ECSU’s
Eyualem B. Abebe receives Board of Governors Award for Excellence in
Teaching
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE--On May 10, Elizabeth City State University recognized Eyualem B. Abebe,
an associate professor in the Department of Natural Science, as the university’s
recipient of the 2014 Board of Governors Award for Excellence in
Teaching.
The Board of
Governors of the 17-campus University of North Carolina selects some of the
University’s most outstanding faculty to receive its 2014 Awards for Excellence
in Teaching. Henry Hinton, a member of the UNC Board of Governors, announced to
the audience attending ECSU’s 158th Commencement that Abebe was the local
honoree. Each award winner receives a commemorative bronze medallion and a
$12,500 cash prize. The awards were presented by Board of Governors members
during each UNC campus’ spring graduation ceremonies.
Abebe’s area
of expertise is organismal biology with a focus on nematode biology. Nematodes
are microscopic round worms that one can find anywhere, in any soil including
home garden, intensive farms, natural forests, river and ocean sediments,
including the coldest polar areas and warmest hot springs. Nematodes impact
agriculture with a current global estimate of $345 billion a year.
Abebe, a
native of Ethiopia, said he is humbled to receive this recognition in response
to his research. His research area of expertise has allowed him to mentor 27
undergraduate students over seven years.
“My efforts
have not [centered around] class room instruction but with mentorship through
research, which requires financial backing from federal funding agencies,” Abebe
said.
“The award is
in some form a confirmatory stamp from my students, colleagues and the
institution for helping students realize their fullest potential. It is
important such recognitions continue because teaching is not a privileged
profession in terms of financial reward.”
Abebe can
reassure parents that ECSU instructors value the diverse student population
here.
“ECSU's
students come with diverse economic, social and educational backgrounds. I am
focused on bridging that gap caused primarily by differences in the level of
preparedness and economic backgrounds.”
“My focus is
student learning with a goal of career-oriented success. I fully recognize that
if there is little student learning in any educational process, instruction
loses its value in achieving its goal.”
See the
following link for a list of additional award winners and their photos: http://www.northcarolina.edu/?q=board-governors-awards/teaching-awards-2014http://www.northcarolina.edu/?q=board-governors-awards/teaching-awards-2014
Abebe’s
earned degrees:
Ph.D, Ghent
University, Belgium
M.Sc, Ghent
University, Belgium
M.Sc, Addis
Ababa University, Ethiopia
B.Sc, Addis
Ababa University, Ethiopia
Editors
please note,
The
university recognized Abebe, runners up and the Departmental Teachers of the
Year again last week during the annual Faculty/Staff Institute. A separate press
release will spotlight the Departmental Teachers of Year.
Kesha
Williams
Director
of Media Relations| University Relations and Marketing
Elizabeth
City State University
1704
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Phone:
252.335.3686 | Fax: 252.335.3769
Email: kdwilliams@mail.ecsu.edu | www.ecsu.edu
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