SEAS 2004 Teaching Awards

The School of Engineering and Applied Science Teaching Awards were presented on April 27, at the Annual Awards Recognition Dinner.

Dr. John Keenan, professor of electrical and systems engineering, and director of Faculty Advising, was awarded the School's highest teaching honor, the S. Reid Warren, Jr. Award. The award is presented annually by the undergraduate student body and the Engineering Alumni Society in recognition of outstanding service in stimulating and guiding the intellectual and professional development of undergraduate students in SEAS. "Dr. Keenan is energetic, enthusiastic and always willing to meet outside of class to help a student learn the course material. His door is always open and he is one of the few professors I know who will reply within five minutes when you send him an e-mail at 11 p.m. on a Sunday night."

 

Dr. William R. Graham, professor of materials science and engineering and undergraduate chair, was awarded the Ford Motor Company Award for Faculty Advising. The award recognizes dedication to helping students realize their educational, career and personal goals. In the words of a student, "Dr. Graham is very encouraging, and at the same time realistic. He is extremely knowledgeable about a great variety of topics, and is able to explain everything in very simple terms. It is never a chore to talk with Dr. Graham--he is quite receptive to ideas, and is the professor whose advice was most influential in my stay at Penn."