Dan Sklar, author of Bicycles, Canoes, Drums ( Ibbetson Street Press) won Endicott College's Teaching Excellence Award--below is the letter.
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Good Morning Endicott Faculty & Staff,
It gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the Alumni Council, to announce this year’s recipient of the “Excellence in Teaching Award”. Each school selects students to participate in the nomination process. Representatives selected five candidates who have contributed to the success of the Class of 2011. These five names were then voted on by the graduating class to determine this year’s recipient of the Alumni Excellence in Teaching Award.
Student ballots have now been counted and Dr. Daniel Sklar has been selected. As the recipient of this award Dr. Sklar will serve as the Baccalaureate Speaker on May 20th and will perform the duties of Grand Marshall at the Commencement Exercise on Saturday the 21st.
Professor Sklar has been teaching at Endicott since 1987. He is the author of three books of poetry and some of his recent publications include the Harvard Review, New York Quarterly, Ibbetson Street Press, The Art of the One-Act, and NAP Magazine. In addition to his numerous writings he has produced numerous plays in Newburyport, Boston and off-Broadway.
Please join the Alumni Council and the Commencement Committee in congratulating Professor Dan Sklar on this honor.
Cheers
Erin T Neuhardt
Director, Alumni Relations
Endicott College
376 Hale St.
Beverly, MA 01915
W: (978) 232-2109
F: (978) 232-2025
eneuhard@endicott.edu
As a 2005 Endicott graduate I can say that this honor is long overdue. Sklar is not only a talented writer and teacher but a great friend and mentor. I consider it a distinct privilege to know him and call him a friend.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!