It’s not often — actually ever, according to longtime faculty — that Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ 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 UMKC. “Your teaching has created more excitement than the big bang theory,” he told McIntosh before delivering the news that he won the Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ of Missouri Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ 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 Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ of Missouri Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ President’s Awards to be presented to faculty in 2016; each award includes a $5,000 prize. The UM Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ President’s Awards are presented annually to faculty members across the four campuses of the UM Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ who have made exceptional contributions in advancing the mission of the university. McIntosh and Mitra will be formally recognized by UM Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Interim President Michael Middleton during an awards celebration to be held in June.
Reviewed 2016-05-05