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Galen A. Johnson
2006 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation Teaching Excellence Award
Apparently Galen Johnson鈥檚 philosophy classes are contagious. According to a number of students, once you attend one of his classes you get a bug to enroll in others. Even after class has ended, numerous modern -day Platos can be seen following their Socratic teacher to continue their discussions.
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Thomas N. Mather
2006 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation Scholarly Excellence Award
Tom Mather of Wakefield–also known as 鈥淭ick Man鈥� –thinks beyond the tweezers. The entomologist uses an arsenal of weapons in his campaign to take the bite out of Lyme disease and other diseases ticks transmit.
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Denise K. Gorenski
2006 Staff Excellence Award
For the past 19 years, Denise Gorenski of Narragansett has been just the right prescription for pharmacy students who need a nudge, a course, or a cookie.
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Elizabeth Connors
2006 Administrative Excellence Award
As clinic director for the Department of Communicative Disorders, Elizabeth 鈥淏illie鈥� Connors of South Kingstown is always willing to lend an ear to a steady stream of students, colleagues, and clients.
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