LehighWeek Volume 05, Issue 02

              Hennsylvania's Professor of the Year
Photos by KEN WHITE
Richard K. Matthews,
professor of government at Lehigh
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ichard      K.
Matthews,
professor of
government a'
Lehigh, has
been named
Pennsylvania
Professor of
the Year by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
"Rick Matthews is a true
gem of a professor and well deserves this award
for excellence in
undergraduate
teaching," said
Provost Alan W.
Pense. "He has
always understood that teaching is more than
transmitting information. He
has a unique gift
in being able to
stimulate students to learn
critical thinking
skills while they
are becoming
immersed in political theory. In the few years he
has been at Lehigh he has already
had a tremendous impact on this
university, in the classroom, in
scholarship, and in his activities to
improve education."
Matthews specializes in American political theory and political
philosophy. Among his published
works are a book on Thomas Jefferson's politics and another ex-
"He has a unique
gift in being able
to stimulate
students to learn
critical thinking
skills while they
are becoming
immersed in
political theory"
said Provost
Alan W. Pense.
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Lehigh facts you might not know
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
amining the philosophic roots of
communism, fascism, and liberalism. He served as acting director
of Lehigh' '.'"■' an-American
studies program, and directs the
first-year college seminar program
for the College of Arts and Science. In 1989 he received Lehigh's
Stabler Award for excellence in
teaching, for which students nominate faculty.
"I'm thrilled
that CASE has
selected a faculty member
from our college
as the best
teacher in the
state," said
Dean James D.
Gunton.
"Rick's dedication to the intellectual development of others is
remarkable. I
have been
amazed by the
outpouring of
support from his
students, and the
eloquent statements regarding
Rick's extraordinary ability in the classroom and
his tremendous concern with helping students throughout their careers. This man has influenced
many lives in profound and positive ways."
Matthews relishes the challenge of teaching abstract political
theory to 19- and 20-year-old students. He uses the Socratic method
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Roland Anderson
and Joe Curtis
enjoy their
Involvement in
the Student
Phonothon this
past June.
Photo by KATHY RICHARDS
It's Sneezing Season
Every year the ragweed pollen count in the Lehigh Valley
rises to its highest level at the end of August. However,
while other areas in the state are hitting record highs, Lehigh
Prof. Hayden Pritchard has collected pollen counts lower than
the past two seasons.
Symptoms
appear when
pollen count
exceeds seven
airborne grains.
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