Zoology professor named outstanding faculty member

Margaret N. Nsofor, a lecturer in zoology, was named as the outstanding faculty member for 2002-03 by the SIUC University Core Curriculum at a reception Friday.

She received a plaque and a $500 award, which is sponsored by the provost's office.

Nsofor, who received her doctorate in microbiology from Mississippi State University, has worked at SIUC since 1999. She teaches Zoology 115, a core curriculum course for non-majors, and Zoology 118 for majors, instructing a couple of hundred students every semester.

The outstanding graduate students named were Lucian Stone, a doctoral student in philosophy, and Joanne Docherty-Goldstein, a doctoral student in history. Each received a plaque and $250 cash award.

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