EUGENE,
Ore. -- (May 13, 2009) - Three University of Oregon faculty members were
recognized today with the 2009 Thomas F. Herman Faculty Achievement
Award for Distinguished Teaching. UO President Dave Frohnmayer surprised Alan
Dickman, Michael Dreiling and
David Dusseau with the recognition.

President Dave Frohnmayers presents DavidDusseau with a distinguished teaching award.

Recipients of the Thomas F. Herman
Faculty Achievement Award for Distinguished Teaching receive one-time awards of
$2,000. It is given to faculty members who have demonstrated long-standing
excellence in teaching at the university. Winners of each award are chosen on
the recommendation of faculty members and students. The awards are supported by
endowment funds. They receive crystal apples and also are honored at spring
commencement.

"The
three chosen this year embody the spirit of the distinguished teaching award.
Each is a leader and inspiration in the classroom, providing experiences for
students that resonate long past graduation," said Frohnmayer. "I
look forward, every spring, to the chance to recognize these outstanding
faculty members in front of their peers and students."

Scott Coltrane, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; Michael Dreiling, sociology; President Frohnmayer; Alan Dickman, biology and environmental studies; Larry Singell, associate dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Dickman is a program director for
Environmental Studies and a research professor and senior instructor in the
biology department. He has been teaching at the UO for 23 years and is known
for his general and forest biology classes. In class evaluation forms, students
commend Dickman for planning field trips that allow them to apply classroom
studies to the real world. Students say he is inspirational, passionate and
challenging.

Dreiling
is a sociology professor who is known for encouraging students in both
contemplation and action. One graduate student wrote, "I'm actually not
sure I would have made it past the second year of the graduate program were it
not for him. He inspired creativity in me while directing me in rigorous social
science methodologies." Dreiling teaches courses on nonviolence, work and
labor, social movements and American society.

Dusseau
is Donald A. Tykeson Senior Instructor of Business in the Lundquist College
of Business. He is innovative in the classroom, including a computer simulation
where students make strategic decisions for fictional businesses and compete
with others in their industry. The students are able to see how managerial
decisions impact business in different ways. Students consistently give Dusseau
high rankings on both enthusiasm and rapport, especially in his large section
of Introduction to Business.

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