Monday, January 18, 2010
Wall Street Journal recognizes Mahoney
with Distinguished Professor Award
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Betty Vawter Senior Editor, News & Information Services 812/480-1873 Mahoney is one of eight faculty members chosen to receive the award from an eight-state region that includes 24 universities. The award was announced in December by Gregory Cain, education consultant for the Wall Street Journal and Barron's. Winners are selected by regional managers of the Journal-in-Education program based upon recommendations by the education consultants. Cain has shared Mahoney's teaching strategies with faculty at other universities. He said, "Tim consistently gets results in class and in the process gains the respect of both his colleagues and students. I am honored to have the opportunity to work with him in a common effort to prepare business students for success in class and in their careers." Mahoney uses the Wall Street Journal rather than a textbook in the course Fundamentals of Economics. He focuses on the study of feature stories about relevant issues, new ideas or discoveries, important concepts, different strategies, changes in approach, operations, innovative trends, historic perspective on pertinent topics, and information that may bring significant change in public policy. "I try to convey the idea that readers are leaders," Mahoney said. "Readers can anticipate changes and trends. They can look around the corner and gain an understanding of new developments, how things may fit together, and in what directions the economy may be headed. Students are overwhelmingly positive about the experience of using the newspaper in the economics course. One student wrote: "I would...like to add that this class has...turned me on to the Wall Street Journal.... It's full of great articles that can be used on a daily basis and really makes you think about future decisions." |
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