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Senior class names HOPE award finalists

The senior class has nominated five faculty members as finalists for the HOPE Award. The award, Honor for Outstanding Progressive Educator, was announced after Oread’s press time at the Nov. 15 home football game against Texas.

The nominees are:

  • Kerry Benson, lecturer in journalism
  • Matthew Beuchner, associate professor of molecular biosciences
  • Thomas Glavinich, associate professor of civil, environmental and architectural engineering
  • David Holmes, professor of psychology
  • Mary Klayder, University Honors Lecturer in English

The HOPE Award is the only KU award for teaching excellence bestowed exclusively by students. The senior class also selects the winner. The Class of 1959 established the award to recognize outstanding teaching and concern for students.

Senior class members select the winner by ballot and interviews. The winner receives a monetary award and recognition on a permanent plaque on display in the Kansas Union.

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Eaton Hall, a yellow-brick building at the southeast corner of the School of Engineering complex, opened in 2003 and houses the dean's office suite, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, classrooms, labs, offices and a computing commons. It is named for a major donor, alumnus Robert J. Eaton, who retired in 2000 as chairman of DaimlerChrysler AG. For more, visit www.buildings.ku.edu.