Richard Sanerib, Associate Professor of Mathematics, is the 2002-03 winner of the University Award for Excellence in Teaching.
From the press release:
Sanerib, associate professor of mathematics, received Lawrence's Excellence in Teaching Award, given annually to a faculty member for "outstanding performance in the teaching process, including the quest to ensure students reach their full development as individuals, human beings and future leaders of society."
A specialist in logic, algerbra and topogoly, Sanerib joined the Lawrence mathematics department in 1976. Among the courses he teaches are calculus, foundations of algebra and graph theory while his research interests include the history of mathematics.
Sanerib, who recieved Lawrence's Young Teacher Award in 1979, is one of only four faculty members to receive both teaching honors in the 29-year history of the two awards.
In presenting the award, Lawrence President Richard Warch hailed Sanerib as the type of teacher "parents hope their children will encounter in college."
"You fill the classroom with an infectious passion for mathematics and then fill your office hours with the sage and thoughtful guidance of a caring mentor," Warch said. "Outside the classroom, you are at perfectly scripted times coach, cheerleader, wise counselor, psychologist, quiet listener and good friend. When students need to look into themselves, you hold up the mirror."
A native of Boston, Sanerib earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics at St. Anselm's College and his doctorate in mathematics at the University of Colorado.
