Wharton School Faculty Teaching Awards

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Undergraduate Teaching Award Winners

The David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching, the most prestigious in Wharton's Undergraduate Division, is given to recipients for their ability to lead, stimulate and challenge students, knowledge of the latest research in the field, and the commitment to educational leadership.

The 2001 recipients are:

Dr. Robert A. Stine, associate professor of statistics, received the award for tenured faculty.

Dr. Andrew Metrick, assistant professor of finance, received the award for untenured faculty.

Dr. Stine and Dr. Metrick were also the recipients of an Award for Excellece in Teaching Among the Standing Faculty this year.

The Marc & Sheri Rapaport Core Teaching Award is to recognize teaching excellence in the undergraduate core. The Award is based on course evaluation ratings and can be received only once. Dr. Thomas Donaldson, the Mark O. Winkelman Professor and professor of legal studies, is the 2001 recipient of the Mark & Sheri Rapaport Core Teaching Award. Dr. Donaldson is also a recipient of this year's Award for Excellence in Teaching Among the Standing Faculty. Dr. Donaldson also received Graduate Division Class of 1984 Teacher of the Year Award, 1998; Excellence in Teaching Award (Graduate Division), 1998, 1999; Miller Sherrerd MBA Teaching Award, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and Excellence in Teaching Award (Undergraduate Division), 1999.

Awards for Excellence in Teaching Among the Standing Faculty

Dr. Jamshed Ghandhi, associate professor of finance, was nominated for teaching FNCE 101 in the Finance Department. Dr. Ghandhi previously won the Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1970, the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award in 1975, the Graduate Division Class of 1984 Award for Highest Teaching Evaluation in 1984, Graduate Division Excellence in Teaching Award from 1982-1990 and in 1995, the David W. Hauck Award in 1992, the Undergraduate Division Excellence in Teaching Award from 1992-1995 and 1999-2000, and the Marc and Sheri Rapaport Undergraduate Core Teaching Award in 1994.

Dr. Lorin Hitt, assistant professor of operations and information management, was nominated for teaching OPIM 469, Operations and Information Management Department. He previously won the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1999, a Lindback Award in 1999 and an Excellence in Teaching Award in the Undergraduate Division in 1999 and 2000.

Dr. William S. Laufer, associate professor of legal studies and sociology, was nominated for teaching LGST 233 in the Legal Studies Department. Dr. Laufer previously won the Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award, 2000; David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Undergraduate Division, 1991, 1997; and the Excellence in Teaching Award (Undergraduate Division), 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Dr. Philip M. Nichols, associate professor of legal studies, was nominated for teaching LGST 210 and LGST 216 in the Legal Studies Department. Dr. Nichols won Undergraduate Excellence in Teaching Awards from 1994 through 2000 and the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in 1996.

Dr. Madhav V. Rajan, associate professor of accounting, was nominated for teaching ACCT 102 in the Accounting Department. Dr. Rajan also won the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching, 2000 and the Undergraduate Outstanding Teaching Award, 2000.

Dr. Jeremy J. Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor and professor of finance, was nominated for teaching FNCE 101 in the Finance Department. Dr. Siegel previously was awarded Excellence in Teaching Award (Graduate Division) 1991-1999, Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Curriculum Teaching Award 1992-1999, Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award, 1996, Marc and Sheri Rapaport Undergraduate Core Teaching Award, 1995, Best Business School Professor in the U.S., Business Week, 1994, and the Miller-Sherred MBA Core Teaching Award, 1992-2000.

William G. Whitney Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching in the Associated Faculty

In 2000, a new award had been initiated honoring Dr. William G. Whitney, a 1968 Lindback Award winner who retired after 36 years at Wharton. Dr. William G. Whitney, adjunct assistant professor of public policy and management and associate director of Wharton Undergraduate Division, was the first recipient of the new award. It will continue to be given for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching in the Associated Faculty.

This year, teaching awards for associated faculty were awarded to:

Myles L. Bass, lecturer in management, Management Department, MGMT 321

Leigh W. Bauer, lecturer in legal studies, Legal Studies Department, LGST 101

Steven G. Blum, lecturer in legal studies, Legal Studies Department, LGST 206

Jerrilyn Greene Marston, lecturer in legal studies, Legal Studies Department, LGST 101

Nicholas M. Rongione, lecturer in legal studies, Legal Studies Department, LGST 210

Wharton Undergraduate Award for Distinguished Teaching Assistant

Mark B. Kaye, W'01, WG'02, for Teaching Assistant in Accounting 101, Fall 2000

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Wharton Evening School Faculty Awards

Sigma Kappa Phi Honor Fraternity Outstanding Professor Award

Michael B. London, adjunct assistant professor of management

Wharton Evening School Student Council Teacher of the Year Award

Jack Topiol, lecturer in accounting

Wharton Evening School Director's Award for Excellence in Teaching

Kenneth H. Thomas, lecturer in finance

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Graduate Division Teaching Awards

The Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award is awarded to one faculty member "who has exemplified outstanding teaching quality during the last year" and is elected by the MBA student body. The winner is determined using a weighted-average number of votes that takes into consideration the number of students he has taught in the past year. In addition to receiving a cash award, the recipient is also recognized at Spring Salute and graduation. The 2000-2001 academic year marks the twentieth award season.

