Distinguished Faculty Award

2019 DFA Recipient

James L. Spates P’00, P’09
Professor Emeritus of Sociology
Presented June 6, 2021

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The Award

The Distinguished Faculty Award was established in 1990 by the Hobart Alumni Association and the William Smith Alumnae Association. This joint award of the Associations recognizes the importance that graduates of these Colleges place on the contributions of outstanding faculty members of the past – for their impact as teachers, mentors and scholars. Nominations for the award are sought by all alumni and alumnae and are professors who are retired or have moved on from Hobart and William Smith for more than five years or are deceased.

One of the original Committee members noted, "It is our way of recognizing and honoring those who were our mentors, who molded us and nurtured us during our intellectual awakening, who taught us our limits and challenged our capabilities, and who inspired the best in us. More than anything else during our college years, outstanding teachers made the experience so valuable, and we recognize these professors as worthy of particular distinction and honor."

The Distinguished Faculty Award Committee

William Smith:
Tempe Newson Landi ’11, William Smith Co-Chair
Melissa Fasolo Gorczynski '98
Audrey Platt '21

Hobart:
William Tierney ’90, P’20, Hobart Co-Chair
Lawrence Moultrie ’04
David Fisher '10

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