Affiliates Awarded Kemper Fellowship

In September, two HBC affiliates were recognized with a $5,000 W.T. Kemper FeIlowship for Teaching Excellence Award. A seven-member panel selected them and 18 other individuals based on their outstanding skill as teachers or advisors. Established by a $500,000 fund from the William T. Kemper Foundation (Commerce Bank, Trustee) and $500,00 in funds from KU Endowment, the award is in the seventh year of its 10-year existence.

One of the recipients, Mark L. Richter, Professor of Molecular Biosciences, prides himself not only on teaching in the classroom but also on giving students one-on-one instruction in the lab, preparing them to go on to successful careers of their own.

Richter's reputation among students as a teacher is so outstanding that students at KU Medical School often commute to take his introductory biochemistry course when it is offered in Lawrence in the summer.

KU Professor of pharmacology and toxicology, Mary L. Michaelis was recognized with a Kemper Award as well. Both her students and her peers applaud the panel for selecting her. They say she consistently presents clear, organized and technologically current lectures in cardiovascular pharmacology. Also, she directs numerous undergraduates, graduate students and post-docs in their lab research. Many of them directly attribute their academic success to her guidance. •