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Haug named outstanding educator

Friday, December 5, 2008

Mark Haug, KU School of Business teaching fellow, has been named one of five Outstanding Educators for 2008 by KU's Torch chapter of the Mortar Board national honor society. Haug teaches Decision Sciences and Business Law at the School.

Haug will be honored during halftime at the KU-Jackson State University men's basketball on Saturday, December 6 at Allen Fieldhouse. Other faculty honorees include Sally Cornelison, associate professor of history of art; Laurence Draper, professor emeritus of molecular biosciences; Carolyn P. Johnson, lecturer in political science; and David Pendergrass, program associate with the Undergraduate Biology Program at KU.

Mortar Board members nominate educators for their devotion to academics, teaching style, accessibility, knowledge of their subjects and other special qualities identified by the KU chapter. Mortar Board's 48 members selected the winners.

Membership in Mortar Board is based on distinguished achievement in scholarship, leadership and service. Students must have a 3.0 grade-point average and hold senior-level status. KU's Mortar Board chapter was founded in 1912 as the Torch senior women's honor society. In 1924, it affiliated with the national Mortar Board women's honor society founded in 1918. Mortar Board opened membership to men in 1975. The KU chapter advisers are Mary Burg, executive assistant to Chancellor Robert Hemenway; Lynn Bretz, director of University Communications; Charles Marsh, associate professor of journalism, and Sandy Garrett, Lawrence Mortar Board Alumni.

Mortar board officers for 2008-2009 include the following School of Business students: Brad Cardonell, senior in biology with a business minor; Todd Crawford, senior in finance and Annie Van
Allen, senior in finance and marketing.

For more information, visit: http://www.news.ku.edu/2008/december/4/outstandingeducators.shtml


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