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\"Brent

Brent Faught<\/p><\/div>\n

Five Brock professors have been recognized with internal awards for their outstanding contributions to teaching.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ongoing dedication of these individuals provide our students with a first-class learning experience,\u201d says Murray Knuttila, Provost and Vice-President Academic. \u201cThe work they do, inside and outside the classroom, develops students\u2019 intellects, stimulates their imaginations, and inspires them to be future leaders of society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brock University Award for Distinguished Teaching: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Brent Faught<\/strong>, associate professor of epidemiology, Community Health Sciences, will receive the award for Distinguished Teaching. This is the second major award for teaching excellence he has received from Brock this year. He also received the Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching at Spring Convocation. He will receive the distinguished teaching award at Fall Convocation.<\/p>\n

\"Mary-Beth

Mary-Beth Raddon<\/p><\/div>\n

This award, presented annually to a Brock faculty member, recognizes instructors who have made remarkable contributions to creative teaching, student learning, curriculum development and the mentoring of colleagues.<\/p>\n

Faught has a long-standing record of teaching excellence and curriculum innovation in courses that range from large first-year courses in health policy to fourth-year courses in epidemiology. In addition to teaching courses on exercise physiology, anatomy and epidemiology, he has also developed courses in areas such as health sciences information technology and clinical health assessments.<\/p>\n

During his 18 years at Brock, Faught has explored new models of seminar delivery and evaluation, adopted new teaching technologies, and mentored many undergraduate and graduate students. He helped develop an intensive two-week Supercourse<\/a> based on a compressed course delivery model. This inventive approach provided students with greater flexibility in balancing their work-life and degree-completion aspirations.<\/p>\n

\"Maureen

Maureen Connelly<\/p><\/div>\n

Outside the classroom, Faught is involved in developing collaborative agreements with various colleges. He also initiated the university\u2019s Firefighter Screening Services \u2014 a community outreach program designed to assess the physical and psychological ability of firefighter candidates in terms of health- and job-specific performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my twenty-year career at Brock, I have met very few faculty members who possess the energy, enthusiasm and genuine dedication to teaching excellence that Brent has,\u201d says Anna Lathrop, Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences. \u201cHe is always eager to rise to a challenge, and loves nothing more than to imagine how to teach differently and more effectively.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brock University Chancellor\u2019s Chairs for Excellence in Teaching Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Chancellor\u2019s Chairs for Teaching Excellence program was created in 2005 to support Brock\u2019s commitment to teaching, learning and educational technology.<\/p>\n

\"Gail

Gail Frost<\/p><\/div>\n

These awards are designed to provide successful candidates with the opportunity to undertake a specific three-year program of research and practice leading to a significant development in teaching, learning or educational technology. Recipients receive an annual support grant of $5,000 in each of the three years.<\/p>\n

The 2010-2013 Chancellor\u2019s Chairs for Teaching Excellence award recipients are:<\/p>\n