellence in Biology
This award was established in 1990 by Professor Wayne Moss in memory of Joseph H. Camin, Ph.D. (1922-1979) to recognize the graduating senior who has shown excellence in the study of biology.
Dr. Camin was advising professor for Dr. Moss during the latter’s graduate study. Dr. Camin demonstrated a devotion to biological science and accurate communications especially in the sciences. His thinking helped to launch the infant fields of phenetics and cladistics in North America. His publications have helped to keep the field of systematic biology vigorous and conceptually interesting. Students recognized how he seemed to be always available to guide them in research, or to simply discuss a diversity of biological topics. He thoroughly respected the views of others and their right to express them. At the same time he looked carefully for rationality and logic. He felt that it was critically important to think deeply, write clearly, revise, and reconsider in order to communicate meaning.
Recipient
The recipient of this award has achieved a minimum GPA of 3.75; participated in and contributed to University organizations; and has shown potential for professional growth through involvement in off-campus service. The recipient is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Sister Margaret Lewis, OSF Award for Excellence in Clinical Laboratory Science
Sister Margaret Lewis came to Neumann University in 1971 as Director of the new major in Medical Technology. Just prior to service at Neumann, Sister Margaret coordinated the Medical Technology program for St. Francis Hospital in Trenton, New Jersey. In 1971, she received the Benjamin Rush Award as an outstanding medical technologist. In 1976, she earned the doctoral degree in medical technology from Catholic University of America, the first individual in the country to receive such a degree. Among her publications is a textbook and manual for Medical Technology students. When Professor Lewis left Neumann University in 1984, it was to take on the position of Vice President in St. Francis Hospital,
Wilmington, Delaware. In 1997, Sister Margaret returned to Neumann as a member of the Board of Trustees and of the Board’s Finance Committee.
Recipient
The recipient of this award has achieved the highest GPA in Clinical Laboratory Sciences; has demonstrated a value for research; and has shown evidence of commitment to the University and community service. The recipient is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Dr. Dorothy A.P. Leunissen Academic Award for Excellence in the Health Sciences
This award was established in 2005 in memory of Dr. Dorothy A.P. Leunissen. Dorothy A. Piatnek-Leunissen, Ph.D., M.D., born in Lawrence, Pennsylvania, received her bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude) in Biology and Chemistry from Seton Hill College, her master’s degree in Physiology and Biochemistry from Mount Holyoke College, her doctorate degree in Physiology and Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh, and her medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania. After her residency in internal medicine at Bryn Mawr Hospital, Leunissen began a private practice in 1976 with her husband, R.L. Abraham Leunissen, M.D., at Riddle Memorial Hospital, Media, Pennsylvania.
Recipient
This award is given to a full-time student in the Health Sciences major who has maintained an overall GPA of 3.75 and has demonstrated consistent excellence in academic achievement; The recipient is honored at Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Sister M. Everilda Flynn, OSF - Mary K. Brod Award for Excellence in Nursing
Sister Everilda Flynn was co-founder and first president of Neumann University (then Our Lady of Angels College) from 1965 to 1970 and served as consultant for the next twenty-two years. Sister was a member of the University’s Board of Trustees and at the close of her term continued to serve as trustee emeritus. Her life was a loving response to the call to serve God as a member of the Franciscan congregation through the profession of teaching. Sister taught in elementary schools for ten years followed by thirteen years teaching biology at Hallahan High School. After administering in one of the congregation’s provinces, Sister Everilda went to Portland, Oregon, where she served as Mistress of Novices for three years. Her strong belief in education led to her return east in the role of Director of Franciscan Schools. When assigned a new task which she understood to be the expansion of the motherhouse library, she soon came to realize that the expanded library was to be the start a new four-year college. With all the blessings of her vow of obedience, Sister Everilda took the first of many steps to bring into reality the fine institution we know as Neumann University.
Mrs. Brod intended this award to be named for Sister Everilda, who in turn insisted that Mary’s name be included. Mrs. Brod was no stranger to challenges and generosity. After her father died at age 36, Mary helped to raise five brothers. And again, when her husband, Dr. Benjamin Brod died, Mary faced the challenge of rearing her three young children.
