Dr. Henry Wiebe, dean of the School of Extended Learning at the University of Missouri-Rolla, presented outstanding teaching awards in two categories to UMR faculty members engaged in distance education during a campus ceremony on April 23. Those chosen for the awards in both categories received high ratings from students.

Recipients of the School of Extended Learning 2007 Outstanding Teaching Award of Excellence include:

— Richard Bullock, professor emeritus of mining engineering

— Dr. David Enke, associate professor of engineering management

— Dr. Scott Grasman, assistant professor of engineering management

— Dr. Roger LaBoube, Curators’ Teaching Professor of civil engineering

— Robert Laney, lecturer in engineering management

— Harold Wagner Jr., lecturer in civil engineering.

Recipients of the School of Extended Learning 2007 Outstanding Teaching Commendation Award include:

— Dr. Victor Birman, professor of mechanical engineering

— Ronald Carson, lecturer in engineering management

— Dr. K. Chandrashekhara, professor of mechanical engineering

— Leroy Cox, lecturer in engineering management

— Dr. Lokesh Dharani, Curators’ Professor of mechanical engineering

— Benjamin Dow, lecturer in engineering management

— Dr. Frank Liu, professor of computer science

— Dr. Ronaldo Luna, associate professor of civil engineering

— Dr. Norbert Maerz, associate professor of geological engineering

— Dr. Ann Miller, Cynthia Tang Missouri Distinguished Professor of computer engineering

— Don Myers, professor of engineering management

— Dr. Eric Showalter, lecturer in civil engineering

— Douglas Swift, lecturer in engineering management

— Maciej Zawodniok, lecturer in electrical and computer engineering.