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Recent awardees

02 Tuesday May 2017

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Congratulations are in order for two Creek Road Runners for recent honors.

photo of Brian AckermanLongtime CRR Brian Ackerman was one of four professors honored this year with the University of Delaware Excellence in Teaching award. The award is based primarily on nominations from current and past students, and winners are selected by the Senate’s Committee on Student and Faculty Honors.

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photo of Mark DeshonCRR Mark Deshon was recently honored by the City of Newark as one of five recipients of its annual Jefferson Awards for outstanding public service. Deshon was cited for his volunteer work over the years, but his more recent efforts with BikeNewark in particular.

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More end-of-spring kudos

13 Friday Jun 2014

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Here’s more non-running-related good news about Creek Road Runners at the University of Delaware.

shayPhysics and Astronomy professor and CRR Mike Shay and another faculty member have been awarded a $1.2 million grant from NASA for studying energy transport from the sun. Shine on, Mike! See story.

photo of Paul PuseckerCRR Paul Pusecker, senior business officer for the College of Arts and Sciences, has been presented the University’s John Warren Excellence in Leadership and Service Award. Well done, Paul! See story.

photo of Christine CucciarreAssistant professor of English and CRR Christine Cucciarre was presented the College of Arts and Sciences’ Outstanding Teaching Award. Cucciarre’s classroom teaching consistently receives the highest ratings from student evaluations. Awesome, Christine!

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