Nancy Baym, associate professor of communication studies, gives her students the thumbs-up after Chancellor Robert Hemenway presented her with a 2005 Kemper Award worth $5,000. (Photo by Doug Koch)

20 earn Kemper Awards for excellence in teaching

The presentations of the 2005 Kemper Awards have concluded, honoring 20 professors for excellence in teaching and advising with a gift of $5,000 each.

Now in the 10th year, the awards were established by a $500,000 fund from the William T. Kemper Foundation-Commerce Bank, Trustee, and $500,000 in matching funds from the KU Endowment Association.

This year’s winners are:
• Nancy Baym, associate professor of communication studies
• David Besson, professor of physics and astronomy
• Stephen Egbert, associate professor of geography
• Don Haider-Markel, associate professor of political science
• Janet Hamburg, professor of music and dance
• James Hartman, professor of English
• Ted Juhl, assistant professor of economics
• David Katzman, professor and director of American studies
• Robert H. Lee, associate professor of health policy and management
• Lorin Maletsky, assistant professor of mechanical engineering
• Chuck Marsh, associate professor of journalism
• Amy McNair, associate professor of art history
• Scott Moser, associate professor of family and community medicine
• Jim Orr, professor and chairman of the division of biological sciences
• David Petr, professor of electrical engineering
• Bangere Purnaprajna, associate professor of mathematics
• Edward Scanlon, associate professor of social work
• James Sherman, professor of applied behavioral science
• Greg Simpson, professor of psychology and acting associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Cynthia S. Teel, associate professor of nursing.

For photos of each classroom presentation and biographies of the winners, view www.news.ku.edu/kemper_awards/