University Award for Excellence in Teaching
James Dana, 1978
"James D. Dana, Lawrence University is grateful that the state of your Main Hall office is not emblematic of the state of your mind. For seventeen years you have instructed Lawrence's students on the intricacies of economics, micro-, macro-, and variations thereof, both national and international. Your colleagues and students agree that in your teaching you make the dismal science come alive and make the arcane comprehensible. You have shared your insights and understandings not only with Lawrence students but have ventured forth to convey them to leaders of the business and professional worlds. And, through your chairmanship of the Analytic Studies Committee, you have annually instructed all of us on the economics of higher education.
Your commitment to teaching and your devotion to the University are qualities that make Lawrence strong. In recognition of your achievements as a teacher and your contributions as a colleague, I am pleased to present you with the 1978 Excellent Teaching Award."