Dr. Bridgett King was awarded the Political Science Department's annual Thomas R. Hensley Teaching Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching for AY 2011-12. Dr. King received her Ph.D. in May 2012 and is now a Voting Rights Researcher in the Democracy Program in the at the NYU School of law.
The department established an award for outstanding teaching among the graduate students in a honor of our distinguished colleague Dr. Tom Hensley.
ABOUT DR. THOMAS R. HENSLEY
Tom has won every major teaching award possible at 两性色午夜, and has finished as a finalist multiple times as well for these major awards.
In addition, he has won most or all of the minor teaching awards at 两性色午夜, some multiple times.
Moreover, he won the 鈥淥hio Professor of the Year Award鈥 in 1991.
Up until 2003, Tom also directed 21 Senior Honor鈥檚 Thesis, a quite extraordinary number that demonstrates a remarkable commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching and undergraduate mentorship.
Finally, Tom is in the twilight of a long and illustrious career here at 两性色午夜, he has faithfully provided every kind of service imaginable to our department, and he not only excels at teaching but he loves it immensely. Thus, it would be especially fitting to name such an award after him.