Recipient
This award is given to the senior nursing student who maintains at least a 3.75 GPA and who best demonstrates exceptional ability in applying theory to general nursing practice; excellence in providing nursing to clients in varied settings; and provides evidence of compassion and caring for all persons in her/his care. The recipient is honored at Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Sister Margarella O’Neil, OSF Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Nursing
Sister Margarella O’Neill served as President of Neumann University from 1983 to 1989, and as Vice President for Academic Affairs for nine years prior to her presidency. Under her stewardship, the Life Center was constructed in 1985. She added the position of Vice President for Mission and Campus Life to her executive council as part of an ongoing effort to promote Catholic Franciscan values at Neumann. Curriculum majors in computer and information management, psychology, and business administration were established. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Villanova University in 1983 for her contribution to the founding of the Villanova School of Nursing and from Neumann University in 1997, for her contribution to higher education. Sister Margarella studied nursing at Georgetown University and Catholic University of America and received a doctorate in sociology from Catholic University. She has dedicated her life to serving others especially as a Franciscan, nurse, educator, and administrator in Catholic education.
Recipient
This award is given to a senior nursing student who has maintained a 3.75 GPA or higher and who best demonstrated the embodiment of Franciscan values and the values inherent in the Neuman Systems Model: the values of wholeness, dignity of person, and caring in the care of all clients; and provided nursing care based on a sound theoretical base. The recipient is recognized at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of the honoree. The medal is worn during commencement.
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND EDUCATION
The Kelly Vaughan Chase Memorial Academic Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education
Established in 2010, this award honors the memory of student, Kelly Vaughan Chase. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge a student whose characteristics closely reflect those of Kelly’s.
Kelly Vaughan Chase was an elementary education student at Neumann University from 2005-2010. Kelly was known for her ability to spread joy and laughter into every room she walked. With Kelly’s heart of gold, fiery spirit, and love of life, she was a friend to many and loved by all.
Recipient
This award is given to two graduating elementary education students who are in good academic standing, who are committed to teaching, show a great love of children, exhibit creative teaching skills, and inspire children to achieve their potential and follow their dreams.
The recipient is honored at Academic Awards Convocation and receives a monetary award and a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Sr. Elaine Martin, OFS Award for Excellence in Political Science
This award was established in 2012 by the School of Arts and Sciences. to honor a graduating senior with a major in Political Science
Recipient
This award is given to a graduating senior majoring in Political Science who has maintained academic excellence; demonstrates a passion for the study of Political Science and diversity; given service to the University and community; and visibly upholds the dignity and inherent worth of each person.
The recipient is honored at Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
St. Francis of Assisi Award for Excellence in Psychology
Established in 1991 by the Psychology faculty to recognize the graduating senior who has shown excellence in the study of Psychology.
Recipient
The recipient of this award has demonstrated academic excellence, a commitment to the field of Psychology, and has provided service for the community.
The recipient is honored at Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Sister M. Everilda Flynn, OSF, Award for Excellence in Educational Studies
Sister Everilda Flynn was co-founder and first president of Neumann University (then Our Lady of Angels College) from 1965 to 1970 and served as consultant for the next twenty-two years. Sister was a member of the University’s Board of Trustees and at the close of her term continued to serve as trustee emeritus. Her life was a loving response to the call to serve God through the profession of teaching as a member of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. Sister taught in elementary schools for ten years followed by thirteen years of teaching biology at Hallahan High School. After administering in one of the congregation’s provinces, Sister Everilda went to Portland, Oregon, where she served as Mistress of Novices for three years. Her strong belief in education led to her return east in the role of Director of Franciscan Schools. When assigned a new task which she understood to be the expansion of the motherhouse library, she soon came to realize that the expanded library was to be the start a new four-year college. With all the blessings of her vow of obedience, Sister Everilda took the first of many steps to bring into reality the fine institution we know as Neumann University.
Recipient
The recipient of this award is a graduating senior who achieved a GPA at least a 3.75; demonstrated involvement in and commitment to the practice of teaching as an art.