Dr. Robert P. Inman, Miller-Sherrerd Professor and professor of finance, public policy and management, and real estate, is this year's recipient of the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award. Dr. Inman is a previous recipient of a Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award and two Excellence in Teaching Awards. Last year Dr. Inman received the prestigious Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.

The Excellence in Teaching Awards are given by the WGA to the eight professors (this year there are nine because of a tie) with the highest overall ratings, calculated from the student course evaluation forms. The professor must have taught at least two semesters' worth of course hours during the last three semesters (fall 1998, spring 1999, fall 1999). The professor with the highest overall rating also receives the Class of 1984 Award.

The Class of the 1984 Award and the Excellence in Teaching Awards recipients are:

Dr. Philip Berger, associate professor of accounting, is the 2001 recipient of the Class of 1984 Award. He is also a past recipient of the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award and the Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award.

Dr. Franklin Allen, Nippon Life Professor of Finance and Economics, has won the Excellence in Teaching Award for eight consecutive years for teaching FNCE 601 (Financial Analysis). This year Dr. Allen received the prestigious Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Dr. Michael Brandt, assistant professor of finance, has won an Excellence in Teaching Award for the third consecutive time for teaching FNCE 717 (Speculative Markets). Dr. Brandt, who joined the Wharton Faculty in 1997, is now a two-time winner of an Excellence in Teaching Award.

Dr. Stuart Diamond, practice professor of legal studies, is a three-time winner of the Excellence in Teaching Award.

Dr. Thomas Donaldson, [photo, above] Mark O. Winkleman Professor and professor of legal studies, has received the Excellence in Teaching Award four times. He is also a previous recipient of the Class of 1984 Teaching Award.

Dr. Michael Gibbons, I.W. Burnham II Professor of Investment Banking, has received the Excellence in Teaching Award for the second time.

Dr. William S. Laufer, [photo, above] associate professor of legal studies, received the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Undergraduate Division in 1991 and 1997. He also received the Excellence in Teaching Award (Undergraduate Division) eight times.

Dr. Andrew Metrick, [photo, above] assistant professor of finance, has been on the Wharton faculty since 1999. This is his first Excellence in Teaching Award.

Dr. William C. Tyson, associate professor of legal studies, accounting, management, real estate, and law, has received the Class of 1984 Award nine times. This is the 17th time Dr. Tyson has received an Excellence in Teaching Award.

The Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Awards are given each year to the eight core faculty who received the highest student ratings in the course evaluation form. The winners are:

Dr. Franklin Allen, [photo, above] Nippon Life Professor of Finance and Economics, has received numerous awards for his teaching excellence including the Class of 1984 Teaching Award, the Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award, and Excellence in Teaching Award (Graduate and Undergraduate Division). This is the seventh time Dr. Allen has won the Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award.

Dr. Eric Bradlow, assistant professor of marketing and statistics, has been teaching at Wharton since 1996. He is a previous recipient of the Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award in 1999.

Dr. Alvin Carley, practice professor of accounting, is a first time recipient of the Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award.

Dr. Neil Doherty, Ronald A. Rosenfeld Professor and professor of insurance and risk management, has twice won the Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award.

Dr. Thomas Donaldson, [photo, above] Mark O. Winkelman Professor and professor of legal studies, in previous years received the Excellence in Teaching Award (Graduate and Undergraduate Division) and the Class of 1984 Teaching Award. This is the fifth year in a row that Dr. Donaldson has received the Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award.

Dr. Gavan Fitzsimons, assistant professor of marketing, has been a member of the Wharton faculty since 1998. This is Dr. Fitzsimons' third Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award.

Dr. William S. Laufer, [photo, above]associate professor of legal studies, received the David W. Hauck Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Undergraduate Division in 1991 and 1997. He also was the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award (Undergraduate Division) in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000. This year he also received the Excellence in Teaching Award.

Dr. Christian Terwiesch, assistant professor of operations and information management, is a first time recipient of the Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award.

Dr. Lisa Warshaw, director, Wharton Communication Program, is a first time recipient of the Miller-Sherrerd MBA Core Teaching Award. This year she also received the Core Curriculum Teaching Award.