Sholtis named winner of EMU's Full-Time Lecturers Outstanding Teaching Award

Leonard Sholtis never had any intentions of teaching. But, after being convinced by one of his professors to pinch-hit in the classroom while he was a graduate student at Eastern Michigan University, Sholtis is still teaching 27 years later. And he loves it.

BUSINESS LECTURE: Leonard Sholtis, a full-time lecturer in the College of Business's Department of Management, is the recipient of the Full-Time Lecturers Outstanding Teaching Award.

That inherent knack to relate business management principles and real-world experience to students has been honed over the years. So much so that Sholtis, a full-time lecturer in the department of management within the College of Business, is the recipient of this year's Full-Time Lecturers Outstanding Teaching Award. The award, bestowed by Academic Affairs, requires documentation showing a lecturer's commitment to the education of students and their ability to facilitate student learning from effective teaching.

"It's a great honor to be recognized," said Sholtis, who began teaching at EMU as an adjunct professor in the 1970s. "I'm kind of being recognized for caring about the students. It tells me my peers have recognized my efforts in trying to teach students."

Sholtis will be honored at an informal ceremony Wednesday, March 14, from 4-6 p.m., in the New Student Center. Hors d'oeuvres will be served. He will receive a $1,000 honorarium and a plaque.

This is the fifth year of the award. For the past three years, two EMU lecturers (the award was originally intended for one) were honored. Rick Rogers, a history and philosophy lecturer, earned the honor during its inaugural year.

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