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Features: Nov. 26, 2001
Bronet Wins Prestigious Professor of
the Year Award
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Bronet, associate professor of architecture, has been chosen
as the 2001 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
New York Professor of the Year.
The award, part of the U.S. Professor of
the Year Program, was announced Nov. 13 in Washington, D.C.,
by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education
(CASE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching.
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Bronet, president of the Association
of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and former associate
dean of architecture at Rensselaer, was selected out
of 384 faculty members nominated by colleges and universities
throughout the U.S. Chosen were four national winners
and 46 state winners.
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The annual program honors the most outstanding
undergraduate instructors in the country who excel as teachers
and influence the lives and careers of their students. Bronet,
president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
and former associate dean of architecture at Rensselaer,
was selected out of 384 faculty members nominated by colleges
and universities throughout the U.S. Chosen were four national
winners and 46 state winners.
"Professor Bronet's selection as a
top professor by CASE and the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching is a reflection of her dedication
to her students," says Provost Bud Peterson. "We
are very proud to have her represent Rensselaer as one of
the most outstanding undergraduate instructors in the country."
Bronet, a 17-year resident of Troy, joined
the Rensselaer faculty in 1985. She holds a master's degree
in architecture from Columbia University.
"It is a great honor to represent an education model
that melds a cultural, technical, and professional foundation,
crossing disciplinary and campus boundaries and working
together with local and regional communities," says
Bronet.
CASE, the largest international association of educational
institutions, established the Professors of the Year Program
in 1981 and works in cooperation with the Carnegie Foundation,
the only advanced study center for teachers in the world.
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