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Dr. David Andrews
is the 2010 recipient of the Alumni
Award for Distinguished Contributions to University
Teaching, sponsored by the Alumni Association. The award
was established in 1987 to honour and recognize faculty
members who have been nominated by colleagues,
alumni and their students as deserving of
this award.
Andrews is guided through life by what
he calls defining moments – “significant,
life-altering experiences that change you
and define who you are.” All aspects of
his interactions with students – whether it
is instruction, consultation, supervision,
or course development – are focused on
shaping the environment so that learning
is enhanced, says Andrews. He adds that
creating a learning environment that
heightens the likelihood for experiencing
defining moments for his students is
central to his teaching philosophy.
Dr. Andrews began his career in Kinesiology in 2000
and within a relatively short period of time distinguished
himself as an outstanding teacher. Several times, his
students have ranked him as first and second place in his
department. This impressive accomplishment is even more
remarkable because he earned these scores while teaching
at all levels of the curriculum – from a large required
core course – to upper-level undergraduate courses and
graduate courses.
Andrews is the Kinesiology Research Leadership chair
and established a research open house in
Human Kinetics where students can present
their work.
At the graduate level, he has advised
and mentored an extraordinary number of
exceptional master’s students – and many
have gone on to PhD programs and are
highly successful.
Andrews is a noted and exceptional
scholar with a substantial number of
publications and presentations on an
international scale.
He is described by both students and
colleagues to be a gifted lecturer, rigorous
scholar, skillful advisor and inspirational. A
common theme among the letters of support from students
emerged, expressing their heartfelt gratitude to him for
his mentoring, guidance and advice and the belief that,
because of him, they will reach their full potential and
their goals.
HK PROF RECOGNIZED WITH ALUMNI TEACHING AWARD
Dr. David Andrews,
Human Kinetics
INTERESTED IN JOINING THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS?
Your Alumni Association Board of
Directors is seeking dedicated and
interested alumni to fill three vacancies
for the position of director to be elected
to the first of three, two-year terms
(for a commitment of six years) in
November 2010.
A director is generally responsible for
attending three regular board meetings
per year, as well as the Annual
General Meeting, monthly meetings
of standing committees and special
events sponsored by the Association
throughout the year i.e., convocations,
golf tournaments, receptions, special
announcements and events.
If you are interested, please contact
or call the Office
of Alumni Affairs at
519-971-3618
for a
nomination form.
