J. Calvin Keene Award
Name of Honor: J. Calvin Keene Award
Established: 1974
Awarded by: St. Lawrence University
Criteria: The Keene Award is given to a faculty member in recognition of high standards of personal scholarship, effective teaching and moral concerns by which Dr. Keene has conducted his personal and professional career.
Eligibility: Any faculty member is eligible for this award.
Selection process: Nominations are solicited each spring by the Dean of Academic Affairs staff. A selection committee is composed of the faculty Vice-Chair of the Professional Standards Committee, the Chair of the Faculty Council, the University Chaplain, the Dean of Academic Affairs and the president and vice president of Omicron Delta Kappa. This committee forwards a recommendation to the President.
Opportunity for presentation: The Keene award generally is given at Convocation each fall.
Staff liaison: Karl Schonberg, vice president of the University and dean of academic affairs
Recipients:
2021
Ronnie Olesker
Associate Professor of Government
2020
Damon Berry
Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
2019
Mindy Pitre
Associate Professor of Anthropology
J. Ansil Ramsay
Professorship in Public Health, STEM
2018
Michael Schuckers
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
2017
Samantha Glazier
Associate Professor of Chemistry
2016
Erin McCarthy
Professor of Philosophy
2015
Cynthia Bansak
Professor of Economics
2014
Erika Barthelmess
Associate Professor of Biology
2013
Peter Bailey
Professor of English
2012
Karl Schonberg
Government and International Studies
2011
Alice Pomponio
Anthropology
2010
Joseph Erlichman
Neuroscience
2009
Jeff Chiarenazelli
Geology
2008
Ana Estevez
Biology
2007
Steven White
Modern Languages
2006
Robert Thacker
Canadian Studies
2005
Steve Papson
Sociology
2004
Elizabeth Kahn
Fine arts, posthumous award
2003
Steven Horwitz
Economics and associate dean of the first-year
2002
Dr. J. Kerry Grant
English
2001
Robin H. Lock
Mathematics
2000
Thomas L. Berger
English
1999
Alan Searleman
Psychology
1998
Sidney Sondergard
English
1997
J. Mark Erickson, geology
1996
Alan Draper, government
1995
Glenn Harris, Environmental Studies
1994
Patti Frazer Lock, Mathematics
1993
No J. Calvin Keene award was given this year.
1992
David H. Richardson, Economics
1991
Ruth Kreuzer, Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures
1990
Ahmed I. Samatar, Government
1989
J. Ansil Ramsay, Government
1988
Patricia Alden, English
1987
Stuart L. Hills, Sociology
1986
David Hornung, Biology
1985
Donald C. Peckham, Physics
1984
Lawrence Baron, History
1983
Bernard J. Lammers, Government
1982
Robert N. Wells, Government
1981
Samuel S. Stradling, Chemistry
1980
J. Kenneth Munson, Music
1979
Lauren V. Clute, Economics
1978
Donald R. Makosky, English
1977
Henry H. Crimmel, Philosophy
1976
Joan Donovan, Speech
1975
Robert M. Crowell, Biology