Did a Monmouth College professor or instructor have a major impact on your life?

Jerry Hatch ’57 generously funds three annual faculty awards at Monmouth College.  One of them – the Hatch Award for Distinguished Teaching – provides recognition to a current faculty member for exemplary teaching and making a real difference in the lives of their students.  The college will soon select the 2008 recipient, and alumni are encouraged now to nominate a professor or instructor who had a major impact on their experience at Monmouth and their future success.

The Hatch Award for Distinguished Teaching recognizes faculty members for outstanding classroom teaching, assistance to students outside of class, mentoring, guiding students with individual projects, and/or advising extracurricular activities.  Recipients of the award are uniquely able to engage students in their courses and build relationships with them that go beyond the classroom.  These faculty members are role models and mentors, helping students achieve their highest potential.  Through interactions with these faculty members, students gain a wider view of the world and a deeper sense of their ability to contribute to society.   

Past recipients are Don Capener in 2005, Dick Johnston in 2006, and Stacy Cordery in 2007.

The deadline for 2008 award nominations is Sept. 22.  The award will be presented during the President’s Homecoming Gala on Oct. 17.

To nominate a current faculty member for the Hatch Award for Distinguished Teaching, please go to the nomination form page:  http://www.monm.edu/alumni/hatch-award.htm. You also can mail a nomination letter or form to:  Office of Alumni Programs, Monmouth College, 700 E. Broadway, Monmouth, IL 61462.