The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has selected Lyndon Carew, professor of animal science and food and nutritional sciences, as the 2001 Vermont Professor of the Year. Carew was selected from among five finalists statewide for the prestigious award, which honors extraordinary dedication to undergraduate teaching. This year the Carnegie Foundation honored winners in 45 states.
"I am delighted to receive such a prestigious award for doing what I enjoy most and look forward to engaging in every day," Carew said. "The award is a great honor," he said. "However, the greatest honor in teaching is still seeing the delight and change in students, from those in large classes to those engaged in one-to-one research projects, when they discover that they have learned something unique and useful, which then becomes part of their own personal possession.
"I am grateful to the many students, faculty, staff and friends who have supported me in all my endeavors during the many years at the University of Vermont; its a fantastic group of people."
In his 32-year career at UVM, Carew has taught introductory nutrition to more than 15,000 students, as well as several other courses in animal science and nutrition. He also developed the first computerized, college-level nutrition course in the country.
No stranger to awards, he previously earned the Excellence in College and University Teaching Award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges and the George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award and the Kroepsch-Maurice Award for Excellence in Teaching from UVM. He has been designated a University Scholar in the biological sciences, received the Teaching Award of Merit and been named a National Teacher Fellow from the National Association of College Teachers of Agriculture.
"We are deeply honored that Professor Carew was selected for this prestigious award," said Rachel Johnson, acting dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. "Over the past three decades, he has inspired and stimulated thousands of UVM students with his teaching of the fundamentals of nutrition. He is a rigorous teacher who engages students with his good humor and love of the science of nutrition," Johnson said.
As a researcher, Carew has focused on endocrine aspects of nutrition, computers in education, poultry nutrition and Latin American agriculture. He has worked with researchers in Honduras, Colombia and Ecuador on developing new feed ingredients for chickens as well as promoting the development of chicken and eggs for human consumption. He has taught courses in Spanish and given lectures on human and animal nutrition in those countries.
The Professors of the Year program is administered by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) in cooperation with The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. For more information about the program, see: CASE.org
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