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Dr. Richard Caron estimates
that he has taught 2,495
students in 69 courses.
The mathematics & statistics
professor’s unselfish approach
to nurturing students and
younger faculty led him to the
convocation stage in June to
accept the Alumni Award for
Distinguished Contributions to
University Teaching.
Caron, who began teaching
at the University in 1983, cites a
Chinese proverb when asked to describe his teaching philosophy:
“Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may understand; involve
me and I’ll understand.”
“Students learn best when engaged during their classes,” he
says, adding that he works to help students discover their own
strengths and interests, then designs programs to help them
achieve their goals.
Caron’s teaching scores are consistently high over all courses,
and earned him the award for the Highest Weighted Mean
Teaching Score in the Faculty of Science for the past two years. He
received the inaugural Faculty of Science Roger Thibert Teaching
Excellence Award in 2011.
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Caron has served as
department head, director of the Operational Research Program,
dean of science and executive dean of the former combined
Faculty of Science & Engineering.
Caron has been listed in the Who’s Who of Canada since 1997.
He served on the Board of the Canadian Mathematical Society
chairing the Education Committee; he is a past president of the
Canadian Operational Research Society and an associate editor
of their journal INFOR. He is past chair of the Ontario Graduate
Scholarship Program.
The alumni teaching award, established in 1987, honours
and recognizes faculty members who have been nominated by
colleagues, alumni and their students. The award is intended to
provide incentive and encouragement for achieving excellence in
teaching and learning at the University of Windsor.
NOMINATIONS WANTED
CARON HONOURED FOR
TEACHING EXCELLENCE
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF
DIRECTORS NEEDS YOUR HELP TO
IDENTIFY DESERVING CANDIDATES.
EXCELLENCE INMENTORINGAWARD
Presented to a faculty member, current or retired, who has
demonstrated excellence by offering personal, academic or
professional guidance to students.
ALUMNI AWARDOFMERIT
The Alumni Association’s most prestigious award is presented to a
graduate for distinguished accomplishments that bring honour to
the University of Windsor.
ALUMNI ODYSSEY AWARD
Recognizes alumni in the early years of their careers who have
made a significant or innovative achievement in their professional
or personal life.
For details on the Alumni Association’s awards and scholarships,
visit
and click on the Scholarships
& Awards link or contact Alumni Affairs at
or
519-971-3618.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING &
AWARDS PRESENTATIONS
Notice is hereby given that the University of
Windsor Alumni Association Annual General
Meeting and Awards Presentations will be held
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012
AMBASSADOR AUDITORIUM
(2nd Floor CAW Student Centre)
5 o’clock p.m.
All alumni and friends are invited to attend.
Important:
please rsvp
or
call the Office of Alumni Affairs at
519-971-3618
