It’s not often — actually ever, according to longtime faculty — that University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellor Leo E. Morton attends the Friday morning meeting.
In the conference room, Morton walked over to , associate professor of physics and astronomy at Ë¿¹ÏappKC. “Your teaching has created more excitement than the big bang theory,” he told McIntosh before delivering the news that he won the Ë¿¹Ïapp President’s Award for Innovative Teaching.
“I knew something was up when I was told to dress nice,” McIntosh said. “But thank you. I love teaching.”
In a similar stealth move earlier in the week, colleagues surprised , of pharmacy, with a President’s Award for Sustained Career Excellence.
McIntosh and Mitra were among eight winners of the Ë¿¹Ïapp President’s Awards to be presented to faculty in 2016; each award includes a $5,000 prize. The Ë¿¹Ïapp System President’s Awards are presented annually to faculty members across the four campuses of the Ë¿¹Ïapp System who have made exceptional contributions in advancing the mission of the university. McIntosh and Mitra will be formally recognized by Ë¿¹Ïapp System Interim President Michael Middleton during an awards celebration to be held in June.
Reviewed 2016-05-05