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| Wanda H. Howell |
By UA News Services
December 18, 2003
Howell's extensive work experience as a professional advanced-level dietician lends credibility to the learning environment she creates for her students. She not only encourages her students to develop a working knowledge of the material, but also to be creative, imaginative, and innovative with it as well. She received international recognition by being selected by the European Army Medical Specialist Corps to provide a 15-hour clinical Nutrition update course in Sonthofen, Germany. In May 2002 she was invited to provide eight hours of lectures and workshops at the 1st Annual Meeting for Clinical Nutrition in the United Arab Emirates.
A selection committee of nationally recognized teachers and scholars chooses eight regional recipients and two national recipients of the teaching awards. Nominees in both national and regional categories are evaluated on the basis of their ability as classroom teachers, use of innovative teaching methodology, service to students, their profession, and scholarship.
"Their records of exemplary teaching and university service, coupled with sound scholarship, provide a most timely example of how university faculty members can effectively serve both the educational and professional needs of their institutions and the broader society," said C. Peter Magrath, president of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges.
Founded in 1887, the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges is a voluntary association of public research universities, land-grant institutions, and many state university systems. Its members enroll more than 3.55 million students, award approximately a half-million degrees annually, and have an estimated 20 million alumni.
- Updated: December 18, 2003
