Scholarship and Teaching Excellence
Feted at Long Island University
--Five Brooklyn Campus Faculty from Around the Globe Honored--
| |
For Immediate Release
Contact: Alka Gupta or Helen Saffran
June 13, 2002 |
Brooklyn, N.Y. - Each year Long Island University gives two awards
to faculty members from its three main campuses: one is the Trustees
Award for Scholarly Achievement (TASA), which recognizes scholarly
achievement or a body of work accomplished; and the other is the David
Newton Award for Teaching Excellence. Five professors at Long Island
University's Brooklyn Campus were among the honorees feted this spring
in both categories.
The Brooklyn Campus's reputation for diversity in both its student
body and faculty is reflected in the list of those honored: The winner
of the TASA Award was Aderemi R. Oki, who received his B.S. in chemistry
from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. The four winners of the Newton
Award were chemistry professor Azzedine Bensalem, who received his
undergraduate and graduate education at the Université de Nantes,
France; Nimish Mehta, whose M.S. in medicinal chemistry was awarded
by Punjab University, India; Klaudia M. Rivera, who received her B.A.
in education from Central American University, Nicaragua; and Samuel
E. Watson, who earned his M.S. in chemistry from San Francisco State
University and his Ph.D. from Princeton.
"Although I enjoy research, I particularly like the close interaction
with students that the small class size at Long Island University
makes possible," said Dr. Watson in his acceptance speech. That
nurturing environment, in fact, was identified by each of the honorees
as a key factor in providing the support necessary for them to win
this year's prestigious awards. |
|
