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UW Selects Top First-Year Course Instructors
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May 24, 2021
Eva Ferre-Pikal
A longtime University of Wyoming faculty member who has helped hundreds of students navigate difficult required coursework in electrical engineering has been honored for her excellent work with students.
Eva Ferre-Pikal, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is one of two recipients of the 2021 John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award. The award was established in 1977 by businessman John P. “Jack” Ellbogen to “foster, encourage and reward excellence in classroom teaching at UW.” The other Ellbogen winner is Lori Howe, a visiting assistant professor in UW’s Honors College.
Ferre-Pikal displays “such an amazing and intense dedication to providing the best possible student experience while still ensuring that the students learn the needed concepts and are held to very high standards,” says Cameron Wright, College of Engineering and Applied Science acting dean. “She continually exami
May 24, 2021
Lori Howe
Over the past two decades, Lori Howe has gone from being a University of Wyoming undergraduate student to one of the university’s most accomplished teachers.
Howe, now a visiting assistant professor in UW’s Honors College, is one of two recipients of the 2021 John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award, established in 1977 by businessman John P. “Jack” Ellbogen, to “foster, encourage and reward excellence in classroom teaching at UW.” The other Ellbogen winner is Eva Ferre-Pikal, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
“Not only is Lori extremely successful in her teaching for the Honors College, but nearly every student also speaks to the passion, zeal and personal impact she has made upon their lives and careers, both academically and professionally,” says Leigh Selting, associate dean of the Honors College. “I can think of no more deserving faculty member for this award.”