BURLINGTON, Vt.--Champlain College Professor Dr. Gary Scudder has been awarded the Edward Phelps Lyman Professorship. The Professorship is awarded annually to a senior faculty member who-through a strong record of service, excellence in teaching and advising, and work on faculty and College committees-has been dedicated to students and to Champlain College.
Scudder is Champlain's social science coordinator and a professor of history. He also founded and directs the Global Modules program, an innovative means of opening Champlain's classrooms to a world of viewpoints. The Web-based forum can be inserted into just about any course, allowing Champlain students to share readings, discussions and projects with students in countries such as Jordan, India, Kenya, Austria, Australia, Canada, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
"Gary weaves politics, ancient and contemporary cultures and an appreciation of 'the other' into his courses," said President David F. Finney.
Scudder has taught at Champlain since 2001 and he also spent a summer teaching at the College's satellite campus in Mumbai. He is active internationally in expanding the Global Modules program, including recent trips to Jordan, India, Austria, Spain, Australia and the United Arab Emirates to present at conferences and run workshops at interested universities.
Scudder holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in British history from University of Cincinnati. While teaching at Georgia Perimeter College in Atlanta he received the Outstanding Teaching Award and was also recognized as a Distinguished Professor of Teaching and Learning by the state of Georgia. He is a resident of Shelburne.
Dr. Gary Scudder earns Champlain College faculty award
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