The 2001 Commerce Bank Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award is being presented to four Kansas State University faculty members who make a difference in the classroom. The awards are funded by the William T. Kemper Foundation and the Commerce Bancshares Foundation in recognition of outstanding undergraduate teaching at K-State. Awards are coordinated through the KSU Foundation.
Great teaching is the result of dedication, exceptional ability and extra effort.
Bennett joined K-State in 1988 and was promoted to associate professor in 1992. Bennett also is involved in the professional Development Partnership project, a collaborative effort between K-State and school districts in Manhattan, Geary County and Kansas City, Kan., to strengthen teaching skills of teacher education students. He has been recognized for his teaching with the College of Arts and Sciences' William L. Stamey Teaching Award in 1991 and 1994. Haar, a K-State faculty member since 1998, teaches Apparel Design and Production I, II, III and V and Fundaments of Apparel Evaluation. I take a personal approach to the partnership of learning and challenge our student to perform to the best of their ability.