Ed West Awarded Thurnau Professorship

A&D Professor Ed West has been awarded a University of Michigan Thurnau Professorship, the highest award for undergraduate teaching conferred by the University. 

The Thurnau Professorships recognize and reward faculty for outstanding contributions to undergraduate education. This program is designed to honor those tenured faculty whose commitment to and investment in undergraduate teaching has had a demonstrable impact on the intellectual development and lives of their students. 

Previous A&D recipients are Professors Vince Castagnacci (1999), Takeshi Takahara (2005), Georgette Zirbes (2006), and Jim Cogswell (2008). Below is information about the Thurnau Professorships and a list of the annual honorees since the program was established in 1988.