When Associate Professor of Sociology Leonard Nance first came to Stetson in 1989, he just wanted to make a difference. Little did he realize he would be named the 1996 McEniry Award winner.
Nance describes winning the campus' most prestigious teaching honor as a shock.
I was convinced that they were not talking about me. Receiving The McEniry Award validated a lot of the decisions that I made about my life, and about why I am here. I am totally committed to students and more committed to being a good teacher. He decided early on that, if he taught, he would be the kind of teacher who really listens to students. I have to make the material clear and interesting.