Celebrate teaching at annual reception Celebrate teaching at annual reception

Faculty and staff are invited to celebrate teaching at the annual reception of The Academy for Effective Teaching (AET) from 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, in 203 RSC. President Don Beggs will speak, and new members of the academy will be inducted. The AET is an honorary society for emeritus professors noted for exceptional teaching; membership is by nomination from current WSU faculty. Wine and light snacks will be served. Please RSVP to ctre@wichita.edu. For more information, go to:

AET organizes the only student-driven teaching award process at WSU (the award carries a permanent addition to the winners' base salaries), and AET also hosts a lecture on teaching each semester.

New inductees to AET for 2009-10 are Vernon A. Keel, professor emeritus, Elliott School of Communication; Susan K. Kovar, dean emeritus, Graduate School and professor emeritus, Kinesiology and Sport Studies; Lori K. Miller, professor emeritus, Sport Management; Mahmoud Edwin Sawan, professor emeritus, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Juanita S. Tate, associate professor emeritus, School of Nursing; and William H. Wentz Jr., distinguished professor emeritus, Aerospace Engineering, and executive director, National Institute for Aviation Research.