Three URochester STEM professors awarded prizes for their unique approaches to teaching

This past October, three professors in various fields of STEM were granted the Goergen Award in recognition of their teaching accomplishments and skills. Named after URochester Trustees Robert and Pamela Goergen, this award recognizes URochester faculty for their excellence in teaching. The Goergen Award is often awarded for top-quality classroom performance, but can also be granted for innovative approaches to teaching or creative use of classroom materials. The Goergen Awards began in 1997, where three different categories, each with their own award, were presented to faculty and staff members who demonstrated various contributions to undergraduate education. Faculty and staff members could be nominated individually or as part of a group. In 2010, the program was redesigned to have larger awards that focused exclusively on individual faculty members’ accomplishments in teaching. The prize includes a placard with the faculty member’s name and $15,000 in cash.

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