The recipient is honored at Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Sister Theodore Klingseisen, OSF, Award for Excellence in Secondary Education
This award was established in 2010 by Dr. Ardeshir Shahmaei, Professor Emeritus, and Former Academic Dean of the School of Business to honor Sister Theodore Klingseisen, OSF in celebration of awarding her the Presidential Humanitarian Award at the eleventh Neumann University Annual Scholarship Gala.
Recipient
The recipient of this award is a graduating student who achieved a GPA of at least 3.50; and who has demonstrated the qualities to become an outstanding teacher of the Franciscan values learned at Neumann University.
The recipient is honored at Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
The Madison Chase Williams Award for Excellence in Social Work
This endowed Academic Award was established in 2012 and funded in honor of Madison Chase Williams.
Recipient
The recipient of this award is a graduating student with at least a 3.75 GPA who has been consistent in academic achievement and demonstrates a passion for helping inner city youth.
The recipient is honored at Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Sister Jeanette Clare McDonnell, OSF Award for Excellence in English
Sister Jeanette Clare McDonnell, OSF, welcomed the first students to Our Lady of Angels College, now Neumann University, and served as professor and chair of the English department, and chair of the humanities division. She directed the University’s first stage productions; planned and managed the annual cultural festivals and the Artist and Lecture series; and still found time to accompany a group of students to form a summer session at the University of Galway in Ireland.
Sister Jeanette was influenced by Franciscan Sisters on the faculty at Hallahan High School, and especially by her mother who was attracted to Francis and Clare of Assisi. She credited them for her vocation as a Sister of St. Francis. Her love for learning was apparent to her Congregation who sent her to the Catholic University of America where she earned her Baccalaureate and Master’s Degrees in English, philosophy, and education. Assignments for post-graduate studies took her to Johns Hopkins University; the University of London; the University of Galway, Ireland; Villanova University; the University of Chicago; the University of Maryland; and the University of Detroit. Long before “cultural diversity” was receiving major attention at other educational institutions, Sister Jeanette Clare was busy at Neumann producing a series of community programs focusing on the rich heritage of several ethnic cultures. Before her pioneer role at Neumann, Sister Jeanette taught English at Villanova University, Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, and Maryhurst College in Oregon. In 1984 Sister took a year’s leave from Neumann to join the faculty at St. Charles Seminary College. On her return, she served five years as academic advisor to adult students in the newly established department of continuing education. Sister was named Professor Emeritus in 1992 and assumed responsibility as archivist of the copious writings of the noted international nurse theorist, Betty Neuman. Although she claimed simply to be an English professor, this brief review hints at the diversity of her interests that kept her alive to the changing profile of higher education.
Recipient
The recipient of this award shall maintain academic excellence with a GPA of at least 3.75. They will demonstrate a passion for literature, model strong writing skills (exemplified by in-class and out-of-class work), show commitment to intellectual exploration and life-long learning, express leadership potential, display a gift for writing for publication, and visibly appreciate the Franciscan mission and values of Neumann University.
The recipient is honored at Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Sister Clare Immaculate McDonnell, OSF Award for Excellence in Liberal Arts
Established in 2005 in honor of Sr. Clare Immaculate McDonnell, OSF, for excellence in the liberal arts.
Sister Clare Immaculate McDonnell, OSF, was a quiet, humble, religious woman with a twinkle of merriment in her eyes, an intellectual with a terrific sense of humor. Like many of the children in St. Francis Xavier Elementary School, and later at Hallahan High School, she contributed to the innocent mischief of children while nursing a bond with religious Sisters who were her teachers. She earned a four-year scholarship to Rosemont College but, after completing two years, Sister Clare withdrew to give in to her longing to enter the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. Sister Clare considers her journey as a religious a quiet one but far from dull in terms of her intellectual and spiritual life.
She earned an undergraduate degree in education from Villanova University, a graduate degree in English from Catholic University, and a second master’s degree in humanities from Penn State University.
Sister Clare’s love for learning is evidenced in her continuous pursuit of opportunities to enrich her knowledge of literature and Franciscan writings. Her post-graduate study in English Literature took her to the University of London, England and to St. Deinoll’s Research Library in Wales, United Kingdom for the opportunity to study Bishop Moorman’s internationally-esteemed collection on St. Francis of Assisi. Grants and scholarships during each summer provided for participation in programs at Fordham University, the University of Tennessee, Georgetown University, Emory University, Princeton University, the University of Delaware, Haverford College, the National Art Gallery and the Folger Shakespeare Library. Sister has been a member of the Education Testing Service at Princeton University. Sister Clare held the rank of Associate Professor in English Literature and the title of Franciscan Scholar in Residence. At Neumann, Sister Clare established and became curator of the Franciscan Resource Center and participated in the design and development of the Neumann Institute for Franciscan Studies. Prior to teaching at Neumann, Sister was adjunct faculty in English literature at Villanova University. Early in her career she chaired the English departments at St. Hubert’s High School in Philadelphia and at Padua Academy in Wilmington, Delaware where she introduced the advanced placement program.
Recipient
The recipient of this award is a graduating student who has majored in liberal arts and has demonstrated academic excellence with a minimum GPA of 3.75. The awardee has strong writing skills, a commitment to intellectual exploration and lifelong learning, and has demonstrated, through interdisciplinary and personal expression, an exceptional knowledge and appreciation of the Franciscan values of joy, intellectual curiosity, and embrace of creation.
The recipient is honored at Academic Awards Convocation and receives a medal engraved with the University seal, the award name, and name of honoree. The medal is worn during commencement ceremonies.
Valedictory Medal
The Valedictory medal is presented to a full-time undergraduate student who earned the highest GPA in the graduating class and who consistently demonstrated significant involvement in leadership activities and community service congruent with the university’s Mission and Core Values.
Salutatory Medal
The Salutatorian medal is presented to a senior graduating summa cum laude, who has been involved in leadership activities and community service congruent with the University’s Mission and Core Values.
Faculty Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
Recipient
This award is given to a full-time faculty member based on discipline, ability to generate critical thinking, teaching techniques used to accommodate different learning styles, and encouragement of student development at an undergraduate level.
Faculty Award for Excellence in Scholarship
Initiated in 1988 by Neumann University to provide an opportunity for the University community to acknowledge a faculty member with demonstrable growth in research and scholarship.
Recipient
The recipient is a full-time faculty member nominated by a peer or self, who has been a Neumann University for at least one academic year; gives evidence of scholarly growth in terms of quantity or exploration of new areas; has recently presented in a public forum (e.g., publication, conference, performances); and has peer acceptance/validation from within the academic field and beyond the confines of Neumann University. The recipient is honored at the Academic Awards Convocation and received a certificate and a monetary award.
The Part-Time Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching
Begun in 2002 by Dr. Steven Thorpe, then Vice President for Academic Affairs, at the request of the Board of Trustees to give recognition to the part-time faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching.
Recipient
The recipient of this award who has completed a minimum of four semesters of teaching at Neumann University; demonstrates knowledge of his/her discipline, generates critical thinking; encourages student development; gives service to Neumann University beyond the classroom; and shows commitment to Neumann’s mission. The recipient is honored at the Academic Awards Convocation and receives a certificate and a monetary award.
Lindback Distinguished Teaching Award
This award is funded by the Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Trust in support of excellence in teaching at the level of higher education, primarily in the Greater Delaware Valley. This award was made available to Neumann University in 1998.
Recipient
The recipient is a full-time faculty member who has completed a minimum of three years at Neumann University with the primary responsibility of teaching; participated in Neumann University committees; contributed to the profession of teaching; conducted research; and published. The recipient is recognized at commencement ceremonies; receives a monetary award from the Lindback Foundation and a framed certificate from the University.
Christian R and Mary F. Lindback
Christian R. Lindback, a successful businessman and generous benefactor, and his wife Mary, left instructions in their wills for assets of their estate to be used for educational purposes. Executors and trustees of the estate created a foundation through which grants are made for distinguished teaching in institutions of higher learning. These grants are available to colleges and universities in southern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey to one teacher from each participating institution who has been chosen by the students as having the most positive impact on their lives.